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Reforms to the UK’s planning system must move from a one size fits all approach to boost development, the Government has...

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

As domestic battery storage systems become increasingly prevalent in UK homes, enquiries about their usage and functionality are on the rise....

Iamproperty has launched what it calls “a new solution” to help agents deal with new Material Information rules. The supplier’s new Enhanced...

According to the latest English Housing Survey, there were 495,000 second homes in the UK in 2018/19 – a figure said...

Step right up and witness the extraordinary world of Estate Agents as they embrace the power of biometric checks, turning the...

Estate agents could be putting their clients’ personal details at risk by taking information such as addresses, bank account or passport details...

As the first signs of spring begin to appear, we look at how letting agents and landlords can start the season...

As the first signs of spring begin to appear, we look at how letting agents and landlords can start the season...

Letting agents and landlords who know how to avoid deposit disputes at the end of a tenancy can save time, money,...

The stamp duty cut announced by the government in last week’s mini-Budget could save homebuyers across England more than £1 billion...

A compliance expert has warned that even though most agents will have robust anti-money laundering (AML) checks and processes in place,...

Facebook has been a platform which has opened the door to those looking to advertise their services in exceptional ways. Digital...

Estate agents use their experience, knowledge, and connections to help people to sell properties at the best prices. Working in this field...

Portals are aiming to boost consumer awareness of new material information rules rather than refusing non-compliant listings. Agency listings have been required...

It’s the fifth anniversary of the Grenfell fire tragedy, but are high rises any safer today than they were then? On 14th...

Why the urgency? Because the appetite is strong. Research by the Conveyancing Association reports that 98% of consumers are overwhelmingly in...

The Federation of Independent Agents (FIA) is aiming to become the first carbon neutral estate agency network. It has teamed up with...

The international reviews service Trustpilot has batted away criticism from a property website that it ignores breaches of its guidelines. Last week,...

A row has broken out over a company which has made allegations about Trustpilot reviews of OnTheMarket. A company called KwikChex says...

Reapit Elements is an open-source, cross-platform design system that gives designers and developers a framework to quickly create responsive, device-agnostic, and...

The most senior Trading Standards officer policing the agency industry says he hopes the public will ask about referral fees in...

The government is clamping down - at least a little - on unvaccinated buyers and tenants in some specific circumstances.  New guidelines...

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

A few weeks ago the ESTAS took place at the Grosvenor House hotel in London - the first chance for many...

The government has given more details of its bid to change the energy efficiency of existing and new homes to meet...

2021 redefined what it meant to offer exceptional customer experiences for consumers across multiple industries, but particularly for the residential property...

Over the last three years there has been a quiet revolution in the tenant referencing market. Starting with the 2019 tenant...

New guidance has been issued by the Competitions and Markets Authority for whistleblowers who want to report anti-competitive practices by their...

Agents are to be told this week that employees can drop face masks, social distancing and other workplace measures put in...

In the world of football – very topical at the moment, as we all enjoy the Euros – there is an...

OnTheMarket’s annual general meeting date has been set for later this month - and it’s likely to be virtual despite expected...

The row over whether agents should be allowed to vet people who view properties on the basis of their wealth has...

The long running saga of insurance firms failing to honour agents’ Business Interruption claims appears to be making progress at last. A...

Movebutler, the digital onboarding platform from online auction specialist iamproperty, says it has some 900 agency branches signed up. These include Martin...

After a recent incident involving an Estate Agent based in Devon in which a property virtual tour they published revealed a...

Digital marketing agency Angels Media and digital platform Gazeal have announced an exclusive strategic partnership to help improve and speed up...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Christopher Keen and Company Director  What is ‘company name’ and what...

With property transactions taking longer than ever and many people operating at capacity, it is easy to overlook the progress made,...

Hello and welcome to this week’s ADC - and it’s a special look at plans for this year by our own...

Estate agency offices in Wales, closed for many weeks as part of that country’s lockdown, will reopen from next Monday, April 12. The...

Estate agents might be expert at advising on buying and selling properties on their books but when it comes to buying...

An online agency has apologised to a single mother who felt pressured into allowing viewings of a property she was renting. Local media in...

The government needs to step in to rescue two valuable property incentives before they expire at the end of March, a...

Members of staff at an estate agency branch in the Midlands tested positive for Coronavirus in consecutive weeks, triggering a temporary...

The BBC says some buyers are taking advantage of lockdown rules to travel hundreds of miles to view homes. The story suggests...

An estate agent has shut both branches of his business for safety reasons and wants tighter Coronavirus restrictions on the industry.  ITV...

A PropTech company has won a grant for a project to improve ID verification in the buying and selling process, via...

Government guidance on how agents can continue working during the lockdown has given a new importance to virtual viewings, says an...

An online petition wants all agents’ offices to close during the pandemic. Keeping them open means agents feel "forced and pressured" to conduct...

Agents have been outlining how they have beefed up their measures to combat the risk of Coronavirus, especially during property viewings. “We...

Agents are sharply split over how they should operate during the current phase of the Coronavirus crisis.  In a poll of almost...

Agents and the housing market in England are still in business even during the third national lockdown which begins on Wednesday and...

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

The Westminster government has published extensive guidance on the operation of the new Tier 4 Coronavirus restrictions in England. This includes a...

Start-up letting agents looking to enter the market are finding it increasingly difficult to set up in business as banks point...

Christmas is creeping up on us and, for some agents at least, a short seasonal closedown beckons. To get us in the...

Propertymark is in touch with the government to see how the new Tier structure being introduced on December 3 will affect...

Agents should know in the next 36 hours how new Coronavirus restrictions will affect how they work. The Prime Minister is announcing...

An unidentified estate agency has been threatened with prosecution by a local council after opening its office to the public during...

Tenancy deposit disputes are messy and often frustrating for all involved. While the number of formal disputes remains low, the pandemic...

While England’s national lockdown exempts the housing market and allows agents to operate normally, it’s not been the same in Wales...

There’s one key takeaway for agents from the weekend’s announcements on the next England-wide lockdown - the housing market is staying...

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...

Tenant enquiries and property viewings unsurprisingly slowed this spring, due to the necessary government restrictions brought in to manage the pandemic....

The Covid-19 pandemic has impacted the way every industry operates and the property sector is no exception. Following an enforced seven-week...

2020 has definitely been a year of change. With little warning, the pandemic disrupted the day-to-day operations of almost every industry...

The latest government rules combined with the Prime Minister’s recent address to the nation is clear – tougher measures are required...

One of the many new portals recently launched has made a pitch for agents to join because of its referral fees...

Knight Frank has launched an auction business to give vendors a wider range of sale options as market uncertainty remains because...

There will not be a single business within the property sector that did not start the year in vastly different circumstances...

In another sign of the buoyant housing market, estate agency Savills is breaking tradition by staging its first ever August auction...

Savills has held its fourth remote auction, raising some £32m with an 82 per cent success rate - making it the...

Difference should be celebrated. But in our industry it rarely is. I was on the board of a large corporate where...

The hunt is on for a new boss of Countrywide according to news reports. Sky News says the company has recruited professional...

There’s no doubt that Covid-19 has had a huge impact on the UK’s property market, after hundreds of thousands of house...

Government guidelines regarding future Leicester-style local lockdowns suggest that branches can remain open and viewings can continue. However auction houses must shut. So...

The return of non-essential businesses to lockdown in Leicester as a result of a localised spike in Coronavirus cases is a...

The Welsh housing market is back in business today - at least in part. Letting and estate agents can reopen their offices...

The property market is used to change, and I’m confident it will bounce back from any lockdown effects. Despite being acutely aware...

The housing market in Northern Ireland is resuming on Monday after its lockdown because of the Coronavirus crisis. Arlene Foster, first minister...

An agent in the unusual position of operating across the England and Welsh border says many of his competitors appear to...

The Property Franchise Group - parent company of six agency brands including EweMove and Martin & Co - says all of...

Social distancing will be part of our daily routine moving forward for the foreseeable future and if you run an estate...

Arguments over the alleged gaming of reviews by and for some estate agencies have waged ferociously in recent years, and now...

All my recent Natters have been focused on one particular topic, the coronavirus crisis, for obvious reasons. But there has been...

Countrywide has refuted claims that none of its branches have so far re-opened for business but has issued an explanation why...

A series of polls taken by Estate Agent Today suggest substantial numbers of agents remain uncomfortable about returning to trading even...

The agency at the heart of a fierce row over staff safety in the lockdown says it's now insisting local managers...

It’s back to work today for England’s estate agents and the housing market - but it’s the start of a new...

Domestic cleaners can now re-enter private homes under new Coronavirus return-to-work guidelines - the very guidelines which appear to stop estate...

First details of the government’s programme to allow businesses to reopen have begun to emerge - with little comfort for estate...

Details being presented to Parliament today may include information on how agents can return to work in some sort of ‘new normal.’ A 50...

There has been much speculation about when agents will be allowed back to work, and what the new office working environment...

There’s been a furious response to the agent who appears to have breached government rules by opening his branch to the...

A third of agencies say at least some of their staff will be working from home permanently when the Coronavirus pandemic...

An estate agent has reopened his High Street office to the public with social distancing and other safety measures in place. It’s...

Housing minister Chris Pincher is drawing up guidelines which could allow agents to return to something like normal working in the near...

The Kremer Signs company has unveiled a package of products for agents to use in the new era of social distancing.  These...

Countrywide’s senior staff earning over £45,000 per year have had their pay cut by a fifth while some 78 per cent...