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The construction and property industry has the second highest tenure in the UK, with employees remaining with a company for 4.4...

Eluned Morgan is set to be named First Minister of Wales in a move backed by estate agency trade body Propertymark. Morgan...

Propertymark has called for an end to instability over Wales’ housing policy. It comes after Welsh Labour leader and First Minister Vaughan...

So it’s a Labour landslide but it’s not like 1997. I remember the last time as if it were yesterday. May 1st, 1997....

Mortgage rates have officially broken the 6% barrier. Average rates for home loans are now back at the level that prompted the...

The election of Humza Yousaf as the new leader of the Scottish National Party yesterday was immediately met with concern from...

A financial adviser has hit out at the Bank of England, claiming homeowners and business should be furious about its interest...

As another year ends it is essential to take time and reflect on what you have accomplished over the last 12...

Auctioneers claim they are benefiting from a sales market slowdown as buyers rush to make use of mortgage offers and sellers...

In a statement likely to rile plenty of estate agents, a proptech firm is suggesting aspiring homebuyers should wait until 2024...

I can’t really write about anything else this week, can I? Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you will have...

Levelling Up and Housing Secretary Simon Clarke has given his backing for a return of Boris Johnson as Prime Minister. Clarke was...

Time is up for Boris Johnson's tenure as Prime Minister and leader of the Conservative Party, serving 3 years and 44...

A leading property recruitment agency says that flexible working, restructuring pay and offering better benefits and incentives can help agencies across...

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

A senior member of the Home Buying and Selling Group has insisted work on reforms is ongoing despite the ministerial merry-go-round...

Michael Gove has been sacked as Housing Secretary as Prime Minister Boris Johnson continues to reject calls to resign. Johnson was hit...

Rishi Sunak and Sajid Javid sensationally quit as Chancellor and Health Secretary respectively this evening but Housing Secretary Michael Gove is...

The last two years have been dramatic and decisive for many people and many businesses. Both have reassessed their work approaches...

Propertymark’s chief executive - officially still in post on just an interim basis - is to face questions from a past...

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

In the world of football – very topical at the moment, as we all enjoy the Euros – there is an...

Nathan Emerson, the new chief executive of Propertymark, says his mission is to make the organisation more transparent - and to...

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

Pre-pandemic, virtual and video viewings were a nice little add-on for some agents, but they were far from universally used and...

Propertymark - still reeling over two senior resignations in less than a week - says its lobbying sessions with politicians are...

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

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

An announcement from Propertymark this afternoon says: The Board of Propertymark has accepted the resignation of its CEO, Tim Balcon. Following four...

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 Say No To Rightmove campaign has launched a countdown clock on its website to galvanise agents into remembering only 85...

Earlier this month, Boris Johnson carried out a reshuffle of his cabinet, telling ministers they must 'repay the trust of those...

The former Countrywide chief executive Grenville Turner says it is an option for online estate agency Yopa to go to an...

Speculation is growing about the future of online agency Yopa. This follows a key resignation from Yopa’s board and one expert’s analysis...

Another year is nearly done – and what an eventful year it’s been. We’ve had more than our fair share of breaking...

Countrywide, which was hit by a row over executive pay during the summer, is now on the look out for a...

Housing minister Kit Malthouse appears to be backing Theresa May as Brexit chaos consumes the government. A request from Estate Agent Today...

Peter Long, the chairman of the troubled Royal Mail organisation, has stepped down from that role to focus full time on...

Countrywide has not made any official statement about speculation over the weekend that it was about to seek an additional £100m investment. Estate...

Another day, another housing minister – at least that’s what it feels like! The resignation of the Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson...

With the shelf life of recent housing ministers being on a par with football managers, it's perhaps little surprise that we're...

Countrywide’s 132-page annual report, released today, has given details of the management and restructuring costs incurred by the company during its...

The story of this week - the ousting of Countrywide chief executive Alison Platt - prompts two key questions. Firstly, who takes...

It is now an industry truism to say that Alison Platt has transformed Countrywide - but recent evidence, and now doubt...

The business editor of right-wing political weekly The Spectator has made an attempt to defend the controversial £109m bonus paid to...

Rebel estate agent Chris Wood - who earlier this year unsuccessfully attempted to get on the ballot paper as a candidate for...

It’s something of an understatement to say it’s been a busy fortnight for the industry in terms of announcements, consultations and...

They say presentation is key (something that Theresa May now knows all too well after her calamitous conference speech). But equally...

The latest departure from troubled estate agency group Countrywide is non-executive director Richard Adam, who was chair of the audit and...

Despite the fact that eight out of 10 statistics are reportedly made up (if you can believe that figure), I bet...

Speculation is growing that one of the most senior executives in the Countrywide management team may be leaving the organisation. Countrywide and...

In case you were wondering, it appears that the Labour party has still to find someone to replace John Healey as...

The haemorrhage of Labour spokespeople now includes the party’s respected shadow housing minister John Healey. His letter to party leader Jeremy Corbyn...

The timing of Labour’s housing review, which has until now been closely associated with John Healey, appears uncertain following the shadow housing...

It’s rare for an incumbent to pivot to a disruptive business model, even in the face of compelling logic that they...

Watch the latest weekly video roundup of news from Estate Agent Today and Letting Agent Today, featuring stories on the resignation...

Watch the latest weekly video roundup of news from Estate Agent Today and Letting Agent Today, featuring stories on the resignation...

Agents’ Mutual says no decision has yet been taken on a replacement for regional estate agency chief Clive Rook, who has...