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Savills has strengthened its senior team with the appointment of Tommy Newbigging to lead its new homes department across Essex and parts...

One of Spicerhaart’s top performers has been rewarded with promotion to the estate agency director role covering Essex. Dan Augustin had previously...

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

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

Fine & Country Chelmsford’s managing directors Ed Casson and Simon Pelling have expanded further into the region, taking on the licence...

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

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

The annual ESTAS Awards have seen 1,000 people from across the industry witness a string of winners, including new categories celebrating...

Spicerhaart has boosted its senior team with the appointment of a new managing director within its estate agency division.  Tommy Taylor is...

Industry partner Jerry Lyons is launching a new network to support independent ethical estate agencies. The Ethical Agent Network (EAN) aims to...

Arun Estates has unveiled plans to close six Douglas Allen branches as it moves agents in the East London region to...

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

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

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

Estate agents sold a record number of properties via auction between April and June, data from iamproperty suggests. The proptech firm’s latest...

Essex property group Beresfords has honoured its staff during the brand’s summer awards. The party’s coveted Employee Of the Year; Best Sales...

Jackson-Stops has announced the opening of its newest branch in Colchester, Essex.  This follows the launch of the national agency brand’s virtual office...

In simple terms, as you are probably aware, ‘lenders’ are the organisations who loan you something, in this case money to...

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

Mersea Island estate agent Blackwater Estates has been acquired by Essex brand Oakheart Property. The family-owned property has had a long-standing presence...

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

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

The managing director of Essex-based agent Lamb & Co has designed his own gin that will be part of moving-in packs...

Estate agency brand Beresfords is offering to pay one Essex-based resident’s utility bills for one year. The family-owned independent brand has launched...

Industry brothers Matt and Neil Baldock are cooking up a new dinner series called the EA Directors Club for estate and...

Agents haven't let the festive season get in the way of supporting good causes, and there is a big focus on...

In this guest piece, Andy Jones, Corporate & Build To Rent Director at LRG, looks at whether commercial property can help solve...

Self-employed estate partnership brand The Agency UK (TAUK) has launched a series of roadshows to attract agents to its offering. The company...

With UK interest rates on the rise, following the mini-Budget announcement (now since almost entirely reversed), and several lenders pulling mortgage...

A variety of charities have received support from the property industry over the past week, from on land to under the...

Beresfords recently hosted its annual summer party and awards ceremony to recognise and celebrate outstanding levels of achievement and dedication shown...

Property demand has dropped while price reductions have increased in recent weeks, data shows. Two separate pieces of industry data give new...

Agents have been putting their hands in their pockets and getting active for plenty of good causes over the past week. If...

Spicerhaart has opened its doors for ex-armed forces personnel and reservists to consider estate agency as a career. The agency brand has...

Many first-time buyers and homeowners are becoming more cautious of the property market. The cost of living crisis, combined with rising...

From sky dives to golf days, here is how agents have been raising money for charity this week. If there are charitable...

A fundraising page setup to encourage donations for a sales negotiator who suffered a life threatening accident while on a family...

The managing director of an Essex-based estate agency has set up a GoFundMe page to encourage donations for a stricken colleague...

There is a staggering £117 billion worth of property currently up for sale across the UK property market, according to new...

Being an estate agent can be sweat-inducing at the best of times but property professionals intend to keep going through the...

Essex-based estate agent Beresford Group has celebrated and thanked sales director Mike Sayers who is retiring from the company after 35...

Independent estate agency Beresfords has expanded its property offering with the acquisition of commercial property specialists Whybrow Chartered Surveyors. It allows the...

A veteran estate agent has revealed his first commission, which earned just £75. John Pring, director at Fisks Estate Agents in Essex,...

There are some inspiring examples of agents and property professionals raising money for all-important children's charities this week. Remember, if you have...

The founder of London property consultancy and agency The Landmark Partnership has launched an auction brand. Tommy Hughes, who has worked in...

Accessibility to charging facilities is becoming an increasingly important factor for home buyers in affluent neighbourhoods where electric vehicle adoption is...

Fine & Country has been revealing the secrets of running an premium estate agency. The agency brand is currently hosting a Masterclass...

More than 30 agents and property firms such as auction houses and valuers were reprimanded by HMRC for anti-money laundering breaches...

Fundraising efforts featuring bikes, boats and James Bond all feature in this week's edition of Agents Do Charity. Remember, if you have...

If you are an easily offended Frankie Valli fan, look away now. A regional agent that was rapped by the Advertising Standards...

An estate agent has hit back at the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) after the watchdog banned a poster advertising the firm’s...

It was a quiet first quarter this year for sanctions at The Property Ombudsman (TPO). The redress scheme has revealed that just...

A popular and respected estate agent in Essex, who also campaigned nationally against homelessness, has died just days after bing diagnosed...

The time it takes to complete a transaction is beginning to drop according to an analysis by comparison website GetAgent. The average...

A young entrepreneur has won an award for creating an online service making it simpler for couples to buy their first...

With a Bank of England base rate rise expected as soon as tomorrow, new figures from the government add weight to...

The supply of new properties coming to the market is up on this time last year in every single region of...

Vote? Well, whether we have a change of Prime Minister or not, there’s an important vote today - for great charitable...

A British estate agent working in Florida has been shot dead while preparing to show a property. Sara Trost, 40, was from...

Rightmove has identified the UK’s strongest sellers’ market - and it’s in Easton, Bristol. Four of the top 10 sellers’ markets are...

Here’s a super way to get into the Christmas mood - checking the window displays at Diggins & Co, an agency...

The head of a small hybrid firm that describes traditional agencies with offices as “antiquated” says property professionals working for corporates...

Energy Performance Certificates are “misleading” indicators of zero carbon buildings and should no longer be used as official guides to help...

Rightmove has revealed the strongest markets for sellers and buyers this autumn.  Grays in Essex has topped the list of the strongest...

Southend on Sea, soon to be designated a city out of respect for murdered MP Sir David Amess, is to see...

We may be getting an extended summer but agents haven’t just been basking in the heatwave. There has been plenty of goodwill...

An estate agency is to launch its third branch, this time in a seaside location. Stoneridge Estate Agents’ new Brightlingsea town centre...

A director of Essex estate agency Beresfords has announced his retirement after 40 years with the company - and after being...

The son of an Oscar winner has been named as the latest estate agent working under the easyProperty banner. Damian Wanstall is...

The second man to appear in a notorious video showing an estate agent accosting Professor Chris Whitty has now been charged...

The industry’s two leading trade bodies have spoken out about the incident in which an agent accosted England’s chief medical officer,...

The estate agent who accosted England's chief medical officer, Professor Chris Whitty, has been charged with common assault. Lewis Hughes, 23 and...

easyJet founder Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou has given his personal backing to the newest recruit of online agency easyProperty - even though...

A council cracking down on the increase of illegally positioned estate agent boards. Agents are required, under Planning and Highways legislation to...

The group chief executive of south east England’s largest independent agency is retiring. David Lench of Arun Estates has revealed that he is...

Hello and welcome to Agents Do Charity as we are on the threshold of May why not get on to the...

Hello, and as we near the first Bank Holiday of the year (and a little light at the end of the...

Normal life still seems far away so there hasn’t been the usual spotlight on a good-news-feeling that comes every year on...

The extraordinary consolidation in the estate agency industry continues apace today with two of the biggest deals reaching critical points. Firstly Hunters’...

It’s now more than a year since the government offered an additional £4 million to councils to combat rogue landlords. At the...

The New Year lull is well and truly over and this week’s Agents Do Charity show fundraising is back in business despite...

The Westminster government has published extensive guidance on the operation of the new Tier 4 Coronavirus restrictions in England. This includes a...

Hello and welcome to the latest of our parade of estate agency videos and photographs to mark Christmas 2020. It may be a...

A conveyancing firm is blaming councils for delays in transactions. Conveyancers have themselves been sharply criticised in recent weeks as the sharp...

One of the latest 10 agents joining the still-to-launch Boomin portal says it could be the go-to website for all property...

Hello and welcome to the start of a new week and a new edition of Property Jobs Today, your chance to...

Lifesycle, the platform built by Iceberg Digital to help estate and letting agents work smarter, continues to launch new features and...

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

Hello and welcome to the latest ADC, your regular Friday round-up of great work being done by agents, suppliers and others...

The green light for a vacant office building in the capital to be redeveloped into residential housing has been given after...

For many agents it’s been a big week…not because of the surge of buyers, but because their children have returned to...

An insurance firm claims estate agents are taught not to quote VAT in fees until the final bill. A statement from Admiral...

Data from Rightmove shows that demand is up 61 per cent compared to the same period last year - and the...

One of the UK’s market centres set up by US-led agency Keller Williams has strongly defended its policy of recruiting newcomers...

Hello and welcome to Agents Do Charity, a weekly round-up of news as the industry continues fund-raising even in these challenging...

The Sequence Group is to be the sole selling agent for RoyaleLife, the country’s largest builder of bungalows, exclusively aimed at...

The chief executive of a hybrid agency in London has revealed why he deserted big corporates to create his own company. Rollo...

The industry’s first virtual awards event has taken place with hundreds of agents participating courtesy of YouTube. Winners of the prestigious ESTAS...

One of the leading ‘new breed’ of hybrids relying on self-employed agents is opening a share offer to investors in a...

US-originated estate agency Keller Williams claims to be the fastest growing in the UK as a result of 29 agents joining...