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Spicerhaart is reigniting its acquisition strategy with a multi-million pound investment in its estate agency and lettings businesses after posting a...

Fine & Country has been recognised as the most recommended national estate agency brand for the second consecutive year.  YouGov research among more...

New figures from Connells suggest the company remains Britain’s biggest estate agent, handling one in 10 transactions. And in its latest report...

In this latest article from the team at Iceberg Digital, they uncover the common challenges faced by Estate Agency owners at...

Estate agents submitted 30% more Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs) and Defence Against Money Laundering (DAML) SARs last year, research suggests. Analysis by...

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

A property recruitment firm that already works with almost 100 estate agencies has rebranded. Genum Recruitment, which has helped supply talent to...

Pattinson Estate Agency is on the lookout for more acquisitions. The family-owned North East agency said it wants to acquire businesses that...

Is there such a thing as an online estate agency any more? A decade ago, about the time I started editing Estate...

For most of us, estate agents are key when it comes to the biggest sales and purchases of our lives. With the...

Self-employed agency brand eXp UK has named a second wave of estate agencies to adopt its new business model. The brand’s ‘brokerage’...

In this latest article from the team at Iceberg Digital, they discuss how the digital realm is transforming Estate Agency.   The...

A veteran PropTech figure with extensive experience of working at leading estate and sales agencies has told the government to act...

It’s taken eight years but one of London’s highest profile estate agencies says the value of its Under Offer pipeline has...

High-end estate agent Tyron Ash has hit out at the “sense of entitlement” at corporate estate agencies who he said don’t...

UK-based estate agencies are being given the opportunity to list their properties on Century 21 Global, the brand’s global listings site. This...

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

In this latest article from the team at Iceberg Digital, they discuss the evolution of  Estate Agency Software. For a long...

Now the dust has settled on what many described as an ‘underwhelming’ Budget, we take a look at what two business...

Reading the news on Estate & Letting Agent Today every day (as I’m sure you all do, too), there appears to...

Branches may be closing but the number of estate agency businesses has increased by 2% across the UK over the past...

Self-employed agency brand eXp has launched a brokerage model for the UK market. Such a system is already common in the US...

In this latest article from the team at Iceberg Digital, they discuss their series of ground-breaking innovations announced at their annual...

The winners of the AllAgents Customer Experience Awards have been revealed. A ceremony was held at the Crowne Plaza, Glasgow last week...

OneDome has launched a new service tailored to benefit prospective buyers and sellers. The homebuying platform has launched Premier Agent, an invitation...

Three firms run by the same family have merged to create one of Derbyshire’s largest independent estate agency brands cope&co. Husband and...

Chestertons, one of the UK’s oldest estate agencies, has been sold to a European real estate services and technology group. The buyer...

Viewber has been named among the most loved workplaces in the UK. It ranked number 48 in Newsweek’s Top 100 Most Loved...

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

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

I'll start with a confession. I am not an estate agent - I'm a marketer. But since I joined the industry...

An industry marketing expert has questioned the strategies of ‘house of brand’ agencies. Writing exclusively for Estate Agent Today, Simon Leadbetter, former...

An estate agent is urging people selling their flats to have building safety documentation in place before putting the property on...

Winkworth has expanded further in the South East of England with a new office opening in Wokingham – its fourth office...

OnTheMarket has launched a new nurturing service to help estate agents generate fresh revenue from their existing database and win more...

In an exclusive interview with Estate Agent Today, Simon Coaker, Sales & Marketing Director of Desert Springs Resort, shared captivating insights into...

Following publication of the Renter’s Reform Bill and the media coverage surrounding it, many agents and their landlords will understandably have...

Not every story about our industry makes me smile but I was delighted to read in the trade press about someone...

Property fraud is a significant risk for agents, particularly as fake IDs become increasingly prevalent, and the economic climate remains challenging....

With rising mortgage rates and the cost of living expected to be the biggest cause of a slowdown in the housing...

Just 8% of estate agencies launched last year were started by women, new research suggests. Companies House data analysed by Instant Offices...

In this latest article from the team at Iceberg Digital, they review the Lifesycle CRM platform.  Last month saw Lifesycle become one of the...

Keller Williams (KW) UK chief executive Ben Taylor has announced a “significant expansion plan” for the UK network but has said...

An extraordinary increase in estate agencies has been recorded over the past year. A total of 10.6% more estate agencies existed in...

In this latest article from the team at Iceberg Digital, they review the recent Estate Agency X 8, 2023 On 23rd March, the...

Taking a proactive approach with viewing generation can increase foot flow through properties and generate more offers, and ultimately close more...

Considering the cost it takes to get a lead – from advertising to PR to relationship building – could you be...

Zoopla has sealed a new long-term contract with Northern Estate Agencies Group. The deal encompasses the 46 branches of Manning Stainton, Mortimers...

From first-time buyer support to Stamp Duty changes or just doing nothing at all, there is plenty that agents and property...

Two of the biggest challenges facing the property industry right now are fraud and money laundering. The scale of these activities is...

Only 11% of property businesses including estate agencies increased staff pay last year, a new report officially launched next week claims. Property...

The number of property businesses in the UK has increased over the past five years despite economic challenges. Business owners have had...

One of the nice things about this time of year is that slowly, ever so slowly, we begin to emerge from...

Agency software provider Reapit has achieved ISO 27001 certification for information security management. The certification means that Reapit has implemented one of...

With the property market showing signs of a slow-down and the economic outlook rather uncertain, we spoke to Lucy Noonan, founder...

In this latest article from the team at Iceberg Digital, they discuss estate agency in 2023. Who is embracing technology, and how...

Agents from eXp UK filled the Waldorf Hilton hotel in London’s Aldwych earlier this month with more than 250 of its...

Estate agents are back to their pre-pandemic working patterns but some are now facing financial struggles, an industry survey claims. Property data...

Agents have begun trialling a new common technology framework devised by a committee within the Home Buying and Selling Group (HBSG)...

The number of anti-money laundering (AML) checks by agents declined in the third quarter but looks se to be up by...

In this guest feature, Dillon Darbar, counter fraud manager at Network Homes, sets out why estate agents need to be aware...

Agency website and lead generation software provider Homeflow has acquired lead management and automation business of Area Technologies. Homeflow said the move...

Most agents are falling foul of anti-money laundering (AML) rules by accident but the sector could face more compliance-related fines by...

There have been plenty of new jobs being started outside of Wesminster this month. Here are some of the latest moves that...

Self-employed agencies are currently outperforming other agency types when it comes to price secured, according to new research from data firm...

There has been an understandable focus on things other than Government since the death of Queen Elizabeth was announced, but Prime...

As the great sporting summer continues – with the Lionesses triumphant against Germany last Sunday, the ongoing Commonwealth Games, and the...

For years now estate agents have been on a journey from digital infancy to digital maturity. But what does the future...

Anti-money laundering (AML) platform Thirdfort has secured funding from three high profile estate agents. Knight Frank, Chestertons and Savills’ proptech subsidiary Grosvenor...

Estate agency network the Experts in Property has expanded its geographical spread. The group of more than 65 independent estate agencies across...

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

Relocation Agent Network (RAN) has unveiled details of its much-anticipated conference, and you don’t have to be a member (yet) to...

There’s talk of 50-year mortgages being introduced, loans that, along with the property they finance, could be passed to the next...

The government’s Fairer Private Rented Sector White Paper has initially caused some consternation and a strong adverse reaction from some within...

Estate agents could be losing thousands of pounds a year to missed calls. Communications platform YourBusinessNumber analysed data on the typical number of...

We are all acutely aware of the surge in demand for rental properties in and around the capital in the months...

Buyers are being urged to ditch their laptops and hit the streets to find a property. The property market is currently hampered...

Millions of people use online property portals every year to conduct their property search, whether it be for sales or for...

The estate agency sector is now paying almost £6m for anti-money laundering (AML) supervision. Businesses are legally required to register for AML...

An online auctioneer has hit out at exclusive partner agreements between agents and traditional auction houses.  Stuart Collar-Brown, co-founder and director of...

A new ‘local and independent’ boutique estate agency has been founded in the heart of Wimbledon Village, with a vision of...

Estate agents are being encouraged to go green this Friday to raise awareness for the upcoming World Earth Day. Jerry Lyons who...

A leading conveyancing network that works closely with estate agents has signed up to property blockchain platform Coadjute. The blockchain technology provided...

Technology developed for the estate agency industry has advanced and expanded seismically over the past decade as software vendors develop their...

An estate agency which has already donated £50,000 to help the humanitarian crisis in Ukraine, is now calling on other firms...

Zoopla’s cloud based software service Alto has launched a video series giving a behind the scenes look at estate agencies around...

When was the time you actively learned something new from your clients or competitors? If it’s a difficult question to answer quickly,...

Franchise giant Belvoir has snapped up one of the earliest British estate agencies to adopt the model of using self-employed or...

An analysis of anti-money laundering compliance shows the estate agency industry as one of the UK’s worst performing sectors. And the expert...

The UK government appears to have given sanctioned Russian property owners a get-out-of-jail card valid for six months.  It’s been confirmed that...

Share prices of estate agencies and property companies plummeted yesterday as tensions continued to rise following the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Purplebricks...

It’s feared one of the country’s oldest estate agencies may have entered receivership. The Drew Pearce company of agents and chartered surveyors...

Online agency easyProperty - which says it has a mission to transform the way people sell their home - has signed...

I’m sure most readers would agree with me that cyber-security is vitally important for almost any business, particularly those businesses like...

A former Purplebricks chief is the new CEO of rival online company Yopa. Verona Frankish has been involved in the property industry...

The sales arm of independent Leicester agency Fothergill Wyatt has been sold to fast-growing local business Hortons. Fothergill Wyatt was established in...

In this piece, Leanna Donkin from house. partnership reflects on what the last year has brought for her after a leap...

The online agency Strike - which has a business model selling homes for free and relying on referral fees for revenue...

Sky News reports that the little-known Lomond Group - backed by private equity money - is in exclusive talks to buy one...

A good website is no longer optional for estate agents, as no single aspect of marketing to new customers is more...