By Marc Da Silva
It has been a long time coming, but the tenant...
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
Replacing leasehold with commonhold – we’re backing the campaign!
By EAT & LAT Team
The leasehold scandal has received plenty of press coverage, with...
Love or loathe us - Britain’s best agents are the best in the world
By Kristjan Byfield
This article was originally written for City AM in response...
Online agencies: the final curtain call?
By Graham Norwood
It’s been a theatrical week in Westminster with talk of...
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...
Will any portal ever beat Rightmove?
By Graham Norwood
If you want an engaging page-turner novel for cold winter...
Property Natter: a bone to pick with Rightmove and takeaways
By Nat Daniels
I don’t think I can add anything more to the...
VR - the third consideration stage for property buyers
By Tom Murray
Thanks to vast improvements in processing powers, the use of...
ZPG’s Charlie Bryant talks exclusively to Estate Agent Today
By Marc Da Silva
To say legendary ZPG founder and CEO Alex Chesterman left...
So farewell Theresa May and thanks for...well, not much
By Graham Norwood
No, this isn’t about Brexit. But as the saga of...
Shelter and Generation Rent? Radical? Don’t make me laugh…
By Graham Norwood
Campaigning groups like Generation Rent and Shelter like to think...
Rent controls won’t solve London’s shortage of affordable housing stock
By Lars Gooch
The topic of introducing rent controls in London crops up...
Stop indulging councils over rental licensing and local schemes
By Graham Norwood
It’s time, surely, for government to crackdown not just on...
How can estate agents close the deal ‘off-grid’?
By Mark Cleaver
The demand for rural properties is high, and with 20.7%...
RIP the open house…the return of the high street agent?
By Mark Harris
Cast your minds back to the summer of 2014. It’s...
Property Natter: referral fees, HIPs & Bee Gees tributes - Rob Hailstone Q & A
By Nat Daniels
With the home buying and selling process firmly on the...
DPS adjudication case study: rent arrears vs property condition
By Alexandra Coghlan-Forbes
The Deposit Protection Service (The DPS) keeps deposit money safe...
How can agents keep property transactions on track?
By Marc Da Silva
More than 800 property transactions fall through daily, which can...
Upfront information will be crucial to the future of buying and selling
By Beth Rudolf
When it comes to major issues confronting housing, and in...
A new approach to data can empower Generation Rent to buy
By Ben Leonard
Purchasing a property. It’s a key life goal that so...
The features a good responsive website needs to include
By Sara Beth Reynolds
Having a responsive website - one which is designed to...
Explained - the future of tenant referencing after the fees ban
By Luke Burton
Low risk letting is everyone’s aim, but unless legitimate guidelines...
Maintaining fees and winning instructions – key questions answered
By Boyd Mayover
Experienced sales trainer Boyd Mayover, co-founder of Sales Doctors, explains...
Is innovation the key to thriving in the property sector?
By Rob Davis
It’s a testing time for the property industry, amid Brexit...
Property Natter - events agents need to keep an eye out for
By Nat Daniels
With Easter now upon us (happy Easter, by the way,...
ARLA Propertymark Conference 2019 – three key talking points
By Neil Cobbold
The recent ARLA Propertymark conference featured a hugely interesting line-up...
Property Natter: great advertising campaigns for independent estate agents
By Nat Daniels
When you think of the best ad campaigns – from...
Property Natter – is 9 till 6 still the way to make a living?
By Nat Daniels
For many years, the majority of agents have stuck to...
Franchising: why finding your premises could be the biggest obstacle
By James Campbell
The road to opening up your own business can be...
Property Natter: should you be making your agency Instagram-friendly?
By Nat Daniels
Instagram (or, as the younger generation would have it, Insta)...
Should the estate agency industry stop resisting regulation?
By David Westgate
There was a time when the mere mention of the...
DPS adjudication case study: landlords claiming re-protection deposits
By Alexandra Coghlan-Forbes
The Deposit Protection Service (The DPS) keeps deposit money safe...
The government must stop using agents to carry out their dirty work
By David Westgate
I don’t believe it’s unfair to state that our government,...
No more ‘no DSS’ – is the government wasting its time?
By Joanne Young
Last week, the Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government...
Building better homes is good for everyone – not just older people
By Rachael Docking
It’s no secret that the UK’s housing sector is in...
Why stamp duty should be abolished and not just reformed
By Jonathon Waterhouse
Over the last few years, there have a number of...
Why age-proofing homes could lead to market stagnation
By Nick Freeth
A survey by the Centre for Ageing Better recently showed...
It’s time we stopped fixating on shoddy landlords
By David Westgate
Barely a day goes by when we don’t read a...
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Purplebricks has been named one of Britain’s ‘most relevant’ brands to...
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13th time not unlucky as Savills the Superbrand strikes again
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Purplebricks fakes some price reductions, agent claims in The Times
An estate agent who operates an online blog has told The Times...
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Purplebricks stock downgraded 80% by investment bank
Analysts at Berenberg Bank have sharply reduced their price target for...
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Online agencies 'will still take 50% market share' claims company chief
An online estate agency insists the online/hybrid sector will take a...
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Over-valuing: agents fight back after press allegations
There’s anger in the industry over an article in The Times which accused...
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