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The ESTAS awards event in October has a new principal partner. It’s Landmark Information Group, which includes Landmark Estate Agency Services, Searchflow,...

The search for the best of the property industry is underway as nominations are now open for the 2024 Variety North...

The Belvoir 2024 Annual Awards have crowded a father-and-son franchisee pairing as the big winners. Paul Wallace-Tarry and his son Richard Wallace-Tarry...

A lettings agency has been expelled from The Property Ombudsman scheme following itsfailure to pay £1,100 out of an adjudicated award...

There’s been a large rise in complaints and a huge increase in compensation according to figures out today from the Property...

Knight Frank’s residential operation has won the ‘Best Customer Satisfaction Strategy Award’ at the UK Customer Satisfaction Awards 2024. The agency says its...

A TV presenter with experience of property shows - Laura Hamilton - will be presenting the gongs at the Annual Guild...

Property professionals have less than 48 hours to submit entries for the Midlands PROPs Awards.  The search for the very best of...

The ESTAS Group says its 2024 Best in Postcode Category Winners will be announced on April 26. This new category was announced...

The former Foxtons managing director Peter Rollings is to give agent a masterclass in obtaining higher lettings and sales fees. Rollings will...

An event which claims to change the fortunes of letting agents has been recognised by the Professional Speakers Academy. Agent Rainmaker Live...

Fast-growing Lomond has snapped up another regional agency - this time one in the Midlands. Centrick - which had a High Street...

High achieving agents in lettings and other sectors of our industry have been recognised at a prestigious London celebration. Learners, apprentices, employers...

EweMove, the hybrid agency which is part of The Property Franchise Group, claims it is now an industry-leading business as a...

A Belvoir franchisee has doubled the size of his business by buying out a local independent agency - his third acquisition...

A limited number of tickets are still available for this year’s Propertymark Qualifications Awards.  Olympian Roger Black MBE will appear at the...

A client account is essential to your lettings business, but the rules and regulations you need to follow to keep this...

Propertymark is urging the government to use next month’s Autumn Statement to support low-income households in the private rented sector in...

Five outstanding women were honoured at the first ESTAS Women in Estate Agency award, parts of the ESTAS. The five were Wendy...

There is under a fortnight remaining for agents to nominate for Propertymark Qualifications annual awards, to be held at the London...

The Build To Rent sector has now joined those parts of the property sector with a dedicated awards event. The awards -...

A new northern version of a popular property awards ceremony makes its debut this autumn. The North West PROPS, a northern-focused version...

New figures released this morning from The Property Ombudsman show that the overwhelming number of disputes in the past year involved...

An agency is claiming a record for the sum at which it is letting a seven bedroom property in north London. Aston...

A family business has been named Residential Letting Team of the Year for the second time. The small At Home In Edinburgh...

Well known broker Mortgage Advice Bureau will be showcasing a suite of new digital products today at an event organised by...

The Guild of Property Professionals has revealed that over 80 of its member agents have been shortlisted for The ESTAS 2023.   The...

OnTheMarket has been named amongst the UK’s best employers in The Times Best Places to Work 2023 initiative. The nationwide workplace survey...

One of the lettings industry’s highest profile agents has been shortlisted by the Huntingdon’s Disease Association as Fundraiser of the Year. Kristjan...

The legendary Oxfordshire-based lettings agency Finders Keepers has won gold at the local British Property Lettings Award and silver in the...

Several lettings agents have been expelled from The Property Ombudsman scheme; they are amongst eight named as having been kicked out...

Franchise giant Belvoir has once again held a lavish annual conference and awards event. Sponsored by iamproperty, Let Alliance and PayProp, the...

The residential division of Knight Frank has won the Best Customer Focus award at the UK Customer Satisfaction Awards 2023. Knight Frank...

An agency is giving every one of its 600 full time employees a £750 one-off payment to help with the cost...

Fine & Country holds its international conference on March 10 and according to the agency it will be attended by representatives...

It’s been revealed that agents have been kicked out of The Property Ombudsman in recent months for failing to pay compensatory...

A lettings agency which describes itself as “ethical” has been honoured with an award linked to the United Nations. Homes For Good...

Small and medium sized lettings agencies which have had running disputes with banks are being offered a lifeline - but must...

The second largest resale in Belvoir’s history has taken place with the husband and wife behind the Southampton franchise buying Belvoir...

The Property Ombudsman has reported a big rise in enquiries over last year and a huge rise since the pre-Covid year,...

OnTheMarket has earned another feather in its cap winning the gold award for ‘Best B2B Customer Experience’ at the 2022 UK...

Lettings and sales agents, along with other members of the property industry, have been celebrating at the ESTAS Customer Service Awards...

The Lettings Candidate of the Year has been named by Propertymark Qualifications, at an awards event at the British Museum. The successful...

The shortlists for this year’s Propertymark Qualifications Awards have been announced, with four vying for Lettings Candidate of the Year.  The awarding...

Top letting agency suppliers are set to be honoured at this year’s Agent Rainmaker Live. The annual event includes an awards ceremony...

OnTheMarket Group says new functionality coming in the autumn will improve letting agents’ client relationships while generating leads and developing their...

High profile lettings industry figures Paul Shamplina and Sally Lawson are amongst the keynote speakers at a new event for agents...

Many agencies have long-standing and unresolved banking complaints, for example regarding client accounts: now it’s been declared they have only six...

Six agencies have been excluded from The Property Ombudsman for failing to pay compensation to wronged complainants. One was the Belvoir...

Letting agencies will soon be able to calculate their carbon footprint as part of an initiative called The Sustainable Agents scheme. It’s...

A student-specialising lettings agency has been named as franchise of the year at the brand’s annual awards. Nicholas Humphreys Nottingham, one of...

The founder of a leading letting agency coaching organisation has won a coveted international award. Agent Rainmaker was set up by Sally...

The two main reasons that an agency decides to outsource are: 1.) To reduce costs 2.) To have the ability to focus on...

  Belvoir has announced its franchise of the year, selected from the 166 offices in its network.  It’s husband and wife team Ben...

Presenter, broadcaster and former Sky Sports anchor Kirsty Gallacher has been confirmed as the presenter of The Guild of Property Professional’s...

Rightmove is hosting a new webinar this week for agents, focused on navigating the current rental market. Taking place tomorrow the webinar...

Two agencies have been expelled from The Property Ombudsman scheme for failing to pay compensation awards. Thamlet Estates, based in east London,...

Blockchain PropTech operator Coadjute is to continue as Headline Partner for The ESTAS for 2022 and 2023.  Coadjute - which took over...

Industry supplier FocalAgent has launched the National Property Photography Awards. Its network of over 1,000 professional photographers submit shots each month: those...

An agency that made a complete switch of its car fleet from petrol to electric has won the ‘Private Sector Car...

Six agencies have been expelled from The Property Ombudsman for failing to pay compensatory awards - five of them for offences...

The ESTAS has announced another partner for its awards ceremony later this month. It’s customer rewards service Vaboo, which will be presenting...

Lettings once again dominated the complaints received by The Property Ombudsman according to its latest annual report - out today but...

If you haven’t been to the Agent Rainmaker LIVE event before, then it is pretty difficult to explain how this event...

An existing Belvoir franchisee in the Midlands has purchased two additional offices in Manchester. Sharanjit Gill of Belvoir Leicester Central now owns...

New categories have been added to this year’s Propertymark Qualifications Awards, to recognise educational success in the industry.  Propertymark Qualifications says that...

I want you to ask yourself a question, what is your reputation? By that I mean your personal reputation and your...

ESTAS has announced that SDL Property Auctions has become an executive partner for the 2021 Forum and Awards sponsored by Coadjute. In...

A lettings agency with branches in Corby and Kettering has been shortlisted for two awards this summer. Belvoir has been nominated for...

Spicerhaart is restructuring its lettings activities to include more working-from-home, mirroring what it’s done to its sales side in the past...

TM Group and sales progression solution mio have signed up as partners for the 2021 ESTAS Forum & Awards, sponsored by...

The ESTAS Awards ceremony is traditionally held each May but no prizes for guessing why this year, as with 2020, things...

Franchise giant Belvoir has held its annual awards including the naming of the prestigious ‘franchise of the year’. The accolade went to...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? I’m David Hackett, Head of Business Development for The DPS    What...

The biggest awards event in the residential property sector, The ESTAS, has confirmed an autumn date for its main 2021 ceremony.  Traditionally...

Entrants for the 2021 ESTAS Customer Service Awards have only until December 31 to sign up. Founder Simon Brown says: “The bounce...

Congratulations from all of us at Letting Agent Today to four students at Propertymark Qualifications who have attained a distinction in...

An overwhelming 98 per cent of agents who are members of The Property Ombudsman scheme pay compensation when an investigation is...

The lettings technology company Goodlord, which works with over 2,000 UK letting agents, has been named by Deloitte as one of...

The 2021 ESTAS Customer Service Awards are to be held on Friday June 11. For the first time the awards will host...

Deposit alternative service flatfair has been named as one of the top 50 start-ups to work for in London. Recruitment platform Tempo...

Channel 4’s BAFTA award-winning comedy Stath Lets Flats is back on the market for a third season. The agency-based sit-com from writer-performer...

A business owner who calls himself a “frontline agent” is the new Vice President of ARLA Propertymark.  David Votta, owner of Votta...

There’s to be a new editor for Landlord Today from tomorrow, Thursday October 1. It’s to be Graham Norwood, currently editor of...

Three agents have been expelled by The Property Ombudsman for failing to pay compensation awards.  In the case of Foremost Lettings Ltd...

Some weeks later than usual for understandable reasons, the ESTAS Awards 2020 are almost here - and for the first time...

A new book from a prominent industry supplier aims to help lettings and estate agents modernise their business and futureproof it...

There’s been a substantial 20 per cent rise in formal complaints about agents taken up by The Property Ombudsman.  The figures refer...

The Property Ombudsman has announced the expulsion of eight agencies, all for contravening TPO codes of practice. Most of the expulsions were...

Three more agencies have signed up to the ESTAS customer review platform. The arrival of Newton Fallowell, Lovelle and Goodchilds - all...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Nick Lyons CEO What is No Letting Go and what does...

The Property Ombudsman has expelled five agencies, mostly for failures to honour awards: four of them are lettings operations and one...

Who are you and what is your role within the company? Steve Rad, Managing Director What is ‘company name’ and what does it...

A Southampton lettings agency owner has been jailed after defrauding landlords and tenants out of £230,000. Andrew Whitehead has been jailed for...

The ESTAS, the national customer service awards recognising the best agents, brokers and suppliers, closes for entry at the end of...

ESTAS, the national customer service award scheme which recognises estate and letting agents,  conveyancers and mortgage advisors, has now fully launched...

ARLA and NAEA Propertymark’s Qualifications division has held its annual awards ceremony in the House of Lords, recognising achievement and celebrating...

The Property Ombudsman has expelled three lettings agencies from its scheme because of unpaid awards to landlord clients. The first is Kingsman...

Belvoir has confirmed that its Brighton franchisees have acquired the independent Homelets agency in the town - for a cool £1m. Existing...

There are just a few days remaining for entrants to the UK PropTech Awards - the submission deadline is Wednesday October 23. The...