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Now that a new government has been elected and interest rates appear to be on their way down, many buyers who...

Throughout the general election campaign, the Green Belt was central to the debate about the housing crisis. The new Labour government...

Increasing numbers of people are citing housing as their main concern, official data suggests. The latest public opinions and social trends survey...

Agents are hopeful of support for the property market in today’s Spring Budget. It could be the Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s final fiscal...

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

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

As Conveyancers we operate in such a volatile market, where government economic policy can and has repeatedly made our professional lives...

The Able Agent has added further modules to its Wellbeing in the Workplace course.  The training platform has collaborated with KILN Associates,...

It is no secret that our climate is getting warmer. 2022 was one of the six warmest years on record globally,...

Agents should ban swearing from the workplace to boost employee wellbeing, a respected agency executive claims. Speaking on the latest episode of...

More than half of property professional have admitted experiencing constant stress at work, new research suggests. The findings were revealed as part...

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

Parents are compromising their own financial situation to help their children cope with the cost of living crisis, research shows. The latest...

Agency acquirer Lomond has launched a new benefits and wellbeing platform for its 1,100 staff and pledged to raise £25,000 across...

The well-being of property industry professionals has taken its toll with the economic downturn and cost-of-living crisis, with over a third...

OnTheMarket Group has been named among the top places to work in the UK. The property website was included in last weekend’s...

The UK is on its rear - fact. Whilst many were breathing a sigh of relief after surviving a global pandemic,...

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

Check out some of the latest charitable endeavours from agency and property brands this week. Thomas Morris Sales & Lettings: Last week...

The Conveyancing Foundation has launched a new wellbeing at work survey for property professionals. The aim of the charity’s research is to...

Only 11% of property businesses including estate agencies increased staff pay last year, a new report officially launched next week claims. Property...

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

Agents and property professionals have kicked off the year by supporting a range of causes. Whatever the cause you are working for,...

A fifth of potential borrowers have had their mortgage application rejected over the past 12 months – hitting their hopes of...

Details of the first Women In Estate Agency (WiEA) conference have been revealed. The group, founded by senior agency figures Liana Loporto-Browne...

In this guest piece, Andy Jones, Corporate & Build To Rent Director at LRG, looks at whether commercial property can help solve...

Prime estate agent John D Wood & Co has introduced a range of new policies to support staff on a range...

From bake sales to beach clean-ups, there have been plenty of ways that agents have been giving back for good causes...

For the third year running, mio, tmgroup and Conveyancing Data Services (CDS) are inviting property professionals to share their successes and...

Over the last two years, the property industry has experienced unprecedented change through shifting market conditions and new regulations around compliance. To...

Transforming your living room into an eco-friendly space not only benefits your health and wellbeing, but the planet too. It can...

First off, my own quick tribute to the Queen, who died on Thursday afternoon aged 96. Despite her age and declining...

As the summer draws to a close, and we begin to move towards the final few months of the year, I’m...

Earlier this year, we ran a story asking whether agency would ever embrace a four-day week. This came ahead of the...

As the great sporting summer continues – with the Lionesses triumphant against Germany last Sunday, the ongoing Commonwealth Games, and the...

Propertymark has rebranded its charitable arm. Its members charity Arbon Trust unveiled a new identity and vision at the trade body’s national...

There are some inspiring examples of agents and property professionals raising money for all-important children's charities this week. Remember, if you have...

A survey earlier this week may have shown the older generation feel younger people’s spending habits are destroying their chances of...

Agents were busy marking the Platinum Jubilee over the past week but there was still time for fundraising exploits including tree-planting...

A best-selling author and ex-military wellness culture revolutionary have been named as headliners for this year’s NAEA Propertymark conference. Dr Andy Cope...

Industry charity and mentoring group Agents Together is planning to help firms prioritise mental wellbeing. It has developed a checklist that agents...

You can tell that spring is in the air as this week's Agents Do Charity is full of outdoor fundraising pursuits...

A high profile London estate agency has appointed two so-called Wellness Ambassadors to look after the mental health and wellbeing of...

Hello and welcome to the latest Agents Do Charity, our weekly round-up of who’s-doing-what-good-deeds in our industry. Want to be involved? Well...

A leading conveyancing expert says the traditional rivalry between his profession and estate agents has abated in 2021. Lloyd Davies - managing director and...

One of the founders and leading figures in the Agents Together industry charity says one silver lining of the pandemic has...

With the business model for self-employed agents hotly debated within the industry, new data has suggested that most freelance professionals are...

It really is beginning to look a lot like Christmas – just a week to go now. Presents all wrapped and...

An agency has won one of the most prestigious ‘gongs’ of the season - it’s been named Employer of the Year...

We’re building up towards both Christmas and the Awards season right now, and that gives plenty of opportunities for fund raising,...

A property company is offering its employees in the UK and overseas a day’s leave later this month to mark World...

The stamp duty holiday concluded at midnight, marking the end of the busiest period for the industry - all parts of...

West London agency RiverHomes is rebranding in what it describes as a bid to more closely reflect its unique expertise on...

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

London’s housing market may be distinctly lacklustre compared to much of the rest of the UK right now but one development...

Hello and we’re at the end of another week celebrating all those in our industry who do great work. And this...

The pandemic and lockdowns have made over a third of those aged 18 to 34 want to move house according to...

New data shows no let-up on the pressure on the conveyancing sector as the stamp duty holiday and the broader economic...

An agency says sellers should improve the attractiveness of their properties for sellers - so it's linked with a florist to offer...

Mental health – and the importance of good mental health – has become a vital thing for all of us in...

Boomin co-founder Kenny Bruce says the UK economy should now be opening up thanks to the success of the Coronavirus vaccines. In...

The events of the last 12 months have potentially shaped the future of our sector for years to come. There has been...

Hello and welcome to the end of another week - and a step in the right direction towards the easing of...

A conveyancing organisation has launched an initiative called Be Kind We Care to promote kindness and wellbeing within the property industry. The...

Hello, welcome to our latest charity roundup, and as the weather improves and the vaccine roll-out lifts the spirits, so we...

This time out, I’m in conversation with one of the big three established portals. Since it was founded in 2007, Zoopla...

An online petition has been started by an independent estate agent seeking a radical overhaul of how homes are sold in...

As we now find ourselves in the UK’s third national lockdown in 10 months, what tenants want, and need from their...

A new working group on mental health in the agency industry is being set up following a poll revealing 62 per cent...

A survey conducted by charity Agents Together suggests a large majority of industry people would like to see more focus on...

Solicitors’ leaders say members of their industry are suffering mental health problems as a result of the workload to meet the...

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

A new report funded by high profile consumer champion Martin Lewis says the government must do more to help ‘mortgage prisoners’. These...

It’s Halloween time, and while this year’s festivities may be muted there’s plenty to celebrate as far as agents’ good deeds...

They’ve got it covered - the charitable arm of Propertymark is offering free face coverings to member agents. The Arbon Trust is...

Shorter days and darker nights deflate the spirits, especially in today’s challenging circumstances, but there’s some bright news - a large...

Agents Together, the wellbeing and mentorship service which came into existence earlier this year, is launching what it calls a Redundancy...

A health business is offering a free support package to estate agencies with between three and 100 employees, to help staff...

Connells Group has announced its trading statement for the first half of 2020 - and its support for its staff is...

What work did I do through lockdown? I went to work for a company who provide Domiciliary care for the vulnerable and elderly...

Hello and welcome to our latest ADC, with more evidence that fund-raising goes on even with communal activity at a premium...

Industry veteran Harry Hill, a former chairman of Countrywide and founder of Rightmove, has now become a mentor at the new...

The brothers who founded Purplebricks - Michael and Kenny Bruce - have returned to the agency industry for the first time...

A mystery group, believed to consist of high-level former agents and suppliers, is asking the industry for its feedback on current...

Housing Minister Chris Pincher and Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick stayed well clear of the Dominic Cummings row over the weekend -...

** This Bank Holiday Monday both Estate Agent Today and Letting Agent Today look at how agencies have modified offices and protocols...

The fallout from Covid-19 has hit everyone hard. With breaking news today that agents are able to look at how to...

Three more property players have been in touch to share what they're doing to help their staff during lockdown - there...

Lockdown measures are still in place for another two weeks, at least, with the possibility of them being extended beyond that....

Hunters has expanded its online offering to improve its service to both the sales and lettings sectors - and it’s even...

Just a month ago our homes felt, for many of us, to be a mere pitstop on a centrifuge of work,...

There’s a sense that we really are on the verge of a huge change in the industry. It’s too early to be...

The government has launched a competition to attract what it calls “the best and brightest talents of the housing industry” to...

Countrywide and LSL Property Services have this morning confirmed that talks are underway about a possible mega-merger. This confirms the speculation yesterday that...

Hello and welcome to the end of the week, which always means a round-up of our industry’s good work for charity....

Here at sales progression and communication tool mio, we recently caught up with Sarah Edmundson, co-director of The AllStars Group, the...

If you haven’t noticed, it’s November already - a month where it’s increasingly popular for men to grow moustaches for charity....

It’s another Friday so it’s another Agents Do Charity - of course! It’s August and the height of the holidays but as...

Theresa May arrived in Downing Street some three years ago - but her premiership has not been a smooth ride. As she...

So far in our contribution to the campaign to replace leasehold with commonhold we have outlined the stories of some of...