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West Sussex agent Hawkins & Smith has joined the region’s leading estate agency group, Henry Adams. Directors of Hawkins & Smith, Chris...

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

Lomond has announced yet another acquisition, expanding its presence across the south coast with the acquisition of Mishon Mackay. The five branch...

Henry Adams is on the acquisition trail. The southern region-focused agency brand has said it is actively seeking acquisitions, joint ventures, and...

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

An analysis of Rightmove data shows that sale stock levels were up 9.2% across England during the first quarter of 2024,...

East Sussex brand Oakfield Estate Agents has acquired independent local operator Rowland Gorringe. It will be taking over the company’s offices in...

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

Lomond has more than doubled its footprint spanning the South Coast after sealing a new deal for Hampshire agent Beal’s. The brand...

The annual ESTAS Awards have seen 1,000 people from across the industry witness a string of winners, including new categories celebrating...

A new estate agency has launched in West Sussex with a focus on sustainability. Pear Properties has been launched by Marcus Farrell,...

It’s no secret that sea levels are rising, leaving millions of homes at risk globally and according to a recent report,...

Leaders has launched its latest sustainable branch. Following the opening of its first sustainable branch in Aylesbury earlier this year, Leaders has...

Sussex based estate and lettings agency Mishon Mackay has continued its regional expansion with the acquisition of Kemptown-based brand Justin Lloyd. The...

Leaders Romans Group (LRG) has extended its sustainability partnership with conservation company Green the UK.  In July 2021, LRG announced a partnership...

A regional estate agent has expanded its presence in East Sussex with a new acquisition. Neil Newstead, founder and chief executive of...

A home linked to Douglas & Gordon chief executive James Evans is currently listed for sale at £3.5m. The property has been...

The number of properties listed as sold subject to contract (SSTC) has increased by 5% so far this year versus the...

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

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

A team of estate agents from Sussex-based Mishon Mackay went the extra mile to assist a buyer who found herself in a...

Sussex-based estate and lettings agency Mishon Mackay is celebrating as its first apprentice has completed his training. Max Blencowe, the first apprentice...

Property demand has dropped while price reductions have increased in recent weeks, data shows. Two separate pieces of industry data give new...

There are no signs of a post-summer lull in the property jobs market. Here are some of the latest moves that took...

A West Sussex estate agency has unveiled expansion plans after achieving a record-breaking £112m of new home sales in the past...

The temperature may be heating up outside and there are also few signs of the jobs market cooling down for agents...

A Sussex lettings and estate agency has delved into its past for its latest apprentice. Mishon Mackay has recently hired Oliver Sumners,...

Historic agency brand Humberts is looking to have between 20 and 30 offices over the next five years as it marks...

Oakfield Estate Agents is marking a quarter-century in business with a major rebrand and a pledge to donate £50 to a...

Sussex-based estate agent Mishon Mackay is celebrating 25 years of sevice each for three of its staff members. Sarah Fitzgerald, Sarah McCarthy,...

Prime property purchasers are typically paying a 122% premium to be in the top 10% of buyers, research suggests. London agent Benham...

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

It may be blowing a gale outside but we’re safe and warm here reading about our industry’s great work for good...

Historic estate agency group Humberts - which was at risk of disappearing entirely just over two years ago - has opened...

The London agency that was at the forefront of introducing the ‘serviced office hub’ concept of working for self-employed agents has...

Owners of second homes who abuse a tax loophole by claiming their often-empty properties are holiday lets will be forced to...

One of the first companies to promote the self-employed ‘broker’ business model has announced its first franchise agreement - and says...

The owner of an estate agency in Sussex has been jailed for five years for what a judge has called “an...

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

Many agents working in the industry, whether for large corporates or smaller independents, might one day have ambitions to branch out...

Affordability has always been a hot topic when it comes to the property market, and this is doubly true for first-time...

An estate agent with stomach cancer faces a prison sentence after pleading guilty of defrauding an 80 year old pensioner out...

Boomin has announced the appointment of six agents, described as independent representatives, who are now on the new portal’s strategic board. The...

Creating a New Homes division could be a good way of expanding an agency business according to the head of a...

Over a fifth of properties have risen in value by more than the average salary according to a calculation made by...

Police are appealing for witnesses to an attack on a young agent last Saturday. Sussex estate agent Lizzie Noble, 22, was on her...

Michael Jones & Company celebrates its 30-year anniversary this year and, in an effort to both celebrate the work of local...

A row has blown up over a house raffle where the property prize was withdrawn and a cash alternative offered because...

In a return to a favourite series of mine, as it gives an excellent insight into the very many facets of...

The group chief executive of south east England’s largest independent agency is retiring. David Lench of Arun Estates has revealed that he is...

It’s 12 years since we opened our doors with the Fine and Country estate agency in Drayton on April 1 2009. The...

If it’s Monday, it’s jobs news day on EAT - welcome to the latest update. Want to be featured in our next...

Hello - another Monday dawns but the good news is that we can update you on the industry’s latest appointments. Everyone here...

It’s been some time since online agencies have ventured into crowdfunding to raise investment, but easyProperty has now done so -...

Hello and welcome to the first Property Jobs Today of 2021 - we’re less than a fortnight into the New Year...

Zoopla has revealed precisely how much house prices have risen over the course of 2020. Across the UK as a whole prices...

The industry seems almost back to normal. Not the ‘new normal’ we spoke so much of a few weeks and months ago,...

As regular readers will know, the Natter kickstarted a series last time out zoning in on local independent agents – the...

Hello and welcome to the latest PJT, your opportunity to catch up on who’s moving where in the agency and supplier...

A conveyancing firm is blaming councils for delays in transactions. Conveyancers have themselves been sharply criticised in recent weeks as the sharp...

Estate Agent Today can reveal that a string of Countrywide offices across the country have been closed in recent weeks - but...

Countrywide’s high-end brand John D Wood and Co has launched a new country house department, to take advantage of growing demand...

Hello and welcome to the latest edition of PJT, the industry’s summary of new movers. Of course many agencies are reassessing their...

Hello - yes it’s Friday in case you lost track, and that means it’s Agents Do Charity day: and once again...

You know the old saying - a dog is an agent’s best friend?  Well that’s clearly true for this trio of agencies...

Another weekend, another storm: it’s hard to put a smile on your face when winter goes on this long but the...

Hello and welcome to the last day of January, Brexit Day and - perhaps most importantly - the latest edition of...

[Estate Agent Today was ‘off air’ for some of Wednesday and most of Thursday thanks to technical problems - we apologise...

US-based Keller Williams is going to open its next market centre in West Sussex - the latest example of what it...

Hello and welcome to the final Property Jobs Today for November - the festive month of December is just around the...

There may be lots of agents giving time this weekend to see England at the Rugby World Cup final and Lewis...

New research has identified those local housing market potentially worst hit by the planned changes to Help To Buy in 2021,...

West Sussex estate agency Robert Luff and Co has merged with the long established company Sawyers Estate Agents. This creates a new...

Welcome to the latest Property Jobs Today - because last week there was a Bank Holiday, we have a bumper edition...

Sales and lettings firm The Grantley Group has purchased lettings and management agency Property Services Haslemere in the latest example of...

Jackson-Stops has launched a new branch in mid-Sussex, expanding the estate agency’s national network to over 45 offices.  The Mid-Sussex branch will...

A ‘property potential’ portal which claims to be highly successful across the south east of England is now going to launch...

It’s been reported that an estate agency in Burgess Hill, West Sussex, has had its windows smashed, causing £1,500 of damage. Arlington...

The world may be going crazy outside but we’re delighted to tell you that in the estate agency industry it’s still...

We’re delighted to say we’ve had a fantastic response to our call for pictures and videos of your decorated offices -...

As our minds turn to autumn, here’s a reminder that Estate Agent Today is on hand to help with your agency’s...

Boy it‘s hot out there, with little end in sight yet. That’s the good news. Now the even better news -...

Hello - if it’s Monday, it must be Property Jobs Today, your chance to see a snapshot of the key moves...

One of the best known and respected country agents has returned to Countrywide after 12 months working with Arun Estates.  Jill Bennetts...

The Advertising Standards Authority has intervened after receiving a complaint about a website and online advertisement for the Howard Cundey agency. The...

Estate Agent Today can reveal that a new property firm is being launched specialising solely in the sale of off-market homes...

An estate agent claims that online property listings which include video tours receive 'hundreds more views' than those without. Dan Killeen of...

Hello and welcome to this week’s Property Jobs Today - our regular Monday look at who’s moving where within our industry. You...

One of the country’s leading PropTech entrepreneurs has responded to recent criticism of online estate agencies and their allegedly-poor record of...

A new report by the residential property team of a legal firm has found widespread criticism of online agents’ over their...

Fine & Country has now opened its latest office in the Kent town of Tunbridge Wells.  The firm says that strategically, this...

Hello and welcome to our latest Property Jobs Today; if you missed the launch last week, each Monday we will provide...

Auction House says it has maintained its number one industry ranking, selling 3,485 lots last year – four per cent up...

Estate agents are facing the biggest industry changes seen in decades. The rise of online and hybrid agents alongside more traditional...

Arun Estates says his group’s four main operating companies are to become ‘premium brands’ through a mixture of marketing and PropTech...

Several buildings were evacuated and the bomb squad called in between Christmas and New Year when estate agents found a hand...

The Elf on the Shelf has been something of a craze in the build up to this Christmas, notoriously getting up...

OnTheMarket is reported to be threatening an estate agency with legal action. Earlier this week Estate Agent Today reported that Henry Adams, a...

The 15-branch Henry Adams agency has signed up to ZPG, just the day after the portal group said it had seen...

Despite growing concern about the health of the housing market, a string of estate agencies have made appointments this week. Connells Residential...