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The construction and property industry has the second highest tenure in the UK, with employees remaining with a company for 4.4...

Spicerhaart is reigniting its acquisition strategy with a multi-million pound investment in its estate agency and lettings businesses after posting a...

A little known family-run agency - Griffin Property Co - says it is finally relaunching as Emoov. The purchase of the Emoov...

The Single-Family Rental (SFR) sector is experiencing rapid growth in the UK, presenting a unique opportunity for local lettings and estate...

The benefits for letting agents to outsource their client accounting is well documented, however with an increasing number of options available,...

The role of a residential landlord has changed considerably over the years. What was once a relatively straightforward means of generating...

A few weeks ago I asked an estate agent friend how the market was treating him. "I feel like I’ve had a...

As Summer makes way for Autumn, many in the sector are bracing themselves for storm-clouds. But should they be?  Here, in his...

Spicerhaart’s shift to a hybrid model and investment in the business and staff has contributed to a £5m loss for 2022,...

 In this latest article from the team at Iceberg Digital, they review the dynamics of the property market, and the current...

This May, we saw almost twice as many properties listed for sale across the UK than there were in May 2022....

Upfront material information is now firmly on the property industry’s radar, with Trading Standards CPR regulations expected to move towards disclosing...

Keller Williams (KW) UK chief executive Ben Taylor has announced a “significant expansion plan” for the UK network but has said...

According to the recent industry research report ‘Back to the Future’ from tmgroup, mio and CDS 40% of property transaction delays...

Annual staff turnover in the property industry sits at almost 30%, with the most common reason given for leaving a job...

Politicians are to take estate agents to task over what they call “a forest” of For Sale and To Let boards. Local...

Agents are being urged to keep an eye on their HMRC Government Gateway Account to ensure they don’t miss messages and...

Estate agents are back to their pre-pandemic working patterns but some are now facing financial struggles, an industry survey claims. Property data...

We spent some time with Lucy Noonan, Founder and CEO of Atomic Consultancy, to pick her brains about the many moving...

A report earlier this month warned that conveyancing firms should stress test their businesses for a sharp decline in work volumes. These businesses...

Property professionals, including agents, are being urged to make use of a dedicated small business banking dispute scheme before it closes...

With the reported increase in agency staff turnover we thought it would be a good idea to look at how you...

Agents are being urged to consider apprenticeships for both younger and older recruits as a way of tackling staff attrition problems...

The sales progression function is what binds the whole property transaction together and the importance of effective sales progression in the...

Conveyancers are being advised to prepare their businesses for a “significant fall in work volumes.” Many firms have complained about a backlog...

Regional estate agency Bradley Hall has undergone a rebrand as it looks to expand its presence beyond the North East and...

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

Spicerhaart has posted a 21% boost in revenues despite sales taking longer to complete in the second half of the year,...

Jacob Rees-Mogg is reportedly being lined up as Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities should Liz Truss win...

Last weekend, Nat Daniels' latest Property Natter column focused on the average day in the life of a conveyancer. In this feature,...

Long-established Hampshire estate agent Clarke Mews has shut all three of its branches in West End, Botley and Netley, with its...

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

Independent agent Barrows and Forrester has called for the appointment of a housing tsar for a fixed term as yet another...

I look back on when my dad helped me buy my first car and shared his pearls of wisdom on what...

National estate agency and advisory company Fisher German has merged with commercial property consultancy Matthews & Goodman. The merger creates one of...

Why the urgency? Because the appetite is strong. Research by the Conveyancing Association reports that 98% of consumers are overwhelmingly in...

More than 30 agents and property firms such as auction houses and valuers were reprimanded by HMRC for anti-money laundering breaches...

The government is being urged to go further with its clampdown on fake reviews. A government announcement aimed at protecting consumers last...

Winkworth agents posted record sales income last year, attributed to the stamp duty holiday. The London-listed agent franchise group revealed in its...

Franchise giant Belvoir has snapped up one of the earliest British estate agencies to adopt the model of using self-employed or...

I’m sure most readers would agree with me that cyber-security is vitally important for almost any business, particularly those businesses like...

We have been speaking with many agents over the past months and the story appears the same with them all. There...

Knight Frank has reported a record pre-tax profit and has reimbursed staff who sacrificed some salaries during the pandemic. The agency - which has...

Rightmove is warning that it’s “highly likely” interest rates will rise in the near future. The portal believes this now seems inevitable...

In this thought leadership article, Videosign CEO Steven Tallant looks at electronic signatures and conveyancing and whether the time is nigh for the...

A London agency has launched a Wellbeing At Work initiative to help agents and other staff as they return to the...

The Property Franchise Group - the UK's largest property franchisor, which owns EweMove and other brands - has acquired 80 per...

One of the country's largest independent regional agency groups has been formed through an acquisition announced today. Yorkshire estate agent, Manning Stainton,...

An estate agency says it expects a 40 per cent boost in its turnover this year, its 10th in business. Croft Residential,...

A recent survey run by mio revealed that almost 50% of home movers selected their estate agent because they liked them....

Over the next few years, the property sector is set to change for the better – all thanks to PropTech. While the...

With property transactions taking longer than ever and many people operating at capacity, it is easy to overlook the progress made,...

One of the industry’s leading consultants has calculated staff turnover rates at the country’s leading estate agencies. Christopher Watkin, the consultant who...

Nathan Emerson, the new chief executive of Propertymark, says his mission is to make the organisation more transparent - and to...

One of the chief figures behind Brexit and Boris Johnson’s role as London Mayor is now advising that stamp duty should be...

The ongoing Covid-19 pandemic has changed the way we evaluate our lives and, looking more specifically at the property market, it...

By any available metric, Belvoir had a good 2020. Already a well-known and well-established name, it was highly praised for its...

London’s largest independent estate agency, Dexters, suggests that the stamp duty holiday ending in 12 weeks time will have relatively little...

One of the highest profile figures in the agency industry - and a past critic of Purplebricks - has come out as a vociferous...

Zoopla’s research team is anticipating the first quarter of next year will see the current boom continue as 100,000 additional sales...

It’s no secret that the recent pandemic has forced more businesses to operate remotely, but the shift for estate agents has...

Purplebricks recently launched a meditation service to help buyers and sellers manage stress. You might disagree with the idea, but moving...

Agents spend their whole careers telling vendors and landlords why they will be able to achieve a better sale price or...

Hello and welcome to the start of a new week and a new edition of Property Jobs Today, your chance to...

Franchise network Hunters has recorded strong figures for the first half of 2020 but a trading statement reveals the measures it...

With access to finance being such a hot topic at the moment, more and more estate agents are turning to commercial...

A senior property lawyer is to set up a franchise agency which he describes as embracing the best of the High...

Your business may be growing quicker than you could ever imagine which is great when it comes to raising brand awareness....

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Joanne (Jo) Tattum. Channel Manager - Property What is Moneypenny and...

28th NOVEMBER 2019: Christopher Watkin’s recent thought-provoking interview with Dan Marsden sheds light on the property industry today and offers an...

Knight Frank - which a year ago loudly announced a 14 per cent profits leap - has now reported an 11...

A north of England estate agency is marking its 160th anniversary with the pledge to announce an acquisition by the end...

Earlier this year, the Regulation of Property Agents (RoPA) working group announced the initial details of plans for mandatory qualifications and...

One of the biggest changes seen in the property market over the last decade is technology growth. With the likes of Rightmove...

Akshay Ruparelia, the 21 year old who founded the online agency Doorsteps while he was still in sixth form, has called for...

The average British homeowner stays in their property for 20.8 years, according to new research by Zoopla. The property portal analysed the...

A former Territory Owner at Purplebricks, who at one time managed 11 Local Property Experts, has spoken out in support of...

A series of damning reviews about Purplebricks’ working environment, apparently written by existing and former staff, have appeared online. Indeed is a...

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...

As many as one transaction in three is now undertaken by a so-called Last Time Buyer - twice as many as...

Savills, which in the past has been restrained in its critique of Brexit’s effect on the housing market, now says that...

Another new online auction company has launched and is bidding to woo traditional estate agents with the controversial ‘modern method of...

Competition for landlords will be fiercer than ever this year. Landlords are facing a raft of changes and will likely be...

In these tougher times, we recognise that helping agents win new inventory is the key to their businesses.  There were more than...

Franchise giant Hunters, which started 2019 by announcing two new branches, is to open another four next month after an upbeat...

One of the largest estate agencies in the Midlands, Newton Fallowell, says it’s made a remarkable £5m in referral fees from...

A statement this morning by franchise agency Winkworth says lettings and property management now accounts for 50 per cent of its turnover. The...

It’s the word on everyone’s lips: after two and a half years of debate, and months before that leading up to...

Has the bell finally tolled for online agencies? Emoov’s collapse and an investor revolt over crowdfunding have left a large question...

Vesta, which describes itself as “the new online marketplace for buying and selling rental property” has launched a bid to raise...

The debate about online auction charges levied on buyers continues this morning with the release of figures showing that one company...

One of Emoov’s agents in the field has contacted Estate Agent Today to give an insight into how the agency has...

The Competition and Markets Authority is stepping up its campaign to identify and prosecute companies behind cartels - and it’s offering...

Knight Frank appears to have shrugged off the problems hitting the high end of the housing market, reporting a 14 per...

A statement to the London Stock Exchange by eProp Services has cemented its role primarily as a PropTech firm. This is in...

The independent Sutton-based property business Centro PLC has acquired Cheam and Mayfair based Christies Estate Agents Limited.   The new combined agency is...

Boris Johnson is calling for a cut to Britain’s “absurdly high” stamp duty. Writing in this morning’s Daily Telegraph - the same newspaper...

It’s holiday time: schools have broken up, quite a few estate agents are taking time off, and the MPs are in...

Carter Jonas has doubled the footprint of its UK headquarters in prime central London. It’s added a further 6,760 square feet of...

Just as some estate agents are reported to be making plans to retrench if the housing market continues to be sluggish,...