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By Simon Shinerock At the time of writing, Rightmove had a market capitalisation of just under £4 billion, down almost 15% on...

Peta Milne, founder of Instagram growth and PR service Monimo, and a content writer at Choices Estate Agents, recently sat down...

The past two years have been a whirlwind of change, challenges and chance. The main catalyst has clearly been the pandemic...

I’m going to declare upfront that, as an investor, I have a financial interest in the success of MovePal but I also need...

A long-standing critic of OnTheMarket, who was once excluded from a presentation by the portal’s leadership, has spoken enthusiastically of the...

Things can change. For those who remember, it’s no secret that I became one of the industry's strongest critics of OnTheMarket (OTM). My reasons...

The self-employed agency model will not be successful in the UK because the commission in this country is so low. That’s the...

An agent is challenging the insurer Hiscox over its interpretation of whether to honour a Business Interruption Insurance policy. A standard letter...

The pandemic and the way the government has reacted to the private rental sector (PRS) has got me thinking about the...

Virtual viewings could transform estate agency so fundamentally that they might mean the work of five negotiators could in future be...

A new thought-provoking five-part video series is launching to the industry today. ‘Simon says…’ is being hosted by Property Tribes with...

Let me start by wishing everyone well in these uncertain and precarious times. I truly hope you, your families, friends and...

While controversy swirls around the approach and motives of the sackings and branch closures at Spicerhaart, other agents are showing how...

The coronavirus outbreak has highlighted once again how fragile and interconnected our societies have become. We don’t know yet how dangerous Covid-19...

In the last few Natters I’ve focused on the slow death of local newspaper advertising, and how many agents are now...

A prominent agency owner and industry figure has attacked Rightmove for failing to support estate agents and has accused it of...

As we know, the world’s moving very fast and how we communicate now is drastically different to even 10 years ago....

The boss of a 15+ branch estate agency group has explained how he thinks regulation could 'ruin' the estate agency industry. Simon...

Sometimes having prior knowledge of a stressful event can be more stressful than the event itself, just look at Brexit for...

As you probably know, I have been no fan of OnTheMarket (OTM) over the years. You may see this admission as...

As noted in Estate Agent Today’s news pages, OnTheMarket’s (OTM) recent dire share performance (at time of writing the price is...

Why I won’t buy Purplebricks shares and why if I had any, I’d sell fast… In its latest adverts, Purplebricks attempts to...

OnTheMarket has finally completed its stock market float, with less capital raised, at a lower than planned valuation and, as I write,...

Whatever else you say about OnTheMarket, you can’t say it’s not consistent, consistent in treating its core membership shabbily.  We already know...

Who says things slow down before Christmas? The opposite appears to be the case, at least when it comes to the...

Yesterday morning OnTheMarket confirmed its IPO plans but with no firm date. The question remains on whether the float will be...

Before we go any further, assuming you are an Agents’ Mutual member, let me ask you a question. If you had...

After my article last week predicting that Agents’ Mutual would likely seek to raise external capital, including possibly on the public markets,...

I hate to be the guy to say ‘I told you so’…but I told you so! It seems that my predictions...

This actually happened - the names of the guilty have been withheld to protect the innocent. I live in Spain, Marbella actually,...

Purplebricks’ advertising is very negative and critical of the competition. They talk about 'commisery', trying to make potential sellers feel ripped...

When I read about the possible formation of yet another ‘mutual’ with the aim of furthering and protecting the interests of...

I have a confession to make. In 1988 I became a Seekers franchisee. For those of you who don't know who...

Listening to all the coverage of the tenant fee ban, all I hear is consumer groups talking about how some agents...

It is with no pleasure and a touch of sadness that I took in the significance of OTM's recent performance in...

I pride myself as a logical person, so much so that it amazes me how most people seem to struggle to...

When, during his budget speech, George Osborne announced Capital Gains Tax (CGT) was going down to 20%, I experienced a mix...

I'm sure most of you have seen, or at least heard of the Mad Max series of post-apocalyptic dystopian fantasies.  The latest...

OnTheMartket (OTM) recently wrote to its membership saying how well its doing, how membership has increased beyond expectations and how it...

Readers of Estate Agent Today and Letting Agent Today were given an exclusive opportunity to pose questions to Zoopla Property Group...

Readers of Estate Agent Today and Letting Agent Today were given an exclusive opportunity to pose questions to Zoopla Property Group...

A riposte to Paul Smith's article 'Why Estate Agents Must Stand Up to the Power of the Portals' I just read an...

As estate agents, business people and just plain people for that matter, we can't help looking at the way our society...

Yesterday we heard about the letter from the CMA warning agents about anti-competitive behaviour. Today, in a scoop for Estate Agent...

This publication recently reported on Russell Quirk's latest attempt to upset the establishment, this time by attacking the hallowed ground of...

Ian Wilson, the head of Martin & Co, recently threw his hat into the ring regarding Labour’s stated intention to cap...