By David Westgate
If you’d asked me at the start of the year...
Estate Agent Today - Features
Consisting of contributions from Features Editor Marc Da Silva, as well as a selection of Associated Writers, our weekly features cover a wide range of topics affecting the UK’s estate and letting agents.
Features
Beyond the headlines - What the new regulator really means
By Graham Norwood
The industry press has given substantial space to recommendations from...
Theresa May’s legacy - how has housing fared under her government?
By Marc Da Silva
Theresa May arrived in Downing Street some three years ago...
Blond ambition - Does Boris Johnson have any housing policies?
By Graham Norwood
Britain lives in fundamentalist black-and-white times - all the more...
How can technology help letting agents become more efficient?
By Marc Da Silva
Have you asked yourself why technology is so important in...
Property Natter – guide to property startups, Part 2
By Nat Daniels
In the second part of my exploration of startups, I...
Property Natter: a guide to property startups - Part 1
By Nat Daniels
All the most successful startups of recent years – from...
Property Natter - homes of the future
By Nat Daniels
During our school days, most of us did that task...
Why the future of the property industry should be paperless
By Colin Yates
When they first came onto the scene, online-only estate and...
Data unbound – how the rise of public data will redefine property
By Andrew Lloyd
The proliferation of big data is paving the way to...
Why staff training is key to PropTech success
By Neil Cobbold
When you recruit a new member of staff, training should...
Don’t read all about it - are local property ads dying?
By Graham Norwood
It’s that time again. Each year I take a look...
MHCLG gets a makeover – three key tasks for the new ministers to consider
By Neil Cobbold
With Boris Johnson winning the Conservative leadership election and becoming...
Property Natter - what’s it like to work for the world’s biggest agency?
By Nat Daniels
Nicky Stevenson has had a very varied and interesting career...
Property Natter - is a no deal Brexit real life, or is it just fantasy?
By Nat Daniels
It’s now more than three years since the EU referendum...
Back to the future? A home ownership crisis
By Ben Leonard
With this summer marking forty years since Margaret Thatcher came...
Following Scotland’s lead – what next for England’s PRS regulation?
By Neil Cobbold
Increasing legislation and regulation has arguably been the biggest talking...
Can franchising help independents to futureproof their businesses?
By James Campbell
Recent figures from the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) have...
Boris Johnson’s stamp duty changes – who would be the winners and losers?
By Beth Rudolf
We now have a new Leader of the Conservative Party...
The evolution of conveyancing referrals – how can agents replace lost revenue?
By Oliver Meddick
In recent years, estate and letting agents have been faced...
The problems with incentivising downsizing through stamp duty
By Beth Rudolf
The issue of ‘intergenerational fairness’ has been raised in recent...
DPS adjudication case study: rent arrears vs property condition
By Alexandra Coghlan-Forbes
The Deposit Protection Service (The DPS) keeps deposit money safe...
Next generation CRM – what do agents need to know?
By Oliver Gleave
As the founder of Jupix, I worked in the property...
The importance of high quality referencing
By Vicky Quinn-Campbell
It is now over two months since the introduction of...
Embracing the hybrid model – disruption should not equal extinction
By Georgina Cox
When an industry disruptor enters a marketplace the impact on...
Tenant fees ban – post-apocalyptic or the dawn of a new age?
By Simon Shinerock
Sometimes having prior knowledge of a stressful event can be...
Why agents need to be queuing up for new premium instructions
By Saurabh Saxena
The typical new real estate agency forms when an entrepreneurial...
Four ways to maximise your lead-handling
By Joanne Tattum
In a marketplace as competitive as the property industry, you...
Advertising tips: be big, bold and back it up
By Lee Dahill
My experience in marketing over the last 10 years has...
Why celebrating the achievements of the industry is so valuable
By Neil Cobbold
Earlier this month we celebrated the 16th annual ESTAS Awards,...
Property Natter: has Purplebricks' bubble now officially burst?
By Nat Daniels
Whether you love or hate it, Purplebricks has undoubtedly left...
Property Natter - events agents need to keep an eye out for
By Nat Daniels
With Easter now upon us (happy Easter, by the way,...
Sponsored Column: It Might Not Be A Popular Opinion But…
By Russell Quirk
Licensing – Just For Dogs And Pigs? How many of you...
DPS adjudication case study: Conflicting paperwork and a burden of proof
By Alexandra Coghlan-Forbes
The Deposit Protection Service (The DPS) keeps deposit money safe...
DPS adjudication case study: Rabbits and a ‘disappearing’ lawn mystery
By Alexandra Coghlan-Forbes
The Deposit Protection Service (The DPS) keeps deposit money safe...
Incoming – a summer of change for estate and letting agents
By Lloyd Clarke
You may be right in thinking that Brexit has dominated...
Property Natter: why do people swap career paths to become agents?
By Nat Daniels
With the often negative portrayal of agents in the media...
The week’s biggest property story - and you probably missed it
By Graham Norwood
I missed the biggest property story of the week and it’s...
Property transactions: a simple case of basic arithmetic
By David Westgate
With somewhere in the region of 1.2 million property sales...
There’s never been a better time for property to rise above politics
By David Westgate
Four years ago, as we approached the general election, Andrews...
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Purplebricks: an insider’s story of what it was REALLY like
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Compulsory agents’ qualifications will help recruit better people
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