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Did you manage to make it through the month without reaching for the bottle to console yourself.  No, I’m not enquiring if...

More than 5.4m UK consumers were reached by the Best Estate Agent Guide’s Boxing Day social media campaign, it has been...

Like so many I’ve been infuriated by the injustice meted out to sub-postmasters and postmistresses over many years.  I was aware of...

It’s a myth that the property market slows over the festive period, The ValPal Network (TVPN) claims. Data from the lead generation...

A Newbury estate agent is looking to sleigh the competition with its festive-themed branch window display this Christmas. Hillier & Wilson has...

Rightmove is forecasting a Boxing Day bounce this festive period. Analysis by the portal suggests that the number of new properties coming...

Exchanges are on the rise but the amount of stock and level of properties going through conveyancing has dipped, new figures...

Average asking prices in December have fallen more than usual for the seasonal slowdown, Rightmove claims. The portal’s latest House Price Index...

One of the most heart-warming parts of my job is having the privilege to be the patron of Agents Giving, the...

Forget baubles and tinsel, one estate agent has taken a different approach to festive branch window decorations, Christmas films. The Wirral and...

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

After months of doom and gloom about the property market, it finally feels like there are green shoots on the horizon. I’m...

As the temperature drops outside, it can be tempting to think activity in the market is likely to freeze out entirely. And,...

Agents are being urged to keep marketing throughout the festive season. The ValPal Network (TVPN) suggests the market is set for a...

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

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

Plenty of inspirational examples of fundraising activities by agents and property professionals have been coming in from the end of 2022. Whatever...

Agents are preparing to return for a full week of work as the festive period comes to an end, but was...

Agents have been spreading plenty of festive cheer as the year comes to an end, supporting foodbanks and a variety of...

From carols to Christmas lights and jumpers, prime estate agent John D Wood & Co has been getting into the festive...

Agents at Greater London Properties have got into the festive spirit with what this editor secretly considers the best Christmas song...

Hamptons’ branches have been getting into the Christmas spirit with some lovely festive window displays that include plenty of tasting-looking properties. Staff...

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

There may be plenty of debate about going live with listings on Boxing Day but Hamptons has chosen the national holiday...

Ever wondered how an estate agent celebrates Christmas? The team behind agency network Mr and Mrs Clarke has given the world a...

A Scottish agency has added a property twist to Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol story. West Lothian-based Property Webb has retold the...

From singing to dressing as superheroes, there are plenty of inspirational examples of agents raising money for good causes this week. Whatever...

Agents at Winkworth’s Ealing and Acton branch have been getting into the Christmas spirit with a nicely branded Christmas tree at...

The festive season may be a time to slowdown and reflect on the past year but estate agents are planning to...

There are Christmas gifts aplenty waiting for agents who maintain their focus on marketing plans throughout December, according to The ValPal...

There have been plenty of heart-warming examples of agents supporting their local communities and charities this week, from sleep-outs to donations. Whatever...

It’s beginning to feel a lot like… ok we will stop there but if you are already getting into the Christmas...

An estate agent has kicked off a bid for Christmas number one with a World Cup-inspired song. Ealing-based estate agent Marco Helliwell,...

The team behind Greater London Properties (GLP) have come up with a Halloween marketing treat (or is it more of a...

They say Christmas hits the shops earlier each year and the same may be said for the seasonal slowdown, Zoopla suggests. Its...

Homeowners and prospective buyers considering a move before Christmas should act quickly to increase their chances of a smooth relocation, as...

Industry comparison website allAgents has announced a change of event date for their 2022 Customer Experience Awards Ceremony. It will now be...

Auctioneers have a better chance than agents of getting homes sold by Christmas, an industry figure claims. Jeremy Prior, managing director of...

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

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

The Bruce brothers’ new portal Boomin has given its first statistics regarding usage following the launch of a new marketing campaign...

Welcome to 2022 and the first Agents Do Charity of the New Year. We’re all learning to live with Covid a little...

We’re here - it’s Christmas. And as agents clock off for a well earned break, they can do so with a...

Hello, and with Christmas around the corner we have perhaps the most charming and well-produced festive video we’ve seen from an...

Halifax has revealed the UK’s most expensive streets in 2021 - and it’s no surprise that the very dearest examples are...

Prospect Estate Agents in the south east of England have pulled out all the stops this festive season with a wonderful...

Christmas - time for a much-needed rest for our industry after getting through a workload which reached almost unprecedented levels in...

With barely more than a week before Christmas, we’re delighted to bring you more heartwarming stories from agents. Despite the difficulties of...

Hello and welcome to our latest fantastic festive display from an agency - this time, Dawsons. The agency’s senior partner Chris Hope...

Every year we at EAT are impressed by the pleasingly political festive cards sent out by the STANLEY Chelsea agency -...

Let no one say agents aren't imaginative, creative and entertaining - or at least no one can say that about Maxine...

Mortgage lenders have announced a voluntary moratorium on possessions from today, December 13, until Tuesday January 4.  A statement from the umbrella...

Today we have photographs from another office that’s been persistent - or should that be puss-insistent - in celebrating the festive...

While the Christmas season is usually heralded by an influx of terrible Christmas adverts, the launch of Starbucks’ gingerbread lattes, Adam...

We have a day and night version of today’s beautifully-decorated Christmas estate agent branch, courtesy of the good people at RH...

The chief executive of Propertymark says the number of homes on sale has fallen to an average of just 21 per branch. “Figures from...

With December just days away we’re receiving more videos and images to entertain the industry in the countdown to Christmas. Today’s is from...

Well it’s about time isn’t it? We mean winter - it’s here at last, with white, wintry weather that gets us...

We’re delighted to have received images of another agency’s fantastic - should that be Santa-stic? - Christmas decorations.  These images are from...

Yes we know it’s only November 22 but…we’ve already received our first image of an agency’s Christmas decorations. The festive countdown...

The average asking price of homes coming to the market has dropped by over £2,000 in the past month - the...

It’s Remembrance weekend, and on Sunday at least we fall silent to honour those who gave so much for many generations. When...

The challenge of selling a property that has been garishly decorated over the Christmas period is one many agents will be familiar...

As a character from a fairly well-known TV show once said, winter is coming and we’re all contemplating where 2021 has...

We’re building up towards both Christmas and the Awards season right now, and that gives plenty of opportunities for fund raising,...

Last year saw a monumental shift in almost every aspect of our lives: not least the way we work, socialise and...

Just a week ago, I thought it was all over. Christmas and New Year had gone, as had the passionate calls...

Many agents have been operating under Tier 4 Coronavirus restrictions for some days, but today sees another 20 million residents in...

One of Countrywide’s top-end brands begins a TV advertisement campaign on Boxing Day.  Hamptons’ ad is the first ever TV promotion from the agency and...

With just one day to go to Christmas, it’s time - we hope - for all of us in the industry...

Hello and welcome to Christmas week! There are just a few days to go before the industry’s festive break. On that subject,...

A 10 week marketing campaign is being launched by Zoopla - and the portal urges agents to stay open as much...

Here we are, on the brink of a festive season like never before, and approaching the end of 2020. Although a dreadful...

There’s no let up in your fantastic festive photos and videos as we enter the final laps of the race to...

Hello and welcome to the final full working week before Christmas 2020. With everyone pre-occupied with Covid, the festive season has crept...

Hello - December is whizzing along. Do you know it’s just two weeks today that we will be enjoying Christmas Eve?...

Hello and welcome to our latest selection of photos from agencies which have dressed their offices for Christmas. We’ve had another great...

Zoopla has added over 1,000 branches since lockdown began in March, taking total membership of offices and new homes to a...

As we approach the most unusual of festive periods, many property professionals will already be thinking about the January market and...

Put the pandemic on the back burner. Forget the freezing weather. Here’s a great way to start a working week -...

It’s always a treat each year to see the video and Christmas images produced by RedDoor Homes, a hard-working independent agency...

Hello, and if it’s Friday it can only mean Charity day as we celebrate the industry’s continuing fund-raising despite challenges from...

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

It’s that time of year again. Black Friday has been and gone and the run-up to Christmas is well and truly...

We’re off and running with our annual showcase of the decorations and festivities in agency branches and for those working from...

We’re just a few days from December so why not get into the festive spirit a little early and get some...

Hello and welcome to the end of the week - Friday means charity day, with an update on our industry’s latest...

The founder of OneDome says a likely housing market slowdown is the perfect time for agents to optimise revenue by investing in PropTech. Babek Ismayil believes...

Just when you thought the housing market was beginning to calm down... along comes a likely vaccine for Coronavirus. One of the country’s...

The only certainty at the moment is ongoing uncertainty. It’s something we’ve got used to in 2020, but it’s still not...

London agency JOHNS&CO says the performance of its staff during the Coronavirus period has led it to launch what it regards as...

A veteran agent says the new government’s Budget, expected in the next few weeks, should not provide too much help to...

Rightmove has announced the start of a two-month share repurchase programme - a way of buying its own stock back from...

Zoopla is launching a new eight week marketing campaign on Boxing Day - and Estate Agent Today has an exclusive look at...

A website has slammed the idea that there is a surge of interest in buying homes on Boxing Day, describing the...

Today, with the festive break around the corner, we have another video from an agent - but this one is distinctly...

Hello again and welcome to more festive fun from agents who have kindly shared their office decorations and parties with our...

Hello, and with the countdown to Christmas well and truly on we’re delighted to bring you two more festive fun displays...

Hello, and with exactly one week before Christmas Day we’re delighted to bring you yet more agents’ festivities. We have two for...

We’re back to our Christmas celebration photographs, and with the holiday break just over a week away here’s a reminder that...