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The construction and property industry has the second highest tenure in the UK, with employees remaining with a company for 4.4...

Northern Ireland portal PropertyPal has announced a strategic merger with Propertynews, uniting two of the country’s leading property websites.  Both brands will...

Super prime agency The Private Office: Real Estate is looking to score with sports stars and celebrities. It has appointed Elisha Warburton...

The UK’s largest multi-brand property franchise business, TPFG, says a brace of acquisitions in the past six months have been “transformational”. Since...

Propertymark has called for an end to instability over Wales’ housing policy. It comes after Welsh Labour leader and First Minister Vaughan...

The Law Society has launched a consultation for conveyancers and legal groups on how its latest TA6 property information form should...

A date has been set for a vote of no confidence in the Law Society amid furore over its stance on...

Knight Frank has announced a significant promotion in its London residential sales business.  Chelsea Whelan has been appointed regional partner for North,...

A legal action group is seeking support from solicitors to call a vote of no confidence in the Law Society The Property...

PropertyPal has named a new chief executive and wider leadership team. The Northern Ireland-focused property portal has promoted former chief operating officer...

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...

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

US agency broker brand eXp Realty has promoted Leo Pareja to chief executive. Pareja was previously chief strategy officer and will replace...

Olympic gold medallist Victoria Pendleton and Dragon’s Den investor Steven Bartlett are the latest speakers scheduled to appear at this summer’s...

In celebration of International Women's Day, Tunbridge Wells property services company Presence & Co. proudly spotlights the exceptional achievements of our...

The Keller Williams UK (KWUK) brand is facing yet another restructure with its leadership in the country effectively removed. KWUK spent much...

The UK’s largest housebuilder has agreed a deal to acquire its rival Redrow. The £2.5bn deal, backed by both company boards, would...

Former agency founder and property marketing veteran John Durrant has challenged Propertymark and RICS to take a leadership on the contentious...

A new action group has been formed that is expressing concern about ineffective legal regulation as well as extra responsibilities being...

Chestertons, one of the UK’s oldest estate agencies, has been sold to a European real estate services and technology group. The buyer...

Jackson-Stops has boosted its presence across the Cornish coast, with the hiring of three new directors, Richard Holder, Dean Lonergan and Daniel...

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

Spicerhaart has boosted its senior team with the appointment of a new managing director within its estate agency division.  Tommy Taylor is...

Two directors of Spicerhaart are set to take over as joint chief executive of the independent agency brand. It comes as its...

Trading conditions in the housing market have worsened during this summer, Crest Nicholson has warned. A trading update from the housebuilder said...

Andrews Lettings Director Angharad Trueman has identified two priorities for her forthcoming term as President of the Association of Lettings Agents. Known...

The process from a Local Plan allocation to a digger on site typically stretches beyond the length of a five-year political...

Prominent industry figure Sean Newman has renewed his licence agreement with Fine & Country for five more years.  Newman has licenses in...

Keller Williams UK (KWUK) is set to change its chief executive in the latest restructure of the self-employed agency brand. Ben Taylor...

Lomond has launched a new leadership development programme. Working with coaching brand FranklinCovey, the scheme aims to develop the finest leadership talent...

Agency brand Hat and Home has launched a new branch in Ascot that will be led by Paul Price. He joins the...

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

Hunters’ Surrey Quays office has been taken over by franchise partner Richard Wells. He is already owner of the Hunters Catford office...

Purplebricks ended its life on the stock market with a share price of 0.30p. It comes as the controversial online brand officially...

Keller Williams UK’s (KWUK) Gatwick market centre is rumoured to have closed but the self-employed agency network’s chief executive Ben Taylor...

Connells, which acquired Countrywide just over two years ago, is now celebrating the bringing together of the combined 16,000 staff through...

A company aiming to “disrupt the conventional homebuying space” has raised £8m in a Series A equity funding round. Wayhome offers a...

Keller Williams (KW) UK has shifted around responsibility for its market centres amid speculation of closures. The self-employed agency brand’s Aspire market...

A Relocation Agent Network (RAN) member was happy to have her morning meeting interrupted last week to be presented with a...

UK residential property market intelligence brand Dataloft has signalled plans to expand internationally after it was acquired by PriceHubble. As part of...

Propertymark has made its annual call for new property professionals to join its leadership team and ambassadorial positions. The agency trade body...

Propertymark has launched a new management qualification for agents. Propertymark Qualifications is now offering a multi-discipline Level 4 Certificate in Property Agency...

Industry executives have blamed low fees, budgets and a lack of training for a lack of leadership in the estate agency...

Quick-buy and part exchange company Spring has announced a leadership reshuffle as it targets £100m of property acquisitions and sales this...

The Relocation Agent Network (RAN) has been sold to a company featuring respected estate agency industry figures. RAN’s owner Dwellworks has completed...

The Property Redress Scheme (PRS) has formed a new member panel that will be chaired by senior industry figure Eric Walker. The...

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

Here at Angels Media towers, we’re always keen to get the biggest names in the business on board for interviews. And that...

And…breathe. For a while back there, the only certainty for the housing market was uncertainty. That isn’t to say the election of Rishi...

Property professionals are hoping for calmer markets after Rishi Sunak was confirmed as the new UK Prime Minister yesterday. Sunak won the...

Rishi Sunak has been confirmed as the new Conservative Party leader and will become the next UK Prime Minister. He will replace...

A week-long race to be the next Conservative Party leader and the Prime Minister kicks off this week, or may already...

Rightmove has named Johan Svanström, former chief executive of travel booking website Expedia Group Inc and McDonald's Corp as its new...

I can’t really write about anything else this week, can I? Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you will have...

Levelling Up and Housing Secretary Simon Clarke has given his backing for a return of Boris Johnson as Prime Minister. Clarke was...

Liz Truss became the shortest serving UK Prime Minister yesterday, resigning after just 45 days and prompting a new Conservative Party...

New Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has been described as a safe pair of hands who could limit the extent of a housing...

Regional estate agency Bradley Hall has undergone a rebrand as it looks to expand its presence beyond the North East and...

Who would be in the shoes of Liz Truss and Kwasi Kwarteng? I don’t mean who would like their power, pay and...

Over the last two years, the property industry has experienced unprecedented change through shifting market conditions and new regulations around compliance. To...

First off, my own quick tribute to the Queen, who died on Thursday afternoon aged 96. Despite her age and declining...

New Housing Secretary Simon Clarke may be an unknown entity to many agents but he has a track record of supporting...

From housebuilding to planning laws and stamp duty reform, agents and property professionals were ready with plenty of suggestions for Liz...

As uncertainty, apprehension and anxiety increasingly infiltrates every aspect of our professional and personal lives, to ‘keep calm and carry on’...

Zoopla-backed agency software provider Alto is to host a virtual event to showcase its offering. Taking place on 14 September, Altogether Live...

Jacob Rees-Mogg is reportedly being lined up as Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities should Liz Truss win...

Housing Secretary Greg Clark, who is also the Levelling Up Secretary, has been caught up in the storm surrounding Rishi Sunak...

Double-think, for those who have not read George Orwell, is when people are expected to accept two conflicting beliefs as truth,...

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

For years now estate agents have been on a journey from digital infancy to digital maturity. But what does the future...

Recent months have seen interest rates rise from historic lows back closer to pre-financial crisis levels as the Bank of England...

A quarter of agents have indicated they may prefer Rishi Sunak as the next Conservative Party leader and Prime Minister –...

The Tory leadership debates have covered everything from taxes to trans rights but industry executives have lamented the lack of focus...

When it comes to housing policy, the Conservative MPs have given their party a choice between Tweedle Dum and Tweedle DumDum. Rishi...

Recent statistics published by the government’s Business Insights and Conditions Survey revealed the extent to which many real estate businesses have...

The Tory leadership candidates have been urged to not forget about housing as the race to be the new Prime Minister...

The last week has been dramatic even by the standards of UK politics, with a Cabinet and junior minister rebellion bringing...

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

There has been plenty of movement in the property jobs market this month. Here are some of the latest moves that took...

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

Prime estate agent John D Wood & Co has marked 150 years in business by opening a new headquarters. It has moved...

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

Outgoing NAEA Propertymark president Liana Loporto has shared her regrets that she didn’t see the Regulation of Property Agents (ROPA) rules...

In this article, Kristian Stott, Head of New Business at iamproperty, analyses the digital revolution in our lives and in property and why...

The Prime Minister has tonight won a confidence vote in his leadership and hung on to his premiership. After a dramatic day at...

House price growth may be slowing but there is still plenty of movement in the property jobs market. Here are some of...

In this latest ‘Women in Property’ edition of the Natter, I check in with Collette Allen, who was recently appointed as...

OnTheMarket has expanded its partnership with agency coaching brand Property Academy. The exclusive commercial relationship was agreed last year, giving full-fee paying...

Following a series of unexplained delays, Helena Marston has now finally been confirmed as the new chief executive of beleaguered agency...

A high profile London estate agency has appointed two so-called Wellness Ambassadors to look after the mental health and wellbeing of...

Foxtons has told shareholders that it has enjoyed "a good year of progress with revenues, profits and cash flow significantly ahead of...

If the UK and its allies have been played by Russia over the Ukraine ‘invasion’, and it’s beginning to look that...

Property events and functions are now back in full swing, with 2022 likely to be the first ‘normal’ year for this...

Will he stay or will he go? You don’t need me to say who ‘he’ is - it’s the only story...

It really is beginning to look a lot like Christmas – just a week to go now. Presents all wrapped and...

An England football manager who resigned after a newspaper sting is in a podcast series launched by Boomin and Purplebricks founders Michael and Kenny...

OnTheMarket has revamped its website in a bid to shed the final connections with the portal’s failed leadership and strategy of...

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

In this thought leadership article, Videosign CEO Steven Tallant looks at electronic signatures and conveyancing and whether the time is nigh for the...