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Strike remained in the red in the run up to its acquisition of Purplebricks last year and has new financial backing...
16 April 2024
From: Breaking News
Borrowers are currently rolling off relatively favourable two-year fixed-rate deals agreed at the start of 2022, but the pain from higher...
30 March 2024
From: Features
Stress tests are a valuable tool for measuring resilience and the Scottish residential property market was put through a fairly gruelling...
30 March 2024
From: Features
Large language models, machine learning, artificial intelligence, artificial general intelligence, and 'the singularity' change everything, but there again, they change literally...
29 November 2023
From: Breaking News
A few weeks ago I asked an estate agent friend how the market was treating him. "I feel like I’ve had a...
13 October 2023
From: Breaking News
Estate agency has changed. No longer is it required to sit in a high street office working the old way. Provide a...
12 September 2023
From: Sponsored Content
The term mixed-tenure development usually refers to residential developments where different residential tenures are provided on the same site. Typically, tenure was...
30 August 2023
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A lack of flexibility is causing recruitment issues in estate agency and could threaten the survival of firms, executives claim. Speaking on...
18 August 2023
From: Breaking News
‘Schools out for Summer’ as the Alice Cooper song goes and the kids are not the only ones looking forward to...
22 July 2023
From: Features
Success with your chosen CRM solution should not be a one-and-done package. Once you team up with a stellar CRM provider,...
17 July 2023
From: Sponsored Content
CRMs can be superheroes for your business, but not all of them possess the necessary powers to save the day. As...
11 July 2023
From: Sponsored Content
By adopting a top-notch Customer Relationship Management (CRM) solution, you're not only opening doors to acquiring new customers and nurturing existing...
05 July 2023
From: Sponsored Content
The proposals to shake the Private Rental Sector (PRS) to its foundations will, depending upon your political persuasion and housing status,...
03 June 2023
From: Features
There was little sign of a major spring bounce in March for prime London markets, Knight Frank analysis suggests, which the...
31 March 2023
From: Breaking News
A financial adviser has hit out at the Bank of England, claiming homeowners and business should be furious about its interest...
28 March 2023
From: Breaking News
Black mould associated with condensation is becoming an increasing problem for homes in the UK and following the tragic death of...
24 February 2023
From: Sponsored Content
Lies, damned lies, and statistics this week. I don’t know about you, but sometimes I feel as though I’m being bombarded...
11 February 2023
From: Features
Rightmove is forecasting a ‘less urgent’ market in 2023 and is predicting asking prices will drop by 2%. It comes as the...
12 December 2022
From: Breaking News
House price growth slowed both annually and monthly during August, new figures show, as commentators warn a property market slowdown is coming. The...
20 October 2022
From: Breaking News
The right investment can help agents to thrive even during the current cost-of-living crisis. That’s according to cloud-based CRM solution Openview,...
03 August 2022
From: Breaking News
There are some inspiring examples of agents and property professionals raising money for all-important children's charities this week. Remember, if you have...
17 June 2022
From: Breaking News
A new analysis has revealed those areas of England and Wales with the largest numbers of Russian-owned homes. Credas Technologies analysed Land...
03 March 2022
From: Breaking News
The lettings sector looks set to steam ahead in 2022 after a record-breaking 2021, despite the financial and mobility challenges of...
22 January 2022
From: Features
Mortgage lenders serving the housing market are set for a quieter 2022 after the unprecedented levels of activity seen in 2021,...
11 January 2022
From: Breaking News
In this thought leadership article, Videosign CEO Steven Tallant looks at electronic signatures and conveyancing and whether the time is nigh for the...
16 October 2021
From: Features
In this piece, Tom Davis, press officer at Propertymark, explores the debate surrounding a locked or open-door policy, and whether the...
02 October 2021
From: Features
An estate agency that charges buyers not sellers is proposing to roll out nationwide. FreeAgent247.com, has been set up by Daniel Lewis...
28 September 2021
From: Breaking News
Recent research shows that when asked what their ideal working set up would be, most agents said ‘hybrid’* and with proposals...
16 August 2021
From: Sponsored Content
Following a month in which the number of property transactions was the highest since records began, it might seem a little...
14 August 2021
From: Features
HM Revenue & Customs has warned of what it calls the “negative impacts” of the pandemic on the latest property transactions...
22 July 2021
From: Breaking News
Our long-awaited ‘Freedom Day’ approaches. From Monday all of the restrictions, introduced since the Covid-19 pandemic made an impact across the...
17 July 2021
From: Features
Anyone working in residential property knows it is taking longer and longer to get from SSTC (sold subject to contract) to...
10 July 2021
From: Features
The property market is currently in a unique position where the number of house hunters looking for their next home is...
19 June 2021
From: Features
There are an estimated 2.7 million landlords in the private rented sector (PRS) providing rental accommodation to multiple generations of tenant,...
09 June 2021
From: Features
On 28 April 2021, Fixflo ran the first in a series of quarterly legal update webinars with David Smith, Partner at...
12 May 2021
From: Features
Today is the day that non-essential retail reopens as part of the government's roadmap out of lockdown. For the majority of the...
12 April 2021
From: Breaking News
The last property event I attended in person – and I think the last physical property event held all told –...
10 April 2021
From: Features
Licensing of the short-term lets sector in Scotland was due to be introduced next month. However, it was recently announced that...
03 April 2021
From: Features
As part of our third PayProp Special Report on COVID-19 rental arrears in the UK, we surveyed over 600 agents, tenants...
30 January 2021
From: Features
Government guidance on how agents can continue working during the lockdown has given a new importance to virtual viewings, says an...
18 January 2021
From: Breaking News
With the Government announcement this week of another national lockdown across England amid the surging coronavirus infections, it once again puts...
08 January 2021
From: Sponsored Content
A leading property law expert says agents with international clients in parts of Europe should prepare for additional processes which may...
07 January 2021
From: Breaking News
02 January 2021
From: Features
Recent debate about urgent need for reform and better collaboration within the property industry, has once again come under the spotlight...
04 December 2020
From: Sponsored Content
The industry regulator who comes into force when the Regulation of Property Agents’ recommendations are adopted may take over versions of...
04 December 2020
From: Breaking News
It’s been an unexpected year for the property market, shaped by the effects of the pandemic. We didn’t quite anticipate the...
27 October 2020
From: Sponsored Content
It’s no surprise to hear that the property market has seen a lot of change across 2020, with ups and downs...
26 October 2020
From: Features
OnTheMarket has confirmed it is “considering” making redundancies - the second of the large portals to be in this position. Rumours have been...
03 August 2020
From: Breaking News
Social distancing will be part of our daily routine moving forward for the foreseeable future and if you run an estate...
04 June 2020
From: Sponsored Content
The Covid-19 crisis hasn’t caused the revolution it has been reported to have. Despite the challenges it has brought, fundamentally, the...
27 May 2020
From: Features
Rightmove has suggested there may be massive changes underway in buyers’ priorities as the housing market resumes and the country begins...
18 May 2020
From: Breaking News
Over the past few weeks, estate agents have been forced to close high street branches and adapt to working from home,...
14 May 2020
From: Sponsored Content
A PropTech firm says it’s using what it calls “World War Three-style” hazard suits when they visit premises to create virtual...
12 May 2020
From: Breaking News
Zoopla has confirmed that it’s to extend its ‘three months free’ plan to five months of free portal usage for agents...
08 April 2020
From: Breaking News
On April 4, EAT published a piece titled: ‘It’s 2024: what will the industry look like, post corona-virus’. To me, this...
08 April 2020
From: Breaking News
Individual franchisees operating under the Winkworth banner are receiving what the company calls “comprehensive help” on a range of issues, including...
07 April 2020
From: Breaking News
I won't be the first or last person to say that society and the property industry in which we operate is...
06 April 2020
From: Breaking News
An online agency has offered to sell the homes of NHS frontline staff for free. Doorsteps, set up by high profile young...
01 April 2020
From: Breaking News
LSL Property Services says one of its measures to “rightsize” the organisation during the Coronavirus crisis will be to put agents...
31 March 2020
From: Breaking News
The coronavirus outbreak has highlighted once again how fragile and interconnected our societies have become. We don’t know yet how dangerous Covid-19...
07 March 2020
From: Features
An online agency’s claim that it sells homes “for free” has been disputed by a High Street rival - but the...
05 February 2020
From: Breaking News
A new renovation start-up is operating across eight cities and claims to be able to transform properties - including ones that...
04 February 2020
From: Breaking News
Hello and welcome to Agents Do Charity’s final edition before this Christmas and the New Year. It’s been a terrific year for...
20 December 2019
From: Breaking News
With Brexit still unresolved, the domestic agenda has been pushed from the headlines by the seemingly overwhelming public and political discord...
07 December 2019
From: Features
This week’s Natter is dedicated to three contrasting agencies doing things differently, from a recently established hybrid to a design-led, Insta-friendly...
02 November 2019
From: Features
Theresa May’s ‘hostile environment’ policy that was implemented in 2012 was designed to make staying and residing in the UK as...
08 June 2019
From: Features
By the time you read this article, I’ll be in Nigeria. My first ever visit to the continent of Africa. Sitting here...
10 April 2019
From: Breaking News
Savills has declined to comment on whether it will follow in the footsteps of LSL Property Services and write down its...
07 March 2019
From: Breaking News
LSL Property Services, the parent company of Your Move and Reeds Rains, has substantially 'written down' its investment in online estate...
05 March 2019
From: Breaking News
Agents have suggested that the latest price figures from the Halifax may be masking increased activity in the market in recent...
08 February 2019
From: Breaking News
A major restructuring of LSL Property Services has just been announced to shareholders, with substantial numbers of branch closures. The statement says...
05 February 2019
From: Breaking News
The former chief executive of Emoov says online estate agencies charge too little, so risk appearing cheap and ineffective to potential...
23 January 2019
From: Breaking News
Shareholders in the ailing Countrywide agency group appeared to remain largely indifferent to the news that their executive chairman Peter Long...
20 September 2018
From: Breaking News
An estate agency is pioneering a new business model in which it charges no commission whatsoever to the vendor. Freeagent247, an online...
14 September 2018
From: Breaking News
Coming into force on May 25, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) - which replaces the Data Protection Act 1998 -...
01 May 2018
From: Breaking News
To say I had a lot of reaction to last week's column about selling my flat would be an understatement. I've never...
11 April 2018
From: Breaking News
Floor plans are an essential marketing tool, which play an important part in helping an estate agent sell a home. A floor...
07 April 2018
From: Features
I had an interesting meeting last week with a VR company called Garou. Based in New York, they claim to have...
07 February 2018
From: Breaking News
Oh we do love a busy Agents Do Charity page, and this week’s is busy indeed - thanks to everyone for...
26 January 2018
From: Breaking News
It’s not breaking new ground to say that younger people have what many regard as the raw end of the deal...
02 December 2017
From: Features
Hands up if you’ve read all of the property reports that have been published in the past week or so? Forever...
29 November 2017
From: Breaking News
It appears activity in the housing market in 2017 will be around 15% down on 2016. The number of housing transactions...
16 September 2017
From: Features
Figures lodged at Companies House by online agency easyProperty suggest parent company EProp Services will seek additional funding this year. A strategic...
31 March 2017
From: Breaking News
At the end of a week dominated by grim news, it is worth remembering our capacity for good far outweighs rare...
24 March 2017
From: Breaking News
It seems prop-tech is exploding at a scary rate, and the latest brands are all trying to grab our attention by...
17 March 2017
From: Sponsored Content
It's been revealed that Countrywide has lost 200 branches in its reorganisation - that's around 20 per cent of its branch...
09 March 2017
From: Breaking News
Annoying isn’t it. You take on a stunning property, agree a compelling asking price and your Vendor is desperate to get the...
02 February 2017
From: Sponsored Content
The rental market has had to face a raft of changes over the past year, including the introduction of the 3% stamp...
14 January 2017
From: Features
A post-Christmas treat this week, as I carry out a Q & A with one of the leading figures in property,...
14 January 2017
From: Features
Countrywide’s controversial hybrid estate agency business has produced “fantastic results” according to Sam Tyrer, the group’s Managing Director, Retail & London. In...
13 January 2017
From: Breaking News
Following a strong start to 2016, particularly in the lower to middle range of the UK housing market, that lasted up...
17 December 2016
From: Features
There’s good news for London’s troubled market - a report from the CML shows that buyers in the capital took out 12...
24 November 2016
From: Breaking News
I write this during the week that David Cameron resigned as an MP – it is quite startling how quickly politics...
16 September 2016
From: Features
Given the uncertainty that shrouded the immediate build up to, and aftermath of, the EU referendum, the current lettings market in...
16 September 2016
From: Features
What is Properstar? Properstar helps UK estate agents cross the chasm from local to global in respect of advertising their properties. Using...
16 August 2016
From: Sponsored Content
Paying too much every month for your website? Move your website to us and we guarantee to halve your monthly bill I want...
16 August 2016
From: Sponsored Content
This week, 25 years ago the world's first website went live to those of us who were around then. Amazingly, despite the...
12 August 2016
From: Features
Humberts is launching an email property clinic to answer any specific buyer or vendor queries on issues, including their concerns following...