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

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has pledged £90,000 to the Chartered Surveyors Student Bursary Programme to support new entrants...

Hamptons has announced a new international partnership that will launch the brand ‘in association with Hamptons’. The deal is with Italian agency...

Self-employed agency brand eXp UK has agreed a listings deal with OnTheMarket (OTM), claiming that the CoStar-backed portal will overtake Rightmove...

Propertymark elected its new board members and vice presidents during its annual general meeting last week. The meeting extended an appreciation and...

Savills’ “less transactional” services have boosted its performance so far this year amid a slower property market. A trading update from the...

It’s more than 100 days since global real estate tech giants CoStar Group acquired struggling property portal, OnTheMarket. If you cast your...

Liz Morrell meets Women in Estate Agency’s co-founder Liana Loporto-Browne Liana Loporto-Browne, managing director of LB Residential, fell in love with the...

OnTheMarket president Jason Tebb has cautioned buyers against waiting for an interest rate cut and General Election before making a transaction...

OnTheMarket has signed a listings agreement with independent agency brand Seymours. The South East England focused 20-branch estate agency network primarily operates...

Seller confidence has improved in anticipation of the traditionally busier Spring market and interest rate cuts in the months ahead, research...

OnTheMarket (OTM) has signed a listing agreement with Rettie, one of the UK's largest independent property services firms operating in Scotland...

OnTheMarket is set to bring back its popular town hall meetings with agents. It will be the first since its acquisition by...

Agents are becoming more confident about a busy Spring market after the Bank of England held interest rates for the fourth...

Propertymark is encouraging auctioneers to attend its upcoming open forum on the 2018 Ivory Act to make sure they are complying with this important law.   The Ivory...

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

Propertymark is hosting two important webinars this week to keep agents informed of important industry regulations. The agency trade body is hosting...

Female representation at estate agency conferences and awards was a big theme of 2023 and now there is a chance to...

Scottish property portal ESPC has announced the inaugural graduation of its first qualification, with a 100% pass rate. EPSC revealed that 55...

Former NAEA Propertymark President Stephen McCarron has questioned if agents should be held responsible for clients losing out from overvalued properties. Speaking...

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

Propertymark has named its new chairperson and board members during its annual general meeting. Succeeding Propertymark’s, Nicky Heathcote, Bill Butler has been...

Propertymark has released details of a panel featuring several industry heavyweights at its much anticipated conference in June. Founder of emoov-turned-property-pundit and...

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

An estate agency veteran has urged Government ministers to consider where their own children will live amid a continuing shortage of...

Surveying is traditionally a male-dominated profession, and many women who have worked in the profession for many years report that at...

Automated rental payment specialists PayProp recently held a high-profile event in London - PayProp Connect - which included a number of...

It has been another busy month for job moves in the estate agency sector. Here are some of the latest moves that...

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

Agency franchise brand Keller Williams UK (KWUK) held its largest ever UK event at the Vue cinema in London’s Leicester Square...

Propertymark Qualifications has added two industry veterans to its board. Jan Hytch, residential and operations partner for Arnold Keys and Katie Griffin,...

Purplebricks backer Axel Springer has replaced its representative on the board of the beleaguered online estate agent. A stockmarket update yesterday said...

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

Propertymark has announced an extension of its working relationship with property expert and TV presenter Phil Spencer. The agency trade body will...

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

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

NAEA Propertymark’s new president Stephen McCarron has said he intends to focus on making agency an attractive option for school leavers...

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

Two senior agency figures have suggested there is more work needed to level the playing field for women in the sector. The...

The property industry is fortunate in including many great people, doing great work across a range of businesses – from traditional agency...

A new service launched in the UK this week selling one-eight to one-half ownership of luxury holiday homes insists it is...

Estate agents and other property businesses need to ensure their customer screening processes are robust and up to date following extensive...

London mayor Sadiq Khan says he supports the seizure of property assets connected to the allies of Russian President Vladimir Putin.  The...

No matter how dark the news, there’s light in our industry thanks to so many agents and suppliers doing good deeds....

It appears that new controls on property ownership may feature in future sanctions against Russia in response to its aggression in Ukraine. Prime...

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

The annual NAEA Propertymark national conference is back in 2022. “The NAEA Propertymark National Conference is such an exciting event where property...

Here’s the odd thing about interest rates - we all care about them, but they don’t directly affect that many people...

The name of Purplebricks - which once claimed its business model was a global success - has now been removed in...

Phil Spencer’s new series of Move iQ podcasts is to be sponsored by Propertymark. During the nine part series, Spencer will talk...

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

Estate agents, and indeed all professionals, should be offered the option of flexible working when they are appointed to the job. That’s...

Relocation Agent Network, the network of primarily independent agencies, says it’s looking at global options for growth thanks to its relationship...

Propertymark says more buyers are now looking at online auctions, making this a more viable route to sale than before. The latest...

A BBC investigation has revealed that a man’s house was sold and his furnishings removed without his knowledge, in the latest...

RICS has appointed a former civil servant with a 42-year career as its new audit committee chair. Mike Driver, currently president of...

With a Budget, mild weather and the continuing uncertainty over the pandemic, you might be forgiven for forgetting that we get...

Buyers are being warned about scams conning people out of hundreds of thousands of pounds. The Law Society of England and Wales...

Chancellor Rishi Sunak says HM Revenue & Customs will probe any alleged wrongdoing in property purchases included in the so-called Pandora...

The stamp duty holiday concluded at midnight, marking the end of the busiest period for the industry - all parts of...

It’s been a dramatic week in the world of politics – and this has led to another new Housing Secretary, in...

The independent QC leading a review into the governance scandal at the RICS says there was “no fraudulent or criminal misbehaviour”...

Tim Balcon, who lasted just four months in the role of Propertymark chief executive before a mystery resignation, has now become...

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

New NAEA Propertymark president Liana Loporto-Brown has assumed office, hoping to reset the organisation after a tumultuous year. In February chief executive...

Last weekend we spoke with Liana Loporto, NAEA Propertymark’s president, in an exclusive interview. Here we follow that up with an...

In the first of a two-part special with the presidents of the UK’s largest property trade organisation, we carry out an...

The Law Society has published new guidance for what it calls “under-pressure conveyancing solicitors” as the stamp duty deadline of June...

In this week’s In Conversation Today, I am delighted to chat with Lucy Morton, Head of Residential Agency at JLL, about...

Propertymark has chosen YoungMinds as its charity partner of the year.  YoungMinds is dedicated to ensuring every young person gets the mental...

The Law Society is to pilot upfront conveyancers’ information for home buyers and sellers. This will involve the TA6 form which contains...

The head of finance at Propertymark has quit - another high profile departure for the troubled organisation. Estate Agent Today broke the news...

Propertymark has set out a four point strategy for the future of the organisation. The body - which encompasses the National Association...

When it comes to communications, Propertymark could do with a lot fewer confidentiality agreements and a lot more transparency. And I...

The Law Society for England and Wales says it wants action now to prevent tens of thousands of  transactions collapsing at...

Members of Propertymark are left wondering today what if any future there is for the industry’s trade body. The shock resignation yesterday...

The new chief executive of Propertymark has declined to answer questions relating to the resignation of the NAEA president only half...

Mystery over the unusual nature of the resignation of the NAEA President, announced last weekend, has deepened in the past 24...

NAEA Propertymark President Kirsty Finney has quit just six months into her year in office. An email was sent to the association's members...

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors last night announced a dramatic U-turn in the controversy over a report by an independent...

The government may be stopping MPs debating an extension to the stamp duty holiday - despite a pledge they would do...

The president of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors insists that the organisation is acting on recommendations of a probe into...

The Sunday Times has made new and detailed allegations regarding the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors. For some weeks the newspaper has...

Solicitors’ leaders say members of their industry are suffering mental health problems as a result of the workload to meet the...

Hello, and if it’s Friday it can only mean Charity day as we celebrate the industry’s continuing fund-raising despite challenges from...

The agency industry’s new leaders for the coming year have expressed strong support for reform recommendations promoted by the Regulation of...

With a new President elected and the old one reluctant to move out, this is a good time to see how...

Hunters chairman and Conservative MP Kevin Hollinrake has hit out at allegedly false claims made by Donald Trump and Nigel Farage. Trump’s...

As many in the industry will know, Ian Westerling passed away last week at the age of 51: he was a...

The new president of NAEA Propertymark says one of her key objectives for the year ahead is to prepare the industry...

Purplebricks has revealed that its new board member is one of the world’s leading digital executives.  Dr Stephanie Caspar is the new...

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

Virtual viewings are here to stay and will continue long after lockdown eases according to the head of a PropTech group. Babek...

HM Land Registry is making it easier to verify individuals’ ID from today. In addition to conveyancers and chartered legal executives, verification...

Working from home is something of a leveller right now, applying to people in the capital and in the sticks, but...

There is no doubt that the BBC News article in early February caused something of a stir within the Deposit Free...

There’s a growing trend for estate agents to quit big-name corporates and either go independent or join US-style brokerages, a top...

The Law Society’s new TA6 Property Information Form has just launched, as previewed on Estate Agent Today 10 days ago.  “The TA6...

The Law Society has announced that there will be a new TA6 Property Information Form launching next week, on Friday February...

Yesterday (January 10 2020), the Fifth Anti-Money Laundering Directive (5AMLD) became law. It forms part of ongoing international efforts to tackle...