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The National Leasehold Campaign’s (NLC) heroic journey to get reform of the controversial tenure type on the statute book has hit...

Estate agents are braced for a busy Autumn selling season after the first interest rate cut since March 2020. The Bank of...

The Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill was the final piece of legislation to pass before Parliament closed ahead of the General...

The rate of inflation slowed to 2.3% in April, Office for National Statistics (ONS) data shows. It means the consumer price index...

The future of another Keller Williams (KW) market centre in the UK appears unclear. KW Prime, once the flagship market centre of...

Thousands of people will be invited to take part in new research to help provide information on why one particularly badly...

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

Keller Williams has expanded its content and insights partnership with Dataloft after a successful trial period. The brand said 20 agents have...

Winkworth is revving up its backing for young racing driver Zak O’Sullivan. At 18-years old he is already on the fast track...

Leasehold campaigners are urging anyone responding to the Government’s consultation on ground rents reform to boycott all options but capping them...

The market share of self-employed agents has grown by a third in the past year and by 500% since 2018 even...

Keller Williams UK’s (KWUK) new chief executive Mark Readings has outlined a new strategy for the self-employed agency brand. Speaking at KWUK’s...

Keller Williams UK (KWUK) is set to hold its largest ever UK event.  The KWUK Megacamp will take place at the VUE cinema in...

Spicerhaart has boosted its senior team with the appointment of a new managing director within its estate agency division.  Tommy Taylor is...

Clive Humby of Dunn Humby (the Mega Minds behind the Tesco Clubcard) declared that "Data is the new oil" in 2006....

Former England footballer turned TV pundit and property expert, Dion Dublin, is to headline the South East Property Expo.   The centre...

A new survey has scored the top ten national real estate brands in terms of reputation, value and customer satisfaction. Using YouGov...

A new estate agency has benefited from a grant scheme run by multinational company Tata Steel. Lincolnshire estate agent Grahame Barratt-Needham has...

An industry marketing expert has questioned the strategies of ‘house of brand’ agencies. Writing exclusively for Estate Agent Today, Simon Leadbetter, former...

Keller Williams UK (KWUK) is set to change its chief executive in the latest restructure of the self-employed agency brand. Ben Taylor...

Hybrid agency brand Nested has entered the Scottish property market with a former Keller Williams (KW) market centre operator at the...

After six years at Keller Williams, well-known industry figure, Chris Buckler is on the lookout for pastures new and exploring agency...

Agents have been showing there is more to being charitable than just donating money. This weeks charitable exploits have a big focus...

Keller Williams UK’s (KWUK) Gatwick market centre is rumoured to have closed but the self-employed agency network’s chief executive Ben Taylor...

Another Keller Williams UK (KWUK) market centre is set to close its doors but it is unclear who made the decision...

An agent who went viral with musical property marketing videos has taken her last bow in estate agency. Keller Williams agent Claire...

The company behind Keller Williams' Evolve Market Centre - TBF Centres - has entered voluntary liqudation, Companies House documents show. It comes...

Keller Williams UK has launched a training academy as it looks to nurture the next generation of agents. The self-employed network brand...

A veteran property photographer has revealed the ‘easy to spot’ signs that shows an agent isn’t using professional photography, warning it...

Just 8% of estate agencies launched last year were started by women, new research suggests. Companies House data analysed by Instant Offices...

An award-winning charity will cut the cost of homeownership in Wigan by up to £10,000, by offering buyers the chance to...

Keller Williams (KW) UK has shifted around responsibility for its market centres amid speculation of closures. The self-employed agency brand’s Aspire market...

Keller Williams (KW) UK chief executive Ben Taylor has announced a “significant expansion plan” for the UK network but has said...

EweMove has announced its Franchise of the Year as part of the brand’s10th anniversary celebrations More than 250 people flocked to the...

Agents have plenty of ways to market properties, from pictures to 3D tours and videos but few, thankfully, have tried their...

Average house prices have declined by their largest level on a monthly basis since the end of the 2021 Stamp Duty...

A Keller Williams (KW) agent has hailed the success of TikTok as a marketing tool just 18 months into her role. Tanya...

A former Countrywide director says that since becoming a Keller Williams agent he’s racked up over £1m in fees. Dominic Marcel -...

More than half of Estate Agent Today readers have indicated they will raise their fees this year. Several industry executives have suggested...

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

The Property Redress Scheme (PRS) has formed a new member panel that will be chaired by senior industry figure Eric Walker. The...

A Keller Williams agent has revealed how he gets clients to happily pay 2% and he is calling on others to...

Purplebricks has got itself into a bind due to its addiction to brand awareness over addressing the customer experience of paying...

Self-employed estate partnership brand The Agency UK (TAUK) has launched a series of roadshows to attract agents to its offering. The company...

Keller Williams UK (KWUK) has launched a new training platform for its network. The digital platform, described as KW University, provides tools...

Agency franchise brand Keller Williams UK (KWUK) held its largest ever UK event at the Vue cinema in London’s Leicester Square...

Agents have been putting their hands in their pockets and getting active for plenty of good causes over the past week. If...

The number of mortgages available to borrowers has hit the lowest level for more than a year, Moneyfacts has warned. Analysis by...

Keller Williams’ (KW) Warwick Market Centre has closed, prompting a blame game between its former owners and the franchise brand. KW Warwick has...

The property jobs market hasn't taken a summer holiday this month. Here are some of the latest moves that took place during...

It's been a busy period of fundraising and volunteering for agents and property professionals. Support has included getting one charity back on...

Chestertons has named a former Foxtons and Keller Williams agent as its new head of sales. It has recruited Matthew Thompson to...

OnTheMarket has partnered with flexible workspace platform Instant Offices to boost commercial listings. The deal will increase the flexible office space listings being...

Agents and property professionals are travelling far and wide to raise money for charity, plus there is a new way to...

Agents remain positive about the prospects for their business and the property market despite talk of slowing house price growth and...

Hunters has signed a six-year agreement to use Zoopla-backed Alto’s agency software. All of Hunters 200-plus branches and any additional offices added...

The property industry is fortunate in including many great people, doing great work across a range of businesses – from traditional agency...

Keller Williams has marked a record month for new agents but has announced the closure of its Bristol market centre hub...

The self-employed model, after years of not really catching on fully, was given a major boost by the pandemic and the...

Some 86 Bronze, Silver, Gold and Special Awards have been presented to agents in the Guild off Property Professionals at its...

Glynis Frew will be stepping down as managing director of franchise giant Hunters from the end of this month after 20...

After a long period of improvement in the level of product choice for borrowers, February has seen mortgage availability fall for the...

The last two years have been dramatic and decisive for many people and many businesses. Both have reassessed their work approaches...

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

The product choice for buyers wanting mortgages is now the highest it has been since 2008 according to the independent service...

It appears almost certain that there will be limits imposed on the number and location of second homes in Wales, following...

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

The class action taken by former self-employed workers against two online agencies should be a warning to other firms breaking the...

A claims firm wants to commence proceedings against online estate agency companies such as Purplebricks and Yopa. It's on behalf of thousands...

An estate agent who has now gone self-employed after working on the staff of Connells and Spicerhaart says her move is...

In the latest exclusive interview for our Weekend Features section, EAT's video reporter Chris Buckler - an agent himself with Keller...

An estate agent claims he may be the highest paid in the industry this year - and he puts it down to...

The governing council of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has issued a public apology to the whistle blowers whose actions...

An online operator called Nested is to spend £5m to promote the self-employed estate agency concept in 100 parts of the...

Photography has become an increasingly important weapon in an agent’s armoury in recent years as listings compete for space on portals,...

A Hertfordshire-based hybrid agency has released a surprising and some might argue refreshing message, saying it’s not interested in size as...

In a 'coup' for property data firm Homesearch, Keller Williams UK, which has some 400 agents under its banner across the UK,...

In a day of unexpected drama, Boris Johnson carried out a surprisingly brutal and widespread Cabinet reshuffle which saw a number...

One of the biggest campaign groups calling for leasehold reform has welcomed the action taken by the Competition and Markets Authority...

Robert Jenrick has been sacked from his post as Housing, Communities and Local Government Secretary. He was the third major name to...

Buyers are getting less square foot for their money when buying a property. Research by insurer Churchill has found that the average...

Good property marketing photos have arguably never been more important in an increasingly visual and tech-led world. We saw just the...

Welcome to this week’s Agents Do Charity - another edition of good will and cheer generated by the industry’s fund-raising heroes. It’s...

An estate agency says it’s analysed the housing market’s long term cycles and forecasts that house price rises will continue -...

The former group marketing director at Countrywide has been appointed as global chief executive of Fine & Country. Simon Leadbetter has also...

One of the biggest trends since Covid, in the property world and elsewhere, has been a shift towards more hybrid, flexible...

Representatives of Rightmove, Zoopla, OnTheMarket, Boomin and OneDome portals are to be quizzed in an industry Question Time session next month. Russell...

House prices in July rose after falling in June, according to the Halifax. They were 0.4 per cent higher than in June,...

An estate agency has calculated precisely how much residential property has been sold so far this year, fuelled by the stamp...

We’re about to enter August and second half of the Olympic Games - and fund-raising is happening at a Gold medal...

New research shows that the surge in house prices this year has taken homes in at least 25 areas of England...

Keller Williams - which says it’s the UK’s leading business-owner or ‘self-employed’ firm with twice the agents of any direct rival -...

The signs are that even with the stamp duty holiday tapering to a close at the end of the summer, the...

The self-employed agency model will not be successful in the UK because the commission in this country is so low. That’s the...

The cost of the average mortgage deposit has climbed £11,000 in some areas thanks to the stamp duty holiday fuelling the...

There are now more mortgage products available than at any time since the start of the pandemic in March 2021. Data from...

A senior figure in the UK activities of the Keller Williams estate agency has died at the shockingly young age of...

Keller Williams UK has announced that Paul Sloan - who quit as operations director of Spicerhaart just weeks ago - is...

An agency is backing the conversion of empty retail units into homes - and has figures to prove how big an impact...

It’s not just housing transactions that signal a red-hot market - the mortgage landscape is at its strongest for some time...