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Self-employed agency brand eXp UK has agreed a listings deal with OnTheMarket (OTM), claiming that the CoStar-backed portal will overtake Rightmove...

Competition from Dubai and concerns about taxation under the new Labour Government have led the world’s super-rich to spend less and...

Under the strain of a housing crisis, the UK faces a severe shortage of affordable homes. This is further emphasised by...

London’s ultra-prime housing market for multi-millionaire and billionaire buyers rose by 10% in unit sales and 25% by value of property...

New research shows that while the UK homebuyers are paying far more than those in many other countries, the properties they...

The World Cup is set to kick off in Qatar this weekend and Estate Agent Today has compiled a team of...

Some people will say: What problem? But they are getting fewer as the detrimental effect of increasing numbers of short lets on...

Estate agents and other property businesses need to ensure their customer screening processes are robust and up to date following extensive...

Identity verification service Credas claims the UK sits second in the list of global money laundering hotspots. The amount laundered - much...

The UK is reported to have dropped down the league table of governments that secure vast amounts of income from property...

The scheme behind two of this country’s most successful PropTech start-ups is marking what it calls a successful first year.  REACH UK...

An unexpected claim was made over the weekend - that the long-running stamp duty holiday was not, after all, behind the...

When it comes to communications, Propertymark could do with a lot fewer confidentiality agreements and a lot more transparency. And I...

With a new President elected and the old one reluctant to move out, this is a good time to see how...

As many in the industry will know, Ian Westerling passed away last week at the age of 51: he was a...

The National Association of Estate Agents is inviting members to join a panel reviewing new PropTech produced as a result of...

An American realtor who once predicted his company would have 5,000 UK estate agents working under its banner is now saying...

New research suggests that British estate agents charge some of the lowest fees in the world. Based on an apparent British average...

A founder of Purplebricks, Michael Bruce, suggests there was nothing wrong with the controversial Commisery TV ads that contributed to making...

NAEA Propertymark is partnering with a service called REACH UK, to promote selected PropTech start ups to agents who may need...

The Black Lives Matter debate has reached the property industry with some agents dropping the term ‘Master bedroom’ from descriptions. The Times...

The phrase ‘game-changer’ has been hugely overused. But when applied to how Covid-19 is changing the way estate agents will work...

The extraordinary past week of anger over portals’ fees plus early-warning statements like that from Foxtons indicate the anxiety in the...

A property portal is making the controversial claim that the Coronavirus has led to an increase in online interest in UK...

A leading analyst says Purplebricks has clearly plateaued and will not reach its own target of a 10 per cent market...

Controversy and Purplebricks have gone hand in hand since the agency was first launched in 2012, through its float on the...

The former chief executive of Purplebricks UK says the agency completes on over 80 per cent of the homes it lists...

An expert who has invested in an online agency in the past has slammed Purplebricks’ business model. James Max, who presents the...

A PropTech analyst insists that the tumbling share price of Purplebricks on the London Stock Exchange does not indicate that the...

Purplebricks’ share price dipped below the psychologically-important 200p level yesterday as the hybrid agency’s longer-term slide continues. In the summer of 2017...

If it’s Monday it must be Property Jobs Today, your round up of the industry’s key moves. Are you changing jobs yourself?...

The Federal Trade Commission - the US equivalent of the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority - will today discuss how the...

Here’s some good news to take into the Bank Holiday weekend.  Research undertaken by Estate Agent Today suggests that fees charged by...

The UK chief executive of Purplebricks says his company has ambitions to roll out its business model all over the world. Lee...

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

One of the largest investment firms in the United States has taken a stake in the London-based venture capital firm Pi...

It’s no surprise that figures don’t always show the results or consequences we expect - even if they are entirely accurate. Look...

Welcome to 2018 and if your charitable activities are an indicator, it’s going to be a busy year with plenty happening...

Financial analysts over the weekend have been giving their view on Purplebricks, which later this week issues its figures for the...

John Taylor, a high-end international estate agency which until earlier this year had a presence in London, says it intends to...

Homes in the most expensive area of England and Wales cost 25 times as much as in the cheapest area, according...

Purplebricks has given more details of its activities in the United States, where it is hoping to break into a market...

Research in the United States shows that traditional full-service estate agencies achieve better sale prices than the biggest alternative in that...

Purplebricks' entry into selective areas of the US market comes just as new evidence suggests the use of estate agencies by...

The Purplebricks stock market bull run took yet another huge leap forwards yesterday with its share price up 20 per cent...

This week has seen the estate agency industry demonstrating just how big it is these days with Purplebricks raising £50m in...

Purplebricks has raised £50m through a share issue to fund expansion into the United States later this year. In an announcement to shareholders...

Following the election of Donald Trump, there has been a rise in the number of United States investors searching for property...

I recently came across a consumer comment expressing frustration at the length and complexity of UK conveyancing and raising the question...

It is fair to say that 2016 is a year full of surprises. Anyone who had the foresight to predict Britain...

The results of some interesting research have been revealed - applying to the United States but possibly indicative of how property...

Plans for the Northern Powerhouse scheme, designed to rival London and the South East as the main driver of economic growth...

With the new Formula One season now well underway, we delve into the fast lane to take you on a whirlwind...

One of the directors of Agents’ Mutual, parent body of portal OnTheMarket, has told Estate Agent Today that his firm does...

Estate agents interested in operating multiple listing services in the UK have the opportunity to meet one of the United States’...

I make no apologies for returning to Build To Rent, the institutional investment in building and managing blocks of flats to...

easyProperty says it is looking at the prospect of exporting its online agency business model to other countries. Chief executive Rob Ellice...

We are accustomed to increasingly lavish CGIs, fly-throughs and even the (short-lived) 3D floor plan. Now the United States has led...

Two interesting developments in the past week have shown how established parts of the agency industry - on either side of...

easyProperty, the online lettings agency set to launch a sales operation later this year, plans an Initial Public Offering after the...

 Telephone answering specialist Moneypenny has topped off a remarkable week by scooping 4th position in the Sunday Times' list of the...