News Archive

Highly regarded estate agency trainer, consultant and Property Industry Eye columnist, Julian O’Dell, provides top tips to help improve agents’ processes and practices in winning instructions.

Agents delivered a clear message to the minister that the best way for the government to influence affordability is to get more homes into the private rented sector.

No-one needs a customer survey to learn that people find moving house stressful.

Snippets of property industry news: Two new recruits for Belvoir; Knight Frank bolsters prime offering; Goodlord appoints new board member

Chosen Home, which launched in September 2020 as a remote working business, has set-up a new headquarters in the west Midlands.

The two organisations, with a combined history of over 50 years, have been working extremely closely in recent years on a wide range of topics.

The franchising network’s annual awards saw agents from across 166 offices compete for a number of accolades.

The majority of UK homebuyers unsurprisingly want to see the practice of gazumping made illegal, according to a new survey. 

Most local authorities have ambitious climate targets – but national planning policy is not fit for purpose, and many councils will fail to hit legally-binding targets, new analysis shows.

Rishi Sunak has unveiled his Spring Statement – but what does the energy sector think of the announcement?

How can property industry commentators who are often criticised for sharing their thoughts online deal with social media trolls?

Some will read this and be spitting out their cereal, but I can’t help feeling shouty Property PR is death spiralling and subject to the law of diminishing returns.

House prices continue to challenge any sense of normality despite rising inflation and the soaring cost of living forcing a reality check to buyers’ budgets.

What impact will growing economic headwinds have on the Spring market? Estate agents offer their opinions.

An independent estate agency has applied to add another storey and two flats above its office.

A new Selective Licensing Scheme and the Private Tenants Charter is being introduced.

Rents paid by private tenants have increased at their greatest annual rate for more than five years, as demand continues to heavily outweigh demand.

The API feature is available to all customers of the TDS Insured scheme, and users of Goodlord.

Managing director describes the acquisition as a “new milestone in our growth plans”.

Purplebricks has struggled over the past 12 months, with shares in the online estate agency falling sharply, but are there tentative signs of recovery emerging?