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Propertymark’s regional conferences are returning in November, promising to help members keep up with the latest legislative changes. As part of the...

A new estate agency in Hampshire is celebrating expansion after securing more than £40m of property listings in its first half...

Fine & Country has expanded further into North Yorkshire and County Durham with a new team headed up by property duo James...

Chestertons has continued its London expansion with the acquisition of James Pendleton. With branches across Wandsworth, Battersea and Clapham, James Pendleton will...

A new estate agency dedicated to improving the house moving process has launched in the Gloucestershire and Worcestershire areas. Founded by James...

An agency setup during the pandemic is celebrating four successful years in business. Worthing-based James & James opened its doors on 1...

My Property Box – a North East-headquartered residential estate agency – has received a multi-million pound investment from BGF, one of...

Savills has strengthened its residential sales team in Rickmansworth with the appointment of associate director Rozanne Edwards from Strutt & Parker. Edwards...

Almost half of properties sold in prime central London (PCL) this year had a price reduction, research suggests. The latest data from...

Enforcement of material information rules is being done through redress schemes rather than putting a strict deadline on compliance, James Munro,...

A newly-launched upmarket agency network has attracted two former Fine & Country agents. James Cooper and Alia Khan are the latest top-flight...

A property recruitment firm that already works with almost 100 estate agencies has rebranded. Genum Recruitment, which has helped supply talent to...

Is there such a thing as an online estate agency any more? A decade ago, about the time I started editing Estate...

The founding team behind Yorkshire agent Preston Baker has launched a custom-built AI-powered CRM system for UK estate and letting agents.  Preston...

Dawsons has overhauled its senior leadership team following the retirement of popular industry figure senior partner Chris Hope. The Swansea and South Wales-based...

Knight Frank says it’s opened six new offices over the past two years, and hired 14 new partners, as part of...

Martin & Co’s Tonbridge office has a new owner. Chatham-born Stephen Castellani has taken the reins from Robert Gordon-James and his wife...

The great grandson of the founder of Jackson-Stops has returned to the sales side of the industry after running his own...

Agency staff owed money from the collapse of Douglas & Gordon last year will be repaid, the brand’s administrator has said,...

Propertymark has welcomed the reappointment of Julie James as the new Welsh Housing Minister. Timothy Douglas, head of policy and campaigns at...

Artificial intelligence (AI)-powered property portal Jitty has now expanded to Bristol and the surrounding areas. The app said it clocked over 3,000...

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

The complexities of the government’s leasehold reform proposals affecting millions of homeowners came under the spotlight at a seminar organised by...

The administration of collapsed agency brand Douglas & Gordon has been extended by a year. Douglas & Gordon called in Grant Thornton...

Fine & Country has partnered with James Edition, a marketplace for international luxury real estate.  This strategic collaboration will help Fine &...

Winkworth is expanding its country house operation to capitalise on demand from UK and international buyers. The operation will work from Winkworth’s...

Savills has kicked off 2024 with two key external hires and an internal move into its country house team. James Toogood has joined...

A new artificial intelligence (AI)-powered property portal has launched its app with an initial focus on Bath. The brand, called Jitty, aims...

Savills has recruited Cory Askew to head up its newly established South West London Parks region. Askew joins from Chestertons having worked throughout...

Energy efficiency and “transaction niggles” are predicted to be key themes of 2024 for agents, buyers and sellers. Buying agent Stacks Property...

The prime central London market is set for a rebound, analysis claims. Research by Strutt & Parker reveals the PCL market was...

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

A former director of Southampton-based property brand White & Guard has launched his own estate agency in Hampshire. Rob Rowe has unveiled Rowe...

The partners of Cluttons have completed a management buyout of the agency and property consultancy brand. James Gray continues as chief executive...

Agency software provider Alto is set to share an update with agents on what it has delivered in 2023 in a...

A series of webinars have been unveiled to help agents prepare for new material information rules. Rightmove said it is providing a...

The National Trading Standards Estate and Letting Agency Team (NTSELAT) has published the long-awaited Parts B and C of material information...

CRM provider Street.co.uk has unveiled a new partnership that will see technology firm Global 4’s 8x8 hosted telephony directory made available...

Winkworth has expanded further in Dorset with the acquisition of Christopher Batten in Wimborne – its seventh office in the county.  Christopher...

Three firms run by the same family have merged to create one of Derbyshire’s largest independent estate agency brands cope&co. Husband and...

Trading Standards has insisted it is still on track to introduce parts B and C of material changes rules for property...

Self-employed agency brand Harding Green has appointed recent FTSE 100 director Ian Gascoigne to its board. The former managing director of St...

Hunters’ first ever franchised branch in the North Yorkshire town of Selby is under new ownership after 16 years. James Powell, who...

One in four mortgages lent to those under 30 now have a term of 35 years or more, new research suggests. This...

Prime estate agent John D Wood & Co has named a new Head of Sales and claims this marks “a new...

Secured creditors of collapsed agency brand Douglas & Gordon are likely to receive most money owed to them but there is...

Referral fees for estate agents could be back in the sights of industry regulators. It was reported last week that the National...

Estate agency has changed. No longer is it required to sit in a high street office working the old way. Provide a...

Cluttons has moved its London office headquarters to a new prime trophy building in the City as it looks to accelerate...

Deliveroo may have revolutionised the way we order takeaways and now three former executives from the delivery app have set their...

Oliver Bernard has set a new Mayfair and St James record after an off-market sale. The luxury agent has sold an unmodernised...

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

Chestertons has announced its second acquisition in six weeks and third of the year. The London agent has acquired boutique Chelsea agency...

Midlands property group Bond Wolfe has marked its 40th anniversary with a reception for 250 guests at Birmingham’s Town Hall, where...

An agency brand has partnered with Sticklepath Parish Council to promote safer driving and lower speed limits. Stevens Estate Agents in Okehampton...

The number of property sales in England and Wales has dropped by more than 50% so far this year, research suggests. Analysis...

The latest material information rules will be introduced this Autumn, the industry regulator has revealed. Speaking at the Propertymark One Conference in...

There’s never a perfect time to set up in business, but many might think now is exactly the wrong time to...

Two major agents have been on the acquisition trail this week. Chestertons, London’s oldest estate agency, has continued its expansion plans with...

Savills has expanded its international presence with the acquisition of Predibisa in Portugal.  The residential and commercial real estate company has 30...

Annual house price growth slowed for the fifth consecutive month during March and remains negative on a monthly basis, Land Registry...

Agency brands including Hamptons and Savills as well as property developer London Square have sponsored gardens at this week’s Chelsea Flower...

Sussex based estate and lettings agency Mishon Mackay has continued its regional expansion with the acquisition of Kemptown-based brand Justin Lloyd. The...

The Bank of England’s strategy to tackle inflation isn’t working, an agent has claimed, after policymakers hiked rates for the 12th...

Salisbury-based agency brand Whites is celebrating a staff member who has reached 35 years of working for the company. Glenda Privett joined...

A controversial change due to be brought about in the proposed Renters’ Reform Bill is the abolition of Section 21 ‘no...

EweMove has announced its Franchise of the Year as part of the brand’s10th anniversary celebrations More than 250 people flocked to the...

As an estate agent, you know that securing the sale is just step one of a successful journey. But with issues...

A trio of estate agents have setup an LGBTQ+-focused mentoring, learning and networking group. Founded by James Hummerstone-Pope, Danielle Andrews and Caren...

A home linked to Douglas & Gordon chief executive James Evans is currently listed for sale at £3.5m. The property has been...

Mystery surrounds the current position and owner of the Douglas & Gordon sales business as documents reveal the events that led...

Premium estate agency Fine & Country has added a further office to the brand’s already strong London network.  Director Gareth Mozley of...

AVRillo is seeking agents to help test a new product that aims to provide upfront material information to buyers at the...

Winkworth is expanding its operations to focus on land and new homes opportunities across London. Dominic Agace, chief executive of Winkworth, said...

Rightmove is set to launch a new property estimate tool for homeowners who are not actively looking to sell right now. The...

Estate agency brand Douglas & Gordon was confirmed to have entered administration yesterday. There were rumours over the weekend that the well-known...

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

Self-employed agency brand eXp UK has attracted a trio of former Purplebricks agents as it continues its expansion into Scotland and...

The cost of living crisis in the UK has majorly impacted thousands of peoples’ plans to move home, with mortgage lending...

Property developers and policymakers have been warned about copycat cases following a Supreme Court decision this week that ruled neighbours of...

New Land Registry data is set to kick-off the debate about whether house prices have started to fall. Plenty of commentators are...

Fintech firm Twenty7tec has acquired mortgage affordability platform Broker Sense for an undisclosed sum. Broker Sense, founded by Stuart Phillips and Mark...

When the weather turns like it has, we use more energy to keep our homes cosy. However, this places increasing strain...

The Bank of England increased interest rates from 3% to 3.5% yesterday, potentially pushing up costs for those looking to purchase property...

The existence of renewable energy sources and parking facilities look set to be among details that Trading Standards will expect to...

The cost of living crisis and rising interest rates will lead to a decline in property transactions and mortgage lending next...

Average house prices fell by their largest level since October 2008 last month, Halifax data shows. It is the latest sign of...

New mortgage lending data from the Bank of England has indicated a slowdown in property market activity during October but agents...

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

The level of homes being snapped up within two weeks of being listed has fallen to 6.8% across the UK market...

Agents are acknowledging that ‘change is coming’ to the housing market after the latest Land Registry House Price Index showed prices...

With the sudden rise in energy prices in the last few months, many tenants will be feeling the pinch. Combine this...

Property sales are being put at risk by failure to tackle infestations of bamboo, according to new warnings. Invasive plant removal firm...

Given their leading role in the recent upfront information revolution, interest in the work of the National Trading Standards Estate &...

There have been plenty of new jobs being started outside of Wesminster this month. Here are some of the latest moves that...

A 31-year old chartered surveyor has become one of the youngest to achieve RICS Fellowship status. James Brook, founder of Novello Chartered...

A Bill to bring the Government’s Stamp Duty reductions into legislation reached its second reading in the Houses of Parliament this...

Property buyers aiming to reduce their Stamp Duty bill with “mixed-use” purchases are being warned that HMRC is sniffing out those...

UK property sales fell by around a third last month and were flat on a monthly basis, new figures show. HMRC’s latest...

Are landlords following the law? To answer this question, the Government grouped answers from its English Private Landlords Survey 2022 according...