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The 90-minute commute continues to flourish for family homes, it has been claimed. Speaking on the Winkworth’s latest Property Exchange podcast, the...

An agency setup during the pandemic is celebrating four successful years in business. Worthing-based James & James opened its doors on 1...

In this latest article from the team at Iceberg Digital, they discuss the power of Lifesycle’s “Rocks” feature. Introduction to Rocks In December...

Win, lose or draw for the political hopefuls standing as candidates in the upcoming general election, it is likely that the...

A stamp duty cut would see house prices go up and evictions soar, a property industry commentator claims. Reports in the past...

A recent announcement by housing giants Persimmon has been heralded as a welcome boost to the property sector. In a trading update they...

2023 was the highest year on record for ‘rental scam’ searches in the UK, with an increase of 11% from 2022...

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

Lots of things change in the property sector - but one thing always seems to stay the same. For buyers and sellers,...

A variety of charities have received support from the property industry this week. If there are charitable endeavours you think the rest...

My Auction has merged with Bamboo Auctions to form one of the largest online auction providers in the UK. Rocket Auctions, a newly...

Britain is in the midst of a senior living housing crisis – according to CBRE, an undersupply of 614,000 mid-market senior...

With the exception of lockdown, new home registrations have bumped along consistently for the last 15 years. But things are changing...

There’s no question that trust is the bedrock of any longstanding client relationship. It is built on delivering on your promises...

Like millions of others, I watched in open-mouthed astonishment as details emerged about the Post Office scandal. I knew a little bit about...

Welcome to this week’s Agents Do Charity, our chance to salute those who do so much to help others. If your agency...

When Chancellor Jeremy Hunt gets to his feet on Wednesday to deliver his Autumn Statement, he should consider offering support to...

Mortgage rates could be set to finally fall below 5%, brokers claim. The pricing of home loans has rocketed this year amid high...

By Simon Shinerock At the time of writing, Rightmove had a market capitalisation of just under £4 billion, down almost 15% on...

In this latest article from the team at Iceberg Digital, they discuss the evolving world of Estate Agency and Estate Agents. 2020...

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,...

House prices will fall by at least another 5% between now and Christmas, a property group has warned, creating tough times...

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

By adopting a top-notch Customer Relationship Management (CRM) solution, you're not only opening doors to acquiring new customers and nurturing existing...

Agents have questioned whether the shift to self-employed agency models could reduce the level of experience in the sector. Speaking on the...

In this latest article from the team at Iceberg Digital, they review the feature of the Lifesycle CRM, and its importance...

Property market activity has slowed but conveyancers are still dealing with backlogs which has taken their average caseload to the second...

It has certainly been a very busy week for news in the housing sector.  Here, the first of a new series of...

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

Letting agents are between a rock and a hard place when it comes to opening a client account and getting Client...

Last month marked the slowest February to sell a home since 2013 but prices are improving, new analysis claims. Insight from agency...

Estate agents are entering a ‘rocky period,’ an accountancy firm has warned, as research shows insolvencies in the sector are on...

Estate agents should ‘rock the clothes they want’ rather than sticking to corporate 1980s suit fashions, an industry executive has claimed. It...

It’s been a busy week for agency branch openings. Dexters is the latest to unveil new offices in London, opening nine across Blackheath,...

In this latest article from the team at Iceberg Digital, they discuss estate agency in 2023. Who is embracing technology, and how...

A chartered surveyor has highlighted 15 ‘crimes against property’ in a new book that aims to prevent owners from damaging the...

Over the later part of 2022, we have experienced unprecedented economic and political turmoil, which will remain as we head into...

In this latest article from the team at Iceberg Digital, they discuss the arrival of Lifesycle 3. The continual development of Lifesycle...

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

A former Housing Secretary has outlined why the Conservative Party mustn’t abandon its commitment to housebuilding. It comes as some 47 Conservative...

The Government’s target of constructing 300,000 new homes annually by 2025 has been called into question due to a lack of...

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

Who would be in the shoes of Liz Truss and Kwasi Kwarteng? I don’t mean who would like their power, pay and...

Home hunters are increasingly searching for eco-friendly homes amid concerns about rising energy bills, figures suggest. New data from Legal & General...

A record share of buyers are leaving London to purchase their first home, research shows. Analysis by Hamptons found that a record...

Independent London agent Dexters has unveiled its latest acquisition. The brand has purchased south east London firm Conran Estates, taking on its...

People in prominent positions in the housing industry aren’t always perfect role models. After all, Chris Pincher was housing minister for...

Unless you have been living under a rock since the end of last year, you won’t need to be told about...

Today’s consumers judge a business not just on the quality of its products, but also on their experience in using them....

The fast-moving property sales market is increasing the risk of fraud, an anti-money laundering expert claims. Olly Thornton-Berry, co-founder of risk management...

A new estate agency has been launched in the west of Scotland by property services firm Bowman Rebecchi. The new business, named...

The property industry is fortunate in including many great people, doing great work across a range of businesses – from traditional agency...

You can tell that spring is in the air as this week's Agents Do Charity is full of outdoor fundraising pursuits...

They say that in fashion, if you wait for long enough, clothes that are hanging at the back of your wardrobe...

One of the country’s leading estate agents has played down the significance of the latest house price index which at first...

The latest government house price data has sparked a fear that the market may be heading towards an affordability crisis. The Office...

A Canadian investment fund with a roughly two per cent share in Foxtons is arguing for the agency to be put...

Those aficionados of the Sound of Music will recognise the tag line above. It came to my mind when thinking about...

Despite the latest Halifax house price index showing a 10.8 per cent annual rise, a leading housing market analyst is warning...

Peta Milne, founder of Instagram growth and PR service Monimo, and a content writer at Choices Estate Agents, recently sat down...

‘Knowledge is power’ goes the old saying, and one variation on that theme is a quote from academic, Robert Boyce, who...

MRI Software explores the use of PropTech to enhance the performance of the sales and lettings processes and how to select...

Without doubt, 2021 was an exceptional year in the property market, with the stamp duty holiday and favourable market conditions helping...

With the drastic changes enacted on the industry over the past two years thanks to the pandemic and political events such...

The past two years have been a whirlwind of change, challenges and chance. The main catalyst has clearly been the pandemic...

In this article, the team at Lifesycle outline why agents are increasingly turning to their CRM. Unless you have been living under...

Increasing numbers of commentators are forecasting that the Bank of England will not, after all, raise the base rate next week. It...

An agent is considering charging divorcing couples because so many ask for valuations merely to calculate how they will split the...

Mark Meyer, CEO, Meyers Estate Agents: “We’re on a mission to revolutionise the traditional concept of estate agency.   We don’t have...

Coadjute, the PropTech platform that aims to slash the length of property transactions, has announced a further £6m investment. Coadjute is a blockchain...

Two London agencies have announced acquisitions as consolidation in the capital continues apace. Dexters has six new branches after the acquisition of...

By the end of 2021, one in 16 homes will have changed hands, making it the busiest property market since 2007...

A long-standing estate agency with three major branches has shut after 27 years of trading - blaming online competition and ‘race...

In this latest Natter piece zoning in on independent agents doing things differently, following on from the one I did with...

It’s been a busy and arguably fruitful year for the property market, with an eager consumer base pushing forwards with their...

Today is the 11th day of the 11th month - the traditional annual Armistice Day, commemorating the signing of the armistice...

The Nested online agency, which recently revamped its business model to attract more self-employed agents, is expanding outside London for the...

So with only hours to go before Halloween, here are our final three entries from agents who've entered into the ......

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

I’m going to declare upfront that, as an investor, I have a financial interest in the success of MovePal but I also need...

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

A leading market commentator is warning that transactions and prices will fall without the stimulus of the stamp duty holiday. Karen Noye,...

Estate agents, even before Covid-19 reared its ugly head, were flexible, hybrid workers. It is a job that requires a significant...

As we move into the autumn of 2021, what the coming year has in store for estate agents is something we...

The first agency to give its market forecast for 2022 and beyond has suggested an upbeat performance next year.  Hamptons says the...

A leading planning consultancy has claimed that ‘the myth’ that housing developers are hoarding land after gaining planning consent in order...

Boris Johnson's sudden and unexpectedly ruthless Cabinet reshuffle, which drew comparisons with Margaret Thatcher's 'purge of the wets' in 1981, ended...

A long-standing critic of OnTheMarket, who was once excluded from a presentation by the portal’s leadership, has spoken enthusiastically of the...

Things can change. For those who remember, it’s no secret that I became one of the industry's strongest critics of OnTheMarket (OTM). My reasons...

The average size of homes in England has plummeted by over 10 per cent in the past four decades. Research from ElectricalDirect...

A deep dive into Rightmove’s data by the portal itself has discovered that there’s one sector where homes sell 20 days...

A young estate agent is being praised because of his heroic actions to save a woman from drowning.  Austin Mellor - just...

The self-employed agency model will not be successful in the UK because the commission in this country is so low. That’s the...

Around 18 months ago, just a few months before the pandemic hit, I did a Natter with the team at software...

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors says its monthly sentiment measure of house prices is at its highest level since 1988. A...

The Bank of England will intervene if it considers soaring house prices will affect the inflation rate says Sir Dave Ramsden,...

We have more regulations controlling the sector than ever before and we have more ‘regulators’ involved in controlling the sector than...

In my previous Estate Agent Today feature, I endeavoured to explain the key differences between APIs and Apps, to help improve...