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The predictions game can be tricky. Sometimes you just don’t know whether to stick or twist. As reported in Estate Agent Today...

The ‘UK Seniors Housing Market Update Q2 2024’ from Knight Frank brings positive news that the supply of new seniors housing...

Price growth has been put on hold at the top of the market during the second quarter of 2024 given uncertainty...

It is currently one of the best times to be a homebuyer, Knight Frank claims. The agency brand has highlighted that a...

Zoopla has kicked off an eight week marketing campaign to fend off the threat of OnTheMarket and to capitalise on the...

Only realistic sellers willing to negotiate prices are successful in the current market, says one of the country’s leading estate agents. The...

The average price of a home in Wales fell to £229,263 in the first quarter of 2024, making this the fifth...

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

Forget the King’s Speech, Zoopla is hoping for a Christmas Day boost with the launch of its new marketing campaign. The portal...

An index of prime London properties suggests buyers standing back as economic uncertainty reaches the upper levels of the market. The Prime...

Have you heard of the Pareto Principle…? Named after economist Vilfredo Pareto, it describes the imbalance of most work-related events -...

Zoopla has delivered strong vendor lead performance for agents in the first half of 2023 despite the challenging macroeconomic backdrop -...

The property market remains weak but there are long-term signs of stability, the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) claims. The latest...

Zoopla is set to unveil a new 16-week marketing campaign on Bank Holiday Monday, aiming to capitalise on the traditionally busier...

Prime London demand and supply is on the rise but mainly for those without the need for a mortgage, new data...

Zoopla is set to unwrap a major new nine-week marketing campaign on Christmas Day in an effort to boost agent leads...

Agents are getting more listings but it is taking longer for properties to go under offer, new figures show. The latest Homemover...

A financial analyst has suggested homeowners may be better off staying put in the current market. CMC Markets has predicted a likely...

As the UK works towards its net zero goal by 2050, Legal & General Mortgage Club has launched a Green Hub to support...

Knight Frank is predicting a post-summer slump in the prime London property market. It comes despite its data for the second quarter...

Zoopla has unveiled a new marketing campaign aimed at high-value home movers and claims it has already boosted leads with agents. The...

The Bank of England raised interest rates for the fifth consecutive month yesterday. The cost of borrowing is now at a 13-year...

The UK government appears to have given sanctioned Russian property owners a get-out-of-jail card valid for six months.  It’s been confirmed that...

Boomin is launching a new ad campaign from Boxing Day, December 26 - the date previously associated with record visits to...

A massive multi-million pound marketing blitz by Zoopla starts on Monday. The portal says the campaign will capitalise on what it says...

A petition is being started, urging the government to ban the payment of referral fees to estate agents. It’s reported to have...

The last 18 months have been full of ups and downs, but the property market has coped remarkably well during the...

OnTheMarket has signed an exclusive commercial partnership with business coaching specialists, Property Academy.  OTM will provide full fee-paying customers with free access...

More than 10,000 certificates have been awarded to agents who have taken Rightmove’s first modular training. This is an accredited GDPR course...

PropTech industry giant epropservices has acquired Property Technology Ltd, better known to agents as marketing platform LeadPro. epropservices is the parent company of...

There’s good news and bad news from the shake-up in government ministers and ministries that was presented to the nation last...

A TV advertising campaign begins today to promote SmartVal, its real-time valuation tool available on the Boomin portal. The advertisements will start...

New research from Zoopla appears to show that buyers typically move further away for larger homes rather than smaller or same-size...

Zoopla today begins a new marketing drive - the latest move in the fierce battle between Rightmove, Zoopla, OnTheMarket and Boomin. Zoopla is...

Here are the first three TV adverts for Boomin, the new property portal which launches on Friday.The new website launches early...

On March 23rd 2021, Dezrez and its partners are hosting EAvolution21 the event that showcases the latest in PropTech using an...

An online agency has apologised to a single mother who felt pressured into allowing viewings of a property she was renting. Local media in...

Technology has advanced in leaps and bounds in recent years, undoubtedly improving many parts of the moving process for both estate...

The pandemic has reignited the flagging country house market and boosted demand for larger homes with gardens, claims Savills. Larger country houses...

A 10 week marketing campaign is being launched by Zoopla - and the portal urges agents to stay open as much...

A new report funded by high profile consumer champion Martin Lewis says the government must do more to help ‘mortgage prisoners’. These...

The London sales market is slowing as Christmas nears but no significant impact has been caused by the second wave of...

Zoopla has been awarded £50,000 of premium ad space with the Telegraph Media Group in recognition of a campaign to help the UK...

Zoopla has revealed details of its biggest ever marketing campaign in a bid to cash in on agents’ growing dissatisfaction with...

The stamp duty surcharge for non-resident investment buyers announced in yesterday’s Budget is dwarfed by discounts they receive thanks to the...

The ‘on-demand’ economy is reshaping our world. The way we order food, get around, and even access healthcare has changed irreversibly...

In the field of conveyancing, there’s a new dynamic at play. And that dynamic is customer-driven and customer-focused, using digital technology...

Zoopla is launching a new eight week marketing campaign on Boxing Day - and Estate Agent Today has an exclusive look at...

The National Association of Estate Agents and the Association of Residential Letting Agents have issued their manifesto for next month’s General...

Have you asked yourself why technology is so important in letting agency today? Just look around and you will know why. Almost...

All the most successful startups of recent years – from Airbnb and Uber to Just Eat and Deliveroo – have melded...

An agent has started an online petition demanding negotiators and others in the agency industry be paid the legal minimum wage...

Given that online property portals, dominated by a handful of websites, are by far the most popular home search method, it...

The culture of impatience and instant gratification has a lot to answer for. It has forced the hand of the property...

Purplebricks has returned to the fray after recent controversies with a claim that home owners saved themselves over £140m in commission...

The other day I met with two agents who have 30 years of property sales experience between them, and yet also...

A telephone number is more than just a number. To consumers, it gives useful information about the company it belongs to....

We live in world where the online economy is just as important as the offline economy. Whether your business is online...

What does it say on your business card? Peter Mansfield, Group Chairman, The World Property Network, www.twpn.com  and TheWorldPropertyNetwork.com                                  What is The World Property Network...

The East of England, which takes in areas from Hertfordshire to Norfolk, has recorded the biggest hike in property prices over...

A Conservative MP has backed a petition calling for the alleged killers of an estate agent to be handed over to...

It is too early to talk about a recovery in the long-term decline of the prime central London sales market despite...

In the capital, people will pay a premium to live near great transport links, and as we’ve seen from Crossrail and...

How do you want your agency to be perceived? Do your processes reflect both the quality and speed of service you...

The days are getting longer, the sun is starting to appear on a more regular basis, Easter is just around the...

A ‘points of interest’ web portal is being offered to agents and developers who want to have additional information on property...

A conveyancing firm claims there has been a 140 per cent increase in the number of properties requiring leasehold extensions in...

Britain’s biggest mortgage lender, the Halifax, says the housing market will slow next year with average price rises of four to...