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On the face of it, this year’s Budget was not what you could describe as ‘housing heavy’ in terms of the...

Perhaps it’s been our pre-occupation with Brexit, or on the other hand maybe we’re bored with politics, but this year’s Budget...

Several agents have asked me whether they should consider ditching their high street offices and move to an out of town...

To say legendary ZPG founder and CEO Alex Chesterman left big boots to fill when he stepped back from day-to-day operations...

How will things be done in the future? There’s no knowing, of course, given the many variables at play, but it’s...

Out and about recently, I got to thinking: how often do I actually have the call for cash anymore? Or, for...

Why do we choose to engage with one application more than another, or find ourselves returning to the same piece of...

When Oakland A’s, a small-market team, stunned the baseball world 16 years ago by transforming itself into world-beaters on a shoestring-budget,...

Location, Location, Location: it’s no coincidence the TV show seized on that title because the importance of a property’s position is...

PropTech has been mainstream for a few years now, and as more agents are familiar with the range of products and...

However mild the weather may have been for most of us, it’s a cold autumn for the online estate agency market...

It’s now almost a month since the government introduced new rules on Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMO), as part of its...

It’s time to sort the wheat from the chaff when it comes to overseas buyers of property. If you listen to Theresa...

When Facebook first announced it would be entering the property listings market a few weeks ago it sent shockwaves across the...

From where I’m standing there’s a lot in common between the debate between online and traditional agents, and the argument over...

It is a sobering thought that 40 years have slipped by since I first ran a tape measure across the inside...

You will notice that there is a new author for this regular column for Estate Agent Today. Last month I was...

Given the level of resource and energy being put behind upping the number of first-time buyers in the UK, you might...

When was the last time you looked at your business and really thought about what you could do to improve? Yesterday? Last...

Photos and floor plans remain an essential tool in property marketing. Despite a wealth of choice from aspiring UK PropTech start-ups the...

People now expect a streamlined, digital-first experience from every single service they interact with - and the lettings industry is no...

It’s the most obvious visual medium high street agents have at their disposal, and for many decades has been absolutely pivotal...

No, I haven’t lost the plot. Such a thing exists – and if you’re familiar with North London, there is a...

Local business reviews are becoming increasingly important for reputation management, with recent research showing 90% of consumers read online reviews before...

Google celebrated its 20th birthday last month. Yes, it might be hard to recall a time when it wasn’t integral in...

Fake news has become the popular catchphrase of a certain orange-tinted president in recent years. And everyone, from tech giants like...

The title may be unfamiliar but most agents know by now that in the corridors of Whitehall a working party exists...

You will perhaps have seen recently that the Government has decided to boost funding to the regulator, the National Trading Standards...

Does your company apply adequate customer due diligence measures when carrying out estate agency work?  Does it establish and maintain appropriate policies...

An open rental market, where neither landlord nor tenant is in a dominant position, enables rents to rise and fall, which...

It’s been nine years since we created a dedicated team of property receptionists to answer telephone calls on behalf of agents,...

I’ve spoken many times before of my desire to see government take property more seriously. For more than just lip service...