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Adding value to a home can be the difference between a quick, successful sale and waiting months for the right person...
07 October 2023
From: Features
Homeowners are increasingly looking to properties that can either boost income or to offer a better work/life balance – without the...
21 September 2023
From: Breaking News
A lack of flexibility is causing recruitment issues in estate agency and could threaten the survival of firms, executives claim. Speaking on...
18 August 2023
From: Breaking News
More than half of property professional have admitted experiencing constant stress at work, new research suggests. The findings were revealed as part...
24 July 2023
From: Breaking News
Only 11% of property businesses including estate agencies increased staff pay last year, a new report officially launched next week claims. Property...
06 February 2023
From: Breaking News
Who are you and what does it say on your business card? On my card it says: Vincent Anthony, Managing Director of Propertynest. ...
12 January 2023
From: 60 Second Interview
Agents haven't let the festive season get in the way of supporting good causes, and there is a big focus on...
16 December 2022
From: Breaking News
A green premium based on energy efficiency is emerging in the UK’s property market, according to a new report by high-street...
12 October 2022
From: Breaking News
Last weekend, Nat Daniels' latest Property Natter column focused on the average day in the life of a conveyancer. In this feature,...
20 August 2022
From: Features
A leading firm has claimed that the number of properties advertised for sale in Scotland has almost halved over the last...
15 August 2022
From: Breaking News
Research carried out by Rightmove has revealed the home features which have grown the most in popularity, with garden offices topping...
11 August 2022
From: Breaking News
The latest house price index from Zoopla has suggested the market remains resilient in the face of the cost-of-living crisis, but...
02 August 2022
From: Breaking News
Recent statistics published by the government’s Business Insights and Conditions Survey revealed the extent to which many real estate businesses have...
23 July 2022
From: Features
Temperatures are soaring and it’s only going to get hotter this week. Electric fans will be on full blast and cold...
19 July 2022
From: PropTech & Innovation
Winkworth has seen a boom in potential franchisees while the first wave of agents are also working on succession planning. Writing exclusively...
26 May 2022
From: Breaking News
Estate agents are in a unique position – we handle the meeting of people’s aspirations probably more than any other profession....
21 May 2022
From: Features
A rewards and recognition programme has been launched at an agency chain, with claims that it will enhance staff careers and...
29 March 2022
From: Breaking News
A developer has converted a 1979s office block into flats which are now being sold as £180,000 to £215,000 work from...
10 March 2022
From: Breaking News
The market’s likely to slow this year as the rising cost of living saps some buyer confidence, so agents are understandably...
04 March 2022
From: Breaking News
More than four in 10 owners have significantly repurposed part of their homes during the pandemic says Zoopla. Amongst the 41 per...
17 February 2022
From: Breaking News
The chief executive of Belvoir says his agency has had 25 years of significant financial and business success - and much...
10 February 2022
From: Breaking News
Rightmove says the level of business owners enquiring about leasing office space has now surpassed even pre-pandemic levels in January. Demand is...
09 February 2022
From: Breaking News
Purplebricks is claiming that literally thousands of High Street agents from conventional bricks-and-mortar firms are applying to the agency. It says this...
01 February 2022
From: Breaking News
The total value of all UK homes broke the £8 trillion barrier in 2021 according to Savills - and London is...
01 February 2022
From: Breaking News
With the drastic changes enacted on the industry over the past two years thanks to the pandemic and political events such...
22 January 2022
From: Features
Buyers typically pay 10.8 per cent extra for chain-free properties than for similar homes with chains, according to new research. Website GetAgent...
20 January 2022
From: Breaking News
When we all thought that the Covid-19 pandemic was coming to an end, the virus decided to throw another curveball and...
12 January 2022
From: Features
The Connells-owned high end agency Hamptons is to sponsor what it calls a “garden sanctuary” at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show...
12 January 2022
From: Breaking News
It’s often said that agency is a people business, and I can see no reason to disagree - agents dealing face-to-face...
10 January 2022
From: Breaking News
Propertymark has come out in support of the Scottish government’s demand that buyers take lateral flow tests before viewings. The measure is...
20 December 2021
From: Breaking News
Mark Meyer, CEO, Meyers Estate Agents: “We’re on a mission to revolutionise the traditional concept of estate agency. We don’t have...
03 December 2021
From: Sponsored Content
A record number of conveyancers have been trained in the last 18 months, despite the challenges of the pandemic and extended...
02 December 2021
From: Breaking News
The head of a small hybrid firm that describes traditional agencies with offices as “antiquated” says property professionals working for corporates...
24 November 2021
From: Breaking News
Estate agents and other workers in Northern Ireland are being urged to work from home "where possible" in a bid to...
24 November 2021
From: Breaking News
PropTech has seen a surge in uptake over the last few years for several reasons – be it the Covid-19 pandemic...
13 November 2021
From: Features
Spicerhaart - which is radically reshaping its structure to encourage hybrid operations and working from home as part of a new...
19 October 2021
From: Breaking News
One of the country’s leading buying agents has set out what’s hot and what’s not in London’s housing market as it...
13 October 2021
From: Breaking News
Fine & Country has opened another office - this time in Exeter, one of the most popular locations to which people...
12 October 2021
From: Breaking News
It’s a truism that most property enquiries from buyers these days come through portals but there are several reasons why agents...
06 October 2021
From: Breaking News
Luke Thirkettle heads up the lettings division at Stratfords, a single-branch lettings and sales agency based in Milton Keynes. Here, he speaks to...
02 October 2021
From: Features
In this piece, Tom Davis, press officer at Propertymark, explores the debate surrounding a locked or open-door policy, and whether the...
02 October 2021
From: Features
As we move into the autumn of 2021, what the coming year has in store for estate agents is something we...
29 September 2021
From: Features
The hybrid agency Paton & Co is moving into new territories in Berwickshire and Northumberland. The company has been Borders-based since launching...
27 September 2021
From: Breaking News
As we motor towards the next major global climate change conference – the UN’s COP26 being held in Glasgow from 31...
25 September 2021
From: Features
Our story yesterday on whether agents should continue to dress formally post-pandemic seemed to relight the fire on a long-time debate...
22 September 2021
From: Breaking News
A cloud-based software provider has claimed that agents need to prepare for the future – and a very different working day...
17 September 2021
From: Breaking News
Buyers are getting less square foot for their money when buying a property. Research by insurer Churchill has found that the average...
15 September 2021
From: Breaking News
Rightmove claims to have identified the dream home for buyers. A survey of more than 2,000 visitors to the portal’s website has...
15 September 2021
From: Breaking News
2020 gave rise to an exodus from the city as work from home became the mandated norm for large swaths of...
11 September 2021
From: Features
Day in, day out, I see how good estate agents really are. Whether it’s in my day job on Location, Location, Location...
06 September 2021
From: Breaking News
There’s a lot being said about how the workforce will operate in the post-pandemic world. We’re still largely remote at Homesearch but as...
25 August 2021
From: Features
Last month it was reported that up to 500,000 people had been ‘pinged’ by the NHS in a week. While the...
18 August 2021
From: Features
Recent research shows that when asked what their ideal working set up would be, most agents said ‘hybrid’* and with proposals...
16 August 2021
From: Sponsored Content
One of the biggest trends since Covid, in the property world and elsewhere, has been a shift towards more hybrid, flexible...
14 August 2021
From: Features
We’re about to enter August and second half of the Olympic Games - and fund-raising is happening at a Gold medal...
30 July 2021
From: Breaking News
From July 19 it is likely that business owners, including agencies and industry suppliers, will no longer have to ask staff...
06 July 2021
From: Breaking News
Agency staff who worked from home at any point during the pandemic - even for just one day - can still...
05 July 2021
From: Breaking News
The self-employed agency model will not be successful in the UK because the commission in this country is so low. That’s the...
28 June 2021
From: Breaking News
London-focussed agency Winkworth - which has around 60 of its 100 franchise branches in the capital - has now opened another...
25 June 2021
From: Breaking News
Working from home used to get a bad rap. With the phrase mocked as ‘shirking from home’, homeworkers were often seen...
23 June 2021
From: Features
A self employed franchise estate agent business model has been launched by one of the brands in The Property Franchise Group. Hunters...
23 June 2021
From: Breaking News
In an unusual move, HM Land Registry has issued guidance to agents to help them reassure jittery buyers and sellers ahead...
21 June 2021
From: Breaking News
Around 18 months ago, just a few months before the pandemic hit, I did a Natter with the team at software...
19 June 2021
From: Features
A trade union is demanding that the government ban emails from all employers outside office hours - and it wants emails...
04 June 2021
From: Breaking News
Figures released from the government show 19,400 people in the real estate sector are still on furlough - suggesting some agents have back...
04 June 2021
From: Breaking News
It’s now over a year since the property market officially reopened after an unprecedented two-month shutdown at the height of the...
22 May 2021
From: Features
Who are you and what does it say on your business card? I’m Ben Ridgway, Group Managing Director at iamproperty. What is iamproperty...
10 May 2021
From: 60 Second Interview
An agent has contacted Estate Agent Today to issue what he calls “an urgent alert” about the risk of Capital Gains...
06 May 2021
From: Breaking News
The so-called race for space as the pandemic drives buyers to reconsider their lifestyle options has led to prices for prime...
06 May 2021
From: Breaking News
Century 21 UK is the first agency in the country to white label an app which covers transaction components from property...
04 May 2021
From: Breaking News
We’ve all spent the past nine months adapting to a more digital way of life. Whether that’s been working from home,...
10 April 2021
From: Features
A high flying agent with experience at a string of top end companies has set up an online business with his...
06 April 2021
From: Breaking News
One of London’s best known and well respected agents has given insights into how he believes his own prime patch of...
18 March 2021
From: Breaking News
Later this year, on October 22, the ESTAS 2021 will take place in London. The glittering ceremony will welcome property professionals...
17 March 2021
From: Features
One of the biggest trends in recent times, as a direct result of the pandemic, is the concept of working from...
13 March 2021
From: Features
The head of one of the industry’s foremost recruitment organisations says the pandemic has caused people to re-evaluate priorities and change...
10 March 2021
From: Breaking News
An agency says it now sells more prime London properties than any of its rivals. Chestertons makes the claim based on figures...
22 February 2021
From: Breaking News
On March 23rd 2021, Dezrez and its partners are hosting EAvolution21 the event that showcases the latest in PropTech using an...
18 February 2021
From: Sponsored Content
The Chancellor’s rumoured six week extension to the stamp duty holiday has been backed by Rightmove. Over last weekend the Daily Telegraph,...
17 February 2021
From: Breaking News
As we move towards the one-year anniversary of the beginning of the first lockdown, it is a good time to reflect...
13 February 2021
From: Features
In a video interview for Estate Agent Today, property professional Chris Buckler speaks to Justin and Victoria Bhoday - a married...
06 February 2021
From: Features
We’re now in Lockdown 3.0 and most of us have become used to juggling home-working, home schooling and a million and...
03 February 2021
From: Sponsored Content
Members of staff at an estate agency branch in the Midlands tested positive for Coronavirus in consecutive weeks, triggering a temporary...
29 January 2021
From: Breaking News
Hello and welcome to Agents Do Charity, the regular round-up of industry good work. Whatever the cause, it’s great to publicise agents’...
29 January 2021
From: Breaking News
The last few months have seen property agents work hard to continue delivering quality client communications and maintain an increasingly digital...
23 January 2021
From: Features
Propertymark, the overarching body aiming to bring five different associations (ARLA, NAEA, NAVA, ICBA and APIP) into a single brand, was...
16 January 2021
From: Features
The housing market remains open in Scotland, despite tighter restrictions announced yesterday by First Minister Nicola Sturgeon. The only significant difference specific...
14 January 2021
From: Breaking News
Even the prospect of a stamp duty holiday is not enough to persuade many buyers and sellers to enter the market...
14 January 2021
From: Breaking News
A leading business consultancy says the level of working-from-home in the UK by 2025 will be five times that before the pandemic. Estate...
13 January 2021
From: Breaking News
Just a week ago, I thought it was all over. Christmas and New Year had gone, as had the passionate calls...
09 January 2021
From: Features
Agents have been outlining how they have beefed up their measures to combat the risk of Coronavirus, especially during property viewings. “We...
07 January 2021
From: Breaking News
The Westminster government has published extensive guidance on the operation of the new Tier 4 Coronavirus restrictions in England. This includes a...
21 December 2020
From: Breaking News
Well, what a year it has been for everyone, including the property market. I don’t think there’s anyone out there who...
19 December 2020
From: Features
If this year has taught us anything, it's that estate agents need their software provider and specifically their CRM, to help...
05 December 2020
From: Features
A leading conveyancing sector spokesmen says some mortgage lenders are making the current delays in the house buying process worse. Rob Hailstone,...
04 December 2020
From: Breaking News
We’re off and running with our annual showcase of the decorations and festivities in agency branches and for those working from...
02 December 2020
From: Breaking News
It’s already a cliche to say that Christmas will be a little different this year - and in reality it will...
01 December 2020
From: Breaking News
A survey of completion times for house sales over the past four years suggests that the worst performing local authority area...