NOBODY does pomp and ceremony like us Brits and, wow, it was on full display in Westminster last week. Despite the prestige...
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22 July 2024
From: Breaking News
I know there’s always been something of a love-hate relationship between agents and the portals. The ‘love’ comes because the portals are...
13 June 2024
From: Breaking News
When almost all agents and developers use the tried and tested formula of floorplan, professional photography and a well-crafted description, what can be...
13 December 2023
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Estate agency has changed. No longer is it required to sit in a high street office working the old way. Provide a...
12 September 2023
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The term mixed-tenure development usually refers to residential developments where different residential tenures are provided on the same site. Typically, tenure was...
30 August 2023
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Success with your chosen CRM solution should not be a one-and-done package. Once you team up with a stellar CRM provider,...
17 July 2023
From: Sponsored Content
CRMs can be superheroes for your business, but not all of them possess the necessary powers to save the day. As...
11 July 2023
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By adopting a top-notch Customer Relationship Management (CRM) solution, you're not only opening doors to acquiring new customers and nurturing existing...
05 July 2023
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A competition to track down as many golden estate agent boards placed around Leeds as possible has been won by Grace...
04 July 2023
From: Breaking News
The temperature may be cooling outside but there is plenty of charitable warmth being shown by estate agents. Whatever the cause you...
28 October 2022
From: Breaking News
If recent headlines are anything to go by, estate agents and the wider property industry are not just feeling the heavy...
15 October 2022
From: Features
Estate agents selling rural homes have been urged to provide better levels of upfront information regarding homes in the countryside that...
11 October 2022
From: Breaking News
In a welcome return to a favourite series of mine - and a timely one at that, given the current back...
13 August 2022
From: Features
Dye & Durham says it could potentially appeal the decision by the Competition & Markets Authority (CMA) to effectively disallow its acquistion...
04 August 2022
From: Breaking News
From bike rides to boxing, agents and property professionals have been turning up the heat with their fundraising exploits. Remember, if you...
15 July 2022
From: Breaking News
Propertymark has rebranded its charitable arm. Its members charity Arbon Trust unveiled a new identity and vision at the trade body’s national...
07 July 2022
From: Breaking News
You can tell that spring is in the air as this week's Agents Do Charity is full of outdoor fundraising pursuits...
29 April 2022
From: Breaking News
Dog facilities - even separate rooms for them - are now a major factor on the ‘want list’ for growing numbers...
30 December 2021
From: Breaking News
Picky buyers are walking away from property deals after realising the internet connection at a property is poor, research claims. A poll...
15 September 2021
From: Breaking News
We’re about to enter August and second half of the Olympic Games - and fund-raising is happening at a Gold medal...
30 July 2021
From: Breaking News
A family is appealing for help in tracing the whereabouts of a motorhome stolen from outside their house at Whitstable in Kent...
25 May 2021
From: Breaking News
In a return to a favourite series of mine, as it gives an excellent insight into the very many facets of...
08 May 2021
From: Features
Unsurprisingly it’s been a busy few months in the property market so far this year, and a busy few months in...
27 March 2021
From: Features
At the back-end of last year and the start of this, the biggest news stories in town – besides debates over...
30 January 2021
From: Features
With the Government announcement this week of another national lockdown across England amid the surging coronavirus infections, it once again puts...
08 January 2021
From: Sponsored Content
02 January 2021
From: Features
Hello and welcome to our latest selection of photos from agencies which have dressed their offices for Christmas. We’ve had another great...
08 December 2020
From: Breaking News
Recent debate about urgent need for reform and better collaboration within the property industry, has once again come under the spotlight...
04 December 2020
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The only certainty at the moment is ongoing uncertainty. It’s something we’ve got used to in 2020, but it’s still not...
10 October 2020
From: Features
One of the most prominent companies involved in identifying and treating Japanese Knotweed has recruited a new member of the team...
19 August 2020
From: Breaking News
Hunters has launched two additional franchise branches in Tower Bridge, London and Middleton, North Manchester, taking the company total to over...
07 July 2020
From: Breaking News
Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick - accused by some of breaking the lockdown some weeks ago - is now in more hot...
28 May 2020
From: Breaking News
Fine & Country is one of those clever agencies employing interior designers to help stage properties, making them look their best...
08 May 2020
From: Breaking News
Let me start by wishing everyone well in these uncertain and precarious times. I truly hope you, your families, friends and...
18 April 2020
From: Features
You wouldn’t expect anything other than very upscale home offices from an esteemed agency with a wonderful history - and that’s...
10 April 2020
From: Breaking News
You know the old saying - a dog is an agent’s best friend? Well that’s clearly true for this trio of agencies...
10 April 2020
From: Breaking News
Independent agencies are the backbone of our industry so it’s great to be able to share images from three such experts...
10 April 2020
From: Breaking News
Hello again and welcome to more festive fun from agents who have kindly shared their office decorations and parties with our...
20 December 2019
From: Breaking News
Christmas gets ever closer and we’re delighted that you’re sending in those splendid festive videos and still photographs. Everyone today got in...
10 December 2019
From: Breaking News
It was in this very column, back in July, when I wrote about how the British government was starting to take...
23 October 2019
From: Breaking News
Yopa – launched in 2015 as part of the new breed of hybrid operators seeking to shake up the industry –...
19 October 2019
From: Features
How many of you are in favour of estate agents being licenced? Would most agents rather not be overseen by a regulator...
25 July 2019
From: Features
Purplebricks has announced that it is to give a trading update and the result of its review of its US activities on...
05 June 2019
From: Breaking News
The industry is back to full-strength on its fund-raising judging from our virtual postbag this week with many new reports of...
25 January 2019
From: Breaking News
Are you a real Doctor? Not in the conventional sense no, sorry to disappoint! I’m Tom Durrant and I’m the Creative Director...
09 January 2019
From: 60 Second Interview
We’re back with the first edition of Agents Do Charity for 2019 - and despite the uncertainty everywhere else, one thing...
04 January 2019
From: Breaking News
Hello and welcome to a new week - the last before Christmas. We’ve got more of your wonderful office pictures and videos...
17 December 2018
From: Breaking News
Bored with Brexit? Baffled by the backstop? Troubled by the transition period? Well here’s a promise - there’s no mention of the...
19 October 2018
From: Breaking News
For part two of the 'Day in the life of' series, I spoke to Peter Kavanagh, who first joined Romans in...
24 March 2018
From: Features
Annoying isn’t it. You take on a stunning property, agree a compelling asking price and your Vendor is desperate to get the...
02 February 2017
From: Sponsored Content
Your terrific Christmas pictures continue to drop like snowflakes - thanks very much to everyone who has contributed to our daily...
08 December 2016
From: Breaking News
An estate agency in Wales has recruited a head of PR with a difference - Moginie James' latest edition to its senior...
27 September 2016
From: Breaking News
Despite storms in the North and September sun in the South, estate agents haven't been deterred from giving their all for charity this...
16 September 2016
From: Breaking News
It’s Bank Holiday weekend and - dare we say it? - the final one for most of the UK until Christmas. But...
26 August 2016
From: Breaking News
I started work in 1966 in Exeter with Fox & Sons then moved to a local company in Honiton soon after....
22 January 2016
From: Features
We’re here again to publicise the side of British estate agency that rarely presents itself to the public - the fund-raising,...