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Hampshire agent expands as it hits £40m of listings in six months

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

13 August 2024

From: Breaking News

Rental market stabilises – despite landlord resistance

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

10 August 2024

From: Features

Rethinking the Green Belt

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

03 August 2024

From: Features

Agency franchise brand expands into Stoke Newington

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

03 June 2024

From: Breaking News

Buying agent questions social media selling strategies

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

28 May 2024

From: Breaking News

Franchise agency pulls plug on underperforming offices

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

18 April 2024

From: Breaking News

Agent unveils spellbinding Halloween window display

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

31 October 2023

From: Breaking News

Why we need a reasoned approach to Green Belt release

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

26 August 2023

From: Features

Agents Do Charity - the industry’s good news page

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

07 July 2023

From: Breaking News

Tackling fraud in the current climate - what’s the reality for agents?

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

06 May 2023

From: Features

Only 41% of homes in England meet recommend energy rating

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

29 March 2023

From: Features

 EweMove and Martin & Co branches rebrand

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

12 December 2022

From: Breaking News

Government urged to privatise the planning process

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

05 October 2022

From: Breaking News

PropTech Today – PropTech shows Britain can still be a leader on the world stage

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

13 July 2022

From: Breaking News

Sigh of relief that Sunak avoids hurting housing market

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

24 March 2022

From: Breaking News

Best ever spring market for vendors as prices hit new record

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

21 March 2022

From: Breaking News

For Sale Boards - agency runs competition to spot worst offenders

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

26 January 2022

From: Breaking News

Sacked: estate agent convicted of glassing attack in pub

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

04 November 2021

From: Breaking News

London’s Changing Market: What’s hot and what’s not

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...

13 October 2021

From: Breaking News

Online agency to recruit 80 as it expands ‘free sale’ offer

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

02 July 2021

From: Breaking News

Flipping no longer an option thanks to market frenzy, says agent

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

30 June 2021

From: Breaking News

Boom! One in every 50 homes in UK has been sold this year

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

27 April 2021

From: Breaking News

Agency opens 56th High Street branch - and more to come

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

12 April 2021

From: Breaking News

Agents Do Charity - there’s a hard drive on for laptops…

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

29 January 2021

From: Breaking News

Property Natter - backbone of our industry – the London way

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

19 December 2020

From: Features

Agents Do Charity - a supplier, a climb, a competition, and awards

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

11 December 2020

From: Breaking News

Agents Do Charity - Fangs for all your good work…

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

30 October 2020

From: Breaking News

Working From Home - what buyers want, and where they want to be

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

21 October 2020

From: Breaking News

Storming Ahead - high end properties still flying off the shelves

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

25 September 2020

From: Breaking News

Independent agency launches new brand to honour former boss

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

16 September 2020

From: Breaking News

Property Natter – what does agency look like Down Under?

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

15 August 2020

From: Features

Property Natter - what are the differences between UK and US agents?

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

01 August 2020

From: Features

Expelled! Agents kicked out by Ombudsman for not paying awards

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

04 May 2020

From: Breaking News

Breakthrough as agent sells apartments without ground rents

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

07 November 2019

From: Breaking News

Flying the nest - average age of first-time buyer revealed

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

11 October 2019

From: Breaking News

Southern England facing a year of selective price falls - Zoopla

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

18 June 2019

From: Breaking News

Long-standing London independent agency rebrands to franchise network

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

31 May 2019

From: Breaking News

Industry veteran launches hybrid and offers to sell 50 homes for free

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

09 May 2019

From: Breaking News

Former Countrywide pair claim to generate £140,000 a month at EweMove

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

02 October 2018

From: Breaking News

New property listings plummet for third month claims online agency

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

13 September 2018

From: Breaking News

Agency appoints high-flying woman to lead regional sales force

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

15 January 2018

From: Breaking News

Thieves wreck estate agency branch just two weeks after opening

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

13 November 2017

From: Breaking News

Multiple estate agencies link up with mortgage broker

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

09 August 2017

From: Breaking News

Property auctions market round-up Q1 2017

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

06 May 2017

From: Features

Franchise agency group continues policy of selling off corporate offices

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

03 May 2017

From: Breaking News

Consumer group names UK's best performing estate agent

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

26 April 2017

From: Breaking News

Tribunal finds agent suffered attempted sexual assault on viewing

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

05 December 2016

From: Breaking News

Agency launches 30th London office and beefs up Nine Elms team

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

10 October 2016

From: Breaking News

Agents Do Charity - and have a Ball while they're doing it...

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

07 October 2016

From: Breaking News

Agencies use video and familiar faces to promote their brands

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

16 September 2016

From: Breaking News

The future looks bright for Bristol

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

02 September 2016

From: Features

Agents Do Charity - despite the holiday season...

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

29 July 2016

From: Breaking News

Online agency marks 10th anniversary with recruitment drive and 24/7 viewings

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

03 June 2016

From: Breaking News

We love your Christmas office pictures - more please!

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

03 December 2015

From: Breaking News

New Property Ombudsman is ex-head of Planning Inspectorate

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

21 September 2015

From: Breaking News

Home win as online agency sponsors football club

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

28 August 2015

From: Breaking News

Growing agency claims to be strongest property brand in its area

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

20 August 2015

From: Breaking News

Agents Do Charity - now the election's over...

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

08 May 2015

From: Breaking News

Letter from the Publisher: Why it’s harsh to blame gentrification on Foxtons

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

06 May 2015

From: Features

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