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Like millions of others, I watched in open-mouthed astonishment as details emerged about the Post Office scandal. I knew a little bit about...

From valuations to viewings, conveyancing to completions, technology has transformed our sector dramatically and permanently. After comparatively slow beginnings, PropTech really took...

As economic signs increasingly point to a contraction in the property market, competition for new business will inevitably heat up. But...

OnTheMarket has agreed an exclusive partnership with industry marketing provider NicheCom, to supply the portal’s agents across England and Wales with...

Despite all the recent speculation surrounding the housing market after the badly-received mini-Budget and regular talk of a possible slowdown, new...

After two years of extraordinary activity in the housing market there are signs that the clouds are gathering as RICS reports...

Images can have the ability to paint a vivid image, but video content can take this to the next level if...

There are many myths about using virtual tours to sell or let properties. The most common perceptions are that virtual property...

With Earth Day in April and Environment Day looming in June, all businesses and individuals are becoming more aware of their...

Agents are being offered an easier way to offer 3D virtual viewings that could get homes listed more quickly. Spatial data technology...

In this special video interview, Angels Media's Lee Dahill chats to Mitch Handley of Inventory Hive about why - post-Covid -...

A leading PropTech entrepreneur with a lengthy pedigree as an estate agent says agents should use more technology in a bid...

The last 18 months have been full of ups and downs, but the property market has coped remarkably well during the...

With 2022 swiftly approaching, businesses in the property industry are likely to be reflecting on the trials and tribulations that have...

Estate agents and other workers in Northern Ireland are being urged to work from home "where possible" in a bid to...

As we all know, the sector is constantly evolving and as we start to get to grips with the changes, another...

The push for greater sustainability, energy efficiency and generally being ‘green’ has existed in the agency world for several years -...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? David Ruddock – Partner and Head of Residential Sales Operations...

The Modern Method of Auction (MMoA), also known as Conditional auction, can sometimes get a bad rap. However, much of the...

The property industry and its many stakeholders are key participants in a global digital transformation that has been underway for quite...

Drone technology has come on a long way in recent years, with different use cases across various industries. New developments in...

A new survey suggests the majority of vendors remain wary of allowing too many unknown people into their home during viewings. Some...

Viewings are in the news right now and with good reason.  As the impact of the stamp duty holiday fades, and transaction...

NAEA Propertymark says there’s no appetite that it can see amongst its representatives across the UK for charging people £30 for...

Property auctioneer Auction House has recorded its best first half results in its 14-year history, and says it’s going to continue...

A supplier of virtual viewings claims physical viewings cost £233 of an agent’s time on average - and that’s without fuel...

The government and property industry have been talking about it for a long time, and there have been numerous initiatives introduced...

It doesn’t seem that long ago that 2D floorplans were considered cutting edge – but it’s safe to say they’re now...

Despite the vast amount of publicity given to the concept of virtual viewing, a survey suggests relatively few properties on sale...

An agency says two thirds of its sales valuations in London in the first quarter of the year have been conducted...

It’s now over a year since the property market officially reopened after an unprecedented two-month shutdown at the height of the...

Propertymark has produced a new guide for estate agents in the wake of the latest step on the roadmap out of Covid...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card?  Bal Arora – Managing Director In your experience, what is the...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Jack Reid Founding Director of Orlando Reid  In your experience,...

If someone broke into your house and took a video of lots of personal information, like photos of family and pets,...

Our recent state of the property nation survey, which yielded nearly 350 responses from directors to junior negotiators, and many others...

There’s been a drop of no less than 16,000 in the number of physical viewings over the past year thanks to just...

Estate agency offices in Wales, closed for many weeks as part of that country’s lockdown, will reopen from next Monday, April 12. The...

We are just over one year on from the day our lives truly changed, when the UK went into its first...

First off, happy Good Friday to all our readers. Here’s to a great, if still slightly different, long Easter bank holiday...

The Bruce brothers' new portal Boomin has launched a day early - and no, this isn't an April Fool. The site went live...

With March marking one year since the beginning of the first national lockdown across all four nations of Britain in response...

Buyer behaviour has changed over the past year of the pandemic and it’s up to estate agents to calculate how to...

As you’ll know by now, I like to use the Natter to shine a light on independent agents doing things a...

We recently launched our state of the property nation survey – a two-minute poll designed to give estate and letting agents...

On Monday, we launched our state of the property nation survey – a 14-question poll designed to give estate and letting...

On Monday next week, Estate Agent Today will launch its state of the property nation survey, a 14-question poll for UK...

Later this year, on October 22, the ESTAS 2021 will take place in London. The glittering ceremony will welcome property professionals...

Pre-pandemic, virtual and video viewings were a nice little add-on for some agents, but they were far from universally used and...

Zoopla says over 250 agents have now signed up to its partnership deal with PropTech firm FocalAgent, set up by former...

Some 12 per cent of buyers will pull out of their transaction if it does not complete in time for their stamp...

Two mothers have launched a new estate agency using a virtual office - and they have overcome personal challenges to achieve their...

An online agency has apologised to a single mother who felt pressured into allowing viewings of a property she was renting. Local media in...

It seems like a week does not go by without a new ‘gamechanging’ piece of technology being announced to the industry. 2020...

This time out, I’m in conversation with one of the big three established portals. Since it was founded in 2007, Zoopla...

Property portals remain an essential marketing tool for estate agents and their value is clearly appreciated by consumers. However, with a...

Technology has advanced in leaps and bounds in recent years, undoubtedly improving many parts of the moving process for both estate...

There is little doubt that the last year was one which none of us will easily forget both personally and professionally....

Well, what a start to 2021! None of us thought things would change as the clock struck midnight on New Year’s...

The BBC says some buyers are taking advantage of lockdown rules to travel hundreds of miles to view homes. The story suggests...

Government guidance on how agents can continue working during the lockdown has given a new importance to virtual viewings, says an...

While the property industry has suffered far less than other sectors during the past year, it would be short of the...

An online petition wants all agents’ offices to close during the pandemic. Keeping them open means agents feel "forced and pressured" to conduct...

Agents have been outlining how they have beefed up their measures to combat the risk of Coronavirus, especially during property viewings. “We...

Described on this site as a ‘powerful disruptor’ in March 2020, few would deny that the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted on...

It is the end of my column for another year, my 4th if I am not mistaken.  This year has seen a...

Buyer feedback is a key resource for agents who want to keep on top of market changes and so handle vendors’...

Welcome to part three of our ongoing series on local independent agents, as we seek to give this all-important part of...

As what now seems like a common occurrence everything has changed again since I last sat down to write about the...

So, we’re back to where we were in the spring, more or less. England is in a national lockdown again to...

Tenants, landlords, agents, and house buyers all breathed a sigh of relief on Halloween when the government announced that home moves...

It’s no secret that the recent pandemic has forced more businesses to operate remotely, but the shift for estate agents has...

Watching the government’s surprise press conference a couple of weekends ago the message was clear; we were heading into a gruelling...

The housing market is to remain open in the four week lockdown in England. The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government...

It’s been an unexpected year for the property market, shaped by the effects of the pandemic. We didn’t quite anticipate the...

Tenant enquiries and property viewings unsurprisingly slowed this spring, due to the necessary government restrictions brought in to manage the pandemic....

The Covid-19 pandemic has impacted the way every industry operates and the property sector is no exception. Following an enforced seven-week...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? I am James D. Marshall, Founder and CEO of Pupil. What...

One of the industry's senior agency leaders says it would be a mistake for agents to be stopped from working in...

Most agents' branches in Wales are expected to close for just over two weeks from 6pm this Friday, October 23 - moving...

Zoopla has linked with a PropTech company led by the former boss of Purplebricks to offer agents free virtual viewings services. The...

Online agency Purplebricks says an absence of technology in property details is one of the biggest turn-offs for potential buyers. A survey...

The only certainty at the moment is ongoing uncertainty. It’s something we’ve got used to in 2020, but it’s still not...

With the high street open again, and the Chancellor’s temporary stamp duty holiday helping to stimulate the market, estate and letting...

It’s fair to say that UK estate agents don’t have the best of reputations, often featuring in the lists of the...

It has been three months since the property market was given the green light to reopen. During this time, we have...

Agents should check where buyers and sellers have been on holiday as part of their approach to safety during the Coronavirus...

A PropTech firm that regularly claims London homes are mis-measured in property descriptions has taken a swipe at Purplebricks. Pupil, a spatial...

Can technology bring about the lasting change needed to the property industry? The industry has felt the effect of lockdown and...

A trading statement from Foxtons this morning reveals that 85 per cent of staff are now off furlough, and that the...

An agent in Hertfordshire says he routinely secures 5,000 visits to ‘live open houses’ on Facebook Live, and have on one...

In a video interview for Estate Agent Today, property professional Chris Buckler speaks to Matt Nicol, managing director of Nicol &...

The property market has been reopen for almost eight weeks now and during that time demand from prospective buyers has soared. Rightmove...

Purplebricks is starting a new wave of TV advertisements today, continuing its theme from earlier this year as a sponsor of...

As we adjust to a life post-Covid-19, letting agents, landlords, and tenants are thinking - ways to speed up the process...

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

An overwhelming 98 per cent of vendors questioned by Zoopla say they remain anxious about the Coronavirus and would prefer to...

Rightmove has contacted all member agents saying it has enhanced its automated online viewing feature first introduced in April. As part of...

The Covid-19 crisis has forced the UK property industry to rethink the way it operates. With little warning, the pandemic disrupted the...

OnTheMarket has introduced a new filter that allows buyers to limit their searches to those properties with online viewing options. These can...