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HM Revenue and Customs and the Advertising Standards Authority are working together to cut out misleading marketing by promoters of stamp...

The agency industry may look back on this year and say: “Well...to be honest we didn’t really see it coming.” No, no,...

The soon-to-launch Boomin portal has signed up a national firm and now claims to have recruited 40 per cent of the...

As regular readers will know, the Natter kickstarted a series last time out zoning in on local independent agents – the...

Newspapers are pushed through the door, whereas websites have to pull in visitors - it’s a simple but fundamental difference with vast implications...

A TV advert for Rightmove first screened in 2018 has been cleared of gender stereotyping. A complaint to the Advertising Standards Authority...

The advertising watchdog has told the agency industry to clean up its act on four issues, with clarity over fees being...

Zoopla is the first UK property company to launch advertising on Pinterest, the lifestyle picture-centric social media platform. A statement from Zoopla...

Residential People, one of many free-to-list platforms in the hectic portal marketplace, is set to launch which it calls its “AI...

Many agents are brilliant at giving a personal touch and are professional in the way they treat customers, but I would...

Your Move is to become the English Football League’s official Communities Supporter for the coming season. The agency is already an Official...

Boomin is to levy a traditional monthly fee for estate and letting agents listing on the site, in line with other...

The proliferation of free and accessible digital services has - at face value - brought us many great things: same-day deliveries,...

Generating leads is a crucial and age-old part of estate agency. Before the internet, lead generation was just as important to...

Knight Frank has launched a new radio advert for the first time. The rollout marks the firm’s fourth phase of its “partners...

When letting agents are preparing to migrate from one piece of client accounting software to another, it can sometimes seem like...

OnTheMarket’s acting chief executive says the portal will embrace more social media and innovative marketing strategies in the coming period. Yesterday the...

The only certainty at the moment is ongoing uncertainty. It’s something we’ve got used to in 2020, but it’s still not...

Property technology company OneDome, which operates two portals - OneDome and Nethouseprices - has raised another £5m in funding.  It says it...

One of the growing number of free to list property portals, Residential People, claims a record-breaking number of sales and letting...

The portal  set up by Purplebricks founders Michael and Kenny Bruce has revealed it's recruited Rightmove and Zoopla personnel and intends...

Zoopla has been awarded £50,000 of premium ad space with the Telegraph Media Group in recognition of a campaign to help the UK...

One of Countrywide’s biggest shareholders has written a second letter to the company to demand bold action to save the agency...

A new agency called Eazy Agent has launched - it’s another online operation, this time with a starting price of £249. For...

In my last Natter, I explored the differences between estate agency in the UK and the US with the help of...

Zoopla says it wants to know what agents think of its new TV advert which airs from tomorrow but can be...

A leading expert on estate agency and the housing market in Australia has lifted the lid on how Purplebricks failed down...

A row is brewing over an agency which acted on a vendor’s request to use the English version of a house...

It must have been a close thing on Friday as to whose faces were looking the most glum - those at...

Zoopla has revealed details of its biggest ever marketing campaign in a bid to cash in on agents’ growing dissatisfaction with...

House raffles and similar competitions have become mired in controversy in recent years, thanks to some of them failing to abide by...

OnTheMarket has confirmed it is “considering” making redundancies - the second of the large portals to be in this position. Rumours have been...

Purplebricks has revealed that its new board member is one of the world’s leading digital executives.  Dr Stephanie Caspar is the new...

A founder of Purplebricks, Michael Bruce, suggests there was nothing wrong with the controversial Commisery TV ads that contributed to making...

Difference should be celebrated. But in our industry it rarely is. I was on the board of a large corporate where...

Purplebricks has changed the wording of an advertisement on its website after a watchdog stepped in following a complaint. According to the...

The founder of Purplebricks, Michael Bruce, has this morning revealed his new project to be called Launch B - and he...

The advertising and sponsorship links between Purplebricks and Team GB have won the agency a silver medal according to a leading...

Purplebricks is starting a new wave of TV advertisements today, continuing its theme from earlier this year as a sponsor of...

One of the leading ‘new breed’ of hybrids relying on self-employed agents is opening a share offer to investors in a...

OnTheMarket says in a trading statement this morning that as of May 31 only some 9,000 branches were on paying contracts...

The only story that has come remotely close to pushing coronavirus – and its various knock-on effects – off the top...

There’s no doubt we’re in a less-than-rosy phase of the property cycle. This, however, is not another doom and gloom piece:...

NetAnAgent, a website which offers consumers instant quotes from a selection of traditional and online agents, has changed some of its...

As you know, having professional images of your properties is the best (only?) way to get people wanting to step through...

Over the past few weeks, estate agents have been forced to close high street branches and adapt to working from home,...

There’s been an explosion of anger about Rightmove’s pledge to undertake its biggest-ever marketing campaign - while at the same time...

There’s been a substantial 20 per cent rise in formal complaints about agents taken up by The Property Ombudsman.  The figures refer...

Rightmove says it’s to launch its biggest ever national marketing campaign in a bid to kick-start the market once lockdown eases. The...

Listings from an agent who ended his contract with Rightmove were not removed as he expected - instead, he is accusing...

The Say No To Rightmove campaign has started buying social media advertising space in a bid to recruit agents. In a ‘promoted’...

We all know the world has gone digital—nothing new there. Every time you jump online, you’re one of 4.5 billion internet...

Rightmove, Zoopla and even OnTheMarket could make money even if they did not charge agents anything at all to list properties....

Conveyancing search provider Searchflow has amended its website after an intervention by the Advertising Standards Authority. A claim on the site stated:...

An industry stalwart has urged critics of Rightmove to fight for the portal to offer agents a fairer pricing system, not...

The OneDome and Nethouseprices websites claim to have seen a surge in agents joining in recent weeks as an alternative to...

One of the first analyses of portal listings since the start of the Coronavirus crisis shows that new listings have plummeted...

Due to the current Coronavirus pandemic, we are all being told to stay at home as much as possible to contain...

Hello and welcome to the latest edition of Conquering Corona, our daily update helping the industry cope with the current crisis. If...

Purplebricks has this morning revealed what it calls “immediate and significant measures to preserve cash and implement a lean operating model”...

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

We'd hoped it was good news but in fact it's just good-news-yet-to-come. The Savills office in Wuhan, the epicentre of the Coronavirus crisis in...

A video interview released this morning features the experiences of eight agents who have quit Rightmove in the past two years,...

A free-to-list property portal is warning the estate agency industry that it’s facing “dark days” thanks to the Coronavirus crisis and...

Nested is the latest online agency to base a marketing campaign around criticism of established estate agents.  In three 30-second TV ads...

We live in uncertain times. That I do not need to say to anybody. I am writing this piece aboard my...

In the last few Natters I’ve focused on the slow death of local newspaper advertising, and how many agents are now...

Future complaints about property raffles by individual home owners seeking to avoid estate agency fees will in future be handled by...

There’s something of a conspiracy of silence over the problem of short lets. That is a stark claim but many siren voices...

The 2010s were a good decade for disrupters. Early on, Airbnb and Uber shook up the holiday lettings/hospitality and traditional black...

A challenger portal says agents should reduce their reliance on the likes of Rightmove and Zoopla by using smaller rival portals...

One of Britain’s most experienced estate agents says there’s no alternative to Rightmove, and the portal’s relationship with the industry is...

An online agency’s claim that it sells homes “for free” has been disputed by a High Street rival - but the...

The people behind an online valuation service is warning agents that having a widget on their website is not enough by...

For a very long time, it was one of the best ways – if not the best way – of generating...

Property portals generate revenue from estate agents regardless of the outcome of the transaction. This relationship has resulted in a fundamental...

The Competition and Markets Authority says it wants to send “a strong signal” to the estate agency industry that price-fixing will...

Purplebricks today launches its media campaign as ‘The Official Estate Agent of Team GB’ for this summer’s Olympic Games. Today’s PR onslaught...

The tussle for New Build listings between Zoopla and OnTheMarket has swung in favour of the former this morning with the...

There have been two developments on the controversial subject of online reviews. One concerns the online agency Emoov, which three months ago...

A property portal says that it’s going to remain free to list for estate and letting agents - and that pledge...

Your Move is to become an Official Supporter of the English Football League.  The announcement will see Your Move benefit from digital...

OnTheMarket’s TV advert, promoting its ‘New & exclusive’ feature, will be back on screens from Boxing Day ahead of what it calls a...

A leading estate agent has urged others in the industry to follow his example and make local TV programmes to build...

We recently asked readers for their questions to the portals - the questions they couldn’t really ask their local reps, but...

The relaunched easyProperty hybrid agency is to rely exclusively on local marketing to drive awareness and customers, and not follow the...

The Australian agent is a very different beast to his or her British counterpart - and it’s not just because we...

The dispute between controversial online estate agency Emoov and the Advertising Standards Authority is rumbling on.  In the first half of November...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? My name is Mark Hinkins and I’m a Sales Consultant...

Property voyeurism and the festive season have long been bedfellows for many Brits. The heady combination of over-indulgence and regret, close proximity...

Here at sales progression and communication tool mio, we recently caught up with Sarah Edmundson, co-director of The AllStars Group, the...

It normally costs estate or lettings agents £10,000 to buy a franchise for the online company called The Good Estate Agent...

The head of a new property portal is urging agents to forget about spending money on For Sale and To Let...

An online estate agency which last week claimed it had resolved a dispute over reviews it showed on its website is...

The competition is hotting up between Zoopla and OnTheMarket for new homes listings. Today Zoopla has revealed that it has seen a...

love2move, an online network which allows high street agents to offer a white-labelled hybrid service, has teamed up with the Mortgage...

Fledgling online estate agency Emoov - now owned by PropTech firm Mashroom - has removed reviews and endorsements from its website...

Rightmove has been given the green light to continue using the claim that “every second someone contacts an estate agent about a...

A London council wants government backing for a borough-wide Section 7 direction - effectively banning all agents’ boards being erected without...

The former chief of an online estate agency says the top three surviving firms in the sector must merge if they...

The Advertising Standards Authority has clamped down on misleading claims made by the organisers of a property raffle. The controversy surrounds an...

The Australian agent is a very different beast to his or her British counterpart - no surprises there. And it’s not...

One of the earliest British estate agencies to adopt the model of using self-employed or freelance agents operating under the same...

Zoopla has unveiled new functionality that it claims will make searching for new homes easier for consumers - and resumes the...

Upad, the national online letting agent set up by entrepreneur James Davis has announced that it is “closed to new business”...

When renting a property out, letting agents and landlords recognise that it is important to take a deposit from the tenant...

Property portal Zoopla has hired a new creative agency to help it reach its goal of becoming the UK's 'number one...

The German-based Alex Springer publishing company, which is already the largest single investor in Purplebricks, has acquired a prominent online estate...

A well known regional agent has closed one of its offices saying “the old shop window of an estate agency is...

OnTheMarket TV adverts return on Monday with what the portal calls “a refreshed version” giving more prominence to its ‘new and...

The head of online agency Housesimple has made another strident attack on the integrity of High Street agents by saying some...

They will be the doctors, lawyers, teachers, thinkers, leaders and captains of industry of the not too distant future, but is...

Online estate agency Housesimple has appointed a company to handle its public relations and social media as it rolls it its...

Advertising on Zoopla is a must-have for most sellers but for Susan Tate in Anglesey it meant she ended up in...

It’s that time again. Each year I take a look at newspaper readership - not from the angle of journalists, but...

A free-to-list property portal says that contrary to opinion within parts of the agency industry, the more portals there are the...

Is this the ultimate in accountability or a desperate bid to win back public support for a company damaged by the...

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

The Advertising Standards Authority has issued a guidance note warning online estate agents, after complaints about them have “grown dramatically”. “Property is big...

Seven in 10 agents fail to use video or YouTube to assist in their marketing according to an analysis by free-to-list...

Connells Group-owned Sequence UK has been told by the Advertising Standards Authority to update Rightmove listings more promptly after properties are...

It’s now more than three years since the EU referendum result in June 2016, and we’re still no clearer on when...

An estate agency has removed a claim that it uploads its properties to Zoopla and PrimeLocation after a complaint to the...

In the last ten years Google's revenue, largely from pay per click ads (Adwords), has grown by 527% (Source: Statista). In...

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has upheld a complaint made against a listing on property website Houser.co.uk. In January, the complainant notified...

love2move, the online network which allows high street agents to offer a white-labelled hybrid service, has announced its latest partner. Peter David...

Another house price raffle has closed amid rancour, and with cash prizes being awarded instead of the property originally promoted. The latest...

A company which promotes property raffles have been told that it cannot repeat certain elements of its advertisements on Facebook and...

You may be right in thinking that Brexit has dominated the thinking of the government in the last three years. However,...

South west regional agency Luscombe Maye has amended an advertisement for a new housing development following a complaint to a watchdog. A...

My experience in marketing over the last 10 years has been an interesting journey, however I don’t want to bore you...

A volume house builder is launching a TV advertising campaign claiming its properties are a “premium alternative” to second hand homes...

In today’s crowded property marketplace, the needs of tenants have changed. With a greater emphasis on quality of living, tenants are increasingly...

As we move closer to the halfway point of 2019, property market conditions for agents and their clients remain challenging. Brexit may...

Whether you love or hate it, Purplebricks has undoubtedly left its mark since arriving on the scene in 2015 – much...

Consumer habits have changed massively over the past few years, and regardless of which market you operate in, being able to...

“I’m Russell Quirk, and I’ve failed” - with those words, the former chief executive of Emoov has begun to explain how...

North East England regional agency chain Bradley Hall has amended details for a property listed on its website following a complaint...

99home is the latest online agency to launch a no sale, no fee option for its vendors. The firm, which was launched...

A set of historic property details unearthed by a local resident have created a buzz on social media and in the...

The Property Ombudsman (TPO) has released its annual report for 2018, showing a 16% rise in the number of complaints made...

The UK PropTech Association, set up in early 2017 with the objective of promoting engagement between tech business and the property...

Trading in OnTheMarket’s shares was subject to two so-called Price Monitoring Extensions - temporary freezing of transactions because of erratic movements. The...

With the UK population spending longer in rental accommodation, due to the upfront expense of buying a home, their time and...

It’s clear that some agents are not fans of Trading Standards officers, described in the comments sections of the trade press...

The head of the new Trading Standards authority regulating estate agents says Online firms are treated exactly the same as High...

An estate agency accused of “taking the mickey” over the number of boards it has erected has fought back. The mayor of...

A quick buy company that describes itself as an “express estate agency” is making a pitch for vendors who may be...

An estate agency has been ordered by the Advertising Standards Authority not to use an advertisement on its website and Facebook...

Another property raffle - this time with what appeared to be a castle as its main prize - has hit trouble...

The owner of a home for sale has complained to the Advertising Standards Authority after seeing it marketed on Zoopla -...

When you think of the best ad campaigns – from moustachioed opera singers and talking meerkats to millions of bouncing balls...

Two new free-to-list portals say they have now attracted 100,000 listings from 1,600 agents. The portals - Residential People and Commercial People...

A long running property magazine delivered to homes in prime areas of London has shut down with immediate effect. London Property had...

When they first came onto the scene, online-only estate and lettings agents were predicted to swiftly spell the end for traditional...

Four high-profile industry figures have sent an open letter urging agents to think about what they call “smarter marketing” in a...

Zoopla says the number of its leads delivered to member agents in the period March 2018 to February 2019 was 36...

In another bid to take on Rightmove, OnTheMarket is introducing a new range of advertising products which will enable agents to...

The easyProperty online agency has abandoned an across-the-board fee structure, allowing its licensee agents to charge what they like. “Each local market is unique...

Maverick Cornish estate agent Chris Wood has quit the industry with a stinging attack on those who have “taken their toll”...

Last week, the Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government announced a number of measures aimed at further tackling homelessness, including...

The troubled online agency House Network has amended its website after a complaint to the Advertising Standards Authority about its claims...

A slew of bad news stories about online estate agencies may have taken the lustre off the sector in recent weeks,...

Who are you? Mikus Opelts, CEO of Giraffe360 What is Giraffe360 and what does it do? Giraffe360 is a unique digital photography subscription service...

OnTheMarket will be “blanketing the commercial radio landscape” as well as engaging in sports and agency industry sponsorship programmes over the...

Instagram (or, as the younger generation would have it, Insta) is, by any measure, massive.  Only launched in October 2010, it’s a...

Rightmove has this morning given its 2018 report to shareholders, laying bare the huge financial wealth of the company which dominates...

A poster advertising shared ownership, promoting homes from a housing association, has been banned by the Advertising Standards Authority. The poster, for...

A new free-to-list property portal is launching in the UK, and has a pledge to serve over 20 counties by the...

Who are you? I’m the Director of Sales for both the well-known industry leading Today publications and The ValPal Network. Leading publications: Estate...

The UK’s second-largest online estate agency, Yopa, is this month launching a new advertising campaign under the title ‘Smooth Move’. The agency...

OnTheMarket says one of its key aims for 2019 is to match Rightmove’s product offer to agents. “We’re looking to match Rightmove’s...

BAD PHOTOS – 6 BIG MISTAKES YOU MIGHT BE MAKING! In our last article, we highlighted some really important and shocking stats...

OnTheMarket says it now has listings agreements with more than 12,500 estate and lettings agency branches. In a statement to shareholders and...

The regional agency MoveSelf, which set up in 2017 as an online estate agent, is shifting emphasis towards For Sale By...

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

OnTheMarket is to continue its TV advertising campaign throughout February - and this time it’s ad is also going to be...

Purchasing a property. It’s a key life goal that so many Millennials aspire to - yet one that has become frustratingly...

The seemingly-endless debate surrounding Brexit may be punishing for estate agents in London in particular but one, at least, is making...

The monthly index of house price changes in Britain’s major cities, for many years operated under the Hometrack banner, has been...

Agents need to focus on more targeted marketing using a mix of traditional and modern methods to optimise their position in...

Fine & Country has revealed that it is the fastest-growing premium agency in the UK. Quoting research from TwentyCi - the business...

A PropTech firm that provides photography for virtual tours, floor plans and online and hard copy property details is relocating from Latvia to...

When it comes to building online reputation, Google is king. It is estimated that over 90% of consumers Google a business before...

A maverick estate agent pictured wearing a yellow vest has threatened to mount what he calls a “civil protest” if Brexit...

Zoopla is radically changing its strategy by exploiting the freedom it has under its new private equity ownership. That’s the conclusion of...

A Scottish estate agency has changed its website following a complaint to the Advertising Standards Authority. The complaint relates to West Property...

It’s been an interesting week of contrasts when it comes to online replacing ‘the old school’. Data from that clever consultancy The...

Zoopla is claiming a big surge in leads provided to agents and a new high in the number of visits to...

Early figures suggest record numbers of people visited Rightmove just after Christmas, giving renewed hope that the market may step up...

Zoopla is launching its latest advertising campaign from Boxing Day with ideas from the creative minds behind Wallace & Gromit.  From Wednesday...

A new website is offering to contact owners of homes that are not for sale, on behalf of people who would...

A top PropTech analyst says Purplebricks is as much an advertising firm as an estate agency but is nonetheless a huge success...

Has the bell finally tolled for online agencies? Emoov’s collapse and an investor revolt over crowdfunding have left a large question...

Whatever one thinks about online estate agencies, it’s a cause of genuine sadness when people lose their jobs - close proximity...

The Advertising Standards Authority has banned an advertisement calling properties for sale ‘park homes’ when the buildings themselves could not be...

The circus surrounding the fate of online agency Emoov has taken an unexpected turn. Yesterday Sky News revealed that the company was...

Yet another estate agency has announced that it’s shutting branches and opening a centralised hub. This time it’s Newman Property Experts, a...

The introduction of the Propertymark brand as a ‘consumer friendly’ umbrella name for a series of trade bodies has been a...

Estate and letting agents are being warned not to slow down too early in the run up to Christmas as it...

An estate agency has had to alter a listing on Rightmove following a complaint to the Advertising Standards Authority. Gravesend-based Waterman House...

Time appears to be running short for the sale of troubled online agency Emoov. An Emoov insider has told Estate Agent Today...

Given that online property portals, dominated by a handful of websites, are by far the most popular home search method, it...

However mild the weather may have been for most of us, it’s a cold autumn for the online estate agency market...

The high profile financial difficulties faced by Emoov and the recent fall in the share value of Purplebricks do not mean...

The troubled Emoov hybrid estate agency, currently up for sale, has removed an advertisement after a complaint to a watchdog over...

An estate agency that’s been commended for its flexible working has launched a recruitment drive for franchisees who would keep 75...

It’s the most obvious visual medium high street agents have at their disposal, and for many decades has been absolutely pivotal...

A hybrid estate agency with ambitions to rival Purplebricks has revealed that it has significantly expanded its current footprint, with ambitions...

A Twitter account dedicated to the private sale of a multi-million pound waterside home in Berkshire has prompted complaints to the...

Local business reviews are becoming increasingly important for reputation management, with recent research showing 90% of consumers read online reviews before...

One of the brokers working with OnTheMarket says the portal will not be profitable until 2021, but predicts that its target...

Purplebricks’ share price dropped yesterday to barely over 200p - its lowest level for some 18 months and reflecting a near...

The Advertising Standards Authority has banned an advertisement for a new development in London after complaints over claims about the yields...

Foxtons is shutting its Park Lane office - the flagship of the agency in prime central London’s Mayfair. Estate Agent Today was...

When Facebook first announced it would be entering the property listings market a few weeks ago it sent shockwaves across the...

Purplebricks has been the subject of another complaint to the Advertising Standards Authority - and the issue has again been categorised...

A website has officially launched this morning, aiming to push the concept of US-style For Sale By Owner online property marketing...

OnTheMarket has this morning announced that it now has signed listing agreements with more than 11,000 estate agency offices - over...

Hello and welcome to our weekly catch-up on the major moves within our industry. Remember, you can let the rest of the...

Emoov has agreed to change the wording of a Google search advertisement after a complaint was made to the Advertising Standards...

The perils of property competitions and raffles have once again been demonstrated, this time with the Advertising Standards Authority upholding three...

The six-figure refurb of the office on London’s Park Lane occupied by The Guild and Fine & Country is officially launching...

With the news that Hunters and Fisher German are the latest agencies to offer online auctions to sellers, is this something...

Hello and welcome to this week’s PJT, your chance to catch up on the major moves in the agency industry over...

The raison d'être for estate agents everywhere is to get their properties noticed! It’s as simple as that. These days you’re likely...

A website claim by the London estate agency Moveli has been banned by the Advertising Standards Authority after a complaint from...

Yopa - the online agency enjoying large-scale financial backing from Savills and LSL Property Services, the owner of Your Move -...

OnTheMarket today launches a new TV advertising campaign which aims to highlight its 'New & Exclusive' marketing feature. Agents listing with the...

This week may have marked the landmark moment of Facebook entering the UK property market but as the industry prepares for...

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has upheld one of two complaints made against OnTheMarket's TV and print advertising. The complaints refer to...

An estate agency which operates nationally has agreed to amend its website following a complaint made to the Advertising Standards Authority...

One of the industry's best-known suppliers for displays has undergone a complete rebrand, showcasing a new logo and website. Mid West Displays...

In our previous 2 blogs we have covered the definitions of the Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations (CPRs) and what the practical...

An online estate agency run by one of the country’s youngest entrepreneurs has agreed to change a reference about savings on...

Foxtons is embarking on a rare advertising campaign, using a company owned by the largest independent creative agency in the world,...

Purplebricks has been the subject of another complaint to the Advertising Standards Authority, this time over a claim on its website...

In our previous blog, we looked at the definitions outlined by the CPRs. In our next blog we’ll look at the...

The brief but troubled history of individuals and companies attempting to raffle homes as prizes has received another blow as a...

Independent review website allAgents says its ultimate ambition is to be a serious rival to existing portals like OnTheMarket. Unveiling a new...

A maverick Cornish estate agent who falsely gave the impression to customers that his business was highly successful has been hit...

The estate agent who is refusing to abide by a decision of the Advertising Standards Authority is now demanding details of...

When Oakland A’s, a small-market team, stunned the baseball world 16 years ago by transforming itself into world-beaters on a shoestring-budget,...

One of the spate of property raffle competitions has been the subject of a complaint to the Advertising Standards Authority. The complaint...

‘Up’ is the key word in Rightmove’s figures for the first half of 2018, released to the City and to shareholders...

An online estate agency has changed the wording of a listing on Rightmove, Zoopla and on its own website after a...

It’s a highly competitive environment out there, where there's a constant and never-ending struggle that every agency manager, director or owner...

As you probably know, I have been no fan of OnTheMarket (OTM) over the years. You may see this admission as...

The Advertising Standards Authority has today issued a three-point guidance note for estate agents, including controversial interpretations of what constitutes a...

There’s a new twist in the row between a Cornish agent and the Advertising Standards Authority. The row revolves around a tweet...

First things first, I have to mention the World Cup. The dream is over, football’s not quite coming home (not until...

The Advertising Standards Authority says its compliance team is considering its next steps following the refusal of estate agency PDQ Estates...

An agent from Cornwall who has waged a long-running campaign against online agencies in general and Purplebricks in particular has been...

So here’s the thing. It’s summer - not much going on, school holidays about to start, industry publications filling out space...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Tom Cummuskey Sales & Marketing Manager … Fast approaching double...

Another Purplebricks ad has been stamped down on by the Advertising Standards Authority following a complaint by Hunters Property Group - but...

A London council is seeking widespread powers to ban For Sale and To Let boards which it claims are seen by...

One of the country’s largest auction houses has had to amend an advertisement on its website after an intervention by the...

The For Sale board is one of the oldest marketing tools available to agents, but it is still considered one of...

The Advertising Standards Authority has intervened after receiving a complaint about a website and online advertisement for the Howard Cundey agency. The...

A leading property industry analysts says Rightmove may be amongst the top portals in the industry worldwide, but it is facing...

OnTheMarket’s first formal annual figures released since its flotation reveal losses in what it describes as its “transformational year” but also...

TV property expert Sarah Beeny says she expects online agencies to take 70 per cent market share in the future -...

The long-awaited merger of Tepilo and Emoov is reported to have been confirmed this afternoon and in with them goes online lettings...

Property portal OnTheMarket has announced that it now has listing agreements with over 8,500 estate and letting agency branches.  It says that...

An estate agency has been threatened with legal action by its local council for displaying fundraising event banners above its office. Country...

As promised a few weeks ago, this week’s Natter concentrates on the importance of content, design and social media, three easily...

Graham Norwood has scooped two accolades in the prestigious Property Press Awards for his work on Estate Agent Today and Letting...

Gone are the days of having to rush back to your office every time you win an instruction to market the...

That’s it. I’ve given up. The lull has continued and it’s becoming quite a bore.  The price drop hasn’t worked. The revamped...

Purplebricks is reported to have hired a new advertising agency to handle a “multi million pound” media campaign. The advertising industry weekly...

GetAgent, an estate agent comparison website, has won investment from a growth fund that also provides a 10 month advertising campaign on...

The annual report from the Advertising Standards Authority and the Committees of Advertising Practice, out today, shows that the estate and...

Online estate agency Tepilo and over-60s ‘life plan’ property sales service Homewise have been rapped over the knuckles following complaints made...

You don’t have to look far to see an abundance of photo failures, just head to any property portal and they’ll pop...

Purplebricks has given details of how it intends to use some of its new investment, and in particular is spelling out...

A property technology analyst has floated the idea that portals could become eclipsed by powerful alternatives such as Google, triggered by...

HM Revenue and Customs has won a key ruling concerning a tax avoidance scheme promoter which claimed to be able to...

Purplebricks’ share price dipped below the psychologically-important 300p mark yesterday - its lowest performance since spring last year. It’s the latest development...

An estate agency has been the subject of a complaint over website wording which appeared to suggest that it had a...

Online agency Emoov has amended its website following the intervention of the Advertising Standards Authority.  The authority says the agency’s site included...

A major revamp of Northern Ireland’s Propertynews portal has been unveiled with one of the targets being to enhance the visability...

In the first of an ongoing series exploring the people who make the property industry tick, I catch up with James...

When it comes to growing your business sustainably, maintaining a brand that is eye-catching and identifiable with your audience is vital...

London agency Portico has been warned that if there is a repeat of issues concerning its listings on portals, it may...

The death of traditional TV – where viewers sit down together to watch shows at defined times – has been much...

Having built over 1,800 websites for estate and lettings agents in the last 20 years, it will come as no surprise...

A new PropTech platform is providing a service to help agents market their new listings instantly across portals and social media. BestAgent...

The Advertising Standards Authority has ruled on another complaint lodged about Purplebricks. Although the latest appears minor it adds to a lengthy list...

House Network, which describes itself as the UK’s first online estate agency, is using TV advertising to promote a new "20-point...