x
By using this website, you agree to our use of cookies to enhance your experience.
STAY CONNECTED!
    
newsletter-button

T's  Personal Profile View my company profile

icon
T Dap
5962  Profile Views

About Me

my expertise in the industry

T's Recent Activity

T Dap
Can't think of any associations that are worthy of an award, particularly when it comes to PropTech. Unless UKPA is thinking of awarding itself? Fixflo should get something. And fastest growing business, well, I dare say Purplebricks...

From: T Dap 07 March 2018 11:12 AM

T Dap
Interesting read, Kristjan. In the last year or so particularly, use of the phrase PropTech has bordered on getting out of control. Many firms have been jumping on the bandwagon using the phrase to try and sell agents goods that they don't really need. The biggest problem for me, and one that many others have voiced before, is that many 'PropTech' products don't offer solutions to genuine issues. They are purporting to solve issues which don't really exist in the name of making quick cash from agents who feel they need to be diversifying and embracing digital. There are some brilliant products out there, but agents must be wary of some of the opportunists. I hope this series goes some way to helping to educate agents on what to look for and what they don't need. Kristjan, I note you operate solely in lettings, will this series be covering only PropTech for lettings or the whole industry? I look forward to the next piece.

From: T Dap 19 February 2018 09:12 AM

T Dap
Not that surprising. D & G seem to have changed a lot in the last few years.

From: T Dap 14 February 2018 14:31 PM

T Dap
It's interesting to see the general apathy towards OTM now - no one seems bothered about it one way or the other. Previous floats from companies in the industry have attracted far more attention. Is everyone just tired of this now?

From: T Dap 12 February 2018 08:37 AM

T Dap
Does the same apply to you too, then, Paul? ;)

From: T Dap 26 January 2018 14:46 PM

T Dap
Is it clever or just a PR/marketing cock-up? Sounds like they don't know what they want.

From: T Dap 09 January 2018 14:17 PM

T Dap
According to Countrywide, it's been a roaring success. But that could mean anything.

From: T Dap 15 December 2017 08:45 AM

T Dap
Couldn't agree more. Since when should a portal dictate whether an agency owner should be able to sell their business? Madness and a sad indictment of where the industry is going.

From: T Dap 05 December 2017 10:06 AM

T Dap
OTM says: "We are not aware of it causing any difficulties over the last four years for member agents selling their businesses to larger groups." Lol - would we not describe the Gascoigne Halman debacle as 'difficulty' then?

From: T Dap 05 December 2017 10:01 AM

T Dap
Wow - didn't see that one coming. Silent majority hits home again.

From: T Dap 07 September 2017 11:34 AM

T Dap
eurgh: "we are exclusively offering GPEA members the opportunity to paint the country orange and the future looks bright with so much of the UK covered"

From: T Dap 26 July 2017 08:35 AM

T Dap
Good for them and their conveniently purple looking spoof agent!

From: T Dap 15 June 2017 08:47 AM

T Dap
Seems like this will become the norm. Fair play to a small firm putting this together themselves.

From: T Dap 14 June 2017 09:13 AM

T Dap
Needed as a cabinet position. Obviously the industry is going to 'welcome' him. No one is going to have a pop before he has even got started!

From: T Dap 14 June 2017 09:12 AM

T Dap
It really would make sense for Hollinrake to be the next HM...

From: T Dap 12 June 2017 08:17 AM

T Dap
Who remembers when people used to be interested in this debate??

From: T Dap 22 May 2017 12:22 PM

T Dap
How do they do it? That's over £30 million raised in under a year and I don't think I've ever seen a YOPA board...

From: T Dap 17 May 2017 11:09 AM

T Dap
Unfortunately for Trinity Mirror, Rightmove and Zoopla may suppress agents' brands, but their results are much better and more measurable.

From: T Dap 17 May 2017 11:06 AM

T Dap
Ewemove certainly looks like a decentish acquisition for PFG. Although how it will fare/be treated once Glenn and David leave will be anyone's guess.

From: T Dap 10 May 2017 11:40 AM

T Dap
I find it weird that they don't include their losses in their advertising :P

From: T Dap 10 May 2017 11:38 AM

T Dap
From an industry perspective, good to see agents opening rather than hoping they fail...

From: T Dap 09 May 2017 15:21 PM

T Dap
"I seem to have inspired the industry in approaching agency in a slightly different angle.“ Wow, going on TV really does go to people's heads!

From: T Dap 04 May 2017 09:43 AM

T Dap
Quoting profit of £0.3 million, instead of £300k - very subtle but just sums it all up to me. The instruction growth is impressive - the commisery campaign has obviously worked a treat. Shame organisations like the NAEA haven't been there to defend high st agents over this. As everyone keeps saying, though, until we see some sales percentage figures, there's no way of knowing how well they're doing.

From: T Dap 04 May 2017 09:23 AM

T Dap
I feel like people love saying 'Big Data' cos it makes them feel 'techy' and like they understand the internet...

From: T Dap 12 April 2017 09:51 AM

T Dap
I'm not sure what you expect them to say, Ray? These firms are allowed to be members of NAEA/ARLA. I'm not saying I don't agree with you - I do. It's just they're hardly going to come out and criticise their own members who pay to keep them afloat are they?

From: T Dap 07 April 2017 10:46 AM

T Dap
I suspect this is just the start of a long PR press campaign from PB. They've got the funds and the standing to do so now - and unfortunately some people will lap it up. The NAEA issue is an interesting one. People have been criticising their position on this (and quite rightly so, in my opinion) for a while now, but they have stayed very quiet. Will they respond to their members who are unhappy that they support firms like Purplebricks?

From: T Dap 06 April 2017 09:42 AM

T Dap
It is a good idea and it will be interesting to see how many agents sign up. But why say now that it plans to float in the future? Seems a bit premature...

From: T Dap 04 April 2017 10:40 AM

T Dap
The public have voted with their feet when comes to most of easy's brands except easyjet. I wonder why easyPizza never really 'took off'?

From: T Dap 03 April 2017 11:38 AM

T Dap
So it's because of the state of the housing market, rather than not wanting to fleece customers any more. Thanks, Rightmove, I'm sure everyone will appreciate that sentiment.

From: T Dap 31 March 2017 09:47 AM

T Dap
What a mess. They've raised so much money and then lost so much. Doesn't look good. easyProperty has been around for a while now, but I don't think I've ever seen a board. All that fanfare, cash and hyperbole a couple of years ago really does seem silly now.

From: T Dap 31 March 2017 09:17 AM

T Dap
Seems weird that eMoov would be used as the barometer of success...surely Purplebricks are the agent with the most relative success?

From: T Dap 29 March 2017 14:44 PM

T Dap
Maybe, but you can see why people have complained. When M&P came up with this I'm sure they were aware it was likely to cause a bit of a rumpus with some people...

From: T Dap 28 March 2017 11:35 AM

T Dap
Agreed - they put this out every few months and it's always the same rubbish!

From: T Dap 22 March 2017 09:51 AM

T Dap
Is it me or does CIELA's pursuit of PB seem like selection of an easy target and therefore an excuse to score points and get more potential members onside?

From: T Dap 21 March 2017 09:32 AM

T Dap
Over 2,000 sellers have used eMoov? That seems like the most interesting finding of this survey to me ;)

From: T Dap 20 March 2017 10:18 AM

T Dap
No surprise that LSL is thinking of launching hybrid. The only surprise is perhaps that it's taken them so long after their main competitors to act.

From: T Dap 08 March 2017 11:29 AM

T Dap
I seem to remember with the Houser debacle that it is not illegal, but they have to give agents the option to say they don't want them scraping their properties. I may be wrong on this though...

From: T Dap 01 March 2017 10:32 AM

T Dap
A ronseal name if it does what it says. Why doesn't it focus on taming Scotland first and become the top site there? Conquering England is hardly going to be a walk in the park, if at all plausible.

From: T Dap 01 March 2017 09:31 AM

T Dap
And it goes on...is their aim to hoover up every software firm by the end of the year?

From: T Dap 01 March 2017 09:30 AM

T Dap
Nothing to see here, then.

From: T Dap 27 February 2017 10:58 AM

T Dap
Funny how I've just seen a version of this advert on YouTube...

From: T Dap 23 February 2017 11:20 AM

T Dap
Perhaps they should focus on making profit in the UK before launching in another company??

From: T Dap 23 February 2017 09:38 AM

T Dap
Some interesting thoughts - my only observation is that as Property Week is predominantly a commercial property publication it is perhaps expected that the majority of the nominations come from this sector. Also, if they are going to nominate an agent for 'disruption', surely it would have to be Purplebricks and not YOPA??

From: T Dap 22 February 2017 09:27 AM

T Dap
Good to see some action - although a case of too little too late if the ad was aired last summer? There's a few more ads I can think of which warrant some attention!

From: T Dap 22 February 2017 09:25 AM

T Dap
Quite a few letting agents already offer Airbnb management and it'll only continue to grow. However, Airbnb will certainly become more regulated in the next few years, which could have an impact. Whether regulation will stop it from growing is another question entirely. According to a BBC report earlier in the week, lots of landlords are already flouting the 90 day a year rule introduced by Airbnb.

From: T Dap 15 February 2017 10:56 AM

T Dap
Interesting that PB are named the best online agent and were able to comment on the story as it was released. I wonder how many other agents named in this knew about the study?

From: T Dap 15 February 2017 10:55 AM

T Dap
I wonder if Queen are Platt's favourite band??

From: T Dap 13 February 2017 11:36 AM

T Dap
Propertymark is a better name than NFoPP - but NAEA Propertymark or ARLA Propertymark has a ring to it. Maybe they could have dropped NAEA and ARLA from the consumer facing stuff and just have everyone under the propertymark banner?

From: T Dap 10 February 2017 09:26 AM

T Dap
Interesting piece. One thing I find astonishing is how a firm like Trussle can manage £1 billion worth of mortgages when it is so relatively little-known. I have never seen any advertising and have only come across it in these forums on a couple of occasions. Maybe I'm just looking in the wrong places?

From: T Dap 08 February 2017 10:12 AM

T Dap
Complete waste of time and money if you ask me. Will anything ever change?

From: T Dap 08 February 2017 09:58 AM

T Dap
That's because NIMBYs' children can't get on the housing ladder. It's become a mess realisation among the general public but that doesn't mean that the Government will be able to fix it...

From: T Dap 07 February 2017 10:20 AM

T Dap
Moving away from Starter Homes now? What is the point of that? Government's insistence to 'move away' from previous administrations means we make no progress whatsoever. What about all the time and money that has been spent on developing the starter homes scheme over the past two years? Ridiculous thinking and makes it abundantly clear why there is a housing shortage/crisis in this country.

From: T Dap 07 February 2017 10:18 AM

T Dap
As touched on below, while RM is maintaining a profit margin of 70% or whatever - there is no need for them to go direct to the consumer. Acting as the middle man has served them brilliantly for the last 20 years, and they've only been getting stronger in recent times.

From: T Dap 07 February 2017 10:15 AM

T Dap
Isn't more the point of this story that a high street agency has taken the bull by the horns and turned online agents' advertising spiel on its head? Something which people have been suggesting for months....

From: T Dap 31 January 2017 16:21 PM

T Dap
It's almost as if everyone has become immune to PB's spouting. It really is hard to get one's head around that share price, though.

From: T Dap 31 January 2017 15:20 PM

T Dap
Where is OTM's anniversary announcement? Seems strange not to take advantage of the milestone and let Zoopla hog the limelight.

From: T Dap 26 January 2017 09:06 AM

T Dap
What a sad state of affairs this has become. They know they can make any claim they like, because it seems the worst that is going to happen is that they simply have to change it.

From: T Dap 25 January 2017 08:40 AM

T Dap
There's been an awful lot of correspondence from this 'group' in a very short space of time. Lots of sweeping statements, but their ultimate aim does seem like it'll be difficult to achieve. I wonder if it'll be 'one member, one vote' or if it's just the founding members that have the final say on big issues?

From: T Dap 24 January 2017 11:22 AM

T Dap
All very well, Gavin, but this is a trade forum so not really going to have any benefit as most of the people reading this site already know that. That sort of thing needs to go in the mainstream press - just like what PB are doing. This is when organisations like the NAEA really need to fight back and big up full service agents /dispel the myths being peddled.

From: T Dap 17 January 2017 09:11 AM

T Dap
Weird stance from Amanda Lamb - has she been this anti-agent before?

From: T Dap 17 January 2017 09:05 AM

T Dap
Could be a good thing if only to make the existing bodies up their game and output. I'm sure most small agencies will need to know more about the background and nuts and bolts of how it's going to work before getting behind it. There is an element of 'fingers burnt' with the AM episode, so members will need to know it's being set up for the right reasons and that they will actually benefit from the things they are promised in the initial stages.

From: T Dap 11 January 2017 11:53 AM

T Dap
Where would they be without lettings? Although the proposed fee ban must really have them quaking...

From: T Dap 11 January 2017 11:48 AM

T Dap
Sounds like a more promising ad campaign - Sky Sports, Sky News and Sky Atlantic aren't bad channels to advertise on. Better than advertising on Dave!

From: T Dap 06 January 2017 11:08 AM

T Dap
It must be nearly Christmas!

From: T Dap 07 December 2016 16:27 PM

T Dap
I thought people would be queuing up to buy James Nesbitt's house!

From: T Dap 06 December 2016 11:11 AM

T Dap
Welcome to December, Mr Scrooge! :-)

From: T Dap 02 December 2016 10:03 AM

T Dap
Can't see many agents seeing this commercial channel as an added benefit of being an OTM member...

From: T Dap 02 December 2016 08:37 AM

T Dap
Does the international/overseas channel actually exist??

From: T Dap 02 December 2016 08:36 AM

T Dap
'Over 23m leads were generated, including 350,000 property appraisal leads.' - hmmm

From: T Dap 30 November 2016 13:37 PM

T Dap
'a tennis coach who once taught Tim Henman.' - one of the worst scraping the barrell claims to fame I have ever heard...!

From: T Dap 25 November 2016 09:54 AM

T Dap
"She concludes the interview by revealing that she has a quote from Michelangelo on her desk at home, saying "The greatest danger for most of us is not that we aim too high and we miss it, but we aim too low and reach it." How very David Brent!

From: T Dap 23 November 2016 10:14 AM

T Dap
What a load of old rubbish. It's almost as if he is saying it just to get a reaction.

From: T Dap 22 November 2016 09:12 AM

T Dap
Some surprising results. One thing for sure, though, the tories' record is pretty shambolic

From: T Dap 21 November 2016 11:27 AM

T Dap
Well spotted! Although I can see two 'round tables' though....

From: T Dap 21 November 2016 11:26 AM

T Dap
Agreeing or disagreeing with a campaign or lobbying call before an Autumn Statement or Budget - lovely press opportunity for agents....!

From: T Dap 16 November 2016 11:29 AM

T Dap
This is so tiresome now. Surely if the letters were 'in breach of the authority’s advertising codes' then rather than an informal resolution, the letters should be banned and the complaint upheld by the ASA. Examples need to be made of repeat offenders otherwise there is no disincentive.

From: T Dap 16 November 2016 11:28 AM

T Dap
Agents who are doing this are using the system to make it look like they have a shorter average marketing time - so yes, I would suggest that is fraud...

From: T Dap 15 November 2016 09:33 AM

T Dap
Yes but to be on tele you also need a personality and certain performance-related skills, wouldn't you agree?

From: T Dap 04 November 2016 14:46 PM

T Dap
He wants them to rent - because he is a retirement rentals company. Hence the encouragement for people to downsize - makes him more money!!

From: T Dap 01 November 2016 14:01 PM

T Dap
I get this point: 'What's more, there are almost 1,000 offices listing fewer than 10 properties, which would suggest that smaller agents make up a significant proportion of recent joiners.' But again, I would suggest RM and Zoopla also include agents of this size in their figures.

From: T Dap 28 October 2016 17:13 PM

T Dap
'60 appear to be in the Channel Islands and Northern Ireland' - what is the relevance of this point? Do Zoopla and RM not include agents in these locations in their totals??

From: T Dap 28 October 2016 17:13 PM

T Dap
Okay - 2nd January then!

From: T Dap 21 October 2016 11:54 AM

T Dap
Why doesn't she just start on 1st January? ;)

From: T Dap 21 October 2016 09:41 AM

T Dap
Fine & Country will fit in perfectly alongside prestigious neighbours including Armani, Harvey Nichols and Hugo Boss ..... Hmmm....

From: T Dap 21 October 2016 09:40 AM

T Dap
50% market share for online agents is going to take a while....I'm sure we'll all have retired by then so we won't have to worry about it.

From: T Dap 17 October 2016 14:49 PM

T Dap
How can it be gross abuse of its position? RM is not a government body it is a commercial enterprise. It can accept who it wants. I'm sure there's plenty more advertisers out there that could be 'delisted'.

From: T Dap 17 October 2016 08:52 AM

T Dap
Nice of them to explain but it doesn't really solve the issue. If agents know that they can make unsubstantiated or false claims for as long as it takes for the ASA to get in touch and ask them to change it then they will keep doing so. The whole problem is that informally resolved cases do not act as a deterrent.

From: T Dap 13 October 2016 10:15 AM

T Dap
Good luck to them - sounds like three good scalps for the independents over the corps.

From: T Dap 12 October 2016 09:50 AM

T Dap
Is there any point in them publicising informally resolved cases anymore? I can't see the benefit. They may as well just publicise the 'upheld' cases which occur every couple of months and still don't really mean anything!

From: T Dap 12 October 2016 09:47 AM

T Dap
“Sellers do not need to rely on high street agents for valuation advice" - seems a pretty naive statement to me...

From: T Dap 11 October 2016 10:35 AM

T Dap
I hear Purplebricks are launching in Costa Rica in the new year

From: T Dap 07 October 2016 14:49 PM

T Dap
Ooops - didn't last very long did she!!

From: T Dap 07 October 2016 11:17 AM

T Dap
Typical anti-agent fodder - very boring and unimaginative. Unfortunately we've seen it before and we'll certainly see it again.

From: T Dap 07 October 2016 09:38 AM

T Dap
Something tells me we'll start to see JRF's logo in the top left-hand corner a lot more often from now on...

From: T Dap 06 October 2016 11:02 AM

T Dap
'The highest award issued last year was £16,954 for a lettings dispute' - blimey I wonder what happened there...

From: T Dap 04 October 2016 09:11 AM

T Dap
79% rise between Sept 2015 and 2016 is pretty huge....shows traffic this time last year was very lowly though.

From: T Dap 03 October 2016 11:06 AM

T Dap
It's not really over regulation if it's regulation designed to explicitly stop firms breaking the law and misleading consumers is it?

From: T Dap 29 September 2016 17:07 PM

T Dap
Is saying how much money you've got really a good idea though? It means business owners who are selling can just negotiate a higher price. It's like when a football club goes public with how big their transfer budget is - just pushes prices up!

From: T Dap 26 September 2016 11:39 AM

T Dap
Depends how desperate for listings they are!

From: T Dap 23 September 2016 09:50 AM

T Dap
Typical lobbying ahead of political event in order to get your company in the press. I doubt they really think this should happen.

From: T Dap 22 September 2016 11:08 AM

T Dap
Tut tut. Well at least councils are handing out fines, rather than the ASA with all this informally resolved rubbish.

From: T Dap 22 September 2016 11:07 AM

T Dap
Wow that is pretty similar. Quite clear what they're trying to do then.

From: T Dap 21 September 2016 09:05 AM

T Dap
To be fair, it doesn't say this is the first online auction offering - just that it's launched.

From: T Dap 21 September 2016 08:43 AM

T Dap
Averages, averages, averages. Maybe someone like the NAEA should survey their membership to give a more recent average fee so that people can stop quoting a Which? survey that is over 5 years old.

From: T Dap 20 September 2016 08:23 AM

T Dap
Indirectly paying for editorial coverage in the Evening Standard. Good marketing for a London estate agency, I'd say.

From: T Dap 19 September 2016 09:59 AM

T Dap
Don't understand how this will make any money if it's free? And the same old question arises, how are they going to get the consumer awareness for it to be worthwhile for anyone.

From: T Dap 15 September 2016 08:47 AM

T Dap
I think someone is a bit upset that all the agencies around him are getting snapped up by the big boys...

From: T Dap 08 September 2016 10:30 AM

T Dap
When will people realise that consumers don't care about online vs traditional? This is just an industry spat that has no relevance to them. All they care about is the service they're going to receive and how much it's going to cost. Writing about the digital transformation of estate agency on your website is hardly going to impress/attract vendors.

From: T Dap 07 September 2016 09:12 AM

T Dap
Are you referring to Agents' Mutual by any chance?

From: T Dap 07 September 2016 08:20 AM

T Dap
It's funny how defenders of the traditional model are now seemingly accepting that people advertised as 'local property experts' are indeed 'local property experts'. Hmmm...

From: T Dap 06 September 2016 11:49 AM

T Dap
Indeed, Michael. So maybe this acquisition is not so much of a surprise as M&C have been offering a service less than what EM offer for a while: https://www.estateagenttoday.co.uk/breaking-news/2015/9/agency-chain-admits-very-limited-take-up-of-online-sales-option

From: T Dap 06 September 2016 11:00 AM

T Dap
A Scottish sky there - if ever I saw one!

From: T Dap 02 September 2016 09:51 AM

T Dap
Well done Andrew's Estates - sounds like it's thoroughly deserved,

From: T Dap 01 September 2016 10:18 AM

T Dap
Remember these are just Nationwide's mortgage figures.....

From: T Dap 01 September 2016 10:17 AM

T Dap
This just seems like a tout for business really...

From: T Dap 26 August 2016 10:01 AM

T Dap
Isn't this the sort of issue that the new housing minister should be commenting on? Not heard much from him yet...

From: T Dap 24 August 2016 15:26 PM

T Dap
you're right, Michael. Although one has to remember this is a trade site and not aimed at consumers...

From: T Dap 23 August 2016 10:21 AM

T Dap
Next month's figures will be the key. Await the news frenzy on 'house prices drop because of Brexit'...

From: T Dap 17 August 2016 10:26 AM

T Dap
This is good to see. Are we finally getting the beginnings of a crackdown on the 'rogues' and 'misleaders' of the industry?

From: T Dap 17 August 2016 10:25 AM

T Dap
Whatever you think of this model, 94 branches is quite impressive. Unless they are the above ^^ of course.

From: T Dap 16 August 2016 09:27 AM

T Dap
Well done to JSnS for putting something into the public domain that agents have been saying for weeks. Hopefully some consumer press picks up this report.

From: T Dap 11 August 2016 10:16 AM

T Dap
The 55 min claim certainly does! However this one seems more realistic: 'only one in five people using property apps and websites are actually in the market to buy a home.'

From: T Dap 09 August 2016 11:53 AM

T Dap
RomConLead - has a ring to it...

From: T Dap 05 August 2016 14:07 PM

T Dap
What's your job? 'I'm a litter buster'

From: T Dap 05 August 2016 10:57 AM

T Dap
Yep.....must be August!

From: T Dap 03 August 2016 09:34 AM

T Dap
Well said. So can really talk about it as 'PropTech' then?

From: T Dap 29 July 2016 13:04 PM

T Dap
Impressive but depressing. Those profits are ridiculous!

From: T Dap 27 July 2016 11:13 AM

T Dap
Yes - such a small sample, it's not even worth reporting on. However, just for the record, RM has 19,981 customers - 17,336 of which are agents

From: T Dap 27 July 2016 09:09 AM

T Dap
Hiring an agency to hire an agency - wow they must have a lot of money!

From: T Dap 22 July 2016 08:16 AM

T Dap
Love how they are calling themselves a 'premises-free business model' rather than an online agent. Similar to eMoov now calling themselves a hybrid because it's more fashionable.

From: T Dap 21 July 2016 10:30 AM

T Dap
What happens next then?

From: T Dap 13 July 2016 10:08 AM

T Dap
Also - £30 a month for subscription to a site no one is looking at could actually be deemed as quite expensive...

From: T Dap 12 July 2016 10:00 AM

T Dap
**Marketing jargon alert: "a cost effective property search tool that offers unbiased, comprehensive and real time coverage of the market as a whole"

From: T Dap 12 July 2016 09:59 AM

T Dap
What an unbelievably pompous job title!

From: T Dap 29 June 2016 13:52 PM

T Dap
who

From: T Dap 22 June 2016 10:24 AM

T Dap
Wow...anytime anyone at the ASA press R in their address book when writing an email, I wonder how comes up first?

From: T Dap 22 June 2016 10:24 AM

T Dap
Oh another 'Twitter debate' of bland questions and answers to get our teeth stuck into, lovely!

From: T Dap 22 June 2016 10:12 AM

T Dap
Well said. Seems like the just jumped on the PR opportunity of the PB announcement. That is the definition of good PR though I guess.

From: T Dap 17 June 2016 12:53 PM

T Dap
The thing is, when will we see the 'real' figures? These were supposed to be the real figures. But they've been spun in a way that makes it not seem like a disaster waiting to happen.

From: T Dap 16 June 2016 17:34 PM

T Dap
It seems pretty similar, the only difference being it's now sent out as one rather than two and there's a few extra datasets and reports. Hardly anything to write home about. And - if it was more beneficial to the government than the industry as suggested above - that would not surprise me in the slightest!!

From: T Dap 15 June 2016 16:14 PM

T Dap
More 'informally resolved' ads, it's all very relaxed and friendly, isn't it?

From: T Dap 15 June 2016 16:12 PM

T Dap
' a new solution to property downtime' - nice jargon there

From: T Dap 15 June 2016 16:11 PM

T Dap
No smoke without fire, eh Peter?

From: T Dap 14 June 2016 11:08 AM

T Dap
I'm looking forward to June 24th when this is all over. Although I guess the 'referendum fallout' will be just as excruciating...

From: T Dap 09 June 2016 11:39 AM

T Dap
You may be right, Tim, but i do like the logo!

From: T Dap 09 June 2016 11:38 AM

T Dap
Wow another one bites the dust - although sounds like he actively moved on rather than got the heave-ho...

From: T Dap 08 June 2016 15:54 PM

T Dap
Another knuckle rapping - how many more before some actual advertising sanctions?

From: T Dap 08 June 2016 09:46 AM

T Dap
Exactly what I was thinking Rob - probably not a true reflection, more a stage managed one

From: T Dap 02 June 2016 10:10 AM

T Dap
Seems like Jefferies is saying everything people have been saying on these forums for months now...at least they're not puffing them up, I guess.

From: T Dap 01 June 2016 10:08 AM

T Dap
Agreed Ray! Although I think the point is they won't be distorted if you wear a headset, but who's got one of those anyway?

From: T Dap 31 May 2016 12:02 PM

T Dap
Seems bizarre that the founders are being kept on as consultants?

From: T Dap 31 May 2016 10:28 AM

T Dap
This is all very well but if you are a serious buyer or seller, though, surely tidying your home for a viewing or attending a viewing is not going to be a problem.

From: T Dap 31 May 2016 10:27 AM

T Dap
Perhaps the buyers surveyed thought that agents should use 'technology' like Dezrez :P

From: T Dap 25 May 2016 11:23 AM

T Dap
It's good that these complaints continue to be made - but they don't really seem to be stopping the outlandish claims made on websites and in advertising do they?

From: T Dap 25 May 2016 11:22 AM

T Dap
Very true Adrian - although this is a private sales site and so the properties don't even get as far as Rightmove!

From: T Dap 23 May 2016 09:35 AM

T Dap
Does Handy Andy do their landlord repairs?

From: T Dap 18 May 2016 09:20 AM

T Dap
Mmmm Chard is one of my favourite vegetables :-)

From: T Dap 10 May 2016 10:19 AM

T Dap
Sounds like the panama papers of the estate agency world

From: T Dap 29 April 2016 09:48 AM

T Dap
They should rename this farce the from the 'portal wars' to the 'open letter wars' - why does everyone feel the need to write an 'open letter' these days?

From: T Dap 26 April 2016 10:01 AM

T Dap
Why does the NAEA endorse OTM - just doesn't make any sense to me.

From: T Dap 21 April 2016 11:55 AM

T Dap
The problem is whether this sort of analysis is getting in front of the right people? Everyone in this industry knows Shelter talk a load of cobblers, but are those that don't sill having the wool pulled over their eyes?

From: T Dap 20 April 2016 08:57 AM

T Dap
Good point, James. Maybe another portal is paying their fees?

From: T Dap 19 April 2016 17:01 PM

T Dap
This may sound a silly question but what will agents that list with OTM and RM and currently use PSG do now? Swallow it or have to change software provider?

From: T Dap 19 April 2016 09:39 AM

T Dap
Precisely. Only the Guardian, apparently!

From: T Dap 14 April 2016 11:25 AM

T Dap
Confused by this. OTM was the whole point of AM, no? So you're saying that there are some agents that happily signed up to AM - with no interest at all in using the portal?

From: T Dap 11 April 2016 13:54 PM

T Dap
Vested interest vs Vested interest always makes for a good read. There will always be some agents who blaze the trail - offering coffee and informal chit chat. And others who stick to the more formal way of doing things which they've known for years.

From: T Dap 05 April 2016 10:10 AM

T Dap
If they're a FSBO site using RM and Z then that is not allowed, is it?

From: T Dap 05 April 2016 10:07 AM

T Dap
How right you are, Rob... although they clearly don't see it like that.

From: T Dap 05 April 2016 10:06 AM

T Dap
What a mess this all is - good luck to everyone trying to get deals over the line before tonight.

From: T Dap 31 March 2016 09:51 AM

T Dap
Tut tut PB - hopefully this is the start of more wrist-slaps which get the advertising of these firms into shape, I won't hold my breath though.

From: T Dap 30 March 2016 14:13 PM

T Dap
So in 4 years the need for online agents will be even more miniscule than it is now? Great! Sounds like an interesting report, I'm off to research 'Big Data'...

From: T Dap 24 March 2016 09:38 AM

T Dap
Let me guess...SearchFlow offers online anti ML checks for conveyancers shock?

From: T Dap 24 March 2016 09:36 AM

T Dap
I get your point about fee-cutting, Steven. But haven't we seen in the past that private sales don't really work for the mass market? I mean if it was going to take off, it would have done by now, wouldn't it?

From: T Dap 23 March 2016 11:15 AM

T Dap
Just waiting for messers Mealham and HarryN to turn up...

From: T Dap 11 March 2016 09:17 AM

T Dap
How very cryptic. Is it you that's been changing the wiki page 'Mr Arlington'?!

From: T Dap 09 March 2016 10:17 AM

T Dap
Honestly.....what sad act has got time to edit OTM's Wikipedia page? Ridiculous pettiness.

From: T Dap 09 March 2016 09:22 AM

T Dap
Just because they should stay in their media space, Trevor, doesn't mean they will. Are they really bothered what software firms think of 'em?

From: T Dap 04 March 2016 12:10 PM

T Dap
They certainly should - especially after those awful figures last week. But they obviously think the new build market has a lot of potential, maybe they're right.

From: T Dap 02 March 2016 10:18 AM

T Dap
In fact, out of over 1,000+ listings looks like they are the only three agents listing on there.

From: T Dap 02 March 2016 09:12 AM

T Dap
Lots of Knight Frank, Chestertons and Savills properties on there, shock horror...

From: T Dap 02 March 2016 09:07 AM

T Dap
Maybe Connells are going to go down the hybrid route before CW then...

From: T Dap 29 February 2016 17:13 PM

T Dap
It's all well and good having this sort of thing on a trade forum and let's face it we all enjoy having a pop back in the comments. I just hope, hope and hope this doesn't get picked up in consumer press as it's a load of misleading rubbish!

From: T Dap 26 February 2016 17:07 PM

T Dap
I wonder how much they pay their 'local property experts' or whatever eMoov call 'em...

From: T Dap 26 February 2016 17:05 PM

T Dap
Agreed - very strange thing to say. Although I guess 'retail' is their core business now!

From: T Dap 25 February 2016 14:22 PM

T Dap
Anything is better than Zoopla's!

From: T Dap 25 February 2016 10:07 AM

T Dap
If this is the extent of the to-ing and fro-ing - we've got a long four months ahead!

From: T Dap 23 February 2016 17:20 PM

T Dap
The fact that he is an agent is neither here nor there... He just happens to be one. When he's not at work he's not representing the nation's estate agents.

From: T Dap 22 February 2016 15:46 PM

T Dap
An interesting idea - much better than a faceless serviced office. Maybe they'll win a grand prix award at the next ESTAs? ;)

From: T Dap 19 February 2016 10:35 AM

T Dap
Who's Mr Alison Platt? ;)

From: T Dap 17 February 2016 09:57 AM

T Dap
Probably on some new wires!

From: T Dap 16 February 2016 10:19 AM

T Dap
So the results of 'Project Shoreditch' are: the public still want to have face-to-face dealings with agents, so we're going to take a stake in two online companies'...

From: T Dap 11 February 2016 11:00 AM

T Dap
“the excitement and drama of the interview from both sides of the table.” - wow, sounds like riveting stuff!

From: T Dap 11 February 2016 10:57 AM

T Dap
Is the ship-jump not more to do with being owned by Connells than anything else?

From: T Dap 10 February 2016 09:58 AM

T Dap
New logo? Countrywide Integrated jargon | tired staff

From: T Dap 09 February 2016 09:11 AM

T Dap
Her viewpoint is spot on. The problem is there is too much rhetoric out there saying '90% of searches start online this/all you need to do is check RM & Z that.... Most of which has probably subtly been put out there by the portals' PR teams.

From: T Dap 09 February 2016 09:09 AM

T Dap
Wow this isn't great - one list no firm would want to be included in....No excuses, a poor show's a poor show.

From: T Dap 08 February 2016 09:29 AM

T Dap
Foxtons + Apprentice = story I guess.

From: T Dap 08 February 2016 09:27 AM

T Dap
To be fair, it sounds like Glentree have a lot in common with the average agent so their words must really mean something :P

From: T Dap 05 February 2016 17:34 PM

T Dap
high street agents currently have 64% of the vote, should be higher but that's what i like to see going into the weekend!

From: T Dap 05 February 2016 17:33 PM

T Dap
Doesn't always work - the bright lights of Dubai may not deliver all they promise. I remember reading about one agent that was recruiting - smith and something- that went bust not that long ago.

From: T Dap 03 February 2016 10:33 AM

T Dap
That was a quick appointment. This seems to be the status quo among many of the big boys now - recruit from carphone warehouse, compare the market, bupa - go for online/retail experience as key criteria, interesting...

From: T Dap 02 February 2016 08:58 AM

T Dap
Sounds like a 'non-runner' to me!

From: T Dap 02 February 2016 08:55 AM

T Dap
Cinema ads for estate agents... well, at least it's something a little different. Have to say the ad itself looks a little on the boring side - but i guess in the cinema there's no escaping you have to watch them, so might work!

From: T Dap 01 February 2016 11:18 AM

T Dap
What about the portals' handling of agents' data??

From: T Dap 01 February 2016 11:16 AM

T Dap
SOunds like a nice bloke!

From: T Dap 28 January 2016 11:44 AM

T Dap
Seems like no one wants to be an online agent any more - even the online agents! "We have introduced the No Sale No Fee model because we recognize this is a structure that the British public are familiar and comfortable with." - what a backtrack, weren't saying that before, were they?

From: T Dap 27 January 2016 11:00 AM

T Dap
Yes but didn't you know PB has 'local property experts' all over the country?!

From: T Dap 20 January 2016 09:43 AM

T Dap
But how accurate are all these figures, Karl? No one really knows do they? They're also so generalised and national which doesn't help...

From: T Dap 20 January 2016 09:37 AM

T Dap
Also - I don't understand how anyone could ever get even close to believing that this is true? "The company is thought by some to be the fourth-largest estate agency in the UK with a 60 per cent market share of new online instructions."

From: T Dap 20 January 2016 09:36 AM

T Dap
I think it's fair to call Woodford a so-called 'star' fund manager...I mean that's what he is, isn't he?

From: T Dap 20 January 2016 09:35 AM

T Dap
Nicely put, Tim - couldn't agree more. There's also a whole host of 'online' 'conveyancers' which I'm not too sure about either!

From: T Dap 19 January 2016 17:21 PM

T Dap
Expected findings - and it looks like Cameron will be on the campaign trail for the next few months trying to save his legacy and make sure it doesn't happen!

From: T Dap 19 January 2016 09:43 AM

T Dap
A good branch boost for OTM just before its 1 year anniversary - that is undeniable. What is questionable though is how big a win this is..It seems they hadn't been using Zoopla for some time so it's not a straight swap.

From: T Dap 18 January 2016 15:22 PM

T Dap
The NAEA's involvement in this is still a major sticking point for me. I understand that they want to promote full service agency - which i agree with - but I'm not sure getting involved in the AM/OTM battle is the right way of going about it. More visible campaigning/promotion of our industry would be time much better spent.

From: T Dap 18 January 2016 15:20 PM

T Dap
Countrywide just love 'retail' now, don't they? ;)

From: T Dap 14 January 2016 11:50 AM

T Dap
Interesting points, Elpus. I agree that the need for this so called debate is fast disappearing. I do however find it interesting that the NAEA wants to schmooze and give airtime to online agents like Purplebricks and emoov yet in the past has endorsed a portal which prohibits these agents from joining. I find the crossed wires very confusing, there is no clear message. If the NAEA wants to promote both business models - which is fine - then it must endorse things that have the polar opinion.

From: T Dap 14 January 2016 10:40 AM

Breaking News
MovePal MovePal MovePal