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A new estate agency in Hampshire is celebrating expansion after securing more than £40m of property listings in its first half...

Rents have begun to stabilise, despite an exodus of landlords from the sector and resistance over rent reductions. The market is witnessing...

Throughout the general election campaign, the Green Belt was central to the debate about the housing crisis. The new Labour government...

Winkworth has extended its North London presence with the opening of a new office in fashionable Stoke Newington. This will be the...

An oversupply of property in the £5m-plus part of the prime London property market has led to a surge of sellers...

Winkworth has revealed that it has not renewed franchises on offices “where our standards were not being met and results were...

A London agent is looking to make Halloween unforgettable with a captivating window display that's sending shivers down spines. Location Location has...

Keir Starmer’s announcement about building on the Green Belt attracted some contentious headlines. It immediately thrust housing and planning into the...

Here’s the news you don’t normally get to hear about - the agency industry in full swing doing good work. If you’ve...

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

New 2023 research from Open Property Group found that just 41% of homes in England meet the recommended Energy Performance Certificate...

One of hybrid agent EweMove’s first franchisees has expanded his North West territory by rebranding as Property Franchise Group stablemate Whitegates. Chris...

A land agent has called for the planning process to be privatised as it hits out at the Government’s focus on...

The last week has been dramatic even by the standards of UK politics, with a Cabinet and junior minister rebellion bringing...

The industry has reacted to the Spring Statement by breathing a sigh of relief that nothing was likely to cause damage...

There’s been a remarkable 1.7 per cent increase in the average asking price of homes coming to the market in just...

An estate agency is running a competition to encourage residents to photograph badly-located For Sale and To Let boards. The Basingstoke branch...

A Connells senior negotiator has received a suspended prison sentence after being found guilty of wounding following an attack at a...

One of the country’s leading buying agents has set out what’s hot and what’s not in London’s housing market as it...

Online estate agency Strike - which used to be HouseSimple - is expanding its sell-for-free service out across the Midlands and...

An online agent operating in the Midlands says the idea of flipping property is a thing of the past thanks to...

New figures from Zoopla today emphasise just how frenzied the housing market remains. Here are the figures: - so far in the first...

Chancellors today opens its 56th and newest branch with what it calls its most generous ever offer to potential customers. The office...

Hello and welcome to Agents Do Charity, the regular round-up of industry good work. Whatever the cause, it’s great to publicise agents’...

Many independents will be based in the capital, but given its size and breadth they may get drowned out even more...

Hello and welcome to our latest doffing of the cap in honour of those in our industry fund-raising for great causes....

It’s Halloween time, and while this year’s festivities may be muted there’s plenty to celebrate as far as agents’ good deeds...

Agents in some parts of the country may be able to make use of data from utilities comparison service uSwitch, which...

Two reports this morning suggest that activity in the most expensive sectors of the housing market is doing as well as...

Independent estate agency Heywoods has undergone a major rebrand in honour of its former boss Chris Stops. Stops, 57, passed away in...

In my last Natter, I explored the differences between estate agency in the UK and the US with the help of...

We have had a special relationship for many years and are bonded as countries in many ways – historically, politically and...

The Property Ombudsman has announced the expulsion of eight agencies, all for contravening TPO codes of practice. Most of the expulsions were...

A London estate agency says a new scheme of apartments being launched for sale this weekend will be the first ever...

The average age of a first-time buyer in the UK is 27, according to research from Nested.com. The online estate agency says...

Over a third of homes across Southern England are at risk of suffering price falls as the housing market slowdown extends...

A London independent agency has joined the franchise network of Hunters. Regent 2000 Properties, which operates in Camden Town, is seeing its...

An industry veteran is launching a new hub-based hybrid agency and is offering to sell 50 homes for free to raise the...

A branch of EweMove - which operates from a traditional High Street office - claims to have generated £140,000 income in...

New data reveals that new property listings have fallen for three successive months - and that includes a huge 17.1 per...

Leaders has appointed Debra McHale as its new area sales manager for the north west of England. McHale has worked in the...

Thieves have broken into an estate agency branch within a fortnight of it opening and are reported to have stolen equipment...

Mortgage broker The Mortgage Hut has signed distribution deals with Century 21, Taylor Hill & Bond, Aspire Estate Agents and Wayne...

Auctions are a great way to sell property competitively, with a wide range of homes often selling under the hammer, and...

Belvoir is continuing with its strategy of selling off its corporate offices, with a new franchisee just completing on the purchase...

The HomeOwners' Alliance says it has identified what it describes as "the UK's best performing agent" based on how much it...

A health service tribunal has found that a senior paramedic tried to sexually assault an estate agent as she prepared for...

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

One of the great events of the agency year is the Agents Giving Ball, hosted a few days ago at The Lancaster...

Two estate agencies have incorporated video footage on to their website homepages in order to promote their brands to prospective clients. Lumley...

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

It’s the height of holiday season but despite the rival attractions of traffic jams and airport delays, many agents are still...

One of the original online estate agents, Hatched, is marking its tenth anniversary with a series of announcements.  The firm, which began...

A big thanks to the Property Franchise Group for being quick off the mark, sending us images of their agents’ festive...

Katrine Sporle is to be the new ombudsman at The Property Ombudsman, one of the three government-approved redress services for the...

Online estate agency FindAHome Online has become an official partner of Port Vale football club in return for a number of advertising,...

Estate agency Romans has claimed that it is the 'strongest property brand' in the Thames Valley.  The Romans Group recently commissioned a...

It’s over at last. But while the property market has been awaiting the outcome of the closest poll in years, many...

Gentrification is a divisive, provocative issue, but why are estate agents (especially Foxtons) appearing to bear the brunt of the public’s...