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Average house prices and mortgage approvals hit new highs during the summer months, in a positive sign for the property market. Nationwide...

Annual house price growth remained at 2.7% ahead of the general election in June and was up just 0.5% on a...

A prominent financial analyst is warning that the hopes for a housing market resurgence over the autumn could be derailed by...

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

Fine & Country and The Guild of Property Professionals have been revealed as the next acquisition for The Property Franchise Group...

The Guild of Property Professionals has launched a new video series for members on its online Learning Platform. The 'Sharing Success' video...

Average house prices rose annually for the first time since July 2023 in March, Land Registry data shows. The latest Land Registry...

The fast-growing high profile Hat and Home agency has joined the Guild of Property Professionals. Founded in December 2020, Hat and Home...

The Guild of Property Professionals has chosen 20 new member agents in the first quarter of the year.  With the property market...

Material information requirements should be seen by agents as a positive change, a Trading Standards investigator has claimed. Speaking to The Guild...

The Guild of Property Professionals has launched a new Ezine system to boost member marketing. Agents will be able to create digital...

TV presenter and property expert Laura Hamilton is set to host this year’s Guild Awards. The presentation will take place at the...

Average house prices fell 1.4% during 2023, Land Registry data has revealed. The latest Land Registry House Price Index for December 2023...

The Guild of Property Professionals has set a date for its Annual Conference and Awards Ceremony on 22 March 2024. It will...

House prices fell at their fastest rate since 2011 during November 2023, the Land Registry has revealed. The latest Land Registry House...

Average house prices ended 2023 down 1.8%, according to Nationwide. The lender’s December House Price Index, based on its own mortgage lending...

Average house prices fell annually for the second consecutive month during October, Land Registry figures show. The data may only reflect activity...

The property market is heading for around 23% fewer sales this year and some agents may need better training to deal...

HMRC recorded the slowest October for property sales since 2021 last month. The latest property transaction figures from the taxman estimates that...

The Guild of Property Professionals successfully hosted its annual Autumn Tour virtually last week, allowing member agents from across the UK...

The Autumn Statement ended up being silent on Stamp Duty reforms and direct housing market stimulus but there were some nuggets...

The number of property sales recorded by HMRC is at its lowest level for almost a decade. New HMRC property transactions data...

The property market’s 18-month “white-knuckle ride” is coming to an end, Tom Bill claims. Speaking on the Guild of Property Professionals’ The...

The Guild of Property Professionals is celebrating reaching 13,000 ESTAS reviews. This has given the network an average customer service rating of 96.6%.  Based on...

The Women in Estate Agency (WiEA) group is launching a webinar series. The first will go live on Friday 13 October at...

UK estate agents are paid one of the lowest commission rates in the world, according to a spokesperson for a leading...

Property sales and mortgage approvals both fell annually in August, official data shows. Figures from HMRC show UK residential transactions were down...

Annual house price growth has returned to its lowest level since the pandemic, Land Registry data shows. The latest figures from the...

House prices have fallen at the steepest rate since 2009, Halifax data shows. The latest Halifax House Price Index for August suggests...

Homebuyers should get used to interest rates of 6% to 7% being the norm, a senior industry executive claims. Peter Brodnicki, chief...

Forget sales skills or an ability to keep track of countless numbers of keys and alarm codes, a senior industry trainer...

Annual house price growth remained negative in June as mortgage rates hit buyer budgets but there is still a chance of...

The Guild of Property Professionals is launching a tiered membership offer which it says will allow agents to choose according to...

The Building Safety Act will cause further delays to the home moving process, a senior industry executive has warned. Rob Hailstone, chief...

Toscafund Asset Management chief economist Savvas Savouri has slammed the use of ‘outdated metrics’ when measuring the housing market. The investment firm...

Average UK house prices were hit by the largest annual decline since July 2009 last month. Nationwide’s latest House Price Index suggests...

The way to sell a property has changed and agents shouldn’t rely on just listing on Rightmove, senior property leaders have...

Industry leaders have hit out at the media for “stifling sentiment” as they urge agents to help vendors make an informed...

Agents within The Guild of Property Professionals are the only grouping in the top five positions that has seen new instruction...

Increased conveyancing fees would speed-up transaction times, it has been claimed. Iain McKenzie, chief executive of The Guild of Property Professionals suggests...

Agents should be getting buyers to focus on what they can afford now and in the future rather than worrying about...

With the Treasury and the Bank of England stepping in to try and calm the markets, talk of an emergency interest...

The Guild of Property Professionals is set to embark on a roadshow next month to meet agents and share insights and...

Foxtons had become ‘flabby’ and lost its sense of business, its interim chief executive Peter Rollings claims. Speaking on The Guild of...

As the great sporting summer continues – with the Lionesses triumphant against Germany last Sunday, the ongoing Commonwealth Games, and the...

Property professionals and MPs were left wanting more after Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s much-anticipated housing announcements yesterday. Johnson yesterday promised a review...

House price growth is expected to hit single digits by the end of the year as the cost of living crisis...

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

Estate agents and conveyancers have agreed on better working relationships at the first collaborative event between the two professions. There has been...

The sponsor of an industry forum for agents and conveyancers to be held next week says the collaborative event hails the...

Some 86 Bronze, Silver, Gold and Special Awards have been presented to agents in the Guild off Property Professionals at its...

Agents Giving - widely recognised as the industry’s main charity - has appointed another senior agency figure to its board. It’s Iain...

The ESTAS Forum scheduled for March says its aim is to encourage agents and conveyancers to work more closely together.  “There doesn’t...

The Guild of Property Professionals is celebrating its 25th anniversary with a pledge to work hard this year to stand out...

The Guild of Property Professionals launches its Autumn/Winter 2021 Tour this week - the first time its members have met in person...

The stamp duty holiday concluded at midnight, marking the end of the busiest period for the industry - all parts of...

Iain McKenzie, chief executive of the Guild of Property Professionals, has given Estate Agent Today readers four exclusive marketing tips. In a...

The Guild of Property Professionals is to give its members a tool which, it claims, will show existing owners’ propensity to...

International investment bank UBS has double-downgraded Purplebricks from ‘buy’ to ‘sell’ - and that could be good for independent agents, a...

An analysis of the average time taken for properties from 10 leading estate agency brands to complete shows a significant increase...

The last property event I attended in person – and I think the last physical property event held all told –...

PropTech firm Sprift has entered into a deal with The Guild of Property Professionals. The partnership means that Guild member agents have...

Rarely do Budgets produce positive sentiments from the agency industry but Chancellor Rishi Sunak appears to have won widespread support for...

Much of the agency industry has reacted with delight at the extension of the stamp duty holiday deadline until June. Rightmove estimates...

Transaction totals took a tumble last month for the first time since last summer as HMRC figures suggest the stamp duty...

A trade body says it’s been contacted by the government explaining how agencies can get Coronavirus asymptomatic testing for staff. The Guild of...

Agents will soon have a chance to hear a US motivational speaker described as one of the world’s most influential sales...

Boomin has denied that it will ever allow direct property sales, cutting out estate agents. Founder Michael Bruce says the new service...

Just as the new chief executive of Propertymark holds interviews across the industry, so The Guild of Property Professionals is coming out...

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

MPs lobbied by agents to extend the stamp duty holiday are staying firmly on the fence with standard answers and no...

The Guild of Property Professionals is urging the industry - all agents, not just its own members - to lobby MPs...

A new tool which identifies preferences of Facebook users and then targets them with ads for appropriate homes on sale, is...

Independent agents are busier than they have ever been thanks to the post-lockdown surge but larger corporates are actually losing market...

A new customer service award category at The ESTAS will see agency networks competing against each other for the first time.  Networks...

The Guild of Property Professionals says that in the past quarter it has had its highest number of new joiners on...

Reviews and awards platform ESTAS has announced that it’s now the preferred partner of the Guild of Property Professionals.  “Over the past...

The Guild of Property Professionals is relaunching its online auction brand - Guild Auctions - even though it has already successfully...

Conferences, events and awards dinners are a hugely important part of the property calendar, bringing the great and the good of...

An estate agency is warning that the likely rush of transactions when the new stamp duty holiday ends next spring will...

They are the names we hear about often, pushing for this or seeking clarifications on that. They are the representatives of...

The Guild of Property Professionals says “a remarkable number” of agencies has joined it during the lockdown. Some 27 agencies signed up...

The combined market share of agencies in the Guild of Property Professionals is now higher even than it was at the...

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

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

Some estate agents are now receiving small business grants from the government, according to the Guild of Property Professionals. Guild chief executive...

Estate Agent Today is launching a daily service to help agents facing the Coronavirus threat. This is where you’ll find news, advice...

The Guild of Property Professionals is to give guidance to agents on how to run their businesses remotely.  Chief executive Iain McKenzie...

House prices have risen 2.3 per cent in the past year - the strongest rate of inflation for property since July...

As competition hots up between affinity groups and associations in the industry, the Guild of Property Professionals has come out fighting. It...

House prices increased 0.5 per cent in November, which was the strongest monthly rise since April according to the Nationwide.  However, annual...

A £3.6 billion Towns Fund to support towns across England to build prosperous futures through innovative regeneration is a perfect chance...

The Guild of Property Professionals is launching its second tour of 2019 with an added bonus - a free training session...

The Guild of Property Professionals' regional roadshow for existing and potential members, resumes its activities next week with a visit to...

Agents appear to be speaking with one voice in response to the latest house price index, saying that once Brexit is...

The Guild of Property Professionals says its network of over 800 independent estate agents across the UK has, collectively, the highest...

It’s not just the high-end market for homes in the south east that’s hit by Brexit according to the Guild of...

The Guild of Property Professionals is seeking views from member agents on the government’s reform agenda.  The Regulation of Property Agents working...

Agents have suggested that the latest price figures from the Halifax may be masking increased activity in the market in recent...

When it comes to letting a property, it is important that landlords and renters have faith in their agent. The more...