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As the Group HR Director of LRG – an organisation of over 3,000 employees – and perhaps more importantly, as a...

A new report highlights levels of agency pay across the property sector. The figures, from Rayner Personnel’s latest Property Sector Salary Report,...

More than half of property professional have admitted experiencing constant stress at work, new research suggests. The findings were revealed as part...

The well-being of property industry professionals has taken its toll with the economic downturn and cost-of-living crisis, with over a third...

Property recruitment firm the deverellsmith group has acquired the entire issued share capital of Daisy Chain. The transaction will see Louse Deverell-Smith’s...

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

Winkworth has expanded further in the South West of England with a new office opening in the Bishopston area of Bristol. The...

Fewer buyers are leaving London to purchase property elsewhere, research suggests. Analysis by Hamptons has found that the share of Londoners purchasing...

For the third year running, mio, tmgroup and Conveyancing Data Services (CDS) are inviting property professionals to share their successes and...

In the current challenging economic environment, agencies need to ensure more than ever that they’re getting the most out of every...

In a recent McKinsey poll* 85 per cent of people said that fear of criticism, fear of uncertainty and fear of...

A leading property recruitment agency says that flexible working, restructuring pay and offering better benefits and incentives can help agencies across...

A record share of buyers are leaving London to purchase their first home, research shows. Analysis by Hamptons found that a record...

OnTheMarket has partnered with flexible workspace platform Instant Offices to boost commercial listings. The deal will increase the flexible office space listings being...

In June, the biggest pilot scheme of a four-day working week anywhere in the world will begin in Britain, with more...

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

Work patterns and the employee experience have changed dramatically because of Covid, with a substantial rise in home, flexible and hybrid...

The Connells-owned high end agency Hamptons is to sponsor what it calls a “garden sanctuary” at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show...

This year, Londoners purchased 112,780 homes outside the capital, the highest number since 2007. New data, from Connells-owned agency Hamptons, shows that...

Estate agents, and indeed all professionals, should be offered the option of flexible working when they are appointed to the job. That’s...

A London agency has undergone what it calls a ‘genteel’ rebrand with a subtle change of name - but a major...

There is no denying that managing properties is labour intensive. As real estate agents you are responsible for administering and addressing...

Hunters, now part of The Property Franchise Group, has announced its first so-called ‘Personal Agent’ signing - and says it’s ideal...

A cloud-based software provider has claimed that agents need to prepare for the future – and a very different working day...

2020 gave rise to an exodus from the city as work from home became the mandated norm for large swaths of...

Estate agents have gone on the record to say the flow of purchasers from London to country and market town locations...

Recent research shows that when asked what their ideal working set up would be, most agents said ‘hybrid’* and with proposals...

Following a month in which the number of property transactions was the highest since records began, it might seem a little...

Londoners purchased over 60,000 homes outside of the capital in the first half of 2021 - and many of those buyers...

Zoopla data has confirmed that buyer demand started to moderate in the months prior to the initial stamp duty holiday tapering...

HM Revenue & Customs has warned of what it calls the “negative impacts” of the pandemic on the latest property transactions...

The number of transactions is scheduled to reach 1.52 million this year - way above the norm of between 1.0 and...

An unusual price forecast based on conveyancing quotes suggests the housing market is to continue busy over the summer with more...

It’s now over a year since the property market officially reopened after an unprecedented two-month shutdown at the height of the...

The biggest news story in town this last week – which has brought people who don’t usually like or watch football...

One of the biggest trends in recent times, as a direct result of the pandemic, is the concept of working from...

As we move towards the one-year anniversary of the beginning of the first lockdown, it is a good time to reflect...

We’re now in Lockdown 3.0 and most of us have become used to juggling home-working, home schooling and a million and...

With no clear end in sight and conflicting Government advice as to whether we should work from home or go to...

Seller and landlord leads are what makes estate agency tick. Without them, new business is nowhere to be seen and you...

Lockdown measures are still in place for another two weeks, at least, with the possibility of them being extended beyond that....

There’s a sense that we really are on the verge of a huge change in the industry. It’s too early to be...

The property management industry is evolving at a rapid pace, thanks almost entirely to the rise in PropTech. Hundreds, if not thousands...

You’ve probably heard about unified communications (UC) before. But why are your competitors and other organisations moving towards centralised comms platforms? What are...

One of the earliest British estate agencies to adopt the model of using self-employed or freelance agents operating under the same...

Estate agents are being encouraged to consider providing increased flexible working options for their staff, including increased opportunities to work from...

An online agency which last autumn said it wanted to have as much as a three per cent market share of...

Hello and welcome to Property Jobs Today - your final chance before the Easter break to catch up with the key...

The property industry is making “important strides” towards gender balance according to a new report - and it says more respect...

For many years, the majority of agents have stuck to the tried-and-tested 9am-6pm opening hours framework. But is this now changing,...

An estate agency that’s been commended for its flexible working has launched a recruitment drive for franchisees who would keep 75...

Young adults rather than the older generations are driving demand in the waterside living market, according to Strutt & Parker. The agent's...

Following a break for last week's final Bank Holiday before Christmas, we're back with a bumper edition of Property Jobs Today. We're...

After gaining my MBA qualification from Edinburgh Business School in 2005, I took careful consideration over my career moves and prospective...

The UK division of Keller Williams, the world's largest estate agency, says it can help entrepreneurial agents to set up their...

It’s no secret that technology has changed the way businesses operate, in all sectors. With that has come changes to the...

The chief of the UK’s longest-established estate agency recruitment consultancy has described the inflexibility of the industry towards people returning to...

Leaders is expanding the mortgage side of its business with a raft of new products and services, as well as introducing...

Hands up if you’ve read all of the property reports that have been published in the past week or so? Forever...

A company launching later this month, set up by an ex-Chestertons agent, wants to employ over 20 freelance associates who can...

You may have heard that Airbnb and property management company, Lavanda has closed a £1 million angel investment round.  Backers include Purplebricks...

With Euro 2016 kicking off in Paris on Friday evening and employment chiefs urging firms to be flexible with working hours...

Surely people will start moving again soon. The employment rate for the last quarter of 2015 is likely to be the...

Diversity is a hot topic in offices across the UK as issues regarding the difference in pay and opportunities are being...