By Paul Smee
On the face of it, this year’s Budget was not...
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
Budget briefing - Seven things to watch for today
By Graham Norwood
Perhaps it’s been our pre-occupation with Brexit, or on the...
Don’t be hasty in ditching your high street office
By Richard Rawlings
Several agents have asked me whether they should consider ditching...
Forget narrow demands - Work together for more homes
By Graham Norwood
Any day now we’ll hear the date for the Autumn...
Property Natter: are we on the verge of a cashless, paperless society?
By Nat Daniels
Out and about recently, I got to thinking: how often...
Judging a book by its cover: Why user experience matters in PropTech
By Steve Fisher
Why do we choose to engage with one application more...
Marketing automation can make your business smarter
By Marc Da Silva
When Oakland A’s, a small-market team, stunned the baseball world...
Shopping is changing - Time to rewrite those property details
By Graham Norwood
Location, Location, Location: it’s no coincidence the TV show seized...
Three reasons why PropTech has become more than an industry buzzword
By Neil Cobbold
Having recently attended FUTURE: PropTech in London, it struck me...
Agents' PropTech Toolshed: Virtual tours - fab or fad?
By Kristjan Byfield
Firstly, my sincere apologies - it has now been over...
Agents' PropTech Toolshed: Marvellous maintenance
By Kristjan Byfield
Just like that, the Easter Bank Holiday has come and...
Are online agencies in trouble? Investors will decide
By Graham Norwood
However mild the weather may have been for most of...
We need to wake up before we sleepwalk into a housing crisis
By Paul Smith
It’s now almost a month since the government introduced new...
Let’s focus on the real foreign property ownership problem
By Graham Norwood
It’s time to sort the wheat from the chaff when...
Why Facebook’s property listings are a bigger threat to portals than agents
By Alex Thorpe
When Facebook first announced it would be entering the property...
The link between Brexit and the online agent debate
By Graham Norwood
From where I’m standing there’s a lot in common between...
Is it time to take more notice of Brexit?
By David Westgate
“Baton down the hatches. Stockpile the food cupboard. Brexit is coming and...
Should equity release be taxed to encourage down-sizing?
By Graham Norwood
There’s little doubt that downsizing is less of a factor...
40 years under the floorboards - the life of a Chartered Surveyor
By Eric Curran
It is a sobering thought that 40 years have slipped...
Improving the homebuying process – how can we deliver this ourselves?
By Paul Smee
You will notice that there is a new author for...
Agents should educate first-time buyers now to gain clients for life
By Eddie Goldsmith
Given the level of resource and energy being put behind...
Could embracing Commonhold put an end to leasehold nightmare?
By Eddie Goldsmith
At any given moment it’s difficult to say which issue...
What is the key to a smooth and efficient pre-tenancy process?
By Tom Mundy
People now expect a streamlined, digital-first experience from every single...
Data is a conversation starter (really!)
By Sandra Jones
Rather like doctors, estate agents are present at critical points...
Top tips - how to make your letting agency more efficient
By Simon Duce
For any business, regardless of size, age or industry, operating...
The dos and don’ts of email marketing
By Charlotte Lambert
Given that ‘UK buyers are the most digitally active home...
Property Natter: how much is that home in the window?
By Nat Daniels
It’s the most obvious visual medium high street agents have...
Property Natter: estate agency on a bus
By Nat Daniels
No, I haven’t lost the plot. Such a thing exists...
Can negative google and Facebook reviews damage brand reputation?
By Ben Davis
Local business reviews are becoming increasingly important for reputation management,...
Property Natter: what impact has Google had on the property market?
By Nat Daniels
Google celebrated its 20th birthday last month. Yes, it might...
Property Natter: setting the record straight on SEO and subdomains
By Nat Daniels
Fake news has become the popular catchphrase of a certain...
Five simple ways to improve renter satisfaction
By Jonathan Stein
For too long the private rented sector has been complacent...
Increased Trading Standards budget should focus on CPRs compliance
By Beth Rudolf
You will perhaps have seen recently that the Government has...
Don’t fall foul of anti-money laundering rules
By Marc Da Silva
Does your company apply adequate customer due diligence measures when...
Referral fees – why a ban won’t make services cheaper
By Iain McKenzie
We are currently engaged in consultations with our members to...
Three-year tenancies will have biggest impact when things go wrong
By Louise Hebborn
Amid the headline-grabbing political manoeuvring over Brexit, a policy proposal...
Three-year tenancies - should they be compulsory?
By Simon Agace
An open rental market, where neither landlord nor tenant is...
When and why are your customers getting in touch?
By Samantha Jones
It’s been nine years since we created a dedicated team...
Dear Mr Chancellor…this is what we need on October 29…
By David Westgate
I’ve spoken many times before of my desire to see...
Property Natter – legislation, legislation, legislation
By Nat Daniels
Landlords and letting agents might feel they’ve taken a bit...
Sponsored Content
-
Free business intelligence for estate agents ...
What questions keep you awake at night? Do you know if...
-
Why estate and letting agents need to futureproof their...
A recent 'red flag alert' report from an insolvency firm warned...
-
CPRs; the practicalities ...
In our previous blog, we looked at the definitions outlined by...
Latest Features
-
What is the key to a smooth and efficient pre-tenancy process?
People now expect a streamlined, digital-first experience from every single service...
-
Are online agencies in trouble? Investors will decide
However mild the weather may have been for most of us,...
-
Data is a conversation starter (really!)
Rather like doctors, estate agents are present at critical points in...
-
Emoov for sale, Purplebricks down, Hatched gone - what now for Online?
As scary Halloweens go, yesterday was quite a shocker for Britain’s...
-
Bailiff’s notice in agency window signals another London branch closure
Another high profile estate agency office in London has closed -...
-
Purplebricks has 70% of UK online market and confirms expansion
Purplebricks says its performance in the UK “is currently showing double-digit...
-
Emoov for sale, Purplebricks down, Hatched gone - what now for Online?
As scary Halloweens go, yesterday was quite a shocker for Britain’s...
-
Purplebricks has 70% of UK online market and confirms expansion
Purplebricks says its performance in the UK “is currently showing double-digit...
-
Emoov troubles ‘do not mean the end for hybrid agents’
The high profile financial difficulties faced by Emoov and the recent...
60 second interview
Rollo Miles, from Agent & Homes
Who are you and what does it say on...
Interview About the Venture
1. Who are you and what do you do? HeyJuno...
Marco Ferrara, Director of Tili
Who are you and what does it say on...
