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A building society is calling for stamp duty reforms to incentivise downsizing. A statement from the Suffolk Building Society says it believes...

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

This year the 'Do It For Dom' charity event is returning as an adventure challenge. Dominic Subbiani is a joint owner of...

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

Would-be home-buyers are enjoying the highest level of spring-time choice of homes in five years says Zoopla. The portal claims that there...

The term ‘time bomb’ is sometimes overly used in the housing market, and while it has been linked to many things...

The ripple effect of a property sale that falls through is, without exception, one of the most frustrating and disappointing events...

The best news for the property sector to come from Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s Spring Budget statement came not from any fiscal...

I was chatting to a genuine city gent the other day (someone who has enjoyed a career in suits, ties, shares...

Five years ago, Lettings expert, Tim Lawler, wrote an article for Estate Agent Today charting his early experiences of setting up...

There are now less than 40 days until self-employed property professionals will need to submit their self-assessment tax return, and pay...

Rumours about tax cuts in this week’s Autumn Statement are continuing but there are warnings that a Stamp Duty cut may...

It was US disability rights advocate, Helen Keller, who said: ‘alone, we can do so little, together we can do so...

The ESTAS team and I are now on the final countdown to Friday 20th October.  Having run the event for twenty...

In his latest column Jonathan Rolande looks at the future of estate agnts on the high street.   You only need to walk down...

Retail queen Stacey Cartwright will succeed Nicholas Ferguson as chair of Savills from December 31 - but she inherits a company...

Agents are facing challenges of rising price reductions but fewer listings are being withdrawn and the level of fall-throughs is dropping,...

The long-awaited Renters Reform Bill was finally introduced in Parliament in May, but is it really good news for tenants? Several...

The past seven days have seen a string of stories across the media relating to the property sector.  Reports have revealed how...

An agent who went viral with musical property marketing videos has taken her last bow in estate agency. Keller Williams agent Claire...

With rising mortgage rates and the cost of living expected to be the biggest cause of a slowdown in the housing...

Agents have plenty of ways to market properties, from pictures to 3D tours and videos but few, thankfully, have tried their...

Conveyancers are warning that this week’s Land Registry strikes could have a knock-on effect on property sales once staff return to...

It turns out even estate agents have to go off-market when finding their own homes. Paul Clarke, of Belvoir-owned self-employed agency brand...

Industry leaders have hit back at a suggestion that agents should do more door-knocking to win business. Speaking in the latest video...

Property sales are yet to decline amid higher mortgage rates and the cost of living crisis but there are signs of...

As we get ever closer to 2023, this final Natter of the year is dedicated to the five biggest property moments of...

Over the later part of 2022, we have experienced unprecedented economic and political turmoil, which will remain as we head into...

A report earlier this month warned that conveyancing firms should stress test their businesses for a sharp decline in work volumes. These businesses...

England beat Wales at the World Cup in Qatar this week, confirming the team’s progression to the next round while their...

The Wales versus England match has been lined up as a crunch game this week after disappoint results in the second...

The World Cup is set to kick off in Qatar this weekend and Estate Agent Today has compiled a team of...

Dozens of estate agents have been fined a combined total of £519,645 for failing to meet their obligations under anti-money laundering...

Conveyancing is an integral part of the house buying and selling process. But it is a slow process, with the length...

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

Time is up for Boris Johnson's tenure as Prime Minister and leader of the Conservative Party, serving 3 years and 44...

A senior new-build property professional has warned that the Help to Buy scheme will be “sorely missed” by first-time buyers once...

Agents and property professionals paid tribute to the Queen last night after Buckingham Palace announced she had passed away. Readers were celebrating...

Four out of five homebuyers would consider reducing an offer if they found maintenance issues when viewing a property.  The insurer’s poll...

As inflation passes the 10% mark, it’s no surprise that many landlords are hurriedly reviewing the health of their buy-to-let portfolio. You...

Agency stock has reached its highest level for 12 months, OnTheMarket claims. The portal’s latest Property Sentiment Index revealed that there has...

The latest house price index from Zoopla has suggested the market remains resilient in the face of the cost-of-living crisis, but...

As Britain’s housing boom continues,  SDL Property Auctions has warned of ten ways new homeowners could be fined up to £5,000...

People in prominent positions in the housing industry aren’t always perfect role models. After all, Chris Pincher was housing minister for...

Anyone working in the property market should have at least one eye on supply. Of course, it’s a constant issue for...

First-time buyers are now facing up to a nine-year wait to save enough of a deposit to get on the property...

Spicerhaart’s annual conference and awards ceremony returned earlier this month after a three-year hiatus caused by the pandemic. The company’s two day...

Buying agency Stacks Property Search is reporting g rising buyer demand for wrecks requiring significant levels of renovation. The agency says that...

Analysts are gearing up for the full year figures to be revealed by Rightmove to its shareholders at the end of...

Rightmove says the level of business owners enquiring about leasing office space has now surpassed even pre-pandemic levels in January. Demand is...

Some regional property markets are perilously close to running out of any stock to sell. That’s the news from property data...

In this piece, Leanna Donkin from house. partnership reflects on what the last year has brought for her after a leap...

In this guest piece, the team at Lifesycle discuss a recent experiment they did with AI and estate agents' data and...

The past two years have been a whirlwind of change, challenges and chance. The main catalyst has clearly been the pandemic...

Data out today from Rightmove shows the predictable seasonal effect of around 0.7 per cent knocked off the typical asking price. The...

In this latest Natter piece zoning in on independent agents doing things differently, following on from the one I did with...

It’s been a busy and arguably fruitful year for the property market, with an eager consumer base pushing forwards with their...

In this article, the team at The Lettings Hub - which aims to offer tech-driven solutions for the rental market - outline...

In this op-ed, Warwick Haycock, accounting software specialist at The Access Group, looks at how the use of tech can empower...

Does this photo drive you mad? Do you see it everywhere (including on Estate Agent Today stories)?  Who are these people and...

A bulk quick buy company has surveyed purchasers who have been deterred from continuing their transactions to discover what the biggest...

Propertymark says confusion over new stamp duty rules has led to a surge in fall-throughs. Since April 1 homes bought in England...

Around 2.66 million landlords were operational in Great Britain in 2019, according to data estimations previously released by Hamptons International. Of those...

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

It was never going to be easy for Scotland - and there was no sense of jeopardy for an already-through England. Yet...

For a match between two great rivals, the England-Scotland 0-0 draw on Friday may have brought both nations together. After all it’s...

While running customer identification and verification checks is part and parcel of the onboarding process for estate agents, under UK anti...

Banking has gone through radical changes in the past few years, in step with technology and the sheer amount we can...

Over the next few years, the property sector is set to change for the better – all thanks to PropTech. While the...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? I am Mark Armstrong, and my business card says...

You could make about 65 more cold calls, or hold 13 more viewings, or you could take a power-nap every day...

As you’ll know by now, I like to use the Natter to shine a light on independent agents doing things a...

An estate agency has apologised unreservedly for “most regrettable” comments made by two members of staff who described a vendor’s property...

Being a letting agent today means keeping up to date with the long list of rules and regulations governing how a...

An agent is challenging the insurer Hiscox over its interpretation of whether to honour a Business Interruption Insurance policy. A standard letter...

A 10-point ’must have’ list of demands for Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s Budget on March 3 has been issued by NAEA Propertymark. It’s...

As part of our third PayProp Special Report on COVID-19 rental arrears in the UK, we surveyed over 600 agents, tenants...

As we now find ourselves in the UK’s third national lockdown in 10 months, what tenants want, and need from their...

Zoopla's latest figures suggest 70,000 transactions are likely to miss the stamp duty holiday deadline of March 31.  And the portal says: “The...

Sir Kier Starmer has told the government it should look again at whether estate agents’ viewings of properties for sale and...

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

To kick off 2021, we have a Q&A with one of the most high-profile – and, it has to be said,...

A young estate agent - who by the age of 20 has already had a year working with Purplebricks - has...

Following a turbulent 2020 in which the property market and the professionals working within it excelled in the face of unprecedented...

Described on this site as a ‘powerful disruptor’ in March 2020, few would deny that the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted on...

A leading property consultancy is suggesting that a possible increase in Capital Gains Tax could end up losing money for the...

A petition has been launched demanding a stamp duty holiday extension. The online petition is the idea of Jonathan Steel - a layperson...

Welcome to part three of our ongoing series on local independent agents, as we seek to give this all-important part of...

Zoopla’s research team is anticipating the first quarter of next year will see the current boom continue as 100,000 additional sales...

Figures just released from HM Revenue & Customs show just how much stamp duty buyers pay, at least before the current holiday...

The housing market’s recovery will be threatened with drastic consequences for buyers and sellers if the stamp duty holiday isn’t extended beyond...

The National Association of Estate Agents wants the government to initiate a mortgage guarantee scheme to encourage more 95 per cent...

The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, better known as the furlough scheme, was introduced by the chancellor Rishi Sunak in March to...

I want to talk to you about new ways to sell homes. Let's not encourage people to sell but just swap...

Mortgage approvals - a key indicator of short-term activity in the housing market - beat expectations in June according to Bank...

Countrywide has released details of its trading performance, including the knock its income has received as a result of the housing...

The only story that has come remotely close to pushing coronavirus – and its various knock-on effects – off the top...

If it’s Friday it’s our regular round-up of fund-raising by and involving the property industry, and it’s remarkable how much is...

Letting agents up and down the country have undoubtedly felt the financial strain added by the outbreak of COVID19. Whilst this will continue,...

During March, the coronavirus pandemic put the brakes on the property market with an enforced period of shutdown. However, almost two...