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Property has been changing hands for centuries, but when did estate agents as we know them today – with their branches,...

Without wishing to blow our own trumpet at this time, we did say at the start of the year that 2017...

That the private rental sector has become the government’s whipping boy for housing problems - landlords in particular, letting agents almost...

It’s traditional for estate agents to support each other when they come under attack from the press or public. After all,...

For those of us working within the property sector, we’re in the very midst of what, for generations, has been one...

The Queen’s speech to the British parliament this week was a scaled-back affair, which was unsurprising given the Grenfell Tower fire,...

As discussed in our previous article, it’s all about the first impression. Once your team have handled that initial phone call...

Living next to inconsiderate neighbours can be a nightmare, but letting to bad tenants can prove costly, especially when issues, which...

Dear Sales Doctor, The biggest challenge I’m facing right now is winning more instructions. What advice do you have for my listers...

The political ebb and flow continues - seemingly with all the subtlety of a Boris Johnson rugby tackle on a 10-year...

One of the biggest stories post-Brexit is how the housing market has proven to be more resilient than anyone could have...

In recent years the mortgage industry has gone through some testing times. Recession and regulation have led to more stringent lending...

Are you protecting your data right? This may sound like the sort of direct warning you get from cold callers or...

Once upon a time there were estate agents. That was it. Nice and simple. If you marketed and sold residential property,...

Given the shift change in the estate agent world at the moment, with online models becoming more prevalent (think easyProperty’s £60...

How many property professionals are truly happy with their revenue? High levels of competition from new market entrants is a significant...

Our recent roundtable on the government’s proposed ban on letting agent fees charged to tenants generated ten tips for growing your...

The popularity of property auctions in the UK has increased enormously in recent years, supported by popular TV shows such as...

Auctions are a great way to sell property competitively, with a wide range of homes often selling under the hammer, and...

Lots of people buy new-build due to the perceived lack of hassle with maintenance, as they are built to the latest...

No longer just a domain for investors, developers and property traders, the auction room is now the preferred option of buying...

Now I’m not one to lose sleep over politicians, but it strikes me that Communities Secretary Sajid Javid and Housing Minister...

Auction rooms across the UK are filled with people looking to buy property, from bargain hunters to seasoned investors, ensuring that...

After my article last week predicting that Agents’ Mutual would likely seek to raise external capital, including possibly on the public markets,...

I hate to be the guy to say ‘I told you so’…but I told you so! It seems that my predictions...

Agents’ Mutual (oops, that name might need to change…read on) has been touting its recent legal victory and is about to...

  You’ll see a lot of 10th anniversary stories in the property industry and consumer media in the coming days: early August...

During a week in which fledgling trade group the Charter for Independent Estate and Letting Agents (CIELA) announced that it still...

We’re already more than halfway through 2017 and, against all the odds, it’s pushing 2016 close in terms of eventfulness and...

The property market in northern England, supported in part by the Northern Powerhouse concept, has attracted a lot of media attention,...

The East Midlands, which consists of several areas including Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Rutland, Northamptonshire, Nottinghamshire, and much of Lincolnshire, has an ancient...

The East of England, which takes in areas from Hertfordshire to Norfolk, has recorded the biggest hike in property prices over...

London Mayor Sadiq Khan’s aim of creating a 24-hour city is one step closer with the appointment of London’s first Night...

As many northern cities struggled to recover from the 2008 global financial crisis, the north-south divide returned to plague the British...

A campaign has been launched to make Bristol the colour capital of the UK by ensuring that more homes are painted...