Suddenly Brexit Day is nearly here. It may have taken three and a half years from the Referendum but the UK will, within days, be… Read More »Brexit challenges for agents and the property industry
An estate agent has set up his own buying operation because he claims the quality of service for high-end buyers has “dwindled” in recent years.… Read More »Quality of agency service for high-end buyers has “dwindled” – claim
A leading property lawyer is urging sellers not to use online agents because to do so would be “a gamble”. Gillian Wright – the legal… Read More »Don’t use an online agent! Lawyer makes warning to sellers
The hugely-respected Phil Spencer is to write a regular column for the industry on Estate Agent Today under the auspices of his MoveIQ service. Throughout… Read More »Phil Spencer to advise agents how to meet public expectations
Some buying agents have batted away the many signs of an improving housing market but one says the Boris Bounce is likely to create a… Read More »Prices up! Transactions up! Agent forecasts a boom in 2020
The proportion of 25 to 34 year olds who own their own home in England has risen for the first time in over a decade.… Read More »Home ownership amongst young people up after a decade of decline
The Competition and Markets Authority says it wants to send “a strong signal” to the estate agency industry that price-fixing will not be tolerated. The… Read More »Watchdog issues “strong signal” to rogue agents who price-fix
The increasing demand for information on Japanese Knotweed during the house buying process is emphasising the need for householders to pay more attention to the… Read More »Conveyancing call for Knotweed info shows need for treatment – claim
Data from HM Revenue & Customs shows tax receipts from stamp duty fell a further 5.2 per cent between 2018 and 2019, part of a… Read More »Stamp duty receipts down again – agency demands government action
The high-end estate agent who has quit his post after being found to have posted pictures of clients’ houses on Instagram has been named. Last… Read More »Revealed – the agent posting Instagram pictures of clients’ houses