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Local authority searches are taking up to 60 days in some parts of the country - holding up the sales process. Analysis...

Wiltshire, Berkshire and Oxfordshire-based Jones Robinson has announced the acquisition of Manningford Croft, an agency based in nearby Pewsey.  The company said...

A former Hamptons agent has moved into staging after finding she was spending much of her time helping vendors in this...

The Property Ombudsman (TPO) has welcomed two new non-executive directors to its independent board. Louise Baxter, head of the National Trading Standards...

It’s no secret that sea levels are rising, leaving millions of homes at risk globally and according to a recent report,...

Sale stock levels have surged by 15% since the start of the year due to the ‘stagnant market,’ research claims. Quick-buy firm...

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. If you have a charitable event or...

The number of properties listed as sold subject to contract (SSTC) has increased by 5% so far this year versus the...

Property demand has dropped while price reductions have increased in recent weeks, data shows. Two separate pieces of industry data give new...

Knight Frank has recruited two former Savills executives to launch and run its new homes team in Cheltenham. The property consultancy and...

Two major regional agents have expanded their geographical presence and sales focus. Midlands-based land and property agent Sheldon Bosley Knight (SBK) has...

Historic agency brand Humberts is looking to have between 20 and 30 offices over the next five years as it marks...

The property recruitment market seems to be moving as fast as house prices. Here are some of the latest moves that took...

Historic estate agency group Humberts - which was at risk of disappearing entirely just over two years ago - has opened...

There’s been huge sale price inflation in the rarified high-end country estate market according to a buying agent. Jess Simpson, who runs...

The Bruce brothers’ new portal Boomin has given its first statistics regarding usage following the launch of a new marketing campaign...

Areas with the biggest house price growth of 2021 have seen the value of homes rise by three times the national...

Homebuyers are suffering huge delays in receiving responses to their search requests to council according to a study of local authorities. Consumer...

He’s gone from Downing Street but the legacy of Dominic Cummings lives on in Rightmove’s top searches of 2020. Barnard Castle -...

New research attempts for the first time to identify the most lucrative property markets in the country - with surprising results...

A conveyancing firm is blaming councils for delays in transactions. Conveyancers have themselves been sharply criticised in recent weeks as the sharp...

Sales of £1m-plus homes have surged since lockdown as affluent buyers seek more space and lifestyle changes.  An average of 868 £1m-plus...

Two reports this morning suggest that activity in the most expensive sectors of the housing market is doing as well as...

Although the shake-out in the industry is ongoing - online agency Settled and established new-build agency Cushman & Wakefield have both...

Hello and welcome to the first PJT of 2020 - a new decade and, for many, a time of new opportunities. We’re always...

Chancellors Estate Agents is next month opening its newest branch in Swindon - the first time the company has operated in...

Hello - HNY and all that from the team at Agents Do Charity. We’re delighted to be back with three great stories...

One month on from introducing sales progression and communication tool, mio, to her branch in Chippenham (Wiltshire), Michelle Hallas, Residential Sales...

A distinctly autumnal storm seems to be gripping the UK for the early part of the weekend but as ever, nothing...

An estate agency has removed a claim that it uploads its properties to Zoopla and PrimeLocation after a complaint to the...

How will things be done in the future? There’s no knowing, of course, given the many variables at play, but it’s...

Consumer body Which? is warning that those who used the Help To Buy equity loan to purchase their homes could face...

A 15-branch agency group operating in parts of London and the Home Counties has joined OnTheMarket according to a statement from...

Despite growing concern about the health of the housing market, a string of estate agencies have made appointments this week. Connells Residential...

Carter Jonas has opened a second office in the Wiltshire market town of Marlborough - and this is its third new...

Every week we remain in awe of the charity fund-raising undertaken by our industry - and often forgotten by those who...

Countrywide says the roll out of its online sales and lettings service is on schedule to reach 50 per cent of...

Purplebricks has released more details of expansion plans to recruit hundreds of additional Local Property Experts. The recruitment drive was launched yesterday...

Two established independent estate agency brands have joined forces to create the Estate Agency Franchise Group and are looking to expand. The...

The recent rise in consumer complaints against sales and letting agents suggests that there is a general lack of trust and...

The best estate and letting agents in the UK were recognised at the prestigious ESTAS luncheon and ceremony, which was held...

The estate agency which was fined £200,000 after a prospective house buyer fell 30 feet into a well during a viewing...

Countrywide’s controversial hybrid estate agency business has produced “fantastic results” according to Sam Tyrer, the group’s Managing Director, Retail & London. In...

Hunters has opened another sales and lettings branch, this time at Malmesbury in Wiltshire, taking its network to over 180.  The agency...

One of the great events of the agency year is the Agents Giving Ball, hosted a few days ago at The Lancaster...

The Jones Robinson Group, a Newbury-based property firm with three branches, has expanded its network by acquiring an agency in a...

Countrywide has given Estate Agent Today some early details of how its mix of online and traditional agency services will roll-out...

Countrywide has confounded its critics with an upbeat performance in the first six months of the year, growing revenues by nine...

Countrywide is to offer vendors and buyers a choice of using an online service, a traditional high street branch or a...

Countrywide's retail chief says the group's new hybrid joint online and traditional project has involved training agents to change the way...

Here are the top letting agents in Britain who go above and beyond to help their customers, as voted for by...

An estate agent selling a home says he has been shocked by an incident in which a female prospective buyer fell...

A body that regulates property searches has criticised some councils for providing “very poor service” which delays transactions. The Property Codes Compliance...

It’s been nearly a year since all lettings and property management agents have been legally required to join a redress scheme...

Estate agents in Wiltshire say chains are breaking and sales collapsing because of the length of time it takes the county...

Seniors’ group Saga is to handle initial enquiries from buyers of new homes on a development in Wiltshire - thought to...