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Eddisons has signed a partnership deal with proptech firm Valos in a collaboration which is designed to streamline the property consultancy’s...

Sprift has unveiled its solution to help agents cope with material information requirements and collate the property-specific details required prior to...

As the landscape of the property industry changes, as it has done in line with all new technologies over the decades,...

Moneypenny has partnered with CRM provider Street.co.uk to help simplify lead management for estate agents. The integration means calls answered by the...

London and the Home Counties have topped the list of ‘hotspots’ for potential house sales, according to a new Pre Mover...

Hands-up who likes doing check-in reports? These start-of-tenancy reports may not be the most popular of activities for the letting agent...

Clive Humby of Dunn Humby (the Mega Minds behind the Tesco Clubcard) declared that "Data is the new oil" in 2006....

As estate agents, it is important to make sure that your business is efficient and cost-effective. One of the ways to...

Agency reviews website allAgents.co.uk has revamped its certified reports to help agents secure new business. The documents provide agents with a downloadable...

An artificial intelligence-powered property due diligence platform that is popular in the commercial market has raised £7.5m to help expand into...

All landlords need to have an Energy Performance Certificate (EPG), with few exemptions. As a property writer, landlord and Domestic Energy...

Artificial intelligence (AI) technology could change the way buyers search for property and alter the way portals operate, a proptech boss...

The Government’s mini budget on September 23 was anything but ‘mini’ with several major announcements one of the most significant of...

If recent headlines are anything to go by, estate agents and the wider property industry are not just feeling the heavy...

A recent study conducted by the Technical University of Denmark reported that the attention span of people around the world is...

A property expert has warned that the Bank of England’s gloomy economic forecasts and last week’s rise in interest rates could...

You may be thinking that cost and hassle outweighs the benefits of outsourcing, but read on, you may be surprised! The last...

Technology can be utilised to grow and advance a company's income. That’s not a new or controversial statement, but here I...

A former letting agent claims to have removed the need for estate agents to use floorplan software. Mark McCorrie, who describes himself...

The government is being urged to go further with its clampdown on fake reviews. A government announcement aimed at protecting consumers last...

Reviews website allAgents has begun teasing details of its 2022 awards. Agents will be able to pick up their gongs in person...

One of the country’s leading estate agents has played down the significance of the latest house price index which at first...

Until a few years ago, you would have been forgiven for not knowing who or what Coadjute was. But the company, founded...

Propertymark’s chief executive has rejected claims that his organisation’s housing market data inaccurately states the numbers of prospective buyers for each...

2021 redefined what it meant to offer exceptional customer experiences for consumers across multiple industries, but particularly for the residential property...

Being able to show proof of funds in a quick, transparent and simple way is more crucial than ever to keep fall-throughs...

Business intelligence is paramount to companies looking to gain a competitive edge, particularly in saturated markets like estate agency. Each client...

Over the last three years there has been a quiet revolution in the tenant referencing market. Starting with the 2019 tenant...

A TV advertising campaign begins today to promote SmartVal, its real-time valuation tool available on the Boomin portal. The advertisements will start...

In this latest video interview exclusively for EAT & LAT readers, video interviewer Chris Buckler speaks to Harry Turner, director of...

The frenzy of activity in the housing market thanks to the stamp duty holiday shows the need for automated processes to...

The Competititon and Markets Authority says it’s to look into reviews on Google and Amazon, and see whether the online giants...

With property transactions taking longer than ever and many people operating at capacity, it is easy to overlook the progress made,...

With March marking one year since the beginning of the first national lockdown across all four nations of Britain in response...

Purplebricks has removed advertising claims which suggested it sold homes for a higher sum, on average, than rival agencies. The Advertising Standards...

Last year saw a monumental shift in almost every aspect of our lives: not least the way we work, socialise and...

Countrywide and Foxtons have thrown their weight behind an idea to identify every single UK residential property with a unique number. The...

There’s no doubt that the property market underwent a tumultuous year in 2020, where efficiency was required more than ever. Since the...

Deposit disputes can be time-consuming and difficult for all parties involved whether it be a letting agent, landlord, or tenant. Although at...

As lockdown – Season 2, the sequel no one asked for – gets underway in England, landlords, tenants and agents will...

Here at The ValPal Network, we know that there are other options available when considering to use a valuation tool, so...

In early September, mio achieved an industry first with the release of the mio chain view API. Now, all the parties...

Propertymark is calling in the government for agents to be trained in the use of software operating the Unique Property Reference...

Imagine a Zoom call where ten people are discussing the same topic, but everyone speaks a different language and has a...

To most people, purchasing a home is the single most significant financial commitment made across a lifetime. Given the impact and...

Rightmove has taken the unusual step this weekend of issuing its usual monthly asking price index on a Saturday instead of...

Purplebricks Local Property Experts are asking sellers who are not allowing agents into their homes during the virus crisis to draw...

It’s time to draw a line in the sand and condemn our rival portals for their current charging structure. Little will...

The war of words between estate agency review website allAgents and consumer review service Trustpilot continues apace. Trustpilot has hit back, describing allAgents’...

“It appears conveyancers either aren’t too concerned with PropTech right now, or they don’t yet have all the information needed to...

In the field of conveyancing, there’s a new dynamic at play. And that dynamic is customer-driven and customer-focused, using digital technology...

Estate agents who deliberately over-value properties in order to win instructions are effectively committing fraud according to a prominent industry figure. Russell...

A senior estate agency director is warning that house price growth could continue to stall “with Boris loose at the wheel”. Benham...

House prices fell unexpectedly for the second month in a row in July according to the Halifax - but the mortgage...

Have you asked yourself why technology is so important in letting agency today? Just look around and you will know why. Almost...

The government has published its response to an MPs’ committee’s comments on overseas buyers of properties in the UK - and...

The city of Norwich has become the sixth part of the UK to switch from council Local Land Charges to digital...

A series of damning reviews about Purplebricks’ working environment, apparently written by existing and former staff, have appeared online. Indeed is a...

A PropTech firm has repeated claims it first made in March about allegedly inaccurate floorpan measurement and says a new initiative...

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors is running a Certified Property Measurer course aimed at training agents and others in the...

Virtual tours are a compelling way of enhancing a property’s potential through online marketing, increased transparency and efficiency for agents, and...

The online estate agency platform Love2Move has scrapped its bid for investment via a controversial crowdfunding platform. The platform - which allows...

A PropTech firm claims agents are currently undervaluing properties in London because of what it calls “outdated and inaccurate property measurement...

To a sales-focused agency, having a lettings department can sometimes feel like losing control of the business. Recent cases of property management...

Purplebricks might have the last laugh - its biggest critic is ditching his High Street office and making his own agency online. Controversial...

Even with 2019 well underway, letting agents need to keep refining their long-term goals and business targets. For agencies with a...

Rightmove has taken steps to improve its email security and accuracy through the adoption of what has been called a “machine...

In his keynote speech at the recent Negotiator Conference, Professor Andrew Baum sparked debate throughout the property industry. Baum’s speech, which began...

The Law Commission has unveiled proposals that it claims could stop property fraudsters in theirb tracks and improve conveyancing at the...

Purplebricks has told the Press Association it wants to secure over 10 per cent of the agency market share in the...

Having recently attended FUTURE: PropTech in London, it struck me just how far the integration of property and technology has progressed...

Coming into force on May 25, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) - which replaces the Data Protection Act 1998 -...

I have sold hundreds of lettings businesses over the last twenty-five years. Based on this experience, these are the mistakes that you...

The provider of an automated valuation system has introduced a new feature to allow agents to amend the valuation if there...

Leading independent property expert Kate Faulkner says the current row regarding the accuracy of Purplebricks’ sales figures should be the trigger...

Pressure continues to mount on Purplebricks to reveal its sales data after a weekend during which claims about its effectiveness continued...

What do you need to know if you are considering selling your sales or lettings business?  Here’s ten top tips to think...

In a sign of how technology has become a mainstream part of the house sales process. the consumer group Which? has...

The tit-for-tat slanging match between Purplebricks and review site AllAgents is continuing. Yesterday we reported a lengthy statement from Purplebricks explaining why...

Hybrid agency Purplebricks and website allAgents have failed in their bid to reach agreement over the accuracy and source of a...

AllAgents, the review website which failed in a bid to raise a ‘fighting fund’ in its ongoing row with Purplebricks, is...

As Augmented Reality (AR) and Microsoft’s Hololens showcase the finest in modern architecture, it’s time for me to think again about...

Estate Agent Today can reveal that the ‘peace talks’ between the AllAgents review website and Purplebricks now involve the agency’s chief...

Estate Agent Today has been told that the website AllAgents has been holding peace talks with Purplebricks over its dispute about...

Having launched 13 years ago, PayProp, part of Humanstate Group, an international private technology services group, has grown into a leading...

Three more complaints about agents made to the Advertising Standards Authority have been settled informally - including one concerning an agency's...

  You’ll see a lot of 10th anniversary stories in the property industry and consumer media in the coming days: early August...

The award-winning online agency HouseSimple has had one of its advertisements banned by the Advertising Standards Authority. The advert was a poster for...

Significant national events such as elections and, in this case, referendums bring with them a level of uncertainty.   No-one can predict...

The Competitions and Markets Authority has sent two open letters - one to online publishers and one to marketeers - warning...

The Competition and Markets Authority has updated its advice to all online review sites - including those for estate agencies and...

The Competition and Markets Authority says one of its priorities for 2016-17 is to pursue a project analysing the accuracy and...

Diversity is a hot topic in offices across the UK as issues regarding the difference in pay and opportunities are being...