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Some 83% of estate agents are proud of their profession, says a new survey. The poll of 1,728 estate agents, commissioned by...

Recent substantial fines issued by HMRC are a harsh reminder to agents to ensure that their Anti-Money Laundering policies are up...

Propertymark is demanding equal treatment with the social housing sector. Levelling Up Secretary Michael Gove intends to boost standards in social housing...

Propertymark wants HM Land Registry to provide more accessible and affordable services to its members.  HMLR launched a consultation last month as...

Lloyds Banking Group, Nationwide, NatWest and Rightmove have announced a strategic investment in Coadjute, a prominent PropTech business.  This is the first...

Propertymark is urging agents to get ahead of the curve and be ready for the next big initiative - Regulation.  Propertymark has...

The Open Property Data Association has released a new version of its property data standards framework to help letting agents comply...

A boutique agency with branches in prime central and south west London has expanded its lettings operation by acquiring two agencies...

It’s not easy for anyone - even professionals like lettings and estate agents - to keep up with the blizzard of...

Today’s new market snapshot from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors shows tenant demand rising but at a rather more modest...

Propertymark is urging the government to tackle the problem of banks closing down undesignated or pooled client accounts of letting agents. HM...

The chief executive of industry not-for-profit accreditation service Safeagent, says agents do not require degrees to enter the sector or excel...

Propertymark’s training arm, Propertymark Qualifications, says there’s been a strong uptake across the board with the first of its candidates passing...

Propertymark says the regulation of agents has come a step closer.   The trade body gave evidence at a House of Lords Industry...

London lettings agency Martyn Gerrard has opened a new flagship office in Hampstead, expanding its network across the North and Northwest...

A network uniting so-called ‘ethical agents’ launches today with a promise to be different from the rest of the industry. The Ethical...

Just weeks after announcing that it was launching a new residential lettings and property management division, regional agency Dacre, Son &...

Pattinson Estate Agency has taken over a local firm on Teesside. The agency taken over is Browns Estate Agents in Stockton and...

Propertymark’s property auction division - NAVA - has given ringing endorsement to the Material Information changes demanded under new Trading Standards...

Labour is using a Bill currently going through Parliament as a backdoor method to introduce the regulation of lettings, estate and...

A new Bank of England survey has confirmed a growing outflow of landlords from the private rental sector since 2020. The Bank’s...

Rightmove has released its annual league table of busiest rental locations. Wrexham is this year’s busiest, with each home available to rent...

A property portal has announced the inaugural graduation of its first-ever qualification. Some 55 students were awarded the SPC Property Practice Certification,...

Pattinson estate agency in the north east of England has snapped up Ryedales Estate Agents, an independent in Northumberland. Ryedales owners Geoff...

Attention estate agents: if you're looking for a bumper Christmas bonus, then maintaining your marketing spend throughout December might just be...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Gary Wright - Chief Executive Officer. What is flatfair and what...

Propertymark has written to Housing Secretary Michael Gove to remind him of the importance of regulating letting and estate agents. The trade...

Two well known agencies are to merge in Scotland. Cullen Kilshaw LLP, a solicitors and lettings and estate agency, is to merge...

The well know Finders Keepers lettings agency, which operates across Oxfordshire, has acquired a local independent to bring its total number...

One of Scotland’s oldest property and legal brands - Simpson & Marwick - has been snapped up by a newcomer to...

Propertymark has donated £5,200 to the industry charity Agents Giving, which works with lettings and estate agents to encourage, support and...

In today's fast-paced and ever-evolving property industry, it’s essential that forward-thinking agents strive for innovation through PropTech to improve processes, save...

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

A Bristol estate agent has hit the acquisition trail, snapping up a local independent. Bristol Property Centre Estate Agents, which is situated...

Propertymark has urged Labour to licence letting agents under its plans to ‘fundamentally reform the private rented sector’. The trade body also...

Parents and pet owners are paying as much as £460 per month more for rent and bills, it’s claimed. The claim comes...

London lettings and sales agency Dexters is the first in the UK to gain OFSTED accreditation for its training. Its academy offers...

Local media in one of Britain’s busiest cities for rentals says tenants have been left in tears as a result of...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? My name is Nakul Patel and on my business card...

A long-established agency has created what it calls a “super office” in its city. John Payne Estate Agents, which has been active...

One of the controversial Bruce brothers, founders of the ill-fated Purplebricks venture, is back in the agency business. It’s almost a decade...

The century-old Wards Estate Agents - part of Arun - has snapped up Kite Homes, a lettings and property management company...

More than 20,000 UK estate agency branches have registered with HMRC for money laundering supervision – but thousands have yet to...

Rightmove is to provide agents with local market data and easier access to training at a series of Propertymark regional events. Rightmove...

Prominent figures from Foxtons and Chestertons are amongst the agency leaders featured on a new six-part podcast series from OnTheMarket.  Hosted by...

A stark warning has been made to lettings and estate agents that interest rates as high as seven per cent may...

The average Anti-Money Laundering fine issued to estate agents for non-compliance in 2022-23 is almost half as large again as in...

Propertymark has put forward a six-point plan to slash economic crime in the property sector. The trade body says a series of...

Social media has moved on from being a “nice to have” to a necessity for most businesses, but how do you...

After numerous stories of councils and letting agencies at each others’ throats over To Let boards, Trading Standards and other controversies,...

A leading estate agent on one of the Channel Islands has slammed the way additional homes are now being taxed. Since last...

A three branch lettings and sales business which describes itself as one of its region’s fastest growing agencies has named a...

The fast growing agency Lomond - which has snapped up a string of independents in the past two years - is...

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

Midlands-based property company Sheldon Bosley Knight has acquired its third business in five months. It’s snapped up Chipping Campden-based Andrew Greenwood Estate...

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

LSL’s transition from being a largely owned agency network to individual franchises is effectively complete. The company - which owns the Your...

As an estate or letting agent, you may already know that having a strong online presence is crucial for success in...

Propertymark has recognised the Level 3 Certificate for Estate and Lettings Agents (CELA) offered by Rightmove. Both Propertymark and its training arm...

More property is likely to come onto the sales market in the weeks and months ahead as rising numbers of landlords...

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

As a dedicated letting agent, or estate agent with a lettings portfolio, you already have a lot on your plate. Managing...

Oakfield Estate Agents in Hastings has snapped up a rival firm - Redwell Estates - in nearby Bexhill oil Sea. Neil Newstead,...

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

Corrupt elites and criminal gangs who abuse the property and financial sectors will be identified and stripped of their cash, the...

A company in the identity verification sector is warning that anti-money laundering checks are set to reach a new intensity in...

The agency and landlord responsible for letting a two-bedroom flat in Dagenham have been found guilty in court for providing extremely...

ChatGTP and AI are of huge interest right now and the industry is assessing their potential impact on how we do...

The majority of private landlords would consider switching to a letting agency because of the current complexity of buy to let.  A...

The number of property employees employees in the UK working from home has dropped by almost half in the space of...

Father and sons trio Kevin, Lewis and Tom Dudley have joined forces to become the new owners of Martin & Co’s...

An estate agency has been prosecuted and ordered to pay £35,000 for falling foul of property licensing rules. Green House Estate Agents...

Registrations are now open for Propertymark Qualifications’ multi-discipline Level 4 Certificate in Property Agency Management. The trade body describes this as a...

The man who led the sale of prominent lettings agency Finders Keepers to Countrywide has landed a new role as group...

The chief executive of Propertymark is warning that interest rates are likely to rise at least one more time. The remarks by...

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

New data shows that online agents have failed in their bid to replace traditional agencies - and that there are more...

The Property Redress Service claims to be the largest lettings redress service now, with over 13,250 letting agency branches on board. In...

A new survey of over 8,000 commercial estate agents indicates a challenging 2023 - suggesting a possible alternative investment option for...

UK banks are closing client accounts held by established letting agents and refusing to open accounts for new businesses. The Problem A growing...

Lucy Noonan, founder of Atomic Consultancy, reviews how partnering with Atomic can help property and lettings companies buy or sell their...

OnTheMarket is launching its own proprietary customer relationship management platform for estate agents - and it’s billed as the first ever...

A so-called Renters Union is organising a day of action after claiming letting agents are behind recent rent rises. London Renters Union...

The Lettings Industry Council, a group of rental industry chiefs, has joined with other property professionals to reveal what they see...

Propertymark says it’s opened compliance cases against five member agencies following the latest HMRC publication of businesses who have failed to...

A prominent agent has been appointed to head the ongoing expansion of a well known firm’s lettings team. James Gwynne has joined...

What many believe to have been one of the nastiest TV adverts in recent years - Purplebricks’ attack on traditional agents’...

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

A controversial database which will allow widespread access to the identities of rogue letting agents and landlords has been backed by...

There’s good news and bad news for letting agents on the anti-money laundering front. The good news is that the overall number...

The rise and rise of Rightmove continues apace. Figures for the first half of 2022 released at the start of the weekend...

Two senior agents are joining the Propertymark Qualifications board to bring a combined 64 years of experience. Jan Hytch - residential and...

A council has purchased some 40 properties to avoid them becoming holiday homes and Airbnbs. Highland council in Scotland is spending up...

Samuel Estates, an agency based in south west London, has snapped up local independent Home Lets. Established in 2004 the first Samuel...

Propertymark has entered into a deal with a PropTech firm to help it grow in Scotland. The partnership will see Homesearch collaborate...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Sales & Marketing Director What is Glide and what does...

A new PropTech link up pledges to be a win-win for agents, landlords and tenants. Muuvo, a platform which is free to...

Speculation is growing that a high profile former leader of the Association of Residential Letting Agents may become the next chief...

An activist at the centre of a controversy involving a London letting agent has used a left-wing website to explain how...

Agents have been reminded they can claim tax relief on the membership fees they pay to professional bodies that are approved...