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Hamptons names new regional sales director

Hamptons has appointed Chris Randall as regional sales director, overseeing the businesses South West and West London regions.  He takes over from...

22 August 2024

From: Breaking News

Hamptons veteran joins Strutt & Parker

Strutt & Parker has appointed Kraig Butler as director and head of residential saes in the consultancy’s Gerrards Cross office. It comes...

09 April 2024

From: Breaking News

Best places to live revealed! Is your patch on the list?

North Berwick in East Lothian, has been named the best place to live in the annual Sunday Times Best Places to Live...

18 March 2024

From: Breaking News

Revealed! The happiest place to live in Great Britain

The borough of Richmond upon Thames in London has been crowned the happiest place to live in Great Britain, according to...

06 December 2023

From: Breaking News

Are 'doorstep communities' the answer to better urban living?

Twenty-minute neighbourhoods, 15-minute cities, low traffic neighbourhoods, walkable neighbourhoods: these concepts are suddenly everywhere. They boil down to a simple idea:...

16 September 2023

From: Features

Why we need a reasoned approach to Green Belt release

Keir Starmer’s announcement about building on the Green Belt attracted some contentious headlines. It immediately thrust housing and planning into the...

26 August 2023

From: Features

Are UK homeowners still wanting to move?

Open Property Group has carried out research which looks into where UK homeowners are moving to and if there is a...

09 August 2023

From: Features

Vendors trying their luck with ‘take it or leave it’ pricing

Sellers are still adopting a “take it or leave it approach” with prices up to 20% higher than most “sensible buyers”...

14 June 2023

From: Breaking News

How the circular economy can defend the holiday let industry

Sustainability has become a watch word for businesses the world over but there’s one element of this equation that is too...

27 May 2023

From: Features

Agents Do Charity - tales of sponsorship

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

12 May 2023

From: Breaking News

New data questions significance of the ‘race for space’

The ‘race for space’ may not have been as significant a contest as first thought, new data suggests. Figures from property data...

15 February 2023

From: Breaking News

Property Jobs Today - the movers, shakers and people in the news

It has been a busy start to the year for job moves. If you want your jobs or appointments news to feature...

31 January 2023

From: Breaking News

Humberts unveils tenth franchise office amid UK expansion plans

Historic estate agency brand Humberts has expanded into the Oxford area with a tenth franchised office. It is led by experienced local...

11 January 2023

From: Breaking News

PCL boundaries expanding as buying habits shift

The boundaries of prime central London are expanding, new research claims. The PCL market is generally described as the exclusive districts of...

22 November 2022

From: Breaking News

Regional agency appoints ex-Savills agent to lead Yorkshire expansion

Regional agent Dacre, Son & Hartley is expanding into York and has appointed experienced estate agent, Nick Udovicic, to head up...

15 July 2022

From: Breaking News

Agents Do Charity - swinging into action

From golf days to white collar boxing, agents and property professionals have been swinging into action for charitable causes recently. Remember, if...

01 July 2022

From: Breaking News

Property Jobs Today - the movers, shakers and people in the news

There has been plenty of movement in the property jobs market this month. Here are some of the latest moves that took...

30 June 2022

From: Breaking News

Agents Do Charity - turning up the heat

Agents and property professionals haven't let the mini-heatwave stop them sweating and stepping up for charity. Here are some of the sector's...

24 June 2022

From: Breaking News

Agents Do Charity - walking, running and kicking for Ukraine

Agents have been getting active in recent weeks to raise money for Ukrainian refugees. Fundraising activities range from office-based collections and referencing challenges...

20 May 2022

From: Breaking News

New agencies, please! Wimbledon Village welcomes new boutique firm

A new ‘local and independent’ boutique estate agency has been founded in the heart of Wimbledon Village, with a vision of...

22 April 2022

From: Breaking News

Tributes pour in for “formidable” estate agent who has died

A former senior partner of the Fenn Wright agency has died at the age of 82. Roger Dennis, who died on Boxing Day,...

10 January 2022

From: Breaking News

10-branch agency dresses up for Christmas

Hello and welcome to our latest fantastic festive display from an agency - this time, Dawsons. The agency’s senior partner Chris Hope...

16 December 2021

From: Breaking News

Pilot scheme announced to limit second home ownership

A pilot scheme has been announced to test ways of limiting second home ownership and reducing the impact additional properties have...

25 November 2021

From: Breaking News

Rightmove marketing boost to agents working in ‘happy’ locations

Rightmove claims to have found the happiest place in the UK - and it’s in Northumberland. The market town of Hexham has...

24 November 2021

From: Breaking News

Property Natter – catching up with The Singing Estate Agent

In this latest Natter piece zoning in on independent agents doing things differently, following on from the one I did with...

20 November 2021

From: Features

Out-of-London hotspots for 2022 revealed by two major agencies

Strutt & Parker has revealed where it believes the housing market will see the largest demand in 2022, outside of London. The...

10 November 2021

From: Breaking News

Alto Q&A - behind the scenes of a growing agency, with a family ethos at heart

Luke Thirkettle heads up the lettings division at Stratfords, a single-branch lettings and sales agency based in Milton Keynes. Here, he speaks to...

02 October 2021

From: Features

City exodus: will the return to the office see a reversal of activity?

2020 gave rise to an exodus from the city as work from home became the mandated norm for large swaths of...

11 September 2021

From: Features

Agency chain declares latest branch to be ‘a property centre’

Independent agency chain haart is opening what it calls a new ‘property centre’ in Aylesbury later this month.   Tim Wardley, managing...

08 September 2021

From: Breaking News

Agents Do Charity - everything from a tuk-tuk to a give-give

Hello - it’s Friday already and that means more salutes to those in our industry raising money for good causes. If...

04 June 2021

From: Breaking News

Urban Flight - move to rural homes only for well off, says think tank

A think tank claims that ‘urban flight’ - when people leave cities and head for towns and villages - is merely a...

04 May 2021

From: Breaking News

Can your agency beat this? Property has 18 viewings in 24 hours

As an indication of the frenzied property market, this may take some beating - an agent has had 18 viewings on...

29 March 2021

From: Breaking News

Property Natter: the backbone of our industry – charity, Cornwall and family!

Welcome to part three of our ongoing series on local independent agents, as we seek to give this all-important part of...

05 December 2020

From: Features

Property Natter – five ways to enable your agency to thrive this winter

The only certainty at the moment is ongoing uncertainty. It’s something we’ve got used to in 2020, but it’s still not...

10 October 2020

From: Features

Agents Do Charity - the latest long weekend version…

It’s another Bank Holiday weekend and the first since lockdown was eased and the housing market returns - so perhaps a...

22 May 2020

From: Breaking News

Agents Do Charity - fantastic help for communities during lockdown

If anyone told us six weeks ago that agents would still be doing such amazing work for their communities during lockdown...

01 May 2020

From: Breaking News

Agents Do Charity - wonderful sentiments in challenging times

Hello and because it’s Friday there are two pieces of good news: it’s nearly the weekend and it’s the day for...

06 March 2020

From: Breaking News

Property Jobs Today - the first industry moves of 2020

Hello and welcome to the first Property Jobs Today of 2020 - and we’ve plenty to report even with the New...

06 January 2020

From: Breaking News

New specialist portal recruits agents to take on Rightmove, Zoopla and OTM

A new portal has been launched aiming to take on Rightmove, Zoopla and OnTheMarket in the retirement property sector - and...

29 November 2019

From: Breaking News

Agents Do Charity - and it’s a deal at last, isn’t it?

As the country nears a Brexit deal (maybe… perhaps… possibly) there’s time to reflect on a quite contrasting process - the no-nonsense...

18 October 2019

From: Breaking News

The week’s biggest property story - and you probably missed it

I missed the biggest property story of the week and it’s only scant consolation that almost everyone else seemed to miss it...

03 August 2019

From: Features

Property Jobs Today - all the industry movers and shakers…

The weekend is over all-too-quickly but at least if it’s Monday, it’s Property Jobs Today - your weekly catch up with...

24 June 2019

From: Breaking News

Agents Do Charity - and no indicative votes required...

One thing’s clear in the ongoing mess surrounding Brexit - a lot of people are simply putting their head down and...

29 March 2019

From: Breaking News

Property Jobs Today - a bumper week for industry moves

Hello and welcome to a bumper edition of Property Jobs Today, your weekly insight into the key moves within our industry. Everyone...

29 October 2018

From: Breaking News

Exclusive: new firm selling off-market homes starts hunt for agents

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

04 June 2018

From: Breaking News

Agents Do Charity - from Torbay to Malawi and all places in between

Our industry does great work for good causes not just in this country but around the world, as this week’s Agents...

18 May 2018

From: Breaking News

Top agent urges existing owners to be 'more accepting' of new homes

Estate agency Jackson-Stops says it has discovered precisely how many existing home owners understand the difficulties facing first time buyers in...

16 March 2018

From: Breaking News

Enjoy Glastonbury? Now one agent says it can boost house prices...

It’s the morning after the festival before for the 150,000 estimated revellers who enjoyed the Glastonbury Festival which drew to a...

26 June 2017

From: Breaking News

Baby boomers bemoan lack of suitable downsizing properties

A research report compiled by Strutt & Parker in partnership with Octopus Healthcare has revealed what the baby boomer generation expects...

13 June 2017

From: Breaking News

Agents Do Charity - more heart-warming examples of kindness

As we end an especially tragic week, it is heart-warming to remember how our industry - along with so many other...

26 May 2017

From: Breaking News

New leasehold scandal? Retirement villages face clampdown

A two year investigation by the Law Commission has ended with a claim that some owners of leasehold retirement properties, and...

03 April 2017

From: Breaking News

What homes will we build – where will government policy go next?

Over 168,000 new homes were completed in the year to March 2016, according to data released by the government, over 15,500...

28 January 2017

From: Features

New homes agency group speaks up for Garden Village plans

A new body set up to forge links between developers and estate agents has spoken up in favour of the government’s...

05 January 2017

From: Breaking News

Fine & Country expands with new county villages branch

Fine & Country is opening a new office specialising in villages in West Sussex.  The Downland Villages branch, situated in Henfield, will...

05 January 2017

From: Breaking News

Experts give sceptical welcome to government new homes pledge

The government’s blizzard of New Year announcements about new homes has received a distinctly frosty welcome from many within the property...

04 January 2017

From: Breaking News

Another independent buys rival + Other agency moves

Independently-owned East Anglian estate agency Fenn Wright has acquired Sudbury -based Thorntons for an undisclosed fee.  The acquisition forms part of Fenn...

01 December 2016

From: Breaking News

The perennial school dilemma in this new market we call normal

The summer term – rounders, cricket and hayfever. It's also the last dash before the housing market supposedly closes down for...

23 April 2016

From: Features

Agents Do Charity - the final push before Christmas

We know so many agents do good fund-raising during the festive season - here are just a few who made contact...

18 December 2015

From: Breaking News

It’s time to put something back into the community, says agency owner

An independent estate agent based in Leicestershire has urged agents to play a more active and altruistic role in their community. William...

26 August 2015

From: Breaking News

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