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

HAVING spent decades closely following the UK and American property markets, I’ve seen and read many reports comparing the two.  But...

OnTheMarket (OTM) chief executive Jason Tebb has declared “our time is now” after shareholders backed a takeover of the portal by...

Winkworth has launched a talent drive to find rising stars to build a career and a business within the franchise network.  The...

CoStar has defended its operations after a third open letter from OnTheMarket critic Brett Stone attempted to derail the US property...

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

The potential takeover of OnTheMarket (OTM) by US property giant CoStar Group could finally provide a viable challenger for Rightmove, it...

Agents are securing sales closer to asking price but properties are taking longer to sell, new data suggests. Analysis by Hamptons, using...

OnTheMarket is to launch a six-part podcast series aimed at demystifying the home moving process for less experienced property seekers. It comes...

Landlords considering selling up are being urged to lease their homes to a trust catering for homeless people instead. With fears that...

OnTheMarket has launched a new financial services arm. The portal has unveiled OnTheMarket Money, an umbrella brand providing consumers with access to...

OnTheMarket has signed a long-term listing agreement with national housebuilder Redrow. The building firm, with a network of 14 operational divisions across...

The organisers behind a prestigious property journalist awards ceremony has announced the event will no longer go ahead. The Property Press Awards...

OnTheMarket chief executive Jason Tebb has set out plans to be “more than just a portal." Tebb provided an update to industry...

The founder of prime London estate agency Beauchamp Estates is set to reveal all on his most prestigious property sales. Gary Hersham has...

London accounted for almost half of million-pound plus property sales over the past 12 months but the most active borough at...

Buyers are focusing increasingly on green fixtures and fittings according to a new study. Insurance firm Aviva says the most in-demand features...

Those aficionados of the Sound of Music will recognise the tag line above. It came to my mind when thinking about...

The war of words between various property review platforms continues apace. The latest accusation concern comparison website GetAgent, and specifically reviews of...

Lomond Group, which says it is the UK’s fastest-growing estate agency network, has appointed Ed Phillips as its new Group Chief...

OnTheMarket’s transformation into a “tech-enables property business across the broader property eco-system” is gathering pace according to the portal’s chief executive. In...

Rightmove has rolled out a new feature within MyRightmove that allows home-hunters organise saved properties into various property lists. The portal says...

OnTheMarket has this morning told shareholders that its performance is ahead of expectations and it's on course to make improved profits...

High-value properties were the top-performers in the country house market in 2021, according to an agency that majors in this sector.  In...

I recently took part in a webinar hosted by ICG (The Innovation Collaboration Group) – titled ‘New estate agency revenue streams...

Chancellor Rishi Sunak says HM Revenue & Customs will probe any alleged wrongdoing in property purchases included in the so-called Pandora...

There are some parts of the world, including in both the Northern and Southern hemispheres, where estate agent isn’t seen as...

There are 19 new distinct £1m-plus property markets in the UK thanks to the soaring house prices of the past 15...

easyJet founder Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou has given his personal backing to the newest recruit of online agency easyProperty - even though...

The ESTAS Awards ceremony is traditionally held each May but no prizes for guessing why this year, as with 2020, things...

Today is the day that non-essential retail reopens as part of the government's roadmap out of lockdown. For the majority of the...

A firm calling itself the UK’s first 24/7 home-based agency says it wants to roll out nationally with a network of franchisees...

The pandemic has reignited the flagging country house market and boosted demand for larger homes with gardens, claims Savills. Larger country houses...

A leading property consultancy is suggesting that a possible increase in Capital Gains Tax could end up losing money for the...

The Competitions and Markets Authority is to probe the proposed merger of two crowdfunding sites used by numerous property industry companies. Crowdcube...

A leading board member of NAEA Propertymark warns a small number of rogue agents continue to flout anti-money laundering regulations - and...

A survey says many people under-estimate the costs of moving with conveyancing and mortgage fees often higher than expected. Some 54 per cent of...

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

The Atlantic Ocean is a vast space – some 4,000 miles eastwards across from the USA until land is met again....

He portrays himself as a scourge of the Remoaner elite and a champion of the people, but when it comes to...

The National Association of Estate Agents and the Association of Residential Letting Agents have issued their manifesto for next month’s General...

OnTheMarket TV adverts return on Monday with what the portal calls “a refreshed version” giving more prominence to its ‘new and...

They will be the doctors, lawyers, teachers, thinkers, leaders and captains of industry of the not too distant future, but is...

Yes it’s Monday, so it’s another edition of PJT, your guide to the key moves and changes in the agency and...

An agent working at the buying arm of Knight Frank, The Buying Solution, is striking out to set up her own...

When an industry disruptor enters a marketplace the impact on existing operators can be significant. It has been seen most notably...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? That depends on which business card. One says ‘Properganda PR,...

For many years, the majority of agents have stuck to the tried-and-tested 9am-6pm opening hours framework. But is this now changing,...

A survey of 3,000 people by Zoopla suggests that 47 per cent of vendors believe the success of their sale was...

Kit Malthouse has been making headlines this week, but – in keeping with his tenure as Housing Minister so far -...

Given that online property portals, dominated by a handful of websites, are by far the most popular home search method, it...

Google celebrated its 20th birthday last month. Yes, it might be hard to recall a time when it wasn’t integral in...

First things first, I have to mention the World Cup. The dream is over, football’s not quite coming home (not until...

A recent holiday in the US gave me an opportunity to catch up with property news over there - and surprisingly,...

Graham Norwood has scooped two accolades in the prestigious Property Press Awards for his work on Estate Agent Today and Letting...

We think about technology all the time. At least, I do. And there’s nothing left in property that technology hasn’t touched...

If you were under any misconceptions about how pivotal a role HM Land Registry is going to play in the future...

Viewber, the outsourced viewing service, has marked its first anniversary by notching up its 6,500th appointment.  Launched in early September 2016 by...

Whenever any research is released, part of me can’t help thinking of that old adage, ‘lies, damn lies and statistics’ especially...

Supporting the adoption of technology does not mean we have to stop protecting the core values of the property industry. In...

Not in vain the distance beacons. Forward, forward let us range, Let the great world spin forever down the ringing grooves of...

Graham Norwood, who edits Estate Agent Today and Letting Agent Today, has won the title of Social Media Influencer of the...

More than three quarters of developers want to see the government go into reverse on its stamp duty and mortgage interest...

An analysis by Savills shows that so-called ‘additional homes’ - that is, those carrying a three per cent stamp duty surcharge...

Following a strong start to 2016, particularly in the lower to middle range of the UK housing market, that lasted up...

With more house-hunters than ever now starting their search for a new home by typically looking online on one of the major...

Estate agents with a difference, a twist, a unique selling point, whatever you want to call it, seem to be becoming...

The Nottingham and Harrison Murray estate agencies - both owned by the Nottingham Building Society - have announced they are to join...

eMoov, arguably Britain’s highest-profile online estate agency, says it is “inevitable” that it will enter the US sales market in the...

The huge publicity surrounding the high prices of parking bays that have been sold in some parts of prime central London...