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The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has appointed Victor Olowe as the chair of its new Valuation Assurance Committee (VAC).  Olowe...

Agents working for themselves, supported by a ‘broker’ organisation are on the increase in the UK after becoming almost the norm...

I'll start with a confession. I am not an estate agent - I'm a marketer. But since I joined the industry...

Can you start by telling us a bit about yourself and how you got into the property industry? My name is Andrea...

Check out some of the latest charitable endeavours from agency and property brands this week. Agents Giving: Entries are now open for...

The directors of the Harrogate based residential estate agency for Knight Frank have gone independent. The change of ownership will see the...

Interest rates made their biggest leap in 27 years yesterday, rising by 0.5% from 1.25% to 1.75%. It was the biggest...

The Bank of England has decided to raise the base interest rate from 1.25% to 1.75%, the biggest rate hike for...

The interim chairman of the RICS governing council has vowed to get the beleaguered body in a “good position” for reforms...

A high-profile review of the governance and purpose of the RICS has said the need for change at the institution is...

First off, here at EAT we hope everyone enjoyed the Easter celebrations and didn’t eat too much chocolate! Despite the Easter break,...

A veteran estate agent who set up his own business in one of Britain’s most popular locations is being mourned after...

An estate agent who has now gone self-employed after working on the staff of Connells and Spicerhaart says her move is...

In a day of unexpected drama, Boris Johnson carried out a surprisingly brutal and widespread Cabinet reshuffle which saw a number...

The son of an Oscar winner has been named as the latest estate agent working under the easyProperty banner. Damian Wanstall is...

Propertymark has named two new non-executive directors described as having “a wealth of knowledge and independence.” A statement says their appointments “will expand...

easyJet founder Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou has given his personal backing to the newest recruit of online agency easyProperty - even though...

In this week’s In Conversation Today, I am delighted to chat with Lucy Morton, Head of Residential Agency at JLL, about...

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...

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

In July, here at Environet UK, we transferred 100% ownership of the company to our employees, in the form of an...

A woman who bought a London house in 2012 is now suing the conveyancers that worked for her at the time...

Fine & Country has introduced a self-employed agency business model to be run by well-known former Property Academy chief Nicky Stevenson. The...

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

There has been a real wind of change in estate agency and over the last 18 months we have seen the...

A high proportion of over-65s would consider moving to a bungalow and believe more properties should be designed exclusively for older...

One of the biggest changes seen in the property market over the last decade is technology growth. With the likes of Rightmove...

Trade bodies and property firms have strongly welcomed the recommendations for root and branch reform of the agency industry - and...

The government has published proposals for far-reaching changes to the way estate and letting agents are regulated, trained and licensed. The proposals...

Recent figures from the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) have revealed a rather worrying landscape for small business owners across the...

Four years ago, as we approached the general election, Andrews Property Group held a roundtable debateon the impact the election might have...

Some 45 per cent of so-called Empty Nesters - older owners whose children have left home permanently - say they are...

Hello and welcome to our first Property Jobs Today, a weekly round-up of key job moves within estate and letting agencies...

Purplebricks is to work with respected review website Feefo - in addition to keeping its controversial existing link with Trustpilot which...

“Housing policy should be in independent hands.” That was the conclusion of a panel debate that Andrews held, not recently, but two...

In their election rhetoric all the political parties informed us that the UK is experiencing a ‘housing crisis’, with all promising...

The UK Independence Party’s housing policy for the General Election hinges around a huge expansion in modular factory-built housing - but...

Baroness Diana Warwick (below right) has been appointed chair of The Property Ombudsman scheme’s independent council. A life peer for the past 18...

The story of the week has been the first steps of a trade body to represent independent estate agents - as...

What a month it has been. By the time you read this, we'll have a new Prime Minister, a new Cabinet,...

The Wikipedia entry for OnTheMarket has been restored to its original condition after changes were made querying its apparent independence. Wikipedia is an...

And so it begins. Four months and counting before we vote to leave or remain. For a country apparently so divided about...

A Strutt & Parker senior partner has dismissed speculation that the residential arm of his agency is about to be taken...

So housing made itself top of the list of questions by the new Leader of the Opposition’s first PMQs on Wednesday...

The issue of some estate agents insisting that buyers and/or sellers use a particular solicitor or conveyancer has reared its ugly...