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NOBODY does pomp and ceremony like us Brits and, wow, it was on full display in Westminster last week. Despite the prestige...

It's more than a week since we saw the removal vans enter Downing St and Labour’s promise to hit the ground...

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

In the second of their Election Wishlist series, Leaders Romans Group turn the spotlight on the Private Rented Sector (PRS). Here, National...

A variety of charities have received support from the property industry this week. If there are charitable endeavours you think the rest...

When the Chancellor stood up to deliver the Spring Budget on Wednesday, those of us in the property business could be...

A variety of charities have received support from the property industry over the past week. If there are charitable endeavours you think...

A variety of charities have received support from the property industry over the past week. If there are charitable endeavours you think...

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...

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

By Neil Cobbold Recent data from the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities show that 24,260 households served a valid Section...

What a waste. Islington council announced in recent days that it will buy back 310 ex-council houses this winter, to add to...

Check out some of the latest charitable endeavours from agency and property brands this week. If you have a charitable event or...

Two all-party groups of MPs and Peers have called on the government to act to turn empty buildings into good quality,...

Check out some of the latest charitable endeavours from agency and property brands this week. If you have a charitable event or...

Check out some of the latest charitable endeavours from agency and property brands this week. Hamptons: Agency brand Hamptons has announced it...

As the unending attack on landlords continues, many are succumbing to the pressures of increased taxes, interest rates rising, regulations becoming...

Check out some of the latest charitable endeavours from agency and property brands this week. Thomas Morris Sales & Lettings: Last week...

Check out some of the latest charitable endeavours from agency and property brands this week. If you have a charitable event or...

Check out some of the latest charitable endeavours from agency and property brands this week. If you have a charitable event or...

There are plenty of inspiring examples of charity partnerships with property brands this week, from foodbanks to hospitals. If there are charitable endeavours...

Should commercial properties be converted into homes? I think so. I don’t mean the upscale barns becoming large houses, or the fashionable...

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

Zoopla’s homepage may look a little different from today. The portal is supporting homeless charity Crisis’s Christmas fundraising campaign with a homepage...

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

From singing and dancing to charitable support and sponsorships, agents have shown that there are plenty of ways to raise money...

Agents have been getting into the Christmas spirit and recognising the colder weather when it comes to charity this week. Whatever the...

The property industry often gets a bad rep, despite all the work that agents and others in the sector do for...

Who would be in the shoes of Liz Truss and Kwasi Kwarteng? I don’t mean who would like their power, pay and...

Zoopla has teamed up with homelessness charity Crisis to help campaign for reform of housing benefits and to tackle the affordable...

Agents and property professionals are travelling far and wide to raise money for charity, plus there is a new way to...

The property industry is fortunate in including many great people, doing great work across a range of businesses – from traditional agency...

Spring may be struggling to break through the clouds but agents are continuing to step up for good causes. The humanitarian crisis...

A popular and respected estate agent in Essex, who also campaigned nationally against homelessness, has died just days after bing diagnosed...

A famous environmental campaigner has sold his home to a local - because he feels second homes are “obscene and grotesque.” Green...

Our Agents Do Charity column each Friday does a fantastic job of highlighting the amazing charitable work of agents up and...

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

Hello and welcome to the latest Agents Do Charity, your weekly opportunity to salute those in our industry doing so much...

Agents trade body Propertymark has given its verdict on yesterday’s Budget with this statement - “Some good news but it leaves...

It’s been a dramatic week in the world of politics – and this has led to another new Housing Secretary, in...

The policy and campaigns team at Propertymark, headed by Mark Hayward, has been expanded after what it calls “a number of...

It’s great to enjoy hospitality inside now...but it’s even better to fundraise, perhaps outside in the spring and summer weather. It’ll...

The end of the week is always charity day here on EAT, and this week we have a typical cross section...

Labour’s new housing spokesperson is the experienced MP Lucy Powell, who until the weekend was shadow business and consumer affairs minister.  She replaces...

Hello and if it’s the end of the week it’s time for Agents Do Charity -  your opportunity to respect all...

The managing director of Fine & Country Cardiff, Dan Thomas, has wasted no time with his fundraiser - starting as soon...

Hello and welcome to Friday, the day when we highlight agents’ great work to raise funds for good causes despite the continuing...

Hello and welcome to Agents Do Charity, the regular round-up of industry good work. Whatever the cause, it’s great to publicise agents’...

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

Hello and welcome to our latest doffing of the cap in honour of those in our industry fund-raising for great causes....

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

Property is considered to be a safe investment. The buy-to-let market is booming, fuelled by a generation unable to get on...

Hello and welcome to yet another Agents Do Charity, the weekly forum for the industry to share its good news on...

Shorter days and darker nights deflate the spirits, especially in today’s challenging circumstances, but there’s some bright news - a large...

Let’s be honest: things are getting just a little tougher aren’t they?  We’re delighted to say that the spirit of the industry...

Hello again - the good news is it’s Friday and even better news is it’s Agents Do Charity, celebrating the industry’s great...

It’s hotting up out there as a beautiful summer’s weekend beckons - an ideal time for some fund-raising in the sun,...

The government is extending the eviction ban for a further two months. A tweet early this evening from Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick...

Savills is donating over £800,000 to nominated charities across the UK. Following a commitment to Land Aid’s Covid-19 campaign for youth homelessness,...

Labour’s long-standing housing spokesman, John Healey, has been moved to become shadow defence secretary on the front bench of new leader...

Hello and welcome to this week’s list of good work - yes, despite the virus lockdown.  Earlier this week we featured many...

Not for the first time, a government policy on housing ends up begging more questions than it provides answers - but...

Hello and welcome to the last day of January, Brexit Day and - perhaps most importantly - the latest edition of...

Hello and welcome to Agents Do Charity’s final edition before this Christmas and the New Year. It’s been a terrific year for...

It’s on - although judging by the early lack of enthusiasm amongst the British public, you might be forgiven for thinking...

It’s that time again, with the clocks going back an hour to mark the start of slightly brighter mornings and significantly...

England rugby fans will have been disappointed to find out that Saturday's planned World Cup group stage clash with France in...

Rising house prices and the gender pay gap means that there is no English region where a single woman on median...

It’s another Friday so it’s another Agents Do Charity - of course! It’s August and the height of the holidays but as...

The trade headlines may be dominated by a revolution proposed for how agents are regulated, licensed and trained but one thing...

Once a year you might be perfectly justified in putting your feet up for a weekend and enjoying some great sport...

The minister at the centre of reforms to the estate and lettings industry sector has apologised for what she calls “inappropriate...

Theresa May’s ‘hostile environment’ policy that was implemented in 2012 was designed to make staying and residing in the UK as...

With summer in full swing (will someone tell the weather?) we’re having bumper editions of Agents Do Charity, and this weekend’s is...

The recent ARLA Propertymark conference featured a hugely interesting line-up of speaks and session during a watershed time for the lettings...

The topic of introducing rent controls in London crops up time and time again in our industry. But it’s been hitting...

Last week, the Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government announced a number of measures aimed at further tackling homelessness, including...

Hello and welcome to yet another Agents Do Charity - our tribute to the great work done by our industry in...

The end of the snow has given way to warmer weather, and while it’s a little early to speak of spring...

Kit Malthouse has been making headlines this week, but – in keeping with his tenure as Housing Minister so far -...

The weather suggests that at long last winter has truly kicked in - so what better time to celebrate, amongst other...

There’s nothing new about identifying 10 figures who have helped shape an industry over the past year, but that doesn’t mean...

It’s that time of the week again when we focus on the great work done by the industry, usually without much...

With Christmas less than four weeks away (yes, really) the countdown to the festive season begins tomorrow when December begins. Charity...

Hello and welcome to another Agents Do Charity, our round-up of great work done by our industry to raise funds for...

It’s time to sort the wheat from the chaff when it comes to overseas buyers of property. If you listen to Theresa...

The head of a leading Chinese property portal has taken the unusual step of commenting on a British tax policy -...

Hello and welcome to another weekly update on the industry’s good work - and a chance for us to show that...

Hello and welcome to this week’s Agents Do Charity - another chance to hear about the remarkable fund-raising done by our...

Sales of holiday homes could be hit as a result of a new £560m tax proposal put forward by Labour.  Under the...

As summer turns to autumn over the next few weeks, that won't stop the nation's agents and property professionals from raising...

Dare we mention it but this is the final Bank Holiday weekend of the year before Christmas - so what a...

As our minds turn to autumn, here’s a reminder that Estate Agent Today is on hand to help with your agency’s...

Labour says stamp duty receipts and other tax income from properties in the capital should go to the Mayor, Sadiq Kahn,...

With the weather scheduled to get a little cooler this weekend, fund-raising is clearly still a hot topic in the industry...

It may not be a good idea for a journalist to be personal about a politician, so I write about our...

Hello and welcome to this week’s hat-tip towards those in our industry doing so much to help others in need. Summer fund-raising...

If World Cup 2018 appeared to be low profile at the start, it didn’t last long. Following this week’s Harry Kane goals...

The World Cup may be entertaining us for the next few weeks but whatever England’s fate may be, one thing is...