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06 November 2021
From: Features
Estate agency offices in Wales, closed for many weeks as part of that country’s lockdown, will reopen from next Monday, April 12. The...
06 April 2021
From: Breaking News
Estate agents might be expert at advising on buying and selling properties on their books but when it comes to buying...
13 February 2021
From: Features
Members of staff at an estate agency branch in the Midlands tested positive for Coronavirus in consecutive weeks, triggering a temporary...
29 January 2021
From: Breaking News
The BBC says some buyers are taking advantage of lockdown rules to travel hundreds of miles to view homes. The story suggests...
21 January 2021
From: Breaking News
An estate agent has shut both branches of his business for safety reasons and wants tighter Coronavirus restrictions on the industry. ITV...
20 January 2021
From: Breaking News
Agents have been outlining how they have beefed up their measures to combat the risk of Coronavirus, especially during property viewings. “We...
07 January 2021
From: Breaking News
Many agents have been operating under Tier 4 Coronavirus restrictions for some days, but today sees another 20 million residents in...
31 December 2020
From: Breaking News
Christmas is creeping up on us and, for some agents at least, a short seasonal closedown beckons. To get us in the...
16 December 2020
From: Breaking News
Propertymark is in touch with the government to see how the new Tier structure being introduced on December 3 will affect...
24 November 2020
From: Breaking News
The caveat emptor of buying a new house is ‘Let The Buyer Beware.’ This is especially the case for homes that have an ageing boiler. Before...
29 October 2020
From: Sponsored Content
Knight Frank has launched an auction business to give vendors a wider range of sale options as market uncertainty remains because...
10 September 2020
From: Breaking News
There will not be a single business within the property sector that did not start the year in vastly different circumstances...
05 September 2020
From: Features
In another sign of the buoyant housing market, estate agency Savills is breaking tradition by staging its first ever August auction...
25 August 2020
From: Breaking News
Savills has held its fourth remote auction, raising some £32m with an 82 per cent success rate - making it the...
06 August 2020
From: Breaking News
Government guidelines regarding future Leicester-style local lockdowns suggest that branches can remain open and viewings can continue. However auction houses must shut. So...
07 July 2020
From: Breaking News
The return of non-essential businesses to lockdown in Leicester as a result of a localised spike in Coronavirus cases is a...
01 July 2020
From: Breaking News
The property market is used to change, and I’m confident it will bounce back from any lockdown effects. Despite being acutely aware...
20 June 2020
From: Features
An agent in the unusual position of operating across the England and Welsh border says many of his competitors appear to...
05 June 2020
From: Breaking News
The Property Franchise Group - parent company of six agency brands including EweMove and Martin & Co - says all of...
05 June 2020
From: Breaking News
Social distancing will be part of our daily routine moving forward for the foreseeable future and if you run an estate...
04 June 2020
From: Sponsored Content
Countrywide has refuted claims that none of its branches have so far re-opened for business but has issued an explanation why...
19 May 2020
From: Breaking News
A series of polls taken by Estate Agent Today suggest substantial numbers of agents remain uncomfortable about returning to trading even...
15 May 2020
From: Breaking News
The agency at the heart of a fierce row over staff safety in the lockdown says it's now insisting local managers...
14 May 2020
From: Breaking News
Details being presented to Parliament today may include information on how agents can return to work in some sort of ‘new normal.’ A 50...
11 May 2020
From: Breaking News
There has been much speculation about when agents will be allowed back to work, and what the new office working environment...
09 May 2020
From: Features
An estate agent has reopened his High Street office to the public with social distancing and other safety measures in place. It’s...
06 May 2020
From: Breaking News
Countrywide’s senior staff earning over £45,000 per year have had their pay cut by a fifth while some 78 per cent...
30 April 2020
From: Breaking News
The Property Ombudsman’s office is still receiving 40 to 50 calls a day from the public, even though most transactions with...
23 April 2020
From: Breaking News
Hello and welcome to Conquering Corona, our bid to help agents through the crisis. If you have appropriate advice to share with...
16 April 2020
From: Breaking News
Hunters has expanded its online offering to improve its service to both the sales and lettings sectors - and it’s even...
16 April 2020
From: Breaking News
Floorplan and photography supplier FocalAgent is making a free offer to every agent in the UK during the virus crisis -...
09 April 2020
From: Breaking News
Hello and here’s the latest daily update to help the industry through these unprecedented times. If you have any appropriate advice you...
03 April 2020
From: Breaking News
Countrywide has strongly denied claims made to Estate Agent Today that some people have felt obliged to work at an admin...
02 April 2020
From: Breaking News
Welcome to the latest edition of our daily service dedicated to advice and guidance on how agents can best cope with...
01 April 2020
From: Breaking News
The boss of controversial estate agency Dexters has hit out at social media reports and press articles about company staff working...
31 March 2020
From: Breaking News
The government has at last issued extensive advice on home moving and the activities of estate agents during the continuing Coronavirus crisis. This...
27 March 2020
From: Breaking News
A Spanish housebuilder’s bespoke system to allow prospective buyers to view properties without visiting is being offered to the UK agency...