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

Parents are willing pay 25% extra to live in the right catchment area for a top state primary school, research suggests. New...

Estate agency acquisitions expert Lucy Noonan has revealed the misogyny she has faced in the sector. Speaking on the latest episode of...

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has pledged £90,000 to the Chartered Surveyors Student Bursary Programme to support new entrants...

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

A senior female Leaders Romans Group (LRG) executive has revealed how she combats imposter syndrome in the workplace. Kim Lidbury, group director...

Women in London who are looking to get on the property ladder face significant challenges that prevent them from buying a...

Agents working for themselves, supported by a ‘broker’ organisation are on the increase in the UK after becoming almost the norm...

Fine & Country has launched an exclusive training event for its licensees featuring internationally renowned speaker, trainer, and coach, Josh Phegan.  It...

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

Liz Morrell meets Women in Estate Agency’s co-founder Liana Loporto-Browne Liana Loporto-Browne, managing director of LB Residential, fell in love with the...

Gender-based discrimination remains an issue with the estate agency sector and many female victims are choosing not to report issues, an...

A safety alert has been issued after several female agents warned of being harassed on phone calls. The Women In Estate Agency...

As most of the regular readers of this column will know (and because I’m not shy about admitting it) – I’ve...

The Women in Estate Agency (WiEA) committee hosted its highly anticipated second annual conference last week. Held at The IET, Savoy Place...

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

In celebration of International Women's Day, Tunbridge Wells property services company Presence & Co. proudly spotlights the exceptional achievements of our...

Female agents have shared their view on representation and opportunities in the sector to mark International Women’s Day. Industry data shows while...

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

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

Female representation at estate agency conferences and awards was a big theme of 2023 and now there is a chance to...

The estate agency industry is being urged to do more to tackle the issue of gender jaws, it has been warned. The...

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

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

The Women in Estate Agency support group has unveiled details of its latest conference. The event will take place at The IET...

You’ll know by now that I’m a fully signed up member of the PropTech fan club. And I’ve had an exciting...

The first Women in Estate Agency Award winners were announced at the ESTAS last week. The ESTAS Awards marked its 20th anniversary last...

The Women in Estate Agency (WiEA) group is launching a webinar series. The first will go live on Friday 13 October at...

Agents should take work safety more seriously, particularly self-employed agents, an industry podcast claims. The latest Agents MVMT Pass The Syrup podcast...

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

Andrews Lettings Director Angharad Trueman has identified two priorities for her forthcoming term as President of the Association of Lettings Agents. Known...

At a recent Women in Residential Property Group online coffee morning, I was given the opportunity to lead the session, gaining...

A lack of flexibility is causing recruitment issues in estate agency and could threaten the survival of firms, executives claim. Speaking on...

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

The gender pay gap in estate agency has grown, new research suggests. Analysis of industry data from the Office for National Statistics...

As Tennyson once observed…’.In the Spring, a young man’s fancy turns to thoughts of love…’.but not really. At the moment the...

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

Check out some of the latest charitable endeavours from agency and property brands this week. Agents Giving: Entries are now open for...

Recent tragic deaths of women walking home alone, notably Sarah Everard, have highlighted the need to address gender inequality in the...

Female estate agents have shared the highs and lows of working in the property industry to mark International Women’s Day (IWD). The...

Safety, support, health, wealth and happiness were the key firms of the inaugural Women in Estate Agency group conference last week. The...

According to Women Count 2022, an Insights report from The Pipeline, women still face entrenched systemic barriers on their route to...

Surveying is traditionally a male-dominated profession, and many women who have worked in the profession for many years report that at...

Customer review platform ESTAS has partnered with the Women in Estate Agency Group (WIEA) to promote the health, wealth, and empowerment...

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

With reform of the home buying and selling process as crucial as it's ever been, and disrupters like Coadjute and PEXA...

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...

Zoopla is urging couples to tackle the “awkward but all-important financial and ‘what if’ questions” ahead of buying a property together...

Last weekend, Nat Daniels' latest Property Natter column focused on the average day in the life of a conveyancer. In this feature,...

Double-think, for those who have not read George Orwell, is when people are expected to accept two conflicting beliefs as truth,...

Agents have been celebrating some of the top fundraising exploits of the past 12 months but the activity continues. Remember, if you...

A network for women working in the residential property industry has signed up a trio of high-profile sponsors. Residential property industry suppliers...

The last week has been dramatic even by the standards of UK politics, with a Cabinet and junior minister rebellion bringing...

Increasing numbers of women are being flagged during anti-money laundering (AML) compliance checks. AML platform Credas Technologies suggests the main reason for...

Outgoing NAEA Propertymark president Liana Loporto has shared her regrets that she didn’t see the Regulation of Property Agents (ROPA) rules...

In this latest ‘Women in Property’ edition of the Natter, I check in with Collette Allen, who was recently appointed as...

Two senior agency figures have suggested there is more work needed to level the playing field for women in the sector. The...

Fundraising frolics by agents and property professionals this week include bike rides and triathlon challenges, plus the charity award season returns. Remember,...

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

A new survey by interior experts Hammonds Furniture has outlined how important interior style is to potential buyers, with 40% of...

The founder of an estate agency which began life operating from a kitchen table has now won two prestigious awards.  Deborah Richards,...

It may be blowing a gale outside but we’re safe and warm here reading about our industry’s great work for good...

A franchise for two agency offices in west London has been acquired by property professionals Faith Cook and Georgia Everton-Wallach –...

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

A London agency has undergone what it calls a ‘genteel’ rebrand with a subtle change of name - but a major...

The Women In Property group claims talented females are being lost to the industry due to the menopause.  It says panic attacks,...

Boris Johnson's sudden and unexpectedly ruthless Cabinet reshuffle, which drew comparisons with Margaret Thatcher's 'purge of the wets' in 1981, ended...

Media reports suggest the government is considering offering grants to local authorities to purchase private family houses which are larger than...

Thirty-five years after London estate agent Suzy Lamplugh disappeared, the trust that bears her name is calling for action to address...

In this week’s In Conversation Today, I am delighted to chat with Lucy Morton, Head of Residential Agency at JLL, about...

Hello and welcome to Agents Do Charity as we are on the threshold of May why not get on to the...

In this week’s In Conversation Today, I chat with Fine & Country UK’s managing director Nicky Stevenson, one of the most...

One of the biggest trends in recent times, as a direct result of the pandemic, is the concept of working from...

You could be forgiven for overlooking International Women’s Day on Monday. Well, almost. Focus was instead turned to the first day back...

Agencies and suppliers today mark International Women’s Day with events and declarations shining a light on the achievements of female colleagues and...

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

This week’s In Conversation Today interviewee needs no introduction. One of the property industry’s most recognisable names, she has been a...

In this week's Natter, I focus on the inspiring story of Clare Hughes, who has bounced back in the last 12 months...

The New Year lull is well and truly over and this week’s Agents Do Charity show fundraising is back in business despite...

As regular readers will know, the Natter kickstarted a series last time out zoning in on local independent agents – the...

A TV advert for Rightmove first screened in 2018 has been cleared of gender stereotyping. A complaint to the Advertising Standards Authority...

Hello and welcome to the weekend - if it’s Friday, it’s Agents Do Charity day as we pay tribute to fund-raisers...

The networking organisation Women in Residential Property has grown to over 300 members - its highest ever total.  Launched three years ago...

A new study of British agents suggests that buyers with accents from most of the rest of the world receive less...

If it’s Friday it’s our regular round-up of fund-raising by and involving the property industry, and it’s remarkable how much is...

Savills is donating over £800,000 to nominated charities across the UK. Following a commitment to Land Aid’s Covid-19 campaign for youth homelessness,...

Estate Agent Today understands that the Knight Frank agency has been hit by a large number of branch office heads quitting...

Hunters has become one of the first major agencies to reveal the gender balance of its staff - and 60 per...

More than 18 months on from the acquisition of ZPG for £2.2 billion by Silver Lake Partners, a US private equity...

The Atlantic Ocean is a vast space – some 4,000 miles eastwards across from the USA until land is met again....

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

The phrase ‘death of the high street’ can be found in nearly any publication in any given week. And for fair...

Almost inevitably on Halloween, there’s a report today on the horror stories that deter buyers - but it may well be...

A fraudster who claimed to be an estate agent has been jailed for four years after conning vulnerable women into giving...

It’s been two weeks since our last PJT, thanks to the Bank Holiday, so there’s plenty of news in today’s edition. If...

What a credit to the industry so many agents, surveyors and suppliers are: this week’s ADC shows the diverse range of...

Rising house prices and the gender pay gap means that there is no English region where a single woman on median...

Nicky Stevenson has had a very varied and interesting career in property. She started out as a lettings negotiator for Nicholas...

The chief executive of Hunters franchise operation, Glynis Frew, says online estate agencies have given the industry two ‘positives’ - but...