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

The factor most likely to influence the housing market next year is entirely outside the industry’s control: the General Election. Knight Frank...

Large language models, machine learning, artificial intelligence, artificial general intelligence, and 'the singularity' change everything, but there again, they change literally...

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...

Mortgage brokers are trying to get lenders to sign up to a 24-hour Product Withdrawal Pledge in efforts to keep the...

The managing director of Essex-based agent Lamb & Co has designed his own gin that will be part of moving-in packs...

Making predictions for the year ahead is notoriously difficult and leaves me open to having egg on my face, but I’m...

Stanley Michael Brecker, an iconic and revered figure on the London commercial property scene for more than 60 years has died...

This week, you will have all seen the sad news that Graham Norwood is stepping down as editor of Estate Agent...

A coroner says there is insufficient evidence to determine the cause of death of a 23-year-old estate agent found on a...

The biggest news story in town this last week – which has brought people who don’t usually like or watch football...

Hello - another Monday dawns but the good news is that we can update you on the industry’s latest appointments. Everyone here...

A new sales portal has launched with a radically different business model, aiming to pay agents to list on it. It’s the brainchild of...

If you want an engaging page-turner novel for cold winter evenings, my recommendation is Our House by Louise Candlish, a bestseller...

The entrepreneur behind a free-to-list property portal claiming support from 17 estate agencies has defended the description of them as ‘partners’ -...

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

Hello everyone and welcome to this week’s Agents Do Charity - it’s a bumper edition with plenty of fantastic fund-raising going...

In this week’s Natter I’m going to get all political. Don’t worry, I won’t be giving my opinions on Brexit, Trump...

It’s not just the evenings drawing in that marks the approach of autumn - it’s also the return to work of...

The controversial website Houser, which made waves when it launched in 2014, has been ordered by the Advertising Standards Authority to...

As an agency business, how much are you spending on professional body memberships? Perhaps it’s time to question how much you...

The property market in northern England, supported in part by the Northern Powerhouse concept, has attracted a lot of media attention,...

It seems prop-tech is exploding at a scary rate, and the latest brands are all trying to grab our attention by...

Annoying isn’t it. You take on a stunning property, agree a compelling asking price and your Vendor is desperate to get the...

Your terrific Christmas pictures continue to drop like snowflakes - thanks very much to everyone who has contributed to our daily...

It’s been a heartening few weeks for those of us who thought that protest was dead – or, more precisely, that...

With more house-hunters than ever now starting their search for a new home by typically looking online on one of the major...

Rightmove has released a series of online ‘portraits of how London might look after the completion of a series of development,...

An estate agent who says he lost his job after being accused of rape has been cleared of the offence after...

Let Mid West Displays get your window in shape! Never underestimate the power of high street presence. Image is everything, and what...

A 25 year old estate agent accused of raping a 53 year old woman after meeting her outside a nightclub has...

The controversial UK property portal Houser is shortly launching an internet site marketing homes for sale across the United Arab Emirates,...

An estate agency that has occupied the same London office for 135 years has now seen the property receive formal listed...