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Dave Sayce, Founder and Managing Director of Compare My Move, reflects on the legal changes that will make leasehold purchase more...

The role of a residential landlord has changed considerably over the years. What was once a relatively straightforward means of generating...

On Halloween eve, Safestyle decided to give everyone a real fright and announced the company had gone into administration. This has...

There is much debate about energy efficiency right now and about expected changes to minimum EPCs for private rental properties and...

Social media has moved on from being a “nice to have” to a necessity for most businesses, but how do you...

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

 A case brought by claims firm Contractors for Justice (C4J) against Purplebricks over its agents alleged rights to certain employment benefits...

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

As an estate agent, you know that securing the sale is just step one of a successful journey. But with issues...

As another year ends it is essential to take time and reflect on what you have accomplished over the last 12...

Last weekend, Nat Daniels' latest Property Natter column focused on the average day in the life of a conveyancer. In this feature,...

Troubled agency Purplebricks is set to face further litigation from the group which is already preparing to bring a class action...

Interim rental inspections have taken a hit over the past two years and letting agents are now wading through their backlogs...

Agents and property professionals haven't let the mini-heatwave stop them sweating and stepping up for charity. Here are some of the sector's...

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

Yesterday afternoon, Helena Marston was finally confirmed as Purplebricks new CEO after all the due diligence checks that are required for...

Hundreds of former Purplebricks agents have now signed up to a potential legal claim against the firm. Contractors For Justice, known as...

Lawyers working on a class action against online agents including Purplebricks have said they will be ready to send a letter...

A shift is occurring in the rental market across the UK. The Government is planning to reform the sector with increased...

The path from agent to developer is not easy, but it is a relatively straightforward one, if you are willing to...

Property searches are not showing up some new road schemes because they are classified by local councils as planning consent for...

In this guest feature, James Dilgul, Head of Marketing at Fixflo, the market-leading repairs and maintenance management software provider, looks at how...

Purplebricks insists there is no basis for a class action legal case over its employment practices which may start this month. A pressure group, Contractors...

The leader of the organisation proposing a class action against Purplebricks says there’s been a “phenomenal” response to his request for...

Purplebricks' share price tumbled a remarkable 34 per cent this morning when trading opened on the London Stock Exchange. The price crashed...

The class action taken by former self-employed workers against two online agencies should be a warning to other firms breaking the...

There is no denying that managing properties is labour intensive. As real estate agents you are responsible for administering and addressing...

A claims firm wants to commence proceedings against online estate agency companies such as Purplebricks and Yopa. It's on behalf of thousands...

Potential house buyers may be fine with virtual tours during lockdown periods, but as the country opens up, people are going...

Energy Performance Certificates ought to be scrapped because they are outdated and not fit for purpose. That’s the view of an influential...

With one of the world’s most successful vaccine rollout programmes under way in the UK, the chances of a complete lockdown...

January presents an opportune time for agency leaders to resolve and plan for resilience, performance and growth in 2021. With most of...

MPs lobbied by agents to extend the stamp duty holiday are staying firmly on the fence with standard answers and no...

As what now seems like a common occurrence everything has changed again since I last sat down to write about the...

According to the annual Property Week PropTech survey, almost 48% of property businesses had tested new technology because of the COVID-19...

When letting agents are preparing to migrate from one piece of client accounting software to another, it can sometimes seem like...

Despite the recent effects of the Covid-19 pandemic, there is still much opportunity in the market for letting agents to grow...

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

** This Bank Holiday Monday both Estate Agent Today and Letting Agent Today look at how agencies have modified offices and protocols...

Lockdown measures are still in place for another two weeks, at least, with the possibility of them being extended beyond that....

The last five years have seen unprecedented changes to the property market and agents and their clients have never faced such...

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

Hello, and we trust you had as good a weekend as possible in these difficult circumstances.  As we start a new week...

By now, most letting agents and landlords will have heard about the draft legislation laid in Parliament concerning a mandatory minimum...

The property management industry is evolving at a rapid pace, thanks almost entirely to the rise in PropTech. Hundreds, if not thousands...

Hello there and welcome along to the latest PJT, your weekly catch-up on who’s moving where in agency, amongst suppliers and...

Humberts, the agency which was one of the first to ditch High Street offices in favour of fewer larger hubs, has...

It’s safe to say that the majority of agents will be glad to see the end of the past two years....

Artificial intelligence (AI) is playing an increasingly important role in our lives – from virtual assistants such as Amazon’s Alexa and...

A decade ago we were still years away from Purplebricks, Countrywide was a colossus in the industry, no one had thought...

Just like that, the Easter Bank Holiday has come and gone and I find myself now looking ahead to the Summer.  The...

A Cotswolds-based agency has expanded to a second office and says it has plans to develop further in the region. Move was...

Last week was MIPIM PropTech Summit 2017 in New York, and it was the most oversubscribed to date - proof of the...

The East of England, which takes in areas from Hertfordshire to Norfolk, has recorded the biggest hike in property prices over...

There’s been a bumper mailbag sent to press@estateagenttoday.co.uk this week to mark what must be the height of the fund-raising season...

Suzy Lamplugh was just 25 years old when she disappeared whilst working as an estate agent in London in 1986. She’d...

Three decades after 25-year-old Suzy Lamplugh disappeared on a house viewing, the charity set up in her name is calling on...

The National Association of Estate Agents says a huge shortage of bricks and the possible consequences of Brexit are two reasons...

A local authority has written to all known estate and letting agents in its area criticising those who have allegedly broken...

Who are you? Chris Coates What does it say on your business card? Chris Coates As a small team we don’t have a hang up...

LSL Property Services plc has announced another lettings acquisition, this time in Elgin and Inverness. The agency they have bought, PHP Lettings,...

No one likes to be called and told, your boiler has broken down or a burst pipe has caused damage to...

This month has marked a real change in the way the private lettings sector is perceived - and it’s a perception...

Some companies pride themselves on being able to accommodate customers of all kinds. “No job too big or too small,” they...

Roy Fuller, owner at Everything Lettings’, says:  for just £25 per week you can have in place our emergency helpline 365...