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18 July 2024
From: Breaking News
Property data specialist Sprift Technologies has been listed in the Deloitte 2023 EMEA Fast 500. The Deloitte report recognises the fastest-growing technology...
17 July 2024
From: Breaking News
It’s all over bar the voting, so let’s cut to the chase. Labour will win on July 4, big time. Even a...
29 June 2024
From: Features
You have to wonder who is advising Rishi Sunak these days. Months ago, Silverstone must have seemed a terrific venue to hold...
15 June 2024
From: Features
A variety of charities have received support from the property industry this week. If there are charitable endeavours you think the rest...
24 May 2024
From: Breaking News
Savills has entered into an association with DDG Group in Croatia to support its continued expansion in Europe. DDG Group is a...
20 May 2024
From: Breaking News
The European real estate market is the most distressed sector across Europe, research suggest. The latest Weil European Distress Index suggests the...
15 April 2024
From: Breaking News
Interesting report this week in Estate Agent Today on an analysis by the Resolution Foundation thinktank which suggests that the UK’s...
30 March 2024
From: Features
Spicerhaart's top performers have been honoured at an awards ceremony showcasing the agency brand’s culture. The 2024 Elevate Awards were hosted by...
27 March 2024
From: Breaking News
The UK’s housing stock offers the worst value for money of any advanced economy, new research suggests. Analysis by the Resolution Foundation...
26 March 2024
From: Breaking News
The Law Society is exploring concerns that Propertymark's Property Information Questionnaire (PIQ) puts agents at risk of legal issues, Estate Agent...
13 March 2024
From: Breaking News
Forget the Oscars, the biggest even in town last week was the Fine & Country International Annual Conference and Awards Gala. The...
13 March 2024
From: Breaking News
Female agents have shared their view on representation and opportunities in the sector to mark International Women’s Day. Industry data shows while...
08 March 2024
From: Breaking News
Hamptons expands into Andorra with new partnership Hamptons has launched a partnership with Roc Propietats Estate Agents in Andorra that will include...
19 February 2024
From: Breaking News
The European property market is the most distressed sector, new research suggests. The latest Distress Index, from restructuring firm Weil, has warned...
06 February 2024
From: Breaking News
While our own Government continues to tentatively encourage homeowners to carry out energy-efficient measures, they will no doubt be eagerly watching...
27 January 2024
From: Features
The UK and Europe’s “house price correction” isn’t over yet but the market will perform better than expected, a ratings agency...
26 January 2024
From: Breaking News
A housing market analyst has admitted he is “happy being wrong” after predicting house prices would fall between 8% and 10%...
19 January 2024
From: Breaking News
After months of negative messaging and anti-development sentiment, espoused both nationally by the Government, and locally during May’s local election campaigning,...
13 January 2024
From: Features
As Conveyancers we operate in such a volatile market, where government economic policy can and has repeatedly made our professional lives...
13 January 2024
From: Features
Savills has strengthened its European residential network with the acquisition of Verbier Hospitality SA, which trades as Verbier Location. Founded by Jürgen...
08 January 2024
From: Breaking News
The news in September that Birmingham City Council (‘Europe’s largest local authority’) had been forced to issue a Section 114 notice...
06 January 2024
From: Features
The partners of Cluttons have completed a management buyout of the agency and property consultancy brand. James Gray continues as chief executive...
07 December 2023
From: Breaking News
Self-employed estate agency brand iad UK has launched a consumer app that lets anyone earn money through word-of-mouth referrals. Propertips is an...
28 November 2023
From: Breaking News
Stamp Duty should reflect the current market conditions, an agency boss claims. Speaking exclusively to Estate Agent Today, Michael Polzler, chief executive...
17 November 2023
From: Breaking News
The Propertymark Trust is offering grants to agents and family members affect by Storm Ciaran. The Met Office has issued almost 200...
07 November 2023
From: Breaking News
Self-employed agency brand eXp Realty has partnered with HomeHunter to help improve the property search process for consumers across its territories...
03 November 2023
From: Breaking News
Savills has announced the launch of a residential business in Barcelona covering the sales and lettings markets in the city and...
30 October 2023
From: Breaking News
Athlete Roger Black will join star agents of the future at the Propertymark Qualifications Awards on December 1. The event at the...
26 October 2023
From: Breaking News
Chestertons, one of the UK’s oldest estate agencies, has been sold to a European real estate services and technology group. The buyer...
23 October 2023
From: Breaking News
Self-employed estate agency platform iad has launched in Florida. The firm described it as another key expansion effort to compliment its recent...
09 October 2023
From: Breaking News
Homes in England are less affordable and in worse condition than those in most other developed nations, new research claims. Analysis from the...
06 October 2023
From: Breaking News
When moving abroad, many people weigh up the pros and cons of renting or purchasing their own property. In its new survey,...
09 September 2023
From: Features
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
From: Sponsored Content
After months of negative messaging and anti-development sentiment, espoused both nationally by the Government, and locally during recent local election campaigning,...
19 August 2023
From: Features
A successful European self-employed agency business has entered the UK market. With annual revenues of more than £500m and 20,000 partner agents,...
20 July 2023
From: Breaking News
Tackling economic crime is part of the day job for estate agents. But how can the latest digital ID tools help...
12 July 2023
From: Features
TM Group, a high profile provider of data and technology services such as tmconvey, mio, and tmconnect, has been sold to...
10 July 2023
From: Breaking News
Whether at home or abroad, here are some top tips to prevent homeowners from breaking common garden laws and rules this...
01 July 2023
From: Features
Interest rates could peak at 6.5%, an economist has warned, but it will take a while to hit the housing market. Azad...
30 June 2023
From: Breaking News
In an exclusive interview with Estate Agent Today, Simon Coaker, Sales & Marketing Director of Desert Springs Resort, shared captivating insights into...
08 June 2023
From: Sponsored Content
New research shows that while the UK homebuyers are paying far more than those in many other countries, the properties they...
31 May 2023
From: Breaking News
Landlords are now quite accustomed to the challenges of operating in a market where they are often perceived as the antagonist...
22 April 2023
From: Features
Keller Williams (KW) UK chief executive Ben Taylor has announced a “significant expansion plan” for the UK network but has said...
17 April 2023
From: Breaking News
Savills has strengthened its European residential network with the acquisition of real estate company Beliving in Italy. Founded by Danilo Orlando in...
04 April 2023
From: Breaking News
A financial adviser has hit out at the Bank of England, claiming homeowners and business should be furious about its interest...
28 March 2023
From: Breaking News
UK residential property market intelligence brand Dataloft has signalled plans to expand internationally after it was acquired by PriceHubble. As part of...
22 March 2023
From: Breaking News
Increasing numbers of young buyers are looking abroad to boost their chances of getting on the property ladder. New data from international...
21 March 2023
From: Breaking News
London agent Chestertons has signed a deal with Forbes Global Properties, giving it access to its worldwide reach and audience of...
15 February 2023
From: Breaking News
The Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) is the direct result of European Legislation. They were introduced because of the Energy Performance of...
30 January 2023
From: Sponsored Content
Former youth Olympic Badminton player Grace King is one of first recruits in a campaign launched by hybrid agency Mr and...
25 January 2023
From: Breaking News
Rich Americans will dominate ultra-premium property purchases in 2023, Beauchamp Estates claims. The luxury agent suggests that the strength of the dollar...
04 January 2023
From: Breaking News
Homeowners must accept that 2023 will become “the year of the price drop”, a property expert claims. As Nationwide and Halifax data...
12 December 2022
From: Breaking News
More than two-thirds of Europeans are willing to compromise on certain features of their future home for the sake of the...
25 November 2022
From: Breaking News
National housebuilder Bellway has installed the country’s first roof-mounted air source heat pump onto an experimental eco-house as part of a...
14 October 2022
From: Breaking News
Let’s be completely honest - as challenges go, estate agents are up against it trying to persuade reluctant vendors to take...
06 October 2022
From: Breaking News
Property brokerage and estate agency Nest Seekers International is set to reveal the highs and lows of luxury property sales in...
21 September 2022
From: Breaking News
A few weeks ago, we saw widespread disruption due to record breaking 40°C heat in the UK. The extreme temperatures caused...
06 August 2022
From: Features
Hidden amongst the annual results released by Purplebricks on Tuesday – which saw revenue and profits down, as well as a...
04 August 2022
From: Breaking News
The historic Chestertons brand, one of London’s largest and oldest estate agents, has today announced the appointment of John Ennis as its new...
03 August 2022
From: Breaking News
Purplebricks backer Axel Springer has replaced its representative on the board of the beleaguered online estate agent. A stockmarket update yesterday said...
22 July 2022
From: Breaking News
A typical comment accompanying news of the UK heatwave is that our homes are not built for 40-degree heat. Many residential homes...
19 July 2022
From: Breaking News
It has been six years since the UK voted to leave the European Union (EU). Political and economic debate continues to rumble...
23 June 2022
From: Breaking News
Online agent 99home is planning to go international. The brand, which lets sellers pay to list their property on the major portals...
15 June 2022
From: Breaking News
Agents were busy marking the Platinum Jubilee over the past week but there was still time for fundraising exploits including tree-planting...
10 June 2022
From: Breaking News
In this latest video interview zoning in on the current property market, and the stats, facts and data behind its present...
25 May 2022
From: Features
A former chairman of challenger bank Monzo has joined OneDome’s board. Tim Brooke Thom has been appointed as non-executive director of the challenger...
25 May 2022
From: Breaking News
Estate agents are in a unique position – we handle the meeting of people’s aspirations probably more than any other profession....
21 May 2022
From: Features
One of the biggest names in agency has been appointed as chairperson of the board at BidX1, one of Europe’s leading...
21 April 2022
From: Breaking News
The introduction of a register of land owners has triggered concern from the agents’ trade body Propertymark. A Register of Persons Holding...
31 March 2022
From: Breaking News
Hello and welcome to another Agents Do Charity, the weekly round up of fund-raising in our industry. Once more our thoughts are...
25 March 2022
From: Breaking News
A new service launched in the UK this week selling one-eight to one-half ownership of luxury holiday homes insists it is...
24 March 2022
From: Breaking News
The mainstream UK housing market is overvalued by up to 20 per cent and the London market overvalued by as much...
23 March 2022
From: Breaking News
This probably isn’t what wealthy buyers in one of the UK’s most expensive areas expected to hear, but a plea has...
14 March 2022
From: Breaking News
Despite the latest Halifax house price index showing a 10.8 per cent annual rise, a leading housing market analyst is warning...
08 March 2022
From: Breaking News
Peta Milne, founder of Instagram growth and PR service Monimo, and a content writer at Choices Estate Agents, recently sat down...
05 March 2022
From: Features
The hot topic of rent controls has remerged in recent weeks, with passionate voices on both sides of the argument speaking...
02 March 2022
From: Features
If the UK and its allies have been played by Russia over the Ukraine ‘invasion’, and it’s beginning to look that...
19 February 2022
From: Features
Property events and functions are now back in full swing, with 2022 likely to be the first ‘normal’ year for this...
12 February 2022
From: Features
Here’s the odd thing about interest rates - we all care about them, but they don’t directly affect that many people...
05 February 2022
From: Features
Propertymark has appointed an insider to the key role of policy adviser - effectively the position vacated last month by industry...
21 January 2022
From: Breaking News
Fine & Country says it’s celebrating the launch of offices in 12 new locations across Spain this year. The brand says that...
23 December 2021
From: Breaking News
With barely more than a week before Christmas, we’re delighted to bring you more heartwarming stories from agents. Despite the difficulties of...
17 December 2021
From: Breaking News
A new league table of earnings by estate agents, based on basic salary and commission combined, suggests that UK agents earn...
18 November 2021
From: Breaking News
A young franchisee with hybrid agency EweMove is expanding into another area just over nine months since launching his agency. Chris Wells,...
05 August 2021
From: Breaking News
It may be the height of summer but the industry is still super-busy and new appointments continue to come thick and...
05 July 2021
From: Breaking News
So, who would have thought it? England finally beat Germany in a knockout game at a major competition - and it...
30 June 2021
From: Breaking News
The self-employed agency model will not be successful in the UK because the commission in this country is so low. That’s the...
28 June 2021
From: Breaking News
Welcome to the start of another week and as the housing market continues at full pelt, so does the movement of...
21 June 2021
From: Breaking News
In the first of a two-part special with the presidents of the UK’s largest property trade organisation, we carry out an...
19 June 2021
From: Features
London’s housing market may be distinctly lacklustre compared to much of the rest of the UK right now but one development...
18 June 2021
From: Breaking News
Hello and welcome to our first Euros Agent Match Report, a really engaging piece on England's triumphant campaign start yesterday. Our thanks go to...
14 June 2021
From: Breaking News
In the third part of this series, Neil Cobbold – Chief Sales Officer at rental payment automation provider PayProp – explores...
09 June 2021
From: Breaking News
Banking has gone through radical changes in the past few years, in step with technology and the sheer amount we can...
29 May 2021
From: Features
With property fraud on the rise and an ever-increasing number of transactions taking place in the lettings sector, having strict anti-money laundering...
22 May 2021
From: Features
Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Christopher Keen and Company Director What is ‘company name’ and what...
14 May 2021
From: 60 Second Interview
The government has set up a committee to push forward ideas on the collective form of homeownership known as commonhold. Housing Secretary...
14 May 2021
From: Breaking News
Brexit means that the UK’s anti-money laundering laws are no longer governed by the European Union (EU), but any estate agents...
10 May 2021
From: Sponsored Content
In a return to a favourite series of mine, as it gives an excellent insight into the very many facets of...