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Changes were made to Class MA commercial to residential permitted development rights in February which mean that there has never been...

Estate agency brand Hamptons has named a new head of residential development. Tom Hawkins, who began his career at Hamptons in 2005,...

A recent appeal decision which allowed housing development on the Hertfordshire Green Belt highlights the need for greater flexibility on locational...

Two years of rising interest rates, the withdrawal of first-time buyer support, planning delays and a string of broken promises has...

Chestertons has confirmed Watson Briggs as the new department head for its busy New Homes division. The promotion to new homes director...

Propertymark, the leading membership body for property agents has written to London Mayor candidates highlighting proposals to tackle the unique housing...

Savills has appointed industry specialist Victoria Garrett to the role of director of its global residential business, based in the firm’s...

Agency acquirer Lomond has recruited Tony Haran as its new head of residential development. He brings experience from both Knight Frank and...

Hamptons has launched a residential investment department led by Ashley Mason, who has returned to the brand after 12 years. Mason will...

The term mixed-tenure development usually refers to residential developments where different residential tenures are provided on the same site. Typically, tenure was...

OnTheMarket has signed a long-term listing agreement with national housebuilder Redrow. The building firm, with a network of 14 operational divisions across...

Property consultancy JLL has rebranded its residential China division to the APAC Desk. JLL’s residential China Desk was established in 2012 when...

Mary Beeton, head of residential sales and residential development at Hamptons is celebrating her twentieth year at Hamptons. She is part of the...

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

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

A former senior journalist for The Times and Zoopla head of research Gráinne Gilmore has joined Cluttons as head of research. She will...

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

Knight Frank has recruited two former Savills executives to launch and run its new homes team in Cheltenham. The property consultancy and...

The historic Chestertons brand, one of London’s largest and oldest estate agents, has today announced the appointment of John Ennis as its new...

The temperature may be heating up outside and there are also few signs of the jobs market cooling down for agents...

Limited supply is prompting more buyers to consider new-builds but the sector is also suffering from a stock shortage, Savills warns. Research...

Agents and property professionals are travelling far and wide to raise money for charity, plus there is a new way to...

Hamptons has created a new international department after its latest acquisition. The agent this week revealed it has acquired Venres, a specialist...

A petition calling on the government to set up an independent enquiry into the cladding crisis has reached a key 10,000...

There has been criticism of the new Residential Development Tax, levied to fund remedial work on dangerous cladding on high rise blocks. The tax...

The Budget has proven more generous than many expected - and with most property taxation left unchanged. Chancellor Rishi Sunak has made...

A part of the Connells Group is telling the new Housing Secretary that he and his government “must do more” to...

The government has released details of a new property tax. It’s the Residential Property Developer Tax, first announced at the start of...

Hamptons is to expand the provision of New Homes and residential development services across all of its 90 branches, after a...

One of the property market's leading names has welcomed young people into its company for work experience through a partnership with...

Veteran agent and property consultant Dominic Grace, who recently left Savills after 37 years, is to take up a new role...

The new Mayor of London, to be decided in an election tomorrow, has just received a six point set of demands...

The government has launched a formal consultation process on a new residential property developer tax which is to contribute towards cladding...

As London plays catch-up with the buoyant housing market seen in the rest of the country, two agencies have announced new...

Hello, and as we near the first Bank Holiday of the year (and a little light at the end of the...

Free-to-list portal One Dome has launched a dedicated New Homes section - in line with the longer-established paid-for portals - and...

Hello - and here we are nearing the end of the strangest of years.  With agents and industry suppliers rushed off their...

After you. No, after you. That is often how innovation seems amongst the real estate elite. And this week I see it...

The green light for a vacant office building in the capital to be redeveloped into residential housing has been given after...

OnTheMarket has signed up one of the country’s biggest house builders, Taylor Wimpey. The builder - which has 24 offices and covers...

Hello and welcome to the latest edition of PJT - we know some agencies are reshaping their structures and downsizing but this...

Savills has kept in touch with almost 2,000 of its vendors and prospective buyers through two mass webinars. Entitled ‘What COVID-19 means...

The tussle for New Build listings between Zoopla and OnTheMarket has swung in favour of the former this morning with the...

The competition is hotting up between Zoopla and OnTheMarket for new homes listings. Today Zoopla has revealed that it has seen a...

In a previous Natter, I promised to talk more about CRMs – and here I stick to that promise. Following on from...

Hello and welcome to the latest PJT, your weekly opportunity to catch up on key moves within the industry. Everyone mentioned here...

Two Countrywide brands have joined forces to launch Airspace Exchange – a service to push the idea of constructing homes and...

A review website set up by a former estate agent says £1m of new funding will allow it to roll out...

The topic of introducing rent controls in London crops up time and time again in our industry. But it’s been hitting...

Hello and welcome to this half-term week’s PJT, your regular Monday opportunity to catch up with the key personnel changes in...

Strutt & Parker says transaction levels in Prime Central London, already at a low ebb, plummeted a further nine per cent...

A review website has launched that describes itself as “a new and powerful research and marketing tool in the residential property...

There’s been another raft of movers and shakers in the industry in recent days, so this is a busy Property Jobs...

Savills has snapped up an independent London estate agency in what is likely to be one of the last deals of...

Figures released by the government over the weekend show that 14,867 Help To Buy equity loans were taken out in the...

It’s not just the Cabinet and the government where jobs are in flux - there are plenty of moves to announce...

How will things be done in the future? There’s no knowing, of course, given the many variables at play, but it’s...

It’s time to sort the wheat from the chaff when it comes to overseas buyers of property. If you listen to Theresa...

We’ve all heard the comments - the countryside is being covered in concrete, new houses are springing up everywhere, our green...

Hello and welcome to this week’s PJT, the place where you find all the key agency industry moves over recent days. Please...

Hello and welcome to this week’s Property Jobs Today - a slim edition given how quiet the industry is at the...

Land and investment deals achieved by Connells Group in 2017 will add a further 2,750 units to its new homes pipeline,...

A new firm has launched in Surrey describing itself as “the premium hybrid estate agency” with an innovative presence on the...

Carter Jonas has made three key appointments to beef up its London team. Simon Scott has joined as an associate partner in...

With several agent partner programmes available across the country, estate agents can often increase business by offering sales by auction, with...

Peter Robinson, CEO of AIPP – Association of International Property Professionals – shines a light onto the international property market. Some UK...

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

Looking ahead to the Spring Budget this week, the Chancellor Philip Hammond will be obliged to face up to the implications...

Marsh & Parsons has expanded its Residential Development & Investment team - just one of a number of agencies to announce...

Instant gratification is nothing new. It’s been around for millennia. It’s an in-built survival instinct for humans – that want, that...

Estate Agent Today understands that butters john bee - the independent agency where former Countrywide head of estate agency Bob Scarff...

London agency Stirling Ackroyd is the latest to call for reforms to stamp duty, with a claim that prices for the most expensive...

It is fair to say that 2016 is a year full of surprises. Anyone who had the foresight to predict Britain...

Knight Frank has launched its 30th London residential office having opened the doors of its new branch in Victoria.  The agency says...

With the number of new homes being built across the UK still significantly below the level needed to meet demand, housebuilders...

A campaign has been launched to make Bristol the colour capital of the UK by ensuring that more homes are painted...

A report using data from Savills and property consultancy Dataloft claims that luxury private residential towers can dramatically increase the values of...

The race to replace London Mayor Boris Johnson has entered its final few days, and like never before, housing is the...

Countrywide has taken another step into the residential development mortgage market by acquiring Mortgage Bureau, which works with national house builders as...

Countrywide has rebranded its land and new homes team as Countrywide Residential Development and has announced a raft of new senior...

High-end agency Savills has launched a dedicated Sports Services team to offer what it calls “a confidential property service to the...

Countrywide has continued its acquisition programme by taking over a company consulting with house builders in the Home Counties and London.  The acquisition...

Property journalists, and more than a few estate agents, are beginning their annual autumn ritual – forecasting what’s going to happen...

If it’s Friday it must be Agents Do Charity. Our industry does great work all year round, of course, but as...

Two more agencies have set up new home divisions - a barometer of how they anticipate residential development becoming a bigger...

Marsh & Parsons has expanded its residential development and investment department with the appointment of David Duke as Director of Residential...

The residential director at Mullucks Wells in West Essex and East Hertfordshire, William Wells, has contacted Estate Agent Today to highlight...

Housing minister has Brandon Lewis has thrown his weight behind the right of foreign investors to purchase buy to let properties,...

JLL today opens its eighth residential office in London, this one at at the Riverlight development in Nine Elms.  The office, which...

Marsh & Parsons has enhanced its residential development and investment department by appointing Matt Bird - a former social housing executive...

There has been much debate in recent years about Britain’s desperate need for more housing stock. Demand has been outstripping supply...