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Agents urged to share success stories

As the property market gets ready for a busy autumn market, ESTAS has launched its Summer of Success Stories. This is an...

22 August 2024

From: Breaking News

Can traditional BTR learn from the successes of suburban BTR?

We frequently read about how the traditional form of urban BTR has inspired the more recent model, suburban BTR. Our own...

29 June 2024

From: Features

How Abby and Michaela turned their friendship into an agency

Agents working for themselves, supported by a ‘broker’ organisation are on the increase in the UK after becoming almost the norm...

15 June 2024

From: Features

Zoopla battles OnTheMarket with huge new marketing campaign

Zoopla has kicked off an eight week marketing campaign to fend off the threat of OnTheMarket and to capitalise on the...

07 May 2024

From: Breaking News

How a Facebook group spearheaded a fight for change

Liz Morrell meets Women in Estate Agency’s co-founder Liana Loporto-Browne Liana Loporto-Browne, managing director of LB Residential, fell in love with the...

04 May 2024

From: Features

Property Natter - Here comes Summer.... or maybe Autumn?

We all know that first-time buyers have had a tough time of it lately. Mad mini-budgets resulting in higher interest rates...

27 April 2024

From: Features

Stamp Duty Cut possible in Mini-Budget - government briefing

A report in the Times newspaper says Chancellor Jeremy Hunt is planning a stamp duty cut in the early autumn. The paper...

22 April 2024

From: Breaking News

A Property Tale For Our Times - and it doesn't end well

If you want to hear of a tale for our industry’s times - featuring housing shortages, planning disputes, rampant  inflation and...

23 March 2024

From: Features

Think tank calls for Oz-inspired housing ‘sin taxes’

The UK Government should make better use of property taxes to deter foreign buyers, boost property supply and raise tax revenue,...

20 March 2024

From: Breaking News

Agents Do Charity - strong support

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

15 March 2024

From: Breaking News

International Women’s Day: The barriers and benefits for estate agents

Female agents have shared their view on representation and opportunities in the sector to mark International Women’s Day. Industry data shows while...

08 March 2024

From: Breaking News

Ethical agent network officially launches

A network uniting ethical estate agents has officially launched today with 25 members. The Ethical Agent Network (EAN) is led by industry...

04 March 2024

From: Breaking News

Millions of young people ‘unlikely’ to follow parents on property ladder

Almost 2m aspiring homeowners do not think they will be able to follow in the footsteps of their parents by owning...

26 February 2024

From: Breaking News

From estate agent to residential building surveyor.

With a combined value surpassing £7.4 trillion, the UK’s 29 million residential properties represent a vital national asset, and for homeowners,...

08 February 2024

From: Sponsored Content

Will housing be a major battleground in the 2024 general election?

After months of negative messaging and anti-development sentiment, espoused both nationally by the Government, and locally during May’s local election campaigning,...

13 January 2024

From: Features

Streamlining of local plans presents the solution to addressing housing need

The Government recently consulted upon a revised approach to local plans. Throughout the consultation document, frequent use is made of the...

30 December 2023

From: Features

Buying agent boosted by increased cash sales

Prime buying agency Black Brick has seen cash buyers double this year. Data from the buying agent shows 66% of clients have...

27 December 2023

From: Breaking News

From estate agent to surveyor: how I made the switch

The end of the year is always a time of reflection around careers and whether we should pursue pastures new. I...

23 December 2023

From: Features

OnTheMarket can still meet original aims of founders - claim

OnTheMarket (OTM) can still pursue its original aims of challenging the duopoly in the property portal market, its chief executive Jason...

13 December 2023

From: Breaking News

Lack of communication slowing down sale completion times - claim

Estate agents spend almost half their working day chasing or being chased for issues as a new report highlights concerns about...

24 November 2023

From: Breaking News

 Finders Keepers acquires local agency

Finders Keepers has acquired Flowers Estate Agents in Woodstock bringing the brand’s total number of branches to nine.  The lettings team at...

06 November 2023

From: Breaking News

Olympics star to inspire Propertymark Qualifications high-flyers

Athlete Roger Black will join star agents of the future at the Propertymark Qualifications Awards on December 1. The event at the...

26 October 2023

From: Breaking News

Savills bolsters its south west London residential sales business

Savills has expanded its residential sales teams in south west London with the appointment of two associate directors. Oliver Morley joins as...

12 October 2023

From: Breaking News

Jonathan Rolande: A missed opportunity on housing

I listened carefully, and I even played it back afterwards.  But, even now, I remain astonished by what I didn’t hear.  On Wednesday, in his...

06 October 2023

From: Breaking News

High profile proptech named among ‘most loved workplaces’

Viewber has been named among the most loved workplaces in the UK. It ranked number 48 in Newsweek’s Top 100 Most Loved...

06 October 2023

From: Breaking News

Why direct mail should be at the forefront of your marketing mix…

Tangible, tactile, and tested. Those are the three words that Royal Mail used to describe direct mail marketing campaigns. Despite living in...

21 September 2023

From: Features

Will housing be a major battleground in the 2024 general election?

After months of negative messaging and anti-development sentiment, espoused both nationally by the Government, and locally during recent local election campaigning,...

19 August 2023

From: Features

Agents Do Charity - spellbinding support

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

14 July 2023

From: Breaking News

Crowning glory for Americans is a 'mini-castle' in Hampstead

Old Conduit House in Hampstead Village, a beautifully restored Gothic Grade II* Listed 5,054 sqft (470 sqm), six bedroom home, built...

17 June 2023

From: Features

Rumours surround future of another Keller Williams market centre

Keller Williams UK’s (KWUK) Gatwick market centre is rumoured to have closed but the self-employed agency network’s chief executive Ben Taylor...

15 June 2023

From: Breaking News

Purplebricks faces new sale woes

 A case brought by claims firm Contractors for Justice (C4J) against Purplebricks over its agents alleged rights to certain employment benefits...

30 May 2023

From: Breaking News

This is it! Rightmove unveils summer ad campaign

Rightmove is looking to help agents inspire more people to consider moving with its latest advertising campaign.  The portal’s summer advertising campaign...

26 May 2023

From: Breaking News

Agents Do Charity - toughening up for good causes

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

26 May 2023

From: Breaking News

Fine & Country continues international expansion

Fine & Country has welcomed its first Cypriot agency to the upmarket network. Purple International, which was established in September 2007, is...

17 May 2023

From: Breaking News

Going for gold! Final keynote speaker revealed for Propertymark conference

Olympic gold medallist Dame Kelly Holmes, has been announced as Propertymark’s final keynote speaker for its landmark conference next month. She will...

10 May 2023

From: Breaking News

Agents Do Charity - hitting new heights

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

05 May 2023

From: Breaking News

Agents Do Charity - getting in the swing of it

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

28 April 2023

From: Breaking News

Propertymark conference to host Monty Python-inspired panel

Agents attending the Propertymark One conference at Wembley Arena in May are set to be treated to a Monty Python-inspired panel...

28 April 2023

From: Breaking News

Keller Williams ‘realigning market centre leadership’

Keller Williams (KW) UK has shifted around responsibility for its market centres amid speculation of closures. The self-employed agency brand’s Aspire market...

20 April 2023

From: Breaking News

The rise of Estate Agent influencers

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

29 March 2023

From: Features

International Women’s Day: Female agents highlight importance of girl power

Female estate agents have shared the highs and lows of working in the property industry to mark International Women’s Day (IWD). The...

08 March 2023

From: Breaking News

Foxtons: We need to rediscover our DNA

Foxtons has lost its DNA, its chief executive has warned. It comes as the company published its first annual results under new...

07 March 2023

From: Breaking News

Estate Agents, get ready to be inspired!

In this latest article from the team at Iceberg Digital, they preview Estate Agency X 8, 2023 Estate Agency X is back and better...

01 March 2023

From: Breaking News

Bad news everywhere - it’s up to YOU to relay the good news

It seems as if optimism is out of fashion right now: just look at the headlines to see what I mean....

03 February 2023

From: Breaking News

£5m-plus homes driving prime London market - LonRes

The top-end of the prime London market was a key driver for sales and new listings last year, LonRes figures suggest. Analysis...

19 January 2023

From: Breaking News

‘Economic gravity’ has pushed buyer demand back down to earth – GetAgent

The pandemic-inspired property demand boom is well and truly over, GetAgent claims. It comes as the agent comparison website’s latest Hotspot Demand...

05 January 2023

From: Breaking News

2023 - this is what’s going to happen

Is it really just a year ago that we were nervously wondering whether yet another Christmas would be Covid-affected? Little did we...

10 December 2022

From: Features

Agent AML buyer checks to rise 30% by end of 2022 

The number of anti-money laundering (AML) checks by agents declined in the third quarter but looks se to be up by...

29 November 2022

From: Breaking News

Online Estate Agents - the new dinosaurs of house selling

I’ve just read an article saying that this is the time of the online estate agency. The time in question is, of...

26 November 2022

From: Features

Agents Do Charity - singing, dancing and cycling for good causes

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

25 November 2022

From: Breaking News

Hamptons returns to Chelsea Flower Show with Mediterranean garden

Hamptons is returning to the RHS Chelsea Flower Show in 2023 following last year’s Gold win. The agency brand is sponsoring a...

16 November 2022

From: Breaking News

Agent shoots for Christmas number one

An estate agent has kicked off a bid for Christmas number one with a World Cup-inspired song. Ealing-based estate agent Marco Helliwell,...

14 November 2022

From: Breaking News

Spook-tacular! Agent presents frighteningly fun property listings

Prime estate agent John D Wood & Co is getting into the Halloween spirit with its property listings. The brand is revelling...

26 October 2022

From: Breaking News

Expert reveals how to transform your living room into an eco-friendly space with three easy trends

Transforming your living room into an eco-friendly space not only benefits your health and wellbeing, but the planet too. It can...

27 September 2022

From: PropTech & Innovation

Agents Do Charity - fundraisers on their feet for good causes

There is a big walking theme to this week's charity exploits, showing you don't have to break too much of a...

23 September 2022

From: Breaking News

Agency board supplier reveals proptech-inspired future for its sale signs

Agency board supplier Kremer Signs is working on geotagging tools that can be incorporated into For Sale signs. Tom Cummuskey, sales and...

16 August 2022

From: Breaking News

100 and not out! Kent agency celebrates centenary year

A well-known local agency in Kent is turning 100 this year.   Starting out in Gillingham in 1922, Wards is now based...

15 August 2022

From: Breaking News

Purplebricks, Liz Truss and George Orwell - double-think about it

Double-think, for those who have not read George Orwell, is when people are expected to accept two conflicting beliefs as truth,...

06 August 2022

From: Features

Agents Do Charity - Dance moves and donations

Agents have been celebrating some of the top fundraising exploits of the past 12 months but the activity continues. Remember, if you...

22 July 2022

From: Breaking News

iamproperty launches Love Island inspired campaign

Proptech firm iamproperty has overhauled its movebutler platform with more material information features and a Love Island theme. The end-to-end onboarding and...

24 June 2022

From: Breaking News

Outgoing NAEA Propertymark president reveals ROPA regrets

Outgoing NAEA Propertymark president Liana Loporto has shared her regrets that she didn’t see the Regulation of Property Agents (ROPA) rules...

17 June 2022

From: Breaking News

Property Natter: ‘the only way to bring about change is to be proactive’

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

28 May 2022

From: Features

Hybrid agent hits the road to attract more recruits

Hybrid agent eXp UK is embarking on a national roadshow this month to showcase its US-inspired business model. It will visit London,...

13 May 2022

From: Breaking News

Can ewe believe it! Agent unveils latest advert following billboard ban

If you are an easily offended Frankie Valli fan, look away now. A regional agent that was rapped by the Advertising Standards...

03 May 2022

From: Breaking News

Agents Do Charity - fundraising activity in full bloom

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

29 April 2022

From: Breaking News

EweMove sets out three-year franchise growth plan

EweMove managing director Nick Neill has set out plans to double the size of the franchise network by 2025 as the brand’s...

26 April 2022

From: Breaking News

Successful Town Hall initiative expanded by OTM after growing demand 

OnTheMarket has revealed it is expanding the scope and scale of its successful Town Hall initiative in response to growing demand...

20 April 2022

From: Breaking News

Leading agent signals the end for double digit house price growth

Knight Frank has issued a stark warning that house price growth is set to slow. House price indices from lenders such as...

13 April 2022

From: Breaking News

Lawyers ready to issue Purplebricks working rights claim 'within weeks'

Lawyers working on a class action against online agents including Purplebricks have said they will be ready to send a letter...

11 April 2022

From: Breaking News

Home Information Packs - are they making a comeback?

Agents and conveyancers have signed up to a new buyers’s and seller’s property information form that is described as having been...

04 April 2022

From: Breaking News

From Poacher to Gamekeeper - Levelling Up from Agent to Developer

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

12 March 2022

From: Features

Agents Do Charity - light to get through the darkest days

No matter how dark the news, there’s light in our industry thanks to so many agents and suppliers doing good deeds....

25 February 2022

From: Breaking News

Property Natter – events for agents to look out for in the first half of 2022

Property events and functions are now back in full swing, with 2022 likely to be the first ‘normal’ year for this...

12 February 2022

From: Features

It’s back - NAEA Propertymark annual conference returns

The annual NAEA Propertymark national conference is back in 2022. “The NAEA Propertymark National Conference is such an exciting event where property...

10 February 2022

From: Breaking News

One year on, my perspective on running my own partnership

In this piece, Leanna Donkin from house. partnership reflects on what the last year has brought for her after a leap...

29 January 2022

From: Features

Conveyancing IT crash exposes weaknesses in transaction process

EAT readers may have seen a piece in Friday’s property section of The Times about the long-running Simplify saga, which has...

13 December 2021

From: Breaking News

Agent insight - why I moved from traditional agency to the hybrid model

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

20 November 2021

From: Features

We spook too soon - here are more Halloween properties

Adorning homes with a Halloween-inspired look is becoming increasingly popular giving people an opportunity to show off their creativity. Really? Well that’s...

21 October 2021

From: Breaking News

Brexit and Covid crises may undo recent house price gains

Rising inflation triggered by the supply chain crisis following Brexit and the pandemic may undermine recent house price gains according to...

14 October 2021

From: Breaking News

The Modern Method of Auction is fast, transparent and the future

The Modern Method of Auction (MMoA), also known as Conditional auction, can sometimes get a bad rap. However, much of the...

13 October 2021

From: Features

How the 2021 consumer will impact the residential property industry

The property industry and its many stakeholders are key participants in a global digital transformation that has been underway for quite...

09 October 2021

From: Features

A foot in the door - Savills welcomes young people for work experience

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

17 September 2021

From: Breaking News

Agents Do Charity - good causes galore, thanks to our industry’s efforts

The Karma Club: An industry partner has celebrated its second birthday by reaching a landmark of more than £15,000 donated to...

03 September 2021

From: Breaking News

What leads to a fall through? A property firm investigates…

A bulk quick buy company has surveyed purchasers who have been deterred from continuing their transactions to discover what the biggest...

19 August 2021

From: Breaking News

Agents Do Charity - and the funds keep on coming for good causes…

Hello and welcome to another round-up of our industry’s wonderful work for good causes. Before we salute this week’s heroes, our usual...

13 August 2021

From: Breaking News

Popular high profile veteran agent retires after 40 years

Kevin Thomas, the long time director at Thomas Morris Sales & Lettings, is retiring from the industry after more than 40...

02 August 2021

From: Breaking News

Country house market roars back to level last seen in 2007

A surge in activity ahead of June’s stamp duty deadline and tight supply saw price growth in the country house market...

27 July 2021

From: Breaking News

Property Jobs Today - this summer’s movers and shakers…

It may be the height of summer but the industry is still super-busy and new appointments continue to come thick and...

05 July 2021

From: Breaking News

Self-employed agency concept likely to fail, warns leading agent

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

28 June 2021

From: Breaking News

Agents Do Charity - with special fundraising for Samaritans …

It’s been another terrific week for good deeds by our industry - so often under-reported but so important for agents and...

25 June 2021

From: Breaking News

Agents Do Charity - everything from a tuk-tuk to a give-give

Hello - it’s Friday already and that means more salutes to those in our industry raising money for good causes. If...

04 June 2021

From: Breaking News

Property Natter – 5 ways estate agency has changed since May 2020

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

22 May 2021

From: Features

New video series offers insight and advice to agents

A series offering “insight and advice” to agents is being launched by Zoopla’s cloud-based software brand, Alto, which was acquired by...

11 May 2021

From: Breaking News

Vote, Vote, Vote - Housing and the 2021 Local Elections

Local elections rarely set the pulse racing and this year’s poll on Thursday faces a similar problem. But this time, it’s a...

01 May 2021

From: Features

Nicky Stevenson – how do we encourage more women into senior roles?

In this week’s In Conversation Today, I chat with Fine & Country UK’s managing director Nicky Stevenson, one of the most...

29 April 2021

From: Breaking News

High profile agency adopts franchise system for major expansion

Independent estate agency Dacre, Son & Hartley plans to significantly grow its franchise network across Yorkshire and beyond. Dacres currently employs 125...

27 April 2021

From: Breaking News

Property Natter: why agency must never become a closed shop

The biggest news story in town this last week – which has brought people who don’t usually like or watch football...

24 April 2021

From: Features

First time buyers can now borrow 5.5 times their income

The Nationwide Building Society has launched a product which, controversially, allows some first time buyers to borrow 5.5 times their income. From...

22 April 2021

From: Breaking News

Why direct mail has never been more effective

We’ve all spent the past nine months adapting to a more digital way of life. Whether that’s been working from home,...

10 April 2021

From: Features

Property Natter: meet the agent poet doing things unconventionally

As you’ll know by now, I like to use the Natter to shine a light on independent agents doing things a...

27 March 2021

From: Features

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