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The predictions game can be tricky. Sometimes you just don’t know whether to stick or twist. As reported in Estate Agent Today...

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

Property taxes in Scotland raised almost £640m over the past twelve months, according to analysis of the latest statistics by agency...

In this latest article from the team at Iceberg Digital, they discuss the annual Estate Agency X event, titled 'Mastering the...

In today's rapidly evolving property market, the focus on reducing transaction times for individual properties is at an all-time high. Various...

Agency stock has hit a seven-year high but realistic pricing is essential, Zoopla warns. The portal’s latest House Price Index for August...

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

Estate agents working with international individuals can face a significant risk of encountering money laundering activities. The complex nature of cross-border...

The construction and property industry has the second highest tenure in the UK, with employees remaining with a company for 4.4...

Average asking prices for new property listings had their usual summer drop this month but Rightmove is predicting a busy Autumn. The...

Estate agents have more work to do when it comes to customer service and securing leads, a mystery shopping exercise has...

Industry figure Charlie Lamdin is set to launch a new crowd-sourced Public House Price Index as he declares war against property...

I have been an agent for 25 years and have represented a large corporate agency and Anderson Rose (my own independent...

When I first started working as an estate agent there was one thing I never saw coming… and that was having...

Leaders Romans Group (LRG) has acquired Milton Keynes brand Alan Francis Estate Agents. The estate agency was founded in 1999 by Jeremy...

An online travel agent has come to the rescue for an estate agent’s fundraiser to give a local road sweeper a...

Luxury estate agent Daniel Daggers, aka #MrSuperPrime, has been named as the keynote speaker for the Propertymark Trust’s PropX fundraising event. Daggers,...

An estate agent’s kind attempt to raise money for a local road sweeper to have a much-deserved holiday have been derailed...

A new estate agency in Hampshire is celebrating expansion after securing more than £40m of property listings in its first half...

Councils are warning agents to abide by the rules following complaints from residents and businesses about the positions of For Sale...

Google estimates that 70% of a customer’s buying decision is made online before they contact you for the first time. And who...

A prominent financial analyst is warning that the hopes for a housing market resurgence over the autumn could be derailed by...

There’s nothing more frustrating than losing a sale at the last minute due to details that could have been disclosed upfront....

An agency that’s been part of a community for 55 years has been snapped up by a rival firm. Reed Evans &...

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

Estate agents are being asked to do too much when it comes to material information rules but there appears to be...

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

At last! Well, they say small is beautiful and, if you’re in the property sector right now, you’d better believe it! The...

Estate agents are braced for a busy Autumn selling season after the first interest rate cut since March 2020. The Bank of...

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

The majority of UK adults find buying a home more stressful than selling but many are unaware of who an estate...

By Mike Bilboe, Face For Business Buying or selling a home can be one of the most stressful and uncertain times for...

Fine & Country has expanded further into North Yorkshire and County Durham with a new team headed up by property duo James...

Artificial intelligence (AI)-powered property app Jitty has surpassed 75,000 users since its launch earlier this year. Jitty, coined the ‘Instagram for homes,’...

The number of mortgage approvals for house purchase fell for the third consecutive month in June but property professionals remain optimistic...

Estate agents remain largely split on whether Labour’s General Election win will be positive for the housing market.  A survey of almost...

“The housing crisis will be solved using technology.” Or so I read somewhere this week. This notion that technology is the panacea...

IT’s very difficult to predict anything in the property sector. But one thing I can predict with total certainty is we will...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? I’m Paul Halliwell and my VMC business card says “Executive...

With more than 25 years’ experience as an estate agent, Liza Daniels heads up our outsourced call service, Managed MovePal. She...

A lack of cashflow is stopping agents from adopting technology to boost their business, it has been claimed. Proptech firm iamproperty recently...

The total value of the UK residential housing market is now worth £8.67 trillion, according to Savills, with the value of...

According to Landmark Information Group’s recent Insights Report, both sales and purchases have seen substantial increases in the time taken from...

LSL Estate Agency Franchising is home to one of the UK’s best-known estate agent brands - Your Move. There are several...

HMRC and the Treasury have been urged to improve guidance on anti-money laundering (AML). Agency trade body Propertymark has suggested that while...

Zoopla has invested in new online content and personalised emails using artificial intelligence to drive demand for estate agents. The portal said...

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

Manning Stainton has committed to nurturing the rising stars of the property industry in Yorkshire through a summer training academy with...

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

Complete guidance on Material Information parts A, B and C has been live in the property industry since last November. While...

Agents appear to be underestimating the usefulness of customer reviews, research suggests A survey of more than 500 estate agents found a...

We’ve probably all had enough of people campaigning in recent weeks but I have to admit to one disappointment with the...

The Law Society has teamed up with Teal Legal to host an online seminar for estate agents addressing material information. The webinar...

Agents in the East of England could face the toughest task filling the void left by first-time buyer Stamp Duty relief...

B-hive Block Management Partners Celebrates Major Milestone With Over 100 Businesses Onboard! B-hive Block Management Partners, part of the Vegner Group, who...

Proper implementation of material Information across the estate agency sector could reduce the amount of lost or delayed commission due to...

A war of words is escalating between OnTheMarket owner CoStar and its rival Realtor.com in the US. It comes as CoStar was...

Asking prices dropped at the start of July as estate agents and sellers attempted to attracted buyers who have been distracted...

The Single-Family Rental (SFR) sector is experiencing rapid growth in the UK, presenting a unique opportunity for local lettings and estate...

Sentiment about sales volumes among surveyors and estate agents is at its most upbeat level for more than two years and...

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

Attention is turning to acquisitions and growth among LSL’s newly-franchised brands. It has been a year since LSL Property Services announced that...

Lomond announced its second acquisition this week, boosting its presence in the South of England.  The deal will see Lomond acquire the...

A customer from The Property Franchise Group (TPFG)- brand Hunters Estate Agency this week completed the first Law Society licensed Digital...

As mortgage rates remain high, estate agents report that housing market conditions continue to be demanding. A 0.1% fall in the average...

Proptech firm iamproperty has launched a CRM for estate agents. A dedicated data migration and onboarding team is in place to make...

Agents are being urged to prepare for a surge in enquiries following the General Election this week Many agents have reported that...

Lomond chief revenue officer John Ennis has joined the LonRes board as a non-executive director.  Ennis began his property career at Foxtons...

Agency sales supply and demand dipped in May as buyers and sellers await the election outcome, Propertymark members claim. The agency trade...

Sprift is to continue as one of the principal sponsors for the 2024 ESTAS Awards. The data firm will present the prestigious...

Given the rise of conveyancing fraud, client compliance platform Thirdfort is urging conveyancers, lawyers and estate agents to offer more secure...

Gaps between buyer and seller expectations have spread into the auction sector. The issue has become common among estate agents dealing with...

An Irish estate agent has come up with a solution to For Sale boards that can get damaged by bad weather. Auctioneera...

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

LSL Property Services has appointed Michael Stoop to its board as a non-executive director. He brings significant experience in estate agency and...

Two property consultancies say outdoor space should have a separate value to the rest of the home when it goes on...

A survey of over 11,000 buyers suggests overwhelming support for more upfront information to be supplied by agents to buyers. Disclosing upfront...

A PropTech platform that links buyers with estate agents’ off-market listings has won £800,000 in new investment.   The platform is called...

The announcement by the Bank Of England that interest rates will remain fixed at 5.25% for the seventh month in a...

This week I reached the point of maximum political saturation. We’re now four weeks into the campaign with less than a...

A new house price forecast by peer-to-peer real estate investment platform, easyMoney, reveals that recent optimism in the UK property market could...

Interest rates were held for the sixth consecutive Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting yesterday, as agents expressed hope of a cut...

Agency brand Phipps & Pritchard has given its branch windows a football-themed overhaul in time for Euro 2024. The independent agent, which...

The latest inflation figures this morning are expected to show that the cost of living measure has slowed to the Bank...

Zoopla owner Houseful has launched Movemnt, described as a national home transaction infrastructure for all property professionals.  Movemnt joins the Houseful family...

A large proportion of estate agents are managing to get more deals over the line thanks to longer daylight hours, research...

The next generation of estate agents won’t be going to the office in 10 years, the founder of eXp World Holdings...

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

Pattinson Auction is launching in Northern Ireland.  A statement from the high profile firm says the move is part of its mission...

Online digital valuation service The ValPal Network (TVPN*) is expanding after creating a reservoir of what it calls “sufficient quality data.” It’s...

Tell us a little bit about National Home Move. We are a network of more than 60 Your Move and Reeds Rains...

The Conservative Party’s General Election manifesto has committed to resurrecting the Help to Buy Equity Loan Scheme and temporarily removing Capital...

THE news that an NHS trust was hit by a cyber-attack earlier this month naturally attracted a lot of headlines. Even though...

Homebuyers are spending an average of £51,784 to move home in the current market, although this climbs as high as £86,000...

Family run agency brand The Good Estate Agent has welcomed the next generation of the team in the shape of Tom...

Around a fifth of estate agents have seen a drop in buyer activity and almost a third claim sellers have gone...

Fine & Country has launched an exclusive training event for its licensees featuring internationally renowned speaker, trainer, and coach, Josh Phegan.  It...

Concerns around market appraisals and how offers are handled are likely to be the key industry complaints this year amid lower...

In a week when the election campaign descended into claim and counterclaim of lies over tax plans and Nigel Farage was...

The number of market appraisals and sales agreed among estate agents are now back above levels seen before the September 2022...