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

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...

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

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

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

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...

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

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...

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...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Consumer demand for auction can no longer be ignored. Month after month this alternative method of sale sees increased uptake as...

The estate agency sector is close to being hit by a fall-through per minute as an industry veteran warns that the...

As economic signs increasingly point to a contraction in the property market, competition for new business will inevitably heat up. But...

Estate agents are charging movers fees of 1.4% on average to sell their homes, new research claims. An article by consumer watchdog...

One of the particular characteristics of the property market is how it brings contrasting professions together. From estate agents to conveyancers,...

An anonymous ex-estate agent has revealed how poor pay and high pressure forced them to quit the profession. The mystery agent said...

A high-profile peer has questioned why estate agency regulation wasn’t extended to property management companies in the Queen’s Speech this week. Lord...

Accountancy terminology can be a turn off to many business owners, understandably so given that the majority aren’t working in lettings...

In this article, the team at The Lettings Hub - which aims to offer tech-driven solutions for the rental market - outline...

An analysis of estate agencies in 21 major cities suggests a big rise in competing companies, prompting risks of fee wars between...

In this piece, Tom Davis, press officer at Propertymark, explores the debate surrounding a locked or open-door policy, and whether the...

Like many of you, I have watched a lot of football recently and I’ve enjoyed every minute. It has been an...

Keller Williams UK has announced that Paul Sloan - who quit as operations director of Spicerhaart just weeks ago - is...

A business that calls itself the UK’s first 24/7 home-based estate agency has announced a new franchisee.  Dorset-based Meyers Estate Agents was...

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

Agents should put as much emphasis on ensuring a house move actually happens as on winning the instruction to begin with,...

First off, hello and welcome to this new series – appearing in Estate Agent Today’s Breaking News section each month –...

You probably don’t have to listen closely to hear estate agents across the country starting to cheer. It’s been a big...

A leading enthusiast of the self-employed agency business model says even in these challenging times people can make a success of...

Strike, the firm previously known as HouseSimple, has launched another attack on the charges levied by High Street agents. This time it is...

Lawyers, politicians, bankers, insurance sellers – no matter where you go, there are some professions that are just always going to...

Recent Natters have explored the differences between the UK and American models of agency, and why Purplebricks failed to make a...

If you’re in any way connected to estate agency all it takes is a quick glance at Facebook or LinkedIn to...

In my last Natter, I explored the differences between estate agency in the UK and the US with the help of...

We have had a special relationship for many years and are bonded as countries in many ways – historically, politically and...

Most letting agents don’t set up a business to become accountants but losing control of client money poses serious risks for...

The new YOUhome Property Gurus agency has announced another key hire to strengthen its central London activities.  The agency, set up by...

The only story that has come remotely close to pushing coronavirus – and its various knock-on effects – off the top...

New figures released by Foxtons this morning show a collapse in commission income to the agency during the Coronavirus period. Sales commissions...

The NAEA and ARLA have jointly written to the government asking it to include agents’ commission in its plans to help those financially...

One of the biggest issues for agencies at the moment is furloughing - a safety net being offered by the government...

'It's a recipe, not a menu' is a mantra championed by a host of Keller Williams' millionaire estate agents. But what are...

The Australian agent is a very different beast to his or her British counterpart - and it’s not just because we...

US-based Keller Williams is going to open its next market centre in West Sussex - the latest example of what it...

The Australian agent is a very different beast to his or her British counterpart - no surprises there. And it’s not...

The US-based real estate firm Keller Williams says it is aiming to be this country’s leading agency training organisation. Ben Taylor, who...

Three former online estate agency founders - including the controversial Russell Quirk - are going into mainstream full fee agency. They are...

The head of online agency Housesimple has made another strident attack on the integrity of High Street agents by saying some...

The typical new real estate agency forms when an entrepreneurial high performer quits their job at a leading chain and sets...

In a world where people want instant gratification, it’s important to find ways to connect and engage with customers when they...

A quick buy company that describes itself as an “express estate agency” is making a pitch for vendors who may be...

The US estate agency Keller Williams says it is on course to have 10 hubs, called market centres, across the UK...

More than 800 property transactions fall through daily, which can have repercussions both practically and financially, as agents fail to get...

An annual study of transaction charges shows that house moving costs are now at a record average high of almost £10,000...

Keller Williams, which yesterday revealed two new market centres in the south of England, says up to 25 agents in the...

Estate Agent Today can reveal that US-owned franchise agency Keller Williams has ‘soft-opened’ two new market centres in the south of...

When renting a property out, letting agents and landlords recognise that it is important to take a deposit from the tenant...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? It just says “Agent” for, at the end of the...

1.             Who are you and what do you do? HeyJuno Property is a business dedicated to empowering estate and letting agents throughout...

Hello and welcome to our weekly catch-up on the major moves within our industry. Remember, you can let the rest of the...

Reapit’s popular former sales manager Peter Fenwick is today formally launching as an independent PropTech consultant. Fenwick, whose departure from Reapit was...

Foxtons is embarking on a rare advertising campaign, using a company owned by the largest independent creative agency in the world,...

Purplebricks co-founder Michael Bruce says traditional agents sell only around 50 per cent of the homes that they list, so spend...

The couple at the centre of a court case about agents’ fees say the issue could have been resolved earlier had...

The former head of Rightmove’s lettings division has blasted High Street estate agencies for “living in the past, charging exorbitant fees...

We are currently engaged in consultations with our members to help to find a practical solution to the concern of the...

The UK division of Keller Williams, the world's largest estate agency, says it can help entrepreneurial agents to set up their...

Estate Agent Today can reveal that Keller Williams, the US-led firm that has 170,000 agents worldwide, is to open its fourth...

The rivalry between online and traditional property auction companies continues apace with one high profile player from each camp claiming major...

Letting agents are being advised to think seriously about how they can recoup costs to help compensate for the introduction of...

A mergers and acquisitions specialist says traditional agencies have been pushed into becoming more innovative by the rise of portals and...

A new PropTech platform is providing a service to help agents market their new listings instantly across portals and social media. BestAgent...

Purplebricks has this morning announced it’s to launch in New York. A statement to the London Stock Exchange this morning read: The...

US bank J P Morgan has predicted that Purplebricks, which it says now has around six per cent of advertised homes...

The Estate Agent’s Act 1979 is rapidly approaching its 40th anniversary, yet still agents make mistakes and can all too easily...

UK estate agency commission levels are amongst the lowest in the world according to a league table compiled by an international...

Research in the United States shows that traditional full-service estate agencies achieve better sale prices than the biggest alternative in that...

The Guild of Property Professionals says the first sale through its white-labelled Guild Auctions operations has produced over £18,000 in commissions...

Foxtons has reported its half-year figures for the six months to the end of June and, as expected, they show how...

Franchise estate and lettings group HomeXperts has announced the latest areas where it has recruited local property experts. They are Berkshire, Essex, Kent and...

The Advertising Standards Authority has upheld a complaint over a Purplebricks website statement featuring testimonials from clients; the complaint was made...

The share price of hybrid estate agency Purplebricks dipped yesterday after it announced its US expansion will begin in California. Purplebricks' share...

The Conservative Party says it wants greater competition and more digitisation to cut the costs and reduce the amount of time...

The Conservatives now say they are not resuscitating Home Information Packs, despite a suggestion by a prominent former minister that they "had...

This actually happened - the names of the guilty have been withheld to protect the innocent. I live in Spain, Marbella actually,...

Peter Robinson, CEO of AIPP – Association of International Property Professionals – shines a light onto the international property market. Some UK...

Winkworth’s annual figures for 2016 reveal a franchise turnover drop of six per cent and a pre-tax profit fall of 25.6...