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The extraordinary past week of anger over portals’ fees plus early-warning statements like that from Foxtons indicate the anxiety in the...

Now we’re well into the second month of the year, we have reached a crucial point in the ongoing plans to...

Suddenly Brexit Day is nearly here. It may have taken three and a half years from the Referendum but the UK will,...

The 2010s were a good decade for disrupters. Early on, Airbnb and Uber shook up the holiday lettings/hospitality and traditional black...

Following on from the second half of the last decade, the first few weeks of 2020 have been a bit mad...

First things first, a big happy New Year to everyone. Welcome to 2020! It looks set to be another interesting year...

In the firmest sign yet that PropTech has entered the mainstream, Housing Minister Esther McVey recently launched an expert advisory council...

No one would argue that unfair fees and practices by rogue landlords is a problem that should be ignored, but the...

News broke last weekend of a further online estate agency casualty as letting agent Upad announced on its website that it...

There’s been a huge change in the way estate agencies operate in recent years, with far more focus on marketing properties...

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

The Atlantic Ocean is a vast space – some 4,000 miles eastwards across from the USA until land is met again....

Earlier this month, Boris Johnson carried out a reshuffle of his cabinet, telling ministers they must 'repay the trust of those...

Not for the first time, a government policy on housing ends up begging more questions than it provides answers - but...

Property portals generate revenue from estate agents regardless of the outcome of the transaction. This relationship has resulted in a fundamental...

The Fifth Money Laundering Directive becomes law in the UK on January 10 2020, strengthening the responsibilities placed on private companies...

There’s no doubt that we live in politically charged times and every day appears to bring something new to the ‘party’. For...

We now have a new Leader of the Conservative Party and, rather more importantly, a new Prime Minister. That individual is Boris...

We all know how stressful buying a home is, whether it’s your very first step onto the ladder or your final...

Your business may be growing quicker than you could ever imagine which is great when it comes to raising brand awareness....

By now, most letting agents and landlords will have heard about the draft legislation laid in Parliament concerning a mandatory minimum...

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

Why should agencies leave voicemail in the last decade and make 2020 the year to invest in a more modern solution? Voicemail...

For a very long time, it was one of the best ways – if not the best way – of generating...

'It's a recipe, not a menu' is a mantra championed by a host of Keller Williams' millionaire estate agents. But what are...

Six common ‘crimes of modern-day call handling’ are blighting UK estate and letting agencies and hampering their growth, reputation and profitability. These...

As residential sales and lettings professionals we are conditioned to adapt to change, it’s the nature of the profession. However, developments...

Last November, as part of the Conservatives’ general election campaign, Boris Johnson made a surprise announcement that his party would introduce...

Yesterday (January 10 2020), the Fifth Anti-Money Laundering Directive (5AMLD) became law. It forms part of ongoing international efforts to tackle...

It may be that we’re facing another year - make that yet another year - of disruption in the housing market. Coronavirus...

Despite still being in the transition period after leaving the EU on January 31, we are seeing an upturn in the...

After a challenging period for the UK property market, recovery is very much on the cards and the end to uncertainty...