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Estate agents working with international individuals can face a significant risk of encountering money laundering activities. The complex nature of cross-border...

Humberts, one of the UK’s oldest agency brands, has announced plans for its first international expansion with the opening of a...

I have been an agent for 25 years and have represented a large corporate agency and Anderson Rose (my own independent...

Leaders Romans Group (LRG) has acquired Milton Keynes brand Alan Francis Estate Agents. The estate agency was founded in 1999 by Jeremy...

Fine & Country has expanded further into North Yorkshire and County Durham with a new team headed up by property duo James...

Like a breath of fresh air, we now have a government that actually appears to be governing. OK, it’s only 10 days...

Letting agents are more confident in technology than ever before and a large majority believe that investing in automation is more...

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

Estate agents were fined a total of more than £3m in the nine months to September 2023 for failing to register...

The Buying Solution (TBS) has promoted Will Watson as the new head of the buying agency. TBS is the independent buying consultancy...

Rightmove has revealed details of its latest anti-money laundering (AML) webinar. The next event, in partnership with FCS Compliance, is titled 10...

Touching tributes have been paid to long-standing estate agency franchisee Camran Ishaq, who has passed away at the age of 41. Ishaq...

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

The vast majority of negligence claims against conveyancers are for relatively low sums of money, but the financial and reputational costs...

Martin & Co’s Tonbridge office has a new owner. Chatham-born Stephen Castellani has taken the reins from Robert Gordon-James and his wife...

Financial crime within the property sector is on the rise and the stats are alarming. According to data from Apex Bridging,...

On the 24th of January, Adam Walker wrote a very interesting piece about the consolidation of the lettings industry where he...

The ESTAS Group has scheduled a Big Postcode Reveal event in April to detail winners of its latest award category. The Best...

The benefits for letting agents to outsource their client accounting is well documented, however with an increasing number of options available,...

The most successful agents are typically those who invest in self-improvement. Whether it's staying abreast of changes in social media, experimenting...

The property industry is no stranger to shifts in the technology landscape. The past year in particular saw rapid growth in technology...

This week saw around 80 conveyancing firms across the UK paralysed by a service outage caused by a ‘cyber incident’ on...

Winkworth has expanded further in Dorset with the acquisition of Christopher Batten in Wimborne – its seventh office in the county.  Christopher...

Inheritance Tax receipts for April to September 2023 have soared to £3.9 billion, some £0.4 billion higher than the same period...

TV property guru Phil Spencer has backed the latest hip hop track commissioned by Made Snappy 360 to celebrate the 20th...

I'll start with a confession. I am not an estate agent - I'm a marketer. But since I joined the industry...

A new survey has scored the top ten national real estate brands in terms of reputation, value and customer satisfaction. Using YouGov...

The end of a tenancy can be busy and stressful. As the letting agent, you’ll have many plates spinning to move...

For most people, buying a house or flat is the largest financial commitment they will ever make. Which is why many...

Former Homesearch head of training and development Simon Gates has been appointed as a non executive director of Chris Buckler’s new...

Agency reviews website allAgents.co.uk has revamped its certified reports to help agents secure new business. The documents provide agents with a downloadable...

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

CRMs can be superheroes for your business, but not all of them possess the necessary powers to save the day. As...

Following publication of the Renter’s Reform Bill and the media coverage surrounding it, many agents and their landlords will understandably have...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? I’m Heather Staff and it says Co-Founder of Street Group...

Check out some of the latest charitable endeavours from agency and property brands this week. If you have a charitable event or...

Property fraud is a significant risk for agents, particularly as fake IDs become increasingly prevalent, and the economic climate remains challenging....

Leaders Romans Group (LRG) has acquired Liberty Gate, a Nottingham-based residential lettings and sales business which operates one branch in Nottingham...

Upfront material information is now firmly on the property industry’s radar, with Trading Standards CPR regulations expected to move towards disclosing...

Agents and consumers have given their backing to minimum industry standards but there are differences when it comes to the level...

A regional estate agent has expanded its presence in East Sussex with a new acquisition. Neil Newstead, founder and chief executive of...

Innes & Mackay has been named the best estate agency in the north of Scotland for the second year in a...

Agents are being warned that they risk financial and reputational costs by continuing to rely on manual methods of identity verification. It...

Hunters has welcomed two new franchise partners who have acquired the Hunters Scarborough, Bridlington and Filey businesses. Sam Lakin and Pete Croft have...

A new estate agency called WS Residential has been launched in Yorkshire, following a merger between a consultancy and an existing...

It has been a busy start to the year for job moves. If you want your jobs or appointments news to feature...

Agency software provider Reapit has achieved ISO 27001 certification for information security management. The certification means that Reapit has implemented one of...

Conservative MPs are continuing to question when new estate agency regulations will come in as the Government sticks to its stock...

Readers of a certain age may remember 1983. The Space Shuttle Challenger made its first flight, Neil Kinnock was elected Labour leader,...

Most letting agents are already carrying out inspections for check-in and check-out reports (hopefully). Some are going further and conducting interim...

A plethora of property professionals are ending the year with new jobs. If you want your jobs or appointments news to feature...

The Federation of Independent Agents (FIA) has launched criminal record bureau and directorship checks for all new and existing members. Graham Lock,...

What are you going to do when something unplanned, unexpected, and unpleasant hits your brand and business? There’s no point avoiding it...

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

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

HMRC has fined estate agents over £500,000 for anti-money laundering (AML) breaches in the past two months. Yet despite property managers...

With the reported increase in agency staff turnover we thought it would be a good idea to look at how you...

The sales progression function is what binds the whole property transaction together and the importance of effective sales progression in the...

With the ever-persistent compliance hurdles materialising within the property market, Nathan Emerson, CEO of Propertymark, speaks about how the use of...

There have been plenty of new jobs being started outside of Wesminster this month. Here are some of the latest moves that...

Recent political changes – and there have been quite a few in recent weeks – have brought about something of a...

The Government’s mini budget on September 23 was anything but ‘mini’ with several major announcements one of the most significant of...

If recent headlines are anything to go by, estate agents and the wider property industry are not just feeling the heavy...

In tougher times – as is the case now, post-Covid, post-Brexit, cost-of-living crisis, war in Ukraine, etc – reputation and consumer...

There are no signs of a post-summer lull in the property jobs market. Here are some of the latest moves that took...

Property buyers should be warned of the climate risks when purchasing a home, a leading lawyer has claimed. Stephen Tromans QC, the...

Brand marketing and personal marketing very often work well together and with the help of a robust marketing strategy they can...

I came across something which genuinely shocked me the other day. It was research showing that 1.7 per cent of homes listed...

Tenants are becoming more discerning – not just about the properties they choose to rent but who they rent from too. With...

The property jobs market hasn't taken a summer holiday this month. Here are some of the latest moves that took place during...

Last weekend, Nat Daniels' latest Property Natter column focused on the average day in the life of a conveyancer. In this feature,...

It’s taken Russia’s invasion of Ukraine for the UK to finally take a much-needed step in the right direction to stop...

What do Tilly Ramsay and Kim Kardashian have in common? Other than both having well-known fathers, they’ve both also mastered the art...

The check-out report is a critical point in the tenancy and has the power to make the moving-out process run smoothly...

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

With the government releasing details on the Fairer Private Rented Sector, landlords and letting agents are looking for ways to maintain...

Yesterday’s publication of Purplebricks’ annual results – which made for very difficult reading for the troubled brand – came as part...

For some time, LinkedIn was seen – fairly or unfairly – as stodgy, dull, corporate and formal. The uncool uncle to...

You may be thinking that cost and hassle outweighs the benefits of outsourcing, but read on, you may be surprised! The last...

Property portals remain the predominant route for finding a home among buyers but many are still following traditional methods, research suggests. A...

Independent estate agency Beresfords has expanded its property offering with the acquisition of commercial property specialists Whybrow Chartered Surveyors. It allows the...

Historic agency brand Humberts is looking to have between 20 and 30 offices over the next five years as it marks...

Estate agents use their experience, knowledge, and connections to help people to sell properties at the best prices. Working in this field...

As another round of property firms is fined, named and shamed for breaching anti-money laundering rules, it feels like the road...

There are some inspiring examples of agents and property professionals raising money for all-important children's charities this week. Remember, if you have...

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

Estate agents use property technology each and every day for residential property transactions, but is there more they can do with...

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

A survey among home movers has revealed support for making first-time buyers fully exempt from stamp duty and replacing the stamp...

The issue of agency qualifications has finally been mentioned in the Houses of Parliament, almost three years since the landmark Regulation...

April looks set to go down as the busiest month for house sales of the year.  And with record numbers of properties predicted...

The property recruitment market seems to be moving as fast as house prices. Here are some of the latest moves that took...

In this guest feature, Chris Mason, Operations Director at The Letting Partnership, outlines why agents might want to consider outsourcing client accounting. The...

As regular readers will know, I like to use this column to shout out about the independent agents who are the...

The market’s likely to slow this year as the rising cost of living saps some buyer confidence, so agents are understandably...

The outcome of the Ukraine crisis is far from certain, but one thing has become abundantly clear. The long-overdue Economic Crime...

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

Alexander Siedes, CEO of Homeppl, reveals the top five ways people try and commit tenancy fraud and how to spot and stop...

The coming annual conference of Fine & Country, being held next month, is to have Boris Johnson’s brother as a keynote...

Letting agency growth experts are set to take to the virtual stage and use the latest tech to share their insights...