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An estate agent’s kind attempt to raise money for a local road sweeper to have a much-deserved holiday have been derailed...

Moving further away from family, friends and familiar places to get onto the property ladder is becoming more common for first-time...

Home buyers, movers, and existing owners making energy-saving improvements to their properties can now get up to £2,000 cashback from a...

One of Spicerhaart’s top performers has been rewarded with promotion to the estate agency director role covering Essex. Dan Augustin had previously...

By Mike Bilboe, Face For Business Buying or selling a home can be one of the most stressful and uncertain times for...

Homebuyers plan to make their homes more energy efficient in the hope of securing more favourable mortgage deals and boosting their...

Vendors could boost the value of their property by around £13,000 on average by improving its energy efficiency, research suggests. Research by...

Knight Frank says it’s opened six new offices over the past two years, and hired 14 new partners, as part of...

Spicerhaart's top performers have been honoured at an awards ceremony showcasing the agency brand’s culture. The 2024 Elevate Awards were hosted by...

The ripple effect of a property sale that falls through is, without exception, one of the most frustrating and disappointing events...

In this latest article from the team at Iceberg Digital, they discuss the evolution of  Estate Agency Software. For a long...

The Keller Williams UK (KWUK) brand is facing yet another restructure with its leadership in the country effectively removed. KWUK spent much...

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

TV presenter Phil Spencer announced the winners at the 20th ESTAS Awards in October As most of you will know The ESTAS...

Winkworth has launched a talent drive to find rising stars to build a career and a business within the franchise network.  The...

You’ll know by now that I’m a fully signed up member of the PropTech fan club. And I’ve had an exciting...

David Plumtree, group chief executive, estate agency at Connells Group is marking 35 years with the business this week. He joined the...

Keller Williams UK’s (KWUK) new chief executive Mark Readings has outlined a new strategy for the self-employed agency brand. Speaking at KWUK’s...

Who are you, and what does it say on your business card? I'm Ashley Day, the Director of Bristol Property Centre.   What is...

Buyers and sellers are still factoring energy efficiency into property valuations despite Prime Minister Rishi Sunak rolling back net-zero reforms. Analysis by...

In his latest column Jonathan Rolande explains why estate agents need to ditch selling techniques and brush up on persuasion to...

Social media has moved on from being a “nice to have” to a necessity for most businesses, but how do you...

Agency acquirer Lomond has launched a new benefits and wellbeing platform for its 1,100 staff and pledged to raise £25,000 across...

Spicerhaart has celebrated the achievements and contributions of its teams at its highly anticipated annual Elevate Awards ceremony. Among the highlights of the...

Rightmove has been named as the most effective portal for driving leads but there is a sense of frustration about fake...

OnTheMarket Group has been named among the top places to work in the UK. The property website was included in last weekend’s...

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

From Million Dollar Listing to Selling Sunset, we’re used to seeing real estate reality TV in full force on Netflix. Whilst...

You don’t need me to tell you that buy to let has had a torrid time of it lately. For agents trying...

2023 has been coined as ‘the year of AI adoption’, and with this technology trickling down to almost every sector, its...

Agents working with iamproperty sold more than 7,000 properties through its auction service last year, the proptech firm has revealed, as it...

Vaboo is a Customer Engagement and Reward Platform enabling Tenants and Landlords to give their insights into the relationships that matter...

Connells Group held its annual management conference and awards ceremony recently at MK Dons Stadium in Milton Keynes where it unveiled...

Being owned by Google, YouTube is the world’s 2nd largest search engine, you can find all the logical reasons online, just...

As we’ve mentioned in other blogs, even though we’re going through uncertain times, this is the right time not only to...

Tracking mortgage rates may be more fruitful for buyers than following house price data, a property expert claims. Tom Bill, head of...

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

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

Why is it that some agents report seeing little impact/improvement from adopting a PropTech solution when another (similar) agent reports transformational...

England progressed to the quarter finals of the World Cup last night but there was an extra achievement that slipped under...

OnTheMarket Group is set to host a “Meet Our Partners” virtual series of webinars for agents to hear from the commercial...

From singing and dancing to charitable support and sponsorships, agents have shown that there are plenty of ways to raise money...

Barclays is piloting a new reward scheme for homeowners who are keen to make green improvements to their home but are...

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

It has been a busy week for food bank collections as the temperature drops. Here are some of the ways property professionals...

Despite all the recent speculation surrounding the housing market after the badly-received mini-Budget and regular talk of a possible slowdown, new...

In a recent McKinsey poll* 85 per cent of people said that fear of criticism, fear of uncertainty and fear of...

Many experts are predicting that house price growth will slow for the remainder of the year as the cost of living...

First off, my own quick tribute to the Queen, who died on Thursday afternoon aged 96. Despite her age and declining...

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

Have you ever noticed that it is much easier to fix other people's problems than your own? Whether it is resolving a friend's...

The relationship between estate agents and conveyancers is undoubtedly a complex one and has certainly had ‘its moments’ over the years,...

Hybrid agency brand eXp UK has launched a new incentive programme for its top-selling agents involving £16,000 in stocks. The ICON scheme...

Spicerhaart has held its first agent reward trip since the pandemic. The top performers at the independent agency group have enjoyed an...

A client called asking for advice on their social media marketing strategy. They’d thrown a lot of budget at it, but...

Reviews website allAgents has revealed the location of this year’s Customer Experience Awards. The ceremony will be held at the Kia Oval...

It’s often fashionable to criticise trade bodies and official groups, but right now I think that’s absolutely inappropriate. In well over 20...

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

More than 200 “top achievers” from across the Connells Group enjoyed a four day all-expenses paid trip to Valencia earlier this...

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

Technology can be utilised to grow and advance a company's income. That’s not a new or controversial statement, but here I...

PayProp’s recent Rental Confidence Index survey polled property professionals about their biggest concerns for 2022. Unsurprisingly, new regulations were a top...

A rewards and recognition programme has been launched at an agency chain, with claims that it will enhance staff careers and...

A three-branch agency in the south west has launched a franchise model which it says should appeal “to those wanting a...

The path from agent to developer is not easy, but it is a relatively straightforward one, if you are willing to...

From first-time buyers to serial investors, no two days are ever the same for a Sales and Investment Consultant at Walton...

Work patterns and the employee experience have changed dramatically because of Covid, with a substantial rise in home, flexible and hybrid...

It’s often said that agency is a people business, and I can see no reason to disagree - agents dealing face-to-face...

If UK agents were paid higher fees they could perform a better service to the public. That’s the view of Mark Hayward,...

A leading PropTech entrepreneur with a lengthy pedigree as an estate agent says agents should use more technology in a bid...

It really is beginning to look a lot like Christmas – just a week to go now. Presents all wrapped and...

An estate agency that three years ago launched saying that High Street offices were unnecessary has had a rethink - and...

There are many features and functionalities a website must have to be successful. Ultimately, the purpose of your website should be...

I am often guilty of this myself, where I think I am the bees’ knees in all walks of life; whether I...

The head of a small hybrid firm that describes traditional agencies with offices as “antiquated” says property professionals working for corporates...

Guy Leaning, a former high street agent who has now moved into working in the hybrid model of agency, outlines why...

We have been speaking with many agents over the past months and the story appears the same with them all. There...

A few weeks ago the ESTAS took place at the Grosvenor House hotel in London - the first chance for many...

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

Spicerhaart - which is radically reshaping its structure to encourage hybrid operations and working from home as part of a new...

2021 redefined what it meant to offer exceptional customer experiences for consumers across multiple industries, but particularly for the residential property...

An agency says individual agents operating as self-employed can earn up to £64,000 more per year than fully-employed counterparts. Nested says the average UK...

I recently took part in a webinar hosted by ICG (The Innovation Collaboration Group) – titled ‘New estate agency revenue streams...

Controversial London agency Foxtons is to review its policy on top management bonuses. This follows a shareholder revolt at the agency's AGM...

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

A career in property can be fun and rewarding, but it’s a busy world to live and work in. As we...

I’m sorry to break this to you but in 10 days’ time it will be autumn - and we will have...

Every so often it comes around – the argument that stamp duty should be reformed/removed/replaced (delete as appropriate). But why? Where’s the...

One of the biggest trends since Covid, in the property world and elsewhere, has been a shift towards more hybrid, flexible...

Admin teams in most businesses are often the lynchpins that ensure compliance and deal with issues in order to keep the...

A young franchisee with hybrid agency EweMove is expanding into another area just over nine months since launching his agency. Chris Wells,...

Hello and welcome to another Property Jobs Today, your chance to see the latest moves in our industry. Why not be a...

Working in real estate can be incredibly rewarding, but it takes a lot of hard work to be able to succeed...

Working from home used to get a bad rap. With the phrase mocked as ‘shirking from home’, homeworkers were often seen...

A recent survey run by mio revealed that almost 50% of home movers selected their estate agent because they liked them....

The growth of the internet and technology has transformed virtually every aspect of our lives, including how we approach the property...

The NEXA agency, which already has branches in Bristol, Portsmouth, Chichester, Manchester and Cardiff, has now opened an office in Liverpool...

It’s now over a year since the property market officially reopened after an unprecedented two-month shutdown at the height of the...

In this week’s In Conversation Today, I speak to someone who has made an excellent impression on the property industry in...

Keller Williams now boasts 377 estate agency partners across the UK - agents that have set up and run their own...