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Lomond has announced yet another acquisition, expanding its presence across the south coast with the acquisition of Mishon Mackay. The five branch...

A senior agency industry figure has criticised the lack of homebuilding targets after the latest Government data showed a drop in...

Borrowers are currently rolling off relatively favourable two-year fixed-rate deals agreed at the start of 2022, but the pain from higher...

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

Two estate agency businesses have already signed up to self-employed agency brand eXp’s new brokerage model just weeks after launch. Mackays, a...

Forget baubles and tinsel, one estate agent has taken a different approach to festive branch window decorations, Christmas films. The Wirral and...

London and the Home Counties have topped the list of ‘hotspots’ for potential house sales, according to a new Pre Mover...

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

The term mixed-tenure development usually refers to residential developments where different residential tenures are provided on the same site. Typically, tenure was...

Success with your chosen CRM solution should not be a one-and-done package. Once you team up with a stellar CRM provider,...

CRMs can be superheroes for your business, but not all of them possess the necessary powers to save the day. As...

By adopting a top-notch Customer Relationship Management (CRM) solution, you're not only opening doors to acquiring new customers and nurturing existing...

Spicerhaart has celebrated the achievements and contributions of its teams at its highly anticipated annual Elevate Awards ceremony. Among the highlights of the...

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

Innes & Mackay has been named the best estate agency in the north of Scotland for the second year in a...

Move with Us and Moving Made Easy have been awarded the New Homes Quality Board (NHQB) accreditation for their part-exchange and...

Black mould associated with condensation is becoming an increasing problem for homes in the UK and following the tragic death of...

Lies, damned lies, and statistics this week. I don’t know about you, but sometimes I feel as though I’m being bombarded...

Estate agents have the challenging job of creating relationships and trust with their customers, who will make crucial life decisions such...

They think it’s all over, it is now as we publish our final World Cup Agent Match report following England’s quarter...

England progressed to the quarter finals of the World Cup last night but there was an extra achievement that slipped under...

Two Foxtons directors have vowed to stand down from the agent’s board following opposition to their re-election at the company’s annual...

There was plenty of upset off the pitch after the Football Association’s last-minute u-turn – in fear of FIFA sanctions -...

A team of estate agents from Sussex-based Mishon Mackay went the extra mile to assist a buyer who found herself in a...

Sussex-based estate and lettings agency Mishon Mackay is celebrating as its first apprentice has completed his training. Max Blencowe, the first apprentice...

There are no signs of a post-summer lull in the property jobs market. Here are some of the latest moves that took...

Quick buy firm UPSTIX is planning to rollout its chain break service across the market after a successful trial with estate...

A fundraising page setup to encourage donations for a sales negotiator who suffered a life threatening accident while on a family...

The managing director of an Essex-based estate agency has set up a GoFundMe page to encourage donations for a stricken colleague...

For some time, LinkedIn was seen – fairly or unfairly – as stodgy, dull, corporate and formal. The uncool uncle to...

A Sussex lettings and estate agency has delved into its past for its latest apprentice. Mishon Mackay has recently hired Oliver Sumners,...

The owners of Parkers’ Witney branch have marked their third year under the sales and lettings brand by opening their second...

Sussex-based estate agent Mishon Mackay is celebrating 25 years of sevice each for three of its staff members. Sarah Fitzgerald, Sarah McCarthy,...

Former Hamptons and Countrywide executive Phil Tennant has joined US-style fast buy firm UPSTIX. Tennant has been recruited as chief operating officer...

A ‘quick buy’ service launched by veteran proptech innovator Giles Mackay is now looking to help fix broken chains. UPSTIX, which launched...

Estate agency veteran Robin Paterson has joined new ‘quick buy” service UPSTIX. Paterson, a former chief executive of Hamptons and managing director...

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

A new ‘quick buy’ service has been announced which would mean that sales could be completed in a week, providing a...

The police investigation into the Savills agents who allegedly racially abused England players on Twitter after the Euros 2020 final is...

Let it never be said that this column isn’t here to help out agents directly. In this week’s Natter, I speak...

So, who would have thought it? England finally beat Germany in a knockout game at a major competition - and it...

Welcome to another working week and with it, our regular update on appointments and moves within our industry. Please let us know...

The UK affiliated agency of Warren Buffett’s global real estate company has acquired a historic independent company operating in prime central...

The UK affiliated agency of Warren Buffett’s global real estate company has unveiled its new website. Berkshire Hathaway Homes Services (Kay &...

As a property agent, fancy marketing terminology such as ‘omnichannel’ might not hold too much interest for you right now. We’re in...

A conveyancing trade publication wants those involved in residential transactions to be kind to each other - especially as the stamp duty...

The New Year lull is well and truly over and this week’s Agents Do Charity show fundraising is back in business despite...

Hello and welcome to the first Property Jobs Today of 2021 - we’re less than a fortnight into the New Year...

With the Government announcement this week of another national lockdown across England amid the surging coronavirus infections, it once again puts...

The UK outlet of Warren Buffett's estate agency empire is launching its first TV advert in this country.  Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Kay &...

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

Recent debate about urgent need for reform and better collaboration within the property industry, has once again come under the spotlight...

As regular readers will know, the Natter kickstarted a series last time out zoning in on local independent agents – the...

A five-branch agency in the westcountry is the subject of a management buy out by two directors. Westcoast Properties - with branches...

It’s been an unexpected year for the property market, shaped by the effects of the pandemic. We didn’t quite anticipate the...

The new Boomin portal being launched shortly has named 10 high profile agency chains as founding members. The 10 give the new portal...

Hello and welcome to PJT, our Monday feature giving you the inside track on major moves in and across our industry. Let...

An estate agency founded in 1995 has undergone a management buyout from two existing director. Westcoast Properties is a north Somerset firm,...

An agent in Hertfordshire says he routinely secures 5,000 visits to ‘live open houses’ on Facebook Live, and have on one...

An open verdict has been returned on the death of an estate agent whose body was spotted just 10 metres away...

The fallout from Covid-19 has hit everyone hard. With breaking news today that agents are able to look at how to...

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

“A lot of people have learned that they can work at home, or that there’s other methods of conducting their business......

Foxtons' Annual General Meeting next month is to be held virtually, meaning voting will be electronic. A feature of last year’s AGM...

On April 4, EAT published a piece titled: ‘It’s 2024: what will the industry look like, post corona-virus’. To me, this...

Due to the current Coronavirus pandemic, we are all being told to stay at home as much as possible to contain...

Kays Estates in the north of England - one of the agencies ‘powered by Keller Williams’ - has prepared packs for...

“It appears conveyancers either aren’t too concerned with PropTech right now, or they don’t yet have all the information needed to...

A new analysis from a financial services trade body shows that gross mortgage lending is expected to rise significantly in the...

It’s a substantial Tory government for the next five years: what does this mean for estate agents, property and the market? We have...

Hello and welcome to PJT: even with little more than a fortnight before Christmas it seems there are still plenty of...

Property voyeurism and the festive season have long been bedfellows for many Brits. The heady combination of over-indulgence and regret, close proximity...

Foxtons has revealed that the chair of the troubled agency’s remuneration committee has stood down with immediate effect. This are also unconfirmed...

A leading London estate agency with US connections says there has been a surge in high net worth American buyers in...

In recent weeks our campaign to replace leasehold with commonhold has continued to gather momentum both in the press and across...

Mortgage brokers are claiming that “a big number” of buyers are being cajoled into using estate agents’ in-house brokers. The Financial Conduct...

The head of a For Sale By Owner website claims that some agents are making “vast amounts” of up to £7,000...

Mystery surrounds the identity of an estate agency which has been accused of charging a seller five years after the home...

A well-known London estate agency says it signing up to a US-based real estate franchise network run by billionaire Warren Buffett. From...

It’s been revealed that the creators of Purplebricks came up with the name while brain-storming around a kitchen table - and...

London estate agency Kay & Co says it is targeting Chinese buyers following research data produced by a portal. The China property...

Coming into force on May 25, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) - which replaces the Data Protection Act 1998 -...

Coming into force on May 25, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) - which replaces the Data Protection Act 1998 -...

Coming into force on May 25, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) - which replaces the Data Protection Act 1998 -...

Coming into force on May 25, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) - which replaces the Data Protection Act 1998 -...

Coming into force on May 25, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) - which replaces the Data Protection Act 1998 -...

The operation of ‘online estate agencies’ has changed substantially in the relatively short few years of their existence: I have spotted...

One of the country’s leading PropTech entrepreneurs has responded to recent criticism of online estate agencies and their allegedly-poor record of...

We think about technology all the time. At least, I do. And there’s nothing left in property that technology hasn’t touched...

A new report by the residential property team of a legal firm has found widespread criticism of online agents’ over their...

Coming into force on May 25, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) - which replaces the Data Protection Act 1998 -...

Scotland is considering giving first time buyers relief or exemption from Land and Buildings Transaction Tax - the replacement for stamp...

Former estate agent Nick Ferrand has gone public with a new website which says home owners decide when and to whom...

In last week’s column, I asked 14 industry leaders to give their predictions for the year ahead. Well, it seems a handful of...

Well, I don’t know about you but after the holidays I've got an imprint just below my navel where my belt...

A local news outlet in Essex is reporting that a Chelmsford agent claims he crashed his car whilst driving drunk following...

An estate agency has used the experiences of Cambridge, Oxford and other cities to forecast that pockets of central London's housing...

A new website which completely by-passes all kinds of estate agents and allows vendors to upload details of their own properties...

Winter really is the time for fund-raising - and thanks for letting us know exactly what you are up to to...

Long-established central London estate agency Kay & Co is opening what it calls “a stylish new boutique office” on the ground...