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More than 20 property organisations and professionals have been named as finalists in the upcoming 2024 Variety North West PROPs awards. The...

The expected dip in mortgage rates following the Bank of England’s base rate cut continued this week with NatWest’s lowest price...

One key point of difference in the parties’ housing policies during the recent general election campaign was that the Conservative Party...

Now that a new government has been elected and interest rates appear to be on their way down, many buyers who...

The most predictable event of the year is underway. After months of talking about how taxes won’t rise for working people,...

Industry bodies are seeking agent views on material information rules. Propertymark, together with TDS, The Guild of Property Professionals, Property Redress Scheme,...

A recent appeal decision which allowed housing development on the Hertfordshire Green Belt highlights the need for greater flexibility on locational...

A lack of cashflow is stopping agents from adopting technology to boost their business, it has been claimed. Proptech firm iamproperty recently...

Asking prices dropped at the start of July as estate agents and sellers attempted to attracted buyers who have been distracted...

The UK sales and lettings markets are in a state of flux, but an upcoming webinar from Reapit, the leading technology...

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

Landmark Information Group has launched a new Common Ground campaign to bring the property industry together. The data company hosted an industry...

Google can be a very costly source for marketing but there are ways to keep a tight lid on your budget...

Fine & Country is set to run a live consumer-facing webinar on the potential impact of the upcoming UK General Election...

It is currently one of the best times to be a homebuyer, Knight Frank claims. The agency brand has highlighted that a...

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

Homebuyers are being gazumped due to lengthy property chains and delays in securing a mortgage, it’s been claimed. Research from Market Financial...

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

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

Fine & Country and The Guild of Property Professionals have been revealed as the next acquisition for The Property Franchise Group...

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

Last week, the UK’s leading conveyancing services provider, LMS, announced a five- year strategic partnership with software, data and insight business,...

Shortlists for three ESTAS Awards are set to be revealed today. The 21st annual ESTAS Awards ceremony, sponsored for the first time...

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

Artificial Intelligence will not be taking over people’s jobs any time soon, as machine learning is trainable only with human input.  The...

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

The number of properties purchased using a Help to Buy ISA-backed deposit fell to record lows last year, official data shows. Government...

Around one in 10 buyers who failed to get a survey on a property purchase have gone on to find issues...

It’s more than 100 days since global real estate tech giants CoStar Group acquired struggling property portal, OnTheMarket. If you cast your...

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

Yesterday we covered the story of self-employed estate agency brokerage eXp revealing three new agencies to have taken on the corporate...

Choosing the right prospecting software can be the difference between finishing the year on a high or finishing it below target. Although...

Self-employed agency brand eXp UK has named a second wave of estate agencies to adopt its new business model. The brand’s ‘brokerage’...

A survey of homebuyers has found overwhelming support for a legal ban on gazumping. A mortgage lender - MFS - spoke with...

Industry partner the Estate Agent Content Club (EACC) has announced a new chief executive, replacing high profile founder Jerry Lyons. Amanda Bower...

A prominent estate agent has started an online petition to reverse stamp duty so it is paid by the vendor, not...

The ESTAS, the customer review and awards platform, has unveiled new headline partners for 2024. Reapit and PayProp will become the Headline...

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

The average price of a home in Wales fell to £229,263 in the first quarter of 2024, making this the fifth...

CoStar Group, the US-based global online real estate provider which acquired OnTheMarket in December, has now snapped up Matterport, the well...

A veteran PropTech figure with extensive experience of working at leading estate and sales agencies has told the government to act...

There’s been broad support from within the agency and wider property sectors for Labour’s proposal to build on selected parts of...

The vast majority of negligence claims against conveyancers are for relatively low sums of money, but the financial and reputational costs...

You don’t have to simply accept things as they are when it comes to managing your client accounts. If your bank...

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

Connells Group has boosted its affordable housing offering after appoint Roy Hind as a director. Hind has been named affordable housing director...

Whether we’re selling properties, managing buildings, servicing heavy goods vehicles or flogging widgets, we’re all operating in a digital world. This is...

House prices dipped on a monthly basis during March but annual growth improved, Nationwide data shows. The latest Nationwide House Price Index...

Property blockchain network Coadjute has secured a £10m investment from Lloyds Banking Group, Nationwide, Natwest, and Rightmove.  This is the first time...

Many agents may perceive that the need to negotiate only comes into play at the point of offer if a property...

The Guild of Property Professionals honoured its top agents last week. The network held its annual conference and awards at the QEII...

To commemorate PayProp’s 20th year in business, Estate Agent Today’s Lee Dahill took a walk down memory lane with Neil Cobbold,...

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

Single first-time buyers need to save for almost 6.5 years or 76 months to raise a 10% deposit and cover moving...

The landmark deal between The Property Franchise Group (TPFG) and Belvoir was ‘inevitable’ and more acquisitions could be on the card,...

In celebration of International Women's Day, Tunbridge Wells property services company Presence & Co. proudly spotlights the exceptional achievements of our...

Much of the focus may have been on the Spring Budget this week but a variety of charities have received support from...

Property professionals have called for the Government to allocate its promised £3m towards improving the home buying and selling process to...

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

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

When is a landlord a business, and when is (s)he not a business? I’m not referring to landlords who have gone down...

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

Last weekend, Levelling Up and Housing Secretary, Michael Gove wrote in the Sunday Times that the nation’s housing crisis was so...

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

Author and broadcaster Katie Piper is set to take to the stage at the Propertymark One Conference at the ExCel London...

Kerfuffle has finalised the acquisition of agency reviews platform View Agents. With the acquisition of Kerfuffle founder Simon Whale said the brand’s...

The UK’s largest housebuilder has agreed a deal to acquire its rival Redrow. The £2.5bn deal, backed by both company boards, would...

There are several pros to cohabitation, and it’s always a wonderful experience when you’re handed your set of keys as a...

The number of first-time buyers fell by a fifth last year but this cohort still made up the largest proportion of...

The emergence of the Digital property market represents the most profound shift for the industry itself since the advent of the...

The most successful agents are typically those who invest in self-improvement. Whether it's staying abreast of changes in social media, experimenting...

Nick Hall, one of the antiques experts appearing on the BBC's Bargain Hunt, has joined south coast agency, Henry Adams. He has taken...

Leaders Romans Group (LRG) has acquired Stirling Ackroyd, Alexander & Co and Peter Ball in the latest high profile industry acquisition. All...

Savills has recruited Cory Askew to head up its newly established South West London Parks region. Askew joins from Chestertons having worked throughout...

The Conveyancing Association (CA) - the leading trade body for the conveyancing industry – has announced an update to its Estate...

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

Negotiating is set to come back into fashion this year as the buyers’ market grows, an industry trainer has claimed. Charlotte Jeffrey-Campbell,...

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

Average house prices ended 2023 down 1.8%, according to Nationwide. The lender’s December House Price Index, based on its own mortgage lending...

Simon Bradbury has quit his role as managing director of Thomas Morris. An announcement from the brand has revealed that Bradbury, who...

There are now less than 40 days until self-employed property professionals will need to submit their self-assessment tax return, and pay...

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

House prices are set to fall further next year, two major lenders claim. The house prices indices of Halifax and Nationwide have...

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

Go back a hundred years and property transactions were a much simpler affair. A group of people could get together in...

Synergies between sport and business have long been compared, particularly in the highly competitive world of property. Athletes and those involved...

Self-employed estate agency brand iad UK has launched a consumer app that lets anyone earn money through word-of-mouth referrals. Propertips is an...

Pattinson Estate Agency has acquired a rival brand. The independent agency has announced the takeover of Ryedales Estate Agents, a well-established agency...

The Guild of Property Professionals successfully hosted its annual Autumn Tour virtually last week, allowing member agents from across the UK...

The Women in Estate Agency support group has unveiled details of its latest conference. The event will take place at The IET...

Digital transformation is now happening at a monumental pace, and dependence on technology is growing to new heights. In fact, the...

It was US disability rights advocate, Helen Keller, who said: ‘alone, we can do so little, together we can do so...

As we enter the winter months and a traditionally quieter time for the property industry - agents are still contending with...

A date has been set for next year’s Propertymark One conference. The landmark conference was launched by the agency trade body at...

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

Nationwide has cautioned property market commentators about being too optimistic as its own house price index showed average prices surprisingly rose...

Three major agency brands have unveiled high-profile appointments this week. If you want your jobs or appointments news to feature here, email...

Fine & Country is embarking on its Autumn Regional Tour this month. This events across the UK bring together industry professionals, business...

Savills has appointed Mark Redfern to head its Notting Hill sales department. Having worked in the prime central London property market for...

Three men who set fire to an estate agency branch in Luton while residents of upstairs flat were home have been...