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The predictions game can be tricky. Sometimes you just don’t know whether to stick or twist. As reported in Estate Agent Today...

Arun Estates has introduced a new profit-share scheme for its staff. The profit share scheme is offered across all four of the...

In this latest article from the team at Iceberg Digital, they discuss the annual Estate Agency X event, titled 'Mastering the...

In today's rapidly evolving property market, the focus on reducing transaction times for individual properties is at an all-time high. Various...

Auction sales are becoming more popular even as the wider market falls, figures suggest. Proptech firm iamproperty analysed data between January and...

TV presenter and property expert Martin Roberts has been named as host of the 2024 Variety North West Property Awards. Known for...

Knight Frank has left the door open to revise its house price forecasts after the chancellor’s first Budget in October. Chancellor Rachel...

Lower mortgage rates have slowed the exodus of first-time buyers from London ,research suggests. Analysis by Hamptons for the first half of...

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

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

Fewer than 50,000 mortgages have been completed with the support of the Mortgage Guarantee Scheme, official figures show. The scheme was launched...

Average asking prices for new property listings had their usual summer drop this month but Rightmove is predicting a busy Autumn. The...

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

I have been an agent for 25 years and have represented a large corporate agency and Anderson Rose (my own independent...

The three months of May-July provide welcome news for both active buyers and sellers, and those thinking of buying or selling...

Price premiums on waterside properties are at their lowest in five years, according to Jackson-Stops’ annual Waterside Review.  While waterside homes in...

The latest RICS Residential Property Survey found the UK's residential property sector brightened slightly in July.  Average mortgage rates lowered slightly during...

Some 74% of developers believe that the government setting targets for councils would be the key to unlocking planning issues faced...

By Mike Bilboe, Face For Business Buying or selling a home can be one of the most stressful and uncertain times for...

IT’s very difficult to predict anything in the property sector. But one thing I can predict with total certainty is we will...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? I’m Paul Halliwell and my VMC business card says “Executive...

Self-employed agency brand eXp UK has unveiled a buyer representation programme, spearheaded by industry trainer Richard Rawlings. Its agents will be able...

An agency setup during the pandemic is celebrating four successful years in business. Worthing-based James & James opened its doors on 1...

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

Sprift is to continue as one of the principal sponsors for the 2024 ESTAS Awards. The data firm will present the prestigious...

As we move into the second half of the year, the property market is looking buoyant. Demand and supply are most...

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

The recent dip in inflation to 2% for the first time in three years brings a glimmer of optimism in the...

The winners of the 2024 allAgents customer experience People Awards have been announced. These awards reflect customer reviews from 1 May 2023...

A survey of over 11,000 buyers suggests overwhelming support for more upfront information to be supplied by agents to buyers. Disclosing upfront...

Gary Hersham, the founder of high-end London-focussed agency Beauchamp Estates, has been given a Lifetime Achievement Award by the property data...

Savills has strengthened its residential sales team in Rickmansworth with the appointment of associate director Rozanne Edwards from Strutt & Parker. Edwards...

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 strategic partnership with carbon action specialists Net Zero Now to support businesses across the property. This...

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

There’s been a broadly warm response from much of the property industry to Labour’s manifesto, but a call for more detail...

The latest residential market sentiment survey from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors suggests confidence in the housing market is beginning...

Concerns around market appraisals and how offers are handled are likely to be the key industry complaints this year amid lower...

The Conveyancing Association (CA) - the leading trade body for the conveyancing industry – has launched a new guide for conveyancing...

Property marketing and communications software provider Nurtur is shifting its focus from agency networks to technology and artificial intelligence tools. It comes...

Vendors could boost the value of their property by around £13,000 on average by improving its energy efficiency, research suggests. Research by...

Agency reviews platform allAgents has unveiled details of its Customer Experience Awards.  The much-anticipated black-tie event will take place at the Crowne...

Anyone who has ever bought or sold a house, knows the frustration and disappointment when a sale falls through. The excitement of...

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

Amid the frenetic news agenda of recent weeks, a story broke that may have easily passed you by. It revealed how tenant...

Affordability is a bigger factor for buyers than the confirmed General Election, Savills claims. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has set a date...

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

The proportion of mortgaged homebuyers has hit its highest level for four years, research suggests. Analysis based on conveyancing quote requests on...

Housing minister Jacob Young recently scotched rumours that the property portal proposed in the Renters (Reform) Bill would remove the need...

Scottish housebuilding needs to return to the completion numbers from 25 years ago according to analysis of the latest official statistics...

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...

We were delighted to hold our first ESTAS Postcode Awards last Friday as part of our commitment to recognising service standards...

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

Help to Buy has been ranked as having the most positive influence on the property market in recent times. Agency comparison website...

Savills has today upgraded its five-year UK mainstream house price forecast to reflect the stronger than expected start to the year...

The Conveyancing Association (CA) has launched a new guide to help conveyancers understand and utilise digital signatures, electronic signatures and e-signature...

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

Lloyds Bank has issued figures showing a 28% profits plunge for the first quarter of the year - but it nonetheless...

Agents Giving says its Fundraising Champions of the Year Awards 2024 are now open for entries. You can enter the awards yourself...

Regional agency Mundys has snapped up a sales business, taking its branch total to five. It currently has two offices in Lincoln...

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

The number of new sellers coming to the market is up by 12% compared to this time a year ago, and...

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

The new financial year is often an opportunity to get organised for the year ahead. For self-employed property professionals who are...

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

Inflation has eased to 3.2% down from 3.4%, official figures from the Office for National Statistics show, the lowest level since...

Agents are set to discover who has won the Best in Postcode accolades next week as part of a rejig of...

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

Landmark Information Group has been named as a principal partner for this year’s ESTAS Awards held in October. As part of this...

The term ‘time bomb’ is sometimes overly used in the housing market, and while it has been linked to many things...

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

Prime central London (PCL) property values flattened out during the first quarter of 2024 after six consecutive quarterly falls, figures suggest. Analysts...

Former global chief executive of Fine & Country Simon Leadbetter has joined home staging firm Lemon and Lime Interiors as fractional...

Stress tests are a valuable tool for measuring resilience and the Scottish residential property market was put through a fairly gruelling...

Spicerhaart's top performers have been honoured at an awards ceremony showcasing the agency brand’s culture. The 2024 Elevate Awards were hosted by...

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

In the first of a short series of articles, David Beaumont, managing director of Compliance Matters, casts a professional eye over...

Interest rates were held for the fifth consecutive time after the latest Bank of England Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting yesterday. The...

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

Inflation has hit a new two-year low as the cost of living measure slowed to 3.4% in February. The figure is down...

The best news for the property sector to come from Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s Spring Budget statement came not from any fiscal...

The increased focus on upfront material information could push up estate agency professional indemnity (PI) requirements, an industry trainer has warned. Michael...

Agents faced more complaints and paid out higher levels of redress last year, industry data shows. Annual figures from the Property Redress...

Seller confidence has improved in anticipation of the traditionally busier Spring market and interest rate cuts in the months ahead, research...

The UK Residential division of agency and property brand Knight Frank has won the ‘Best Customer Satisfaction Strategy Award’ at the UK Customer...

The Spring Budget last Wednesday rounded out to be mostly a disappointment for the property industry, but it was also perhaps...

Last year was not one for the faint hearted. Now, at last, the market appears to be experiencing a gradual uptick. Recent...

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

Forget the Oscars, the biggest even in town last week was the Fine & Country International Annual Conference and Awards Gala. The...

In this latest article from the team at Iceberg Digital, they discuss the evolution of  Estate Agency Software. For a long...

The prime London sales market has made a hesitant start to 2024, Knight Frank has said. Despite the agent and property brand...

As the Group HR Director of LRG – an organisation of over 3,000 employees – and perhaps more importantly, as a...

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

The Keller Williams UK (KWUK) brand is facing yet another restructure with its leadership in the country effectively removed. KWUK spent much...

Foxtons has recorded a 31% annual increase in the value of its under offer pipeline during the first couple of months...

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

TV presenter and property expert Laura Hamilton is set to host this year’s Guild Awards. The presentation will take place at the...

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

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