Residential sales have returned to more than 90% of their pre-pandemic average, Savills claims. It comes as the latest HMRC property transaction...
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Gaps between buyer and seller expectations have spread into the auction sector. The issue has become common among estate agents dealing with...
27 June 2024
From: Breaking News
London agency chain Dexters has reported a huge 23% rise in revenue to £181m in a statement released this morning. Profit soared...
25 June 2024
From: Breaking News
Savills has strengthened its residential sales team in Rickmansworth with the appointment of associate director Rozanne Edwards from Strutt & Parker. Edwards...
24 June 2024
From: Breaking News
John D Wood & Co has expanded its London network with two new flagship residential sales and lettings offices in Herne...
19 June 2024
From: Breaking News
Knight Frank has announced a significant promotion in its London residential sales business. Chelsea Whelan has been appointed regional partner for North,...
13 June 2024
From: Breaking News
Tell us a little bit about National Home Move. We are a network of more than 60 Your Move and Reeds Rains...
12 June 2024
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Property taxes in Scotland exceeded £623m over the last twelve months according to analysis of the latest statistics by a leading...
25 May 2024
From: Features
If you’re thinking about becoming an Estate Agency franchise or converting your existing estate agency business to a franchise, here we...
16 May 2024
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Market appraisal volumes dropped 7% in March according to Propertymark’s latest market snapshot, based on data from up to six weeks...
07 May 2024
From: Breaking News
Chestertons Global has expanded into the Bermuda property market with a new affiliate, Realestate.bm. The brand will offer residential sales and lettings...
17 April 2024
From: Breaking News
East Sussex brand Oakfield Estate Agents has acquired independent local operator Rowland Gorringe. It will be taking over the company’s offices in...
10 April 2024
From: Breaking News
Strutt & Parker has appointed Kraig Butler as director and head of residential saes in the consultancy’s Gerrards Cross office. It comes...
09 April 2024
From: Breaking News
Savills has strengthened its residential sales team in Hertfordshire with the appointment of a new director to lead its Rickmansworth office. Steven...
08 April 2024
From: Breaking News
A well-known Surrey estate agent has rebranded. Burns & Webber is rebranding to adopt its parent company’s name Curchods. The four Burns &...
03 April 2024
From: Breaking News
Property sales fell for the fourth consecutive month in December and ended the year at 1.02m, HMRC data suggests. The latest property...
01 February 2024
From: Breaking News
A joint venture between Sheldon Bosley Knight (SBK) and conveyancing firm Jephson Legal (JL) that aimed to rationalise the residential sales...
16 January 2024
From: Breaking News
Savills has promoted its residential sales director Natalie Howlett-Clarke to head of its Norwich office. Effective from the start of this year,...
09 January 2024
From: Breaking News
Lomond has more than doubled its footprint spanning the South Coast after sealing a new deal for Hampshire agent Beal’s. The brand...
05 January 2024
From: Breaking News
Fisher German is aiming to grow its Midlands agency team following continued success in residential sales during the year. The agency and...
12 December 2023
From: Breaking News
Three firms run by the same family have merged to create one of Derbyshire’s largest independent estate agency brands cope&co. Husband and...
09 November 2023
From: Breaking News
Savills has expanded its residential sales teams in south west London with the appointment of two associate directors. Oliver Morley joins as...
12 October 2023
From: Breaking News
The old adage that estate agency is a people business is rarely more relevant than right now, when the market is...
03 October 2023
From: Breaking News
A pioneer of the so-called City Living movement, trying to create more residential units in city centres, is returning to the...
26 September 2023
From: Breaking News
Agents insist the market is still moving – albeit among cash buyers – after HMRC data shows another dip in sales activity. HMRC’s...
01 September 2023
From: Breaking News
Energy performance certificates (EPC) make little difference to property sales and the Government should consider replacing them with more effective green...
18 August 2023
From: Breaking News
Two major agents have been on the acquisition trail this week. Chestertons, London’s oldest estate agency, has continued its expansion plans with...
09 June 2023
From: Breaking News
They dropped like a stone - that’s the verdict on property sales from a leading business analyst. Sarah Coles of Hargreaves Lansdown...
01 June 2023
From: Breaking News
Independent agency brand Pat Robson & Co is celebrating 25 years of residential sales, lettings and property management. Tim Nixon launched the...
19 May 2023
From: Breaking News
Not every story about our industry makes me smile but I was delighted to read in the trade press about someone...
11 May 2023
From: Breaking News
The Property Franchise Group (TPFG) has described its sales business as ‘operationally challenging’ for last year despite posting a record financial...
18 April 2023
From: Breaking News
Property consultancy JLL has rebranded its residential China division to the APAC Desk. JLL’s residential China Desk was established in 2012 when...
18 April 2023
From: Breaking News
LSL Property Services’ share price dipped yesterday after posting an operating loss in its 2022 annual accounts. Its results showed a group...
14 April 2023
From: Breaking News
Check out some of the latest charitable endeavours from agency and property brands this week. Agents Giving: Entries are now open for...
14 April 2023
From: Breaking News
It has been a busy first quarter of the year for property industry job moves. If you want your jobs or appointments news...
31 March 2023
From: Breaking News
February marked the slowest month for residential transactions in almost a decade, HMRC data suggests. New HMRC transaction figures shows the taxman...
22 March 2023
From: Breaking News
The head of estate agency Nesbits’ sales team is marking 50 years with the independent brand. Robin Evans has looked back on...
27 February 2023
From: Breaking News
Residential estate agents are the lowest-paid professionals in the real estate industry, new research claims. Analysis of real estate salary data from...
22 February 2023
From: Breaking News
Property professionals have given their backing to the idea of a universal digital identity for buyers and sellers to speed up...
22 February 2023
From: Breaking News
Midlands-based land and property company Sheldon Bosley Knight (SBK) has kicked off the new year by snapping up another business. Coventry sales...
21 February 2023
From: Breaking News
The Property Franchise Group (TPFG) is expecting the market to align with conditions seen in 2019. A trading update from the listed...
31 January 2023
From: Breaking News
Mary Beeton, head of residential sales and residential development at Hamptons is celebrating her twentieth year at Hamptons. She is part of the...
24 January 2023
From: Breaking News
Historic estate agency brand Humberts has expanded into the Oxford area with a tenth franchised office. It is led by experienced local...
11 January 2023
From: Breaking News
Agents at haart in Lincoln are celebrating after receiving their 1,000th online review on Google. The branch, which offers both residential sales...
11 January 2023
From: Breaking News
Property sales are yet to decline amid higher mortgage rates and the cost of living crisis but there are signs of...
22 December 2022
From: Breaking News
Estate agency sales revenue could have dropped by as much as 27% by the end of this year, research suggests. Analysis of...
19 December 2022
From: Breaking News
By David Boughtflower Business Analyst at Reapit, 14 years in Residential Sales and Lettings Having entered estate agency in the eye of the...
13 December 2022
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I’ve just read an article saying that this is the time of the online estate agency. The time in question is, of...
26 November 2022
From: Features
LSL has warned of a slowdown in sales and a rise in fall-throughs at the agency as it issued a “cautious...
25 November 2022
From: Breaking News
Knight Frank’s head of London residential sales Rory Penn has been named ‘Property Adviser of the Year at the Spear’s Awards...
08 November 2022
From: Breaking News
With UK interest rates on the rise, following the mini-Budget announcement (now since almost entirely reversed), and several lenders pulling mortgage...
22 October 2022
From: Features
Agency acquirer the Lomond Group has further extended its national footprint after targeting a burgeoning city in North West England for...
17 October 2022
From: Breaking News
A former senior journalist for The Times and Zoopla head of research Gráinne Gilmore has joined Cluttons as head of research. She will...
05 October 2022
From: Breaking News
There are no signs of a post-summer lull in the property jobs market. Here are some of the latest moves that took...
30 September 2022
From: Breaking News
A West Sussex estate agency has unveiled expansion plans after achieving a record-breaking £112m of new home sales in the past...
05 September 2022
From: Breaking News
The property jobs market hasn't taken a summer holiday this month. Here are some of the latest moves that took place during...
31 August 2022
From: Breaking News
A regional independent agent has shifted its focus to sales after offloading its lettings business to The Lomond Group. Warwickshire and Worcestershire-based...
31 August 2022
From: Breaking News
Independent agency group Kinleigh Folkard & Hayward (KFH) is marking its 45th anniversary. Established by Lee Watts in 1977 as Kinleigh, the...
19 August 2022
From: Breaking News
The Property Franchise Group, the UK's largest property franchisor, has provided a trading update ahead of publishing its interim results on Tuesday...
04 August 2022
From: Breaking News
Two major regional agents have expanded their geographical presence and sales focus. Midlands-based land and property agent Sheldon Bosley Knight (SBK) has...
01 August 2022
From: Breaking News
The temperature may be heating up outside and there are also few signs of the jobs market cooling down for agents...
29 July 2022
From: Breaking News
Yorkshire agent Preston Baker has sold its lettings portfolio to focus on residential sales. It has offloaded its book of more than...
28 July 2022
From: Breaking News
Anti-money laundering (AML) platform Thirdfort has secured funding from three high profile estate agents. Knight Frank, Chestertons and Savills’ proptech subsidiary Grosvenor...
27 July 2022
From: Breaking News
With so many benefits including lower fall-through rates and quicker sales, it is no surprise that selling a property via auction...
23 July 2022
From: Features
Essex-based estate agent Beresford Group has celebrated and thanked sales director Mike Sayers who is retiring from the company after 35...
08 July 2022
From: Breaking News
LSL has reported a 16% drop in estate agency residential exchange income but says it is sales pipeline is at record...
27 May 2022
From: Breaking News
Many agents will remember the nerves and jubilation of their first property sale. Estate Agent Today has launched a new video series...
23 May 2022
From: Breaking News
A new estate agency has been launched in the west of Scotland by property services firm Bowman Rebecchi. The new business, named...
04 May 2022
From: Breaking News
A well-known Yorkshire estate agency has expanded into another of its prime locations after striking a major acquisition deal. Linley & Simpson...
22 April 2022
From: Breaking News
The creator of a local social network app acquired by US company Nextdoor is marking a year in prime estate agency...
14 April 2022
From: Breaking News
The Lomond Group has continued on the agency acquisition trail after backing its Thornley Groves brand to snap up Manchester-based Julian...
07 April 2022
From: Breaking News
Zoopla has unveiled a Sales Advisory Board in an attempt to give agents a greater say in how the portal is...
06 April 2022
From: Breaking News
MRI Software explores the use of PropTech to enhance the performance of the sales and lettings processes and how to select...
09 February 2022
From: Features
Midlands-based property firm Sheldon Bosley Knight - also known as SBK - has snapped up north Warwickshire estate agency Hawkins. As well as...
04 February 2022
From: Breaking News
Historic estate agency group Humberts - which was at risk of disappearing entirely just over two years ago - has opened...
28 January 2022
From: Breaking News
A trading statement this morning confirms a large revenue rise for LSL Property Services. Group revenue increased by around 23 per cent last...
27 January 2022
From: Breaking News
The London agency that was at the forefront of introducing the ‘serviced office hub’ concept of working for self-employed agents has...
27 January 2022
From: Breaking News
An agency has re-opened its head office after a two-year break because of Covid. Davidsons Estates has kept open a city centre...
27 January 2022
From: Breaking News
A fast-growing land and property consultancy has snapped up a respected independent to bolster its presence in the North of England. George...
26 January 2022
From: Breaking News
This is our first Property Jobs Today column of 2022 and it’s testimony to how busy our industry is right now...
24 January 2022
From: Breaking News
An estate agency has revealed which London boroughs have been the busiest in terms of the number of homes sold as...
19 January 2022
From: Breaking News
Who are you and what does it say on your business card? I can’t remember the last time I had a business...
03 December 2021
From: 60 Second Interview
Who are you and what does it say on your business card? David Ruddock – Partner and Head of Residential Sales Operations...
10 November 2021
From: 60 Second Interview
Hello and welcome to the end of the week - an opportunity for you to catch up with charity news from...
22 October 2021
From: Breaking News
Hello and welcome to the latest PJT, your chance to catch up with who’s moving where in our industry. If you have...
18 October 2021
From: Breaking News
Hamptons is to expand the provision of New Homes and residential development services across all of its 90 branches, after a...
04 October 2021
From: Breaking News
The Guild of Property Professionals’ formal qualifications platform is set for launch this month. Agents will be able to access the platform...
15 September 2021
From: Breaking News
The Property Franchise Group (TPFG) – the umbrella property brand which incorporates well-known names such as EweMove, Ellis & Co, Martin...
14 September 2021
From: Breaking News
The Karma Club: An industry partner has celebrated its second birthday by reaching a landmark of more than £15,000 donated to...
03 September 2021
From: Breaking News
A director of Essex estate agency Beresfords has announced his retirement after 40 years with the company - and after being...
19 August 2021
From: Breaking News
Fenn Wright, a prominent East Anglian independent agency, is to open its first office in Felixstowe this autumn, making this the...
18 August 2021
From: Breaking News
Hello and welcome to another round-up of our industry’s wonderful work for good causes. Before we salute this week’s heroes, our usual...
13 August 2021
From: Breaking News
Boomin has announced the appointment of six agents, described as independent representatives, who are now on the new portal’s strategic board. The...
29 July 2021
From: Breaking News
Knight Frank’s network of residential sales offices in London had a record month in June as the end of the main...
23 July 2021
From: Breaking News
A commercial property agency in London says it will open a residential sales and lettings operation this year. Bermondsey-based Henshall & Partners...
14 July 2021
From: Breaking News
It may be the height of summer but the industry is still super-busy and new appointments continue to come thick and...
05 July 2021
From: Breaking News
The Competititon and Markets Authority says it’s to look into reviews on Google and Amazon, and see whether the online giants...
28 June 2021
From: Breaking News
Welcome to the start of another week and as the housing market continues at full pelt, so does the movement of...
21 June 2021
From: Breaking News
A market analysis by Fine & Country suggests that annual house price inflation could hit 10 per cent next month. Nicky Stevenson,...