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The real estate industry is one of the industries hardest hit by falling numbers of self-employed, having seen the third-largest decline...

Political and economic stability is encouraging more movement in the housing market, according to new figures released by online valuation specialists...

The latest prime London market snapshot from Knight Frank suggests muted activity so far this summer and warns of possible hesitancy...

Two years of rising interest rates, the withdrawal of first-time buyer support, planning delays and a string of broken promises has...

An anti-money laundering (AML) expert has highlighted an overlooked part of this week’s King’s Speech that could boost the property market. While...

Commercial property has historically been viewed as the more profitable asset class but more recently, residential property values have taken over....

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

The recent dip in inflation to 2% for the first time in three years brings a glimmer of optimism in the...

Agents working for themselves, supported by a ‘broker’ organisation are on the increase in the UK after becoming almost the norm...

Yesterday we covered the story of self-employed estate agency brokerage eXp revealing three new agencies to have taken on the corporate...

Lloyds Bank has issued figures showing a 28% profits plunge for the first quarter of the year - but it nonetheless...

Stress tests are a valuable tool for measuring resilience and the Scottish residential property market was put through a fairly gruelling...

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

As the Group HR Director of LRG – an organisation of over 3,000 employees – and perhaps more importantly, as a...

Female agents have shared their view on representation and opportunities in the sector to mark International Women’s Day. Industry data shows while...

As Conveyancers we operate in such a volatile market, where government economic policy can and has repeatedly made our professional lives...

There are now less than 40 days until self-employed property professionals will need to submit their self-assessment tax return, and pay...

Average house prices fell annually for the second consecutive month during October, Land Registry figures show. The data may only reflect activity...

House prices are set to fall further next year, two major lenders claim. The house prices indices of Halifax and Nationwide have...

House prices increased for the second consecutive month in November, according to Halifax. The lender’s latest House Price Index recorded monthly growth...

Paul Johnson, Head of Corporate Sales at Leaders Romans Group (LRG) Commercial property has historically been viewed as the more profitable asset...

September has been ‘underwhelming’ for sales in prime London except for at the high-end £5m price point, figures suggest. Separate analysis from...

More families need a home they can call their own, the Housing Secretary Michael Gove has claimed. Speaking at the Tory Party...

UK housing market activity "remains weak" according to the Nationwide. Its latest house price index shows that prices declined 5.3 per cent...

Funny how time flies faster as you get older and I’m reminded that next week, (23rd September, to be precise) it...

Check out some of the latest charitable endeavours from agency and property brands this week. If you have a charitable event or...

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

The slower sales market has started hitting high-profile agency and property brands. Agency franchise brand Winkworth’s half year results yesterday showed network...

House prices fell at their fastest rate since July 2009 last month, according to Nationwide.  The lender’s latest House Price Index shows...

New self-employed estate agency iad UK hosted its first UK business opportunity presentation (BOP) in Moorgate, London last week at a...

It was a genuine pleasure to read this week about Yorkshire estate agent Ian Bradbury who clocked up 40 years selling...

Spicerhaart has received a Silver Award in the Ministry of Defence Employer Recognition Scheme which acknowledges the agency group’s commitment to...

The Halifax is warning that house price falls will continue into 2024. It cautions that price drops will be “gradual, rather than...

Propertymark says that sellers who strive to find a “middle ground” in today’s difficult market can still turn a healthy profit...

House prices dipped at their fastest rate since 2009 last month, new data shows. The latest Nationwide House Price Index revealed average...

The number of mortgage approvals edged up for a second month in a row during June but remains below 2022’s monthly...

Annual house price growth remained negative in June as mortgage rates hit buyer budgets but there is still a chance of...

Two sets of housing data have suggested a declining property market, with further price drops on the horizon. Halifax has recorded the...

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

Sustainability has become a watch word for businesses the world over but there’s one element of this equation that is too...

Olympic gold medallist Dame Kelly Holmes, has been announced as Propertymark’s final keynote speaker for its landmark conference next month. She will...

Property recruitment firm the deverellsmith group has acquired the entire issued share capital of Daisy Chain. The transaction will see Louse Deverell-Smith’s...

The latest Halifax House Price Index gave estate agents renewed optimism last week amid the ongoing market crash debate after the...

THE grounding of foreign travel during successive lockdowns meant many employers were saved from the stress of dealing with holiday requests...

Lower mortgage rates than the end of last year and slowing inflation should sustain the housing market as it enters the...

Online agency boss-turned-media-pundit Russell Quirk has been given his own money-focused TalkTV programme, with the first focusing on the hot topic...

If journalists believed everything they received in their inboxes, you’d be forgiven for thinking the private rental sector was a shiny,...

The estate agency job market remains buoyant despite talk of a property market slowdown, an industry recruiter claims. Agency recruitment firm Rayner...

New year, old worries: what’s happening in the housing market? We’ve asked experts and collated forecasts, 15 in total. On the one...

Two thirds of economists expect house prices to fall by more than 4% this year while others are expecting a more...

House prices fell for the fourth consecutive month in December, the worst run since 2008, according to Nationwide. The lender’s final House...

Surveying is traditionally a male-dominated profession, and many women who have worked in the profession for many years report that at...

‘Needs-based’ buyers will dominate the property market in the early part of 2023 while equity-rich lifestyle buyers will have their moment...

Halifax is predicting an 8% decline in house prices next year. The lender’s housing market review has forecasted that higher energy bills...

Is it really just a year ago that we were nervously wondering whether yet another Christmas would be Covid-affected? Little did we...

The property market is ‘recalibrating’ but should be seen in context of economic events, agents are being urged. Kris Mclean, managing director...

We spent some time with Lucy Noonan, Founder and CEO of Atomic Consultancy, to pick her brains about the many moving...

House price growth slowed annually and fell for the third month in a row during November, Nationwide data shows. The latest Nationwide House...

Online and Americanised models of self-employed agency have deterred new agents from entering the sector amid a wider decline of professionals...

The Federation of Independent Agents (FIA) has launched a new mobile app for members. It is described as the first of its...

The property sector braced itself for the chill wind of Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s Autumn Statement this week. His pre-Budget comment that he...

The property industry often gets a bad rep, despite all the work that agents and others in the sector do for...

Annual house price growth hit an 18-month low during October and fell on a monthly basis for the first time since...

The housing market is set to turn “sluggish” rather than experiencing a major slump, new predictions claim. Agency and property consultancy brand...

Mortgage rates look likely to fall after Rishi Sunak’s appointment as Prime Minister but analysts are still unsure how far the...

Daniel Cobb Estate Agents has been awarded the Ministry of Defence prestigious Silver award as part of the Armed Forces Defence...

Annual house price growth returned to double digits in July, Land Registry data reveals. The figures will reignite the debate over the...

Property professionals and commentators have begun pondering an official definition of a house price crash. It comes amid forecasts that house prices...

The housing market is in a better position to weather a downturn than in previous economic cycles, Zoopla claims. The portal argues...

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

The latest house price index from Zoopla has suggested the market remains resilient in the face of the cost-of-living crisis, but...

The cost-of-living crisis has been dominating the news headlines for some months now, but new research has revealed the extent to...

Agency network Mr and Mrs Clarke has launched a new loan product to help aspiring self-employed business owners launch their own...

House price growth slowed in June but remains in double figures, Nationwide data shows. The latest Nationwide House Price Index shows property...

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...

Annual house price growth slowed for the second consecutive month during May. The latest Nationwide House Price Index showed average prices rose...

House price growth is set to slow but talk of a correction is overstated, Savills claims. The latest house price forecasts from...

A mobile phone may be a decent perk for agents and seen as essential for communicating while out on the road. But...

The pool of candidates for jobs in the estate agency sector appears to be shrinking. It comes after official figures showed overall...

Scottish estate and lettings agent Stonehouse has sealed a new partnership deal with Aberdeen Football Club. Stonehouse, an Aberdeen-based sister brand to...

A leading business analyst says that house prices may appear to be defying gravity but they will soon return to normality...

Purplebricks has announced that chief financial officer Stephen Long has been given a shares bonus as part of the company’s performance plan...

The findings of a new survey may make worrying reading for agents who have taken the self-employed route as agency business...

One of the country’s leading agencies says the recent and expected interest rate rises, and the surging inflation, will not blow...

The chief executive of Belvoir says his agency has had 25 years of significant financial and business success - and much...

Without doubt, 2021 was an exceptional year in the property market, with the stamp duty holiday and favourable market conditions helping...

The government’s new Levelling Up White Paper, revealed this morning includes a radical reshaping of the private rental sector. Section 21 eviction...

Purplebricks says there’s an uncertain period ahead following a sharp loss of revenue in the first half of its trading year. In...

Work patterns and the employee experience have changed dramatically because of Covid, with a substantial rise in home, flexible and hybrid...

The last two years have been dramatic and decisive for many people and many businesses. Both have reassessed their work approaches...

For the first time since before the global financial crisis of 2008, the number of first-time buyers is estimated to have...

Purplebricks has this morning said that a newspaper report over the weekend, claiming part of the business is to be sold...

With the business model for self-employed agents hotly debated within the industry, new data has suggested that most freelance professionals are...

There’s lots of talk of people moving over within estate agency to be self-employed so they can chase the dream of...

The Covid-19 pandemic has had a huge impact on all aspects of our lives, but undoubtedly one major negative side effect...

With tenancy fraud on the rise, landlords are increasingly wary. So, they want to work with agencies who do everything they...

Estate agents, and indeed all professionals, should be offered the option of flexible working when they are appointed to the job. That’s...

Purplebricks’ official statement on the departure of chief marketing officer Ben Carter merely says he’s leaving at the end of the...

Purplebricks chief marketing officer Ben Carter is quitting the company; he was appointed late last year. Carter tweeted this afternoon: “Some personal...

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...