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A PropTech firm backed by Zoopla founder Alex Chesterman has launched a new anti-money laundering (AML) tool for estate agents. Thirdfort has...

Agents are being warned about removing personal data and information from marketing material. Paul Offley, compliance officer at The Guild of Property...

Agents from Purplebricks and Leaders are the latest recruits to sign up as area partners for Spicerhaart. Tyrone Matthews has been named...

We may be getting an extended summer but agents haven’t just been basking in the heatwave. There has been plenty of goodwill...

Photography has become an increasingly important weapon in an agent’s armoury in recent years as listings compete for space on portals,...

The UK’s largest review website for the property industry has announced that its first ever in-person awards event will be held...

It’s certainly the case that awareness of part exchange isn’t very high in the property and agency world, despite the potential...

Our story yesterday on whether agents should continue to dress formally post-pandemic seemed to relight the fire on a long-time debate...

A Hertfordshire-based hybrid agency has released a surprising and some might argue refreshing message, saying it’s not interested in size as...

There are a huge array of products and services covering the entire journey of lettings, from prospecting all the way through to...

Jonny Dyson, a leading London estate agent and the former regional director of John D Wood & Co., has joined Winkworth...

The pandemic has led to many people ditching more formal wear as they work from home on a more regular basis,...

Agents are being contacted by local council officers to check how Covid-safe their operations are.  Paul Offley, compliance officer for The Guild,...

In a 'coup' for property data firm Homesearch, Keller Williams UK, which has some 400 agents under its banner across the UK,...

Strike chief executive Sam Mitchell has hailed the online agent’s no-fee model after reaching £5 billion worth of sales. The agency, previously...

Record numbers of properties sold above asking price in August, agents claim. Data from NAEA Propertymark shows that despite the summer lull,...

As virtual tours start to get even more popular, and in some cases become the norm for the majority of letting...

With the competition for new listings between agents as fierce as ever, it can sometimes feel like a race to the...

A cloud-based software provider has claimed that agents need to prepare for the future – and a very different working day...

It’s been a dramatic week in the world of politics – and this has led to another new Housing Secretary, in...

A Borders estate agency business, Hastings Legal and Property, has invested in Halo Digital Signage – hailed as ‘the new generation...

The end of the stamp duty holiday, which was introduced in July 2020, is now only a few weeks away. The upcoming...

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

The property market over the last 18 months has seen unprecedented activity - as a result of changed priorities, the stamp...

The worst of the Covid-19 pandemic appears to be firmly in the rear-view mirror as we move into the last quarter...

Almost a million tenants have built up rent arrears since March 2020, according to research by National Residential Landlords Association (NRLA)....

Drone technology has come on a long way in recent years, with different use cases across various industries. New developments in...

The Guild of Property Professionals’ formal qualifications platform is set for launch this month. Agents will be able to access the platform...

Rightmove claims to have identified the dream home for buyers. A survey of more than 2,000 visitors to the portal’s website has...

A Midlands estate agency has come up with a solution to avoid confusion over property offers. Forget poor connections or bad handwriting that...

Good property marketing photos have arguably never been more important in an increasingly visual and tech-led world. We saw just the...

What estate agency is going to look like in the post-pandemic world, and what the role of the physical branch will...

Agents are always on the lookout to save time and money wherever they can, to improve, streamline and enhance their business. And...

A London agency has launched a Wellbeing At Work initiative to help agents and other staff as they return to the...

The police investigation into the Savills agents who allegedly racially abused England players on Twitter after the Euros 2020 final is...

Welcome to this week’s Agents Do Charity - another edition of good will and cheer generated by the industry’s fund-raising heroes. It’s...

Regulators are warning the UK’s property, finance and legal sectors to be aware of the possible impacts of the exit from...

The Victorian phrase “as safe as houses” well surmises the security of the housing market as, whether they are buying or...

Franchise giant Winkworth says it has backed the start up of a commercial company advising on investment in retail or business...

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

The Federation of Independent Agents has passed the key milestone of 50 member branches covering in excess of 200 exclusive postcode...

A survey conducted by a bank suggests that over half of the self-employed sector of the economy believes its financial position...

Estate agents are being urged to future-proof and diversify by linking with retirement developers via part-exchange services. Property investment service HBB Solutions...

In this article, the team at Iceberg Digital outline why agents should consider attending the Estate Agency X event as well...

Purplebricks says its aim to move 650 staff from self-employed status to employed has had a 95 per cent success rate. It...

A prominent prime London estate agent has been awarded £180,000 by a compensation panel following her victory earlier this year in...

Does this photo drive you mad? Do you see it everywhere (including on Estate Agent Today stories)?  Who are these people and...

Newly instructed properties across the country dropped by 10 per cent in August compared to July’s numbers, according to Homesearch. The company,...

Day in, day out, I see how good estate agents really are.  Whether it’s in my day job on Location, Location, Location...

Spicerhaart - which is increasingly shifting its activities towards agents operating away from traditional branches - is investing more than £6m...

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

Since the announcement of the Regulation of Property Agents (RoPA), an increasing amount of Principle, Partners and Directors (PPD) from the...

We are living in the age of information. Our working and personal lives are underpinned by software, data and technology to...

Tech, as has been shown more than ever during the pandemic, can be a wonderful thing – bringing people closer together,...

A small survey commissioned by a PropTech firm appears to show that a majority of respondents believe estate agents lack expertise...

Blockchain network Coadjute has announced new partnerships with software firms. Coadjute launched in July and claims it will halve the time it...

A regional estate agency is planning an expansion programme after undergoing a management buyout by a former Business Woman of the...

The Karma Club: An industry partner has celebrated its second birthday by reaching a landmark of more than £15,000 donated to...

The man who admits he was “the acceptable face of Foxtons” in its golden period says he finally left because it...

A PropTech operator claims that agents currently pay around £250 per lead, averaging costs of different sources ranging from Google Ads...

The first house price index for August suggests they rose 2.1 per cent in just a month - despite forecasts that the...

Parts of Britain are so short of homes for sale they have only half the number of listings to be expected...

The growing number of lettings sector rules is a hotly debated issue, while the sales sector has been seeing its own...

A prominent London-focussed buying agent says she is seeing more foreign buyers returning to the UK capital - with more expected...

An agent promoting self-employed business models has launched a course showing how estate agents can earn £100,000 per year. The set of...

It may be the final day of August but Propertymark has first out of the blocks with advice for agents to...

There are some parts of the world, including in both the Northern and Southern hemispheres, where estate agent isn’t seen as...

360 tour technology company Made Snappy has grown rapidly over the past 18 months and whilst many agents have grasped the...

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

The work of the National Trading Standards Estate and Letting Agency Team is “vital” it claims - and the case of the...

PropTech platform Agent Response has just released its latest league table for conversion stats relating to the first two weeks of...

The entrepreneur behind the live chat service Yomdel is to retire from the business.  Andy Soloman, the founder of the managed chat...

Hello, and here’s the bad news to get it over with - this is the final Bank Holiday weekend before…Christmas. Now that’s...

A career in property can be fun and rewarding, but it’s a busy world to live and work in. As we...

An estate agent says the housing market now has a hidden characteristic - an absence of homes that are friendly for...

An estate agency is to launch its third branch, this time in a seaside location. Stoneridge Estate Agents’ new Brightlingsea town centre...

There’s a lot being said about how the workforce will operate in the post-pandemic world. We’re still largely remote at Homesearch but as...

House sales slumped nearly two thirds last month as the main deadline for the stamp duty holiday passed.  HM Revenue and Customs...

The Guardian has sharply criticised Chancellor Rishi Sunak for introducing and then extending the stamp duty holiday - because helping estate...

Auction service Iamsold says a small-sample survey it conducted of agents suggests that increasing numbers are looking favourably on auctions as...

A new survey of online and hybrid agents claims that they are now taking a 13 per cent share of the...

The Property Ombudsman says there’s been a big increase in enquiries to its service in recent months, despite the pandemic.  In its...

A PropTech entrepreneur is advising agents not to settle for simply having their websites up and running, and instead using CRM...

A long-standing critic of OnTheMarket, who was once excluded from a presentation by the portal’s leadership, has spoken enthusiastically of the...

OnTheMarket’s new market appraisal guides - first announced some months ago - have this morning gone live.  In June OTM announced a...

An agent has gone on record saying how he has progressed from being a photocopier boy at a Connells branch to...

I’m sorry to break this to you but in 10 days’ time it will be autumn - and we will have...

Things can change. For those who remember, it’s no secret that I became one of the industry's strongest critics of OnTheMarket (OTM). My reasons...

Like most aspects of life since the pandemic hit, the employment arena has been hit hard. But not just with uncertainty...

Agents are reporting fewer sales and fewer deals above the asking price, as summer and the tapering stamp duty holiday take...

Awful isn’t it? Where was that sunshine? Well, the clouds have parted when it comes to fund-raising as the industry continues...

Propertymark has issued a warning to agents following the fines imposed on three property agencies by HM Revenue & Customs for...

A company says it’s gathering £500m in funding to purchase properties for a “gradual home ownership” scheme - a variation on...

Average house prices increased by 13.2 per cent over the year to June - the highest annual growth rate since November...

One of the most effervescent figures in the industry has given his five top tips to becoming a great estate agent...

A director of Essex estate agency Beresfords has announced his retirement after 40 years with the company - and after being...

Last month it was reported that up to 500,000 people had been ‘pinged’ by the NHS in a week. While the...

One of the country's largest independent regional agency groups has been formed through an acquisition announced today. Yorkshire estate agent, Manning Stainton,...

Estate agents have gone on the record to say the flow of purchasers from London to country and market town locations...

My neighbour had been seeking to move home for some time. Suggestions that he wanted to get away from his neighbours...

Agents and developers are creating full-size show home-style properties overseas in a bid to woo wealthy foreigners who cannot travel to...

Three property agents feature on the latest list of businesses in trouble for failing to comply with money laundering regulations. The list...

Recent research shows that when asked what their ideal working set up would be, most agents said ‘hybrid’* and with proposals...

The estate agents’ trade body has set out three ways conveyancers can further help the sales process. Propertymark has made the suggestions...

One of the biggest trends since Covid, in the property world and elsewhere, has been a shift towards more hybrid, flexible...

Admin teams in most businesses are often the lynchpins that ensure compliance and deal with issues in order to keep the...

Following a month in which the number of property transactions was the highest since records began, it might seem a little...

An estate agency is celebrating its 21st anniversary by launching a new ‘realtor’ franchise model based on enhanced technology and personalised...

Representatives of Rightmove, Zoopla, OnTheMarket, Boomin and OneDome portals are to be quizzed in an industry Question Time session next month. Russell...

Two prominent estate agencies are amongst those piloting a new financial product that allows aspiring buyers to purchase property with just...

Hello and welcome to another round-up of our industry’s wonderful work for good causes. Before we salute this week’s heroes, our usual...

Referral revenues shared between agents in a major industry trade group has hit over £1.35m.  Daniel Pepperell, regional director at The Guild...

Guided by our philosophy of being open and connected, at MRI we are constantly evolving and developing relationships and partnerships with...

Self-employed agents working for Purplebricks who want to resist the instruction to become fully employed are being wooed by a Midlands...

Michael Bruce says the new SmartVal automated valuation system he is this month introducing on Boomin will be the most accurate...

Apart from a buoyant market, high transaction levels, and consumer confidence in the property market, one considerable additional benefit which has...

Purplebricks’ chief executive says a £4m marketing blitz scheduled for the autumn will go ahead despite the upheaval caused by the...

Tim Balcon, who lasted just four months in the role of Propertymark chief executive before a mystery resignation, has now become...

The chief executive of Purplebricks says he wants to move his agency’s 600 Local Property Experts from self-employed to employed status...

Purplebricks has this morning confirmed that it’s ending its self-employed Local Property Experts operation and is moving to “a fully employed model...

The controversial proposal by a PropTech start up to charge potential viewers of properties to let or for sale has been...

Propertymark says confusion over new stamp duty rules has led to a surge in fall-throughs. Since April 1 homes bought in England...

Viewings are in the news right now and with good reason.  As the impact of the stamp duty holiday fades, and transaction...

The House of Commons Library has published what may be the definitive record of estate agency regulations issued in recent years...

Even at the height of summer (or the British wet season, as some call it) there are substantial numbers of job...

House prices in July rose after falling in June, according to the Halifax. They were 0.4 per cent higher than in June,...

Propertymark says the supply of homes on the market has dwindled almost continuously since the start of the year, with 40...

There’s already plenty of talk about autumn - depressing huh? - with agents pondering how the housing market will respond to...

Taking photographs or video footage during a routine property inspection can be a contentious subject. While landlords have every right to...

In this latest video feature, EAT’s video reporter Chris Buckler speaks to Christian Scandurra, Sales Director at VaultEA, and a former...

Purplebricks has hired another creating PR agency to work on its consumer campaign. Taylor Herring - part of the larger Publicis group...

Zoopla has revealed that some 200 agents have joined its new Product Research Panel, testing new innovations introduced by the portal. First...

A deep dive into Rightmove’s data by the portal itself has discovered that there’s one sector where homes sell 20 days...

It’s a great sign of our slow but reassuring return to normality when much-missed fundraising events make a welcome comeback -...

For over 20 years, Reapit's CRM software has been the obvious choice for any self-respecting estate agency business. Used today by...

Trust the process: subscribe your landlords and tenants to Task Plans and receive automated prompts when it’s the right time to...

Are you experiencing Estate Agent burnout? As The Stamp Duty Holiday has begun to tail off, it didn’t bring the relaxation in...

Zoopla has issued a data-heavy statement on its services for agents - just days after Boomin criticised it for being over...

A young franchisee with hybrid agency EweMove is expanding into another area just over nine months since launching his agency. Chris Wells,...

If you were hoping for a summer lull during August, think again. That’s the messages from Nicky Stevenson, managing director of Fine...

A bank which a year ago told investors to sell Rightmove shares has now changed its tune - radically. In August 2020...

Boomin has revealed to Estate Agent Today the latest figures on agency branches signed up to its fledgling portal. It says it...

The Fine & Country network has added another agency to its network - this one in the west country city of...

NAEA Propertymark says there’s no appetite that it can see amongst its representatives across the UK for charging people £30 for...

The head of Boomin has attacked Rightmove for the fees it currently charges agents, the likelihood of higher fees to come,...

A much higher than usual proportion of homes on sale in the current market have successfully found a buyer, according to...

One of the best known faces in estate agency has launched his own podcast - and is giving Estate Agent Today...

A prominent advocate of a reformed transaction process says more secure moving systems can help agents maintain high business levels when...

Well, we’re technically more than halfway through the year already, but we’ll let that slide. And what a year it’s been...

A recent news story will have set alarm bells ringing for agencies up and down the country, when it was revealed...

Some 18 months on, we’re only just beginning to understand the impact of Covid-19 and how it’ll shape the future economy...

Since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, technology has proven to be the answer for many problems faced by sectors across...

Rightmove has reported a dramatic bounce back in its fortunes - and it’s making more money from agents even than before...

With stock remaining perilously short for most agents, the industry has been advised to use data to identify those existing owners...

Available residential property listings across the country are at historic lows according to property data firm Homesearch. The company, which focuses its...

Students at a high school have been given an insight into the career opportunities in the property sector. The sixth formers from...

We’re about to enter August and second half of the Olympic Games - and fund-raising is happening at a Gold medal...

Boomin has announced the appointment of six agents, described as independent representatives, who are now on the new portal’s strategic board. The...

The platform behind a controversial proposal to charge prospective buyers and renters £30 or more to view a property on the...

Annual house price growth remains above 10 per cent despite a small monthly dip in July according to the Nationwide. A 0.5...

Propertymark has worked with one of the UK governments to create an information sheet which, in virtual or hard copy firm,...

An estate agency which at one time hoped to be operating nationwide this year has now revised its target. Hortons says it...

Around 2.66 million landlords were operational in Great Britain in 2019, according to data estimations previously released by Hamptons International. Of those...

Boomin has given its member agents more details of its new valuation tool being launched next month. Called SmartVal, it is described...

The already-high fall-through rate for transactions is likely to be supercharged by the impending end of the tapered stamp duty holiday...

The controversial ViewRabbit service, which proposes to charge prospective buyers and tenants for viewing properties, may seek international investment. The site has...

One of the country’s longest-standing independent buying agencies has rebranded. Haringtons, established in 2004 and covering both London and the country, has...

Propertymark has welcomed the move by Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick to help make certain leasehold flats more attractive to would-be buyers...

A new service launched over the weekend, proposing to charge buyers £30 for a “guaranteed” viewing, has split opinions amongst estate...

Propertymark says a new pay-per-viewing service is “interesting” but warns agents to protect themselves by abiding by consumer protection regulations. The warning has come following...

Agents have been told in new government guidance that the liftings of some Covid restraints in wider society “does not mark...

A number of estate agencies have signed up to a service which charges £30 to view a property. The online service, called...

There’s gathering momentum to do ‘something’ about the unfairness of council tax and stamp duty. This isn’t new in principle. Agents have...

Zoopla data has confirmed that buyer demand started to moderate in the months prior to the initial stamp duty holiday tapering...

Remember the early days of lockdown when there was a general panic? Perhaps the hot demand for toilet rolls was a sign...

The first stamp duty holiday deadline has now passed, and we can all sigh a slight relief after the sheer numbers...

Keller Williams - which says it’s the UK’s leading business-owner or ‘self-employed’ firm with twice the agents of any direct rival -...

Boy it’s been hot out there - yet even 30 degrees or more have failed to stifle the enthusiasm of our...

A new online forum wants to unite estate agents and conveyancers, and ditch the traditional rivalry between the two professional disciplines. It’s...

It’s a big ask to expect anyone to suddenly change what they have always done, particularly if their results have proven...

Ben Ridgway gives his views on the current market, material information and PropTech for agents. What is your current view of the...

The biggest challenge facing many agents in the current climate is the general shortage of stock, both for sales & lettings. Let’s...

An agent support service set up in the early days of the pandemic has closed down with its architect saying “If...

A leading industry personnel expert says agencies must do more to attract new staff, including adapting how they work to compete...

Fledgling portal Boomin is launching what it claims to be the most interactive and accurate online valuation tool on the market.  It...

It may be ‘Freedom Day’ but it looks certain that many estate agents will still wear masks in offices today and...

Spicerhaart - which is increasingly shifting its activities towards agents operating away from traditional branches - has redesigned its boards in...

Let it never be said that this column isn’t here to help out agents directly. In this week’s Natter, I speak...

Our long-awaited ‘Freedom Day’ approaches. From Monday all of the restrictions, introduced since the Covid-19 pandemic made an impact across the...

The largest player in the Modern Method of Auction sector says there is growing consumer confidence in the way the system...

It’s British Grand Prix weekend, one of the big events on the sporting calendar and this year back with a full...

I want you to ask yourself a question, what is your reputation? By that I mean your personal reputation and your...

The end of a largely-forgotten mortgage initiative connected with the pandemic could end up derailing the current strong housing market, agents...

The market share of the online and hybrid agencies combined has risen to 8.1 per cent in the second quarter of...

The reviews element of the ESTAS Group has signed a two year deal with Hunters. The agreement means Hunters - now part...

A supplier of virtual viewings claims physical viewings cost £233 of an agent’s time on average - and that’s without fuel...

A prominent London estate agency owner wants an industry anti-racism campaign to counter what she describes as the “discrimination and prejudice...

An online estate agency is launching a quasi franchise operation it calls Agency In A Box and claims applicants will “effectively”...

A new team of managers at one of the country’s best known franchise brands hopes to promote the concept amongst agents. Hunters...

Working in real estate can be incredibly rewarding, but it takes a lot of hard work to be able to succeed...

New guidance has been issued to agents as the government confirms that most remaining Coronavirus restrictions are to be lifted from...

Purplebricks is to launch an extensive marketing campaign after this summer’s Olympics to emphasise the local knowledge of its 600 agents...

An estate agency is opening a large new office in London which it claims will be “very different” to the traditional...

A 3-2 loss on penalties. It’s sad and disappointing - desperately. Yet that gives way to pride when England’s performance across the whole...

Agents are to be told this week that employees can drop face masks, social distancing and other workplace measures put in...

Is print dead as an advertising medium for estate agents? Many have suggested it is, thanks to the rise and rise of...

Anyone working in residential property knows it is taking longer and longer to get from SSTC (sold subject to contract) to...

Agents should use a mixture of next-generation 3D style technology and traditional, old-school estate agency to allow them to thrive. That's...

Channel 4 Ventures is one of a number of investors who have collectively put the equivalent of £11m into the online...

The son of an Oscar winner has been named as the latest estate agent working under the easyProperty banner. Damian Wanstall is...

Estate agents are being advised to emphasise to customers that they are local experts. “Show [the public] that you really know your...

As the country prepares to cheer on England (can we speak for the other UK nations too?) here’s a look at...

As we slowly ease out of lockdown and back to something closer to normality, some legacies of the pandemic will be...

Coadjute, the long-awaited real-time network which uses Blockchain technology to sell a property, is launched today with its first property deal...

Foxtons’ chairman and longest-serving board member is to stand down at the end of this year at the latest, after a...

Veteran agent and property consultant Dominic Grace, who recently left Savills after 37 years, is to take up a new role...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Matt Ratliff, Chief Technology Officer of Sort Group. How has your...

Like many of you, I have watched a lot of football recently and I’ve enjoyed every minute. It has been an...

The government and property industry have been talking about it for a long time, and there have been numerous initiatives introduced...

The second man to appear in a notorious video showing an estate agent accosting Professor Chris Whitty has now been charged...

The industry is braced for more anti-money laundering compliance processes according to a risk consultancy. LexisNexis Risk Solutions claims its survey shows...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? I’m Jamie Cooke, Co-Founder and Managing Director of iamsold, part...

Zoopla has launched a new advertising innovation which it says will help both agents and housebuilders as they seek to capitalise...

Digital signatures are not new but the relative slowness with which they have been adopted by the industry is disappointing, according...

Agency staff who worked from home at any point during the pandemic - even for just one day - can still...

Have you recovered yet?  We don’t mean the hangover, but the shock from the fact that England never gave their fans cause...

In the world of football – very topical at the moment, as we all enjoy the Euros – there is an...

By any measure, the housing market has been unprecedently busy in recent months, fuelled not just by the stamp duty holiday...

A PropTech entrepreneur is urging agents to maximise their training on existing PropTech to ensure they optimise its effectiveness. Anton Babkov, chief...

There’s no need for excuses if you’re not fund raising for good causes on Saturday evening - tens of millions will...

It doesn’t seem that long ago that 2D floorplans were considered cutting edge – but it’s safe to say they’re now...

An estate agent has been sacked after being identified as one of two people accosting England's chief medical officer, Professor Chris Whitty. A...

New NAEA Propertymark president Liana Loporto-Brown has assumed office, hoping to reset the organisation after a tumultuous year. In February chief executive...

Back in April, leading portal Zoopla launched a new multi-million-pound marketing campaign, its biggest ever, to help agents capitalise on the...

The property market was expected to struggle to recover after the first lockdown, but, thanks to the stamp duty holiday and...

No fewer than seven estate and lettings agencies have been expelled from The Property Ombudsman scheme today. Most of them are now...

So, who would have thought it? England finally beat Germany in a knockout game at a major competition - and it...

Property portal app MoveStreets says the latest upgrade to its app sends leads to agents’ inboxes and allows users to instantly arrange...

For many, paying money to use an estate agent is primarily because that company has a database of buyers or tenants....

One of the highest profile supporters of the online estate agency concept has quit the company he founded. Akshay Ruparelia, who is...

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

The debate over For Sale and To Let boards continues apace with some local councils wanting to make it difficult or...

Estate agency comparison website GetAgent has calculated the typical fees charged to vendors in different parts of the country. It says agents...

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

The self-employed agency model will not be successful in the UK because the commission in this country is so low. That’s the...

The government has thrown its weight behind the concept of Unique Property Reference Numbers as a way of speeding up transactions. UPRNs...

Your Move, Reeds Rains and other parts of the LSL Group are to hold an Act of Kindness day to encourage...

I recently saw a fly-through video for a home on sale for well over £2m. The imagery was good (made better by...

Last weekend we spoke with Liana Loporto, NAEA Propertymark’s president, in an exclusive interview. Here we follow that up with an...

Property auctions have boomed during the pandemic, despite auction houses having to quickly move away from their traditional in-room events since...

Phil Spencer has interviewed five key regional estate agents in the latest of his Move iQ industry videos. It’s a fascinating insight...

Data from Rightmove shows that no less than 37 per cent of homes early this year sold for the asking price...

It’s been another terrific week for good deeds by our industry - so often under-reported but so important for agents and...

Iain McKenzie, chief executive of the Guild of Property Professionals, has given Estate Agent Today readers four exclusive marketing tips. In a...

In this week’s In Conversation Today, we have one of the most familiar names in agency on board for a Q&A....

NAEA Propertymark says the news that two major players in the leasehold sector have reformed their activities must be just the...

Working from home used to get a bad rap. With the phrase mocked as ‘shirking from home’, homeworkers were often seen...

A self employed franchise estate agent business model has been launched by one of the brands in The Property Franchise Group. Hunters...

As agents, we’ve finally got used to the word PropTech - some of us even like it! What’s more, PropTech has,...

It was never going to be easy for Scotland - and there was no sense of jeopardy for an already-through England. Yet...

Home set up and utility management service Just Move In is the latest partner on Reapit’s CRM. The 5,000-plus agents who use Reapit’s...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card?  Thom Hudson, photographer at Meyers Estate Agents What is Meyers...

The Oxfordshire-based PropTech founders and software developers of Openview, today announced they have welcomed Pattinson Estate Agents to their list of clients.   Peter Grant, Managing...

There may well have been times in recent weeks when any agent would have been forgiven for wanting a break -...

The frantic growth in house prices is showing its first sign of slowing down, says Rightmove. In its latest monthly market snapshot,...

For a match between two great rivals, the England-Scotland 0-0 draw on Friday may have brought both nations together. After all it’s...

In an unusual move, HM Land Registry has issued guidance to agents to help them reassure jittery buyers and sellers ahead...

Around 18 months ago, just a few months before the pandemic hit, I did a Natter with the team at software...

In the first of a two-part special with the presidents of the UK’s largest property trade organisation, we carry out an...

easyJet founder Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou has given his personal backing to the newest recruit of online agency easyProperty - even though...

The row over whether agents should be allowed to vet people who view properties on the basis of their wealth has...

Fine & Country has a new prime London licensee covering Notting Hill and Chelsea - but there will be no High...

Hello and welcome to another ADC, the weekly wrap of good work by the industry. You probably know the score by now...

Agents should prepare for a surge in fall throughs and collapsed sales thanks to the first stamp duty holiday period expiring...

Kerfuffle founder Simon Whale has given Estate Agent Today readers three top tips for improving their performance. The trio of suggestions -...

ESTAS has announced that SDL Property Auctions has become an executive partner for the 2021 Forum and Awards sponsored by Coadjute. In...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Well I rarely use them now! Chris Hodgkinson, Managing Director What...

A traditional problem for agents has been ‘tyre kickers’ who come to view a home out of curiosity with little or...

The current housing market frenzy would be easier to deal with if upfront buyers’ packs were available, improving transparency and cutting...

The long running saga of insurance firms failing to honour agents’ Business Interruption claims appears to be making progress at last. A...

A leading agent has been in touch with EAT to vent his frustration at the government for extending most of the...

Amro Partners, the Build to Rent and student accommodation operator, has launched a venture capital arm investing in PropTech and FinTech. Amro...

OnTheMarket, which a few days ago indicated it was in profit for the first time, is to woo potential new investors...

The policy and campaigns team at Propertymark, headed by Mark Hayward, has been expanded after what it calls “a number of...

Welcome to our second Euros Agent Match Report, when we get leading agents’ and suppliers’ takes on the matches featuring England and Scotland.  Today...

A former commercial director of Zoopla, who worked at the portal for 12 years, has been named as managing director of...

Michael Jones & Company celebrates its 30-year anniversary this year and, in an effort to both celebrate the work of local...

“A hybrid offering, which serves customers of all needs and capabilities, is what we should all be working towards.” Following Aconveyancing opening...

With just hours to go to the start of the Euros, we can announce our squad for writing Agents Reports on...

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors says its monthly sentiment measure of house prices is at its highest level since 1988. A...