Agents who complain about the price of Rightmove aren’t using it properly, industry figures have suggested. The claims were made in the...
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![Should agents be held responsible for overvaluations?](/upload/images/shutterstock_159264155.jpg)
Former NAEA Propertymark President Stephen McCarron has questioned if agents should be held responsible for clients losing out from overvalued properties. Speaking...
23 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![Industry podcast asks why estate agency attracts cowboys](/upload/images/shutterstock_1931610188.jpg)
A lack of barriers to entry for estate agents is attracting poor performing and unscrupulous people to the sector, professionals have...
16 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![Agents MVMT podcast: Why are agents not good salespeople?](/upload/images/shutterstock_1931610188.jpg)
A lack of understanding and training when it comes to sales is hampering the ability of some agents, an industry podcast...
09 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![Agents MVMT podcast: Is Rightmove house price data helpful?](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyStats-400x310.png)
Over-valuations and too much reliance on national asking price data is skewing seller expectations, agents claim. The latest Agents MVMT podcast tackles...
29 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![Younger agents want 'instant gratification' but who is to blame?](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Happy_EstateAgent-400x310.png)
The younger generation of workers can be more entitled and have a lower work ethic but much of this may come...
22 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![Portals must ‘change with the times’ to attract next generation of buyers - warning](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/BusinessTeam-400x310.png)
Portals such as Rightmove and Zoopla need to adapt to keep up with younger generations, agents have said. The latest Agents MVMT...
15 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![Industry podcast questions agent safety awareness](/upload/images/shutterstock_1931610188.jpg)
Agents should take work safety more seriously, particularly self-employed agents, an industry podcast claims. The latest Agents MVMT Pass The Syrup podcast...
08 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![Agents MVMT founder outlines plans for podcast](/upload/images/shutterstock_1931610188.jpg)
Ben Madden has outlined further plans for his Agents MVMT initiative and the Pass the Syrup podcast. Madden, of Fine & Country...
01 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![Agent must 'get a grip on pressure selling'](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/HouseForSale_400x310.png)
Agents have backed shining a light on pressure selling tactics within the industry. Speaking on the latest Agents MVMT Pass The Syrup...
25 August 2023
From: Breaking News
![Agents will close if they aren’t more flexible - claim](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/3%20CoupleMakingOffer-400x310.png)
A lack of flexibility is causing recruitment issues in estate agency and could threaten the survival of firms, executives claim. Speaking on...
18 August 2023
From: Breaking News
![Agents must remember how to actively sell homes - claim](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Will%20the%20post%20Christmas%20boom%20materialise%20this%20year%20CoupleMakingOffer-400x310.png)
Many agents have forgotten what it takes to sell property, an industry figure claims. Speaking on the latest Agents MVMT Pass The...
15 August 2023
From: Breaking News
![Some self-employed agency models act like cults - claim](/upload/images/shutterstock_1591427464.jpg)
Self-employed models have a place in estate agency but there is a risk of some becoming ‘cultish,’ a senior industry figure...
07 August 2023
From: Breaking News
![Should agents ban swearing to boost staff wellbeing?](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews3-400x310.png)
Agents should ban swearing from the workplace to boost employee wellbeing, a respected agency executive claims. Speaking on the latest episode of...
28 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Agent over-valuations keep asking prices higher - claim](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyValue_400x310.png)
Over-valuations remain a factor behind why asking prices haven’t fallen further yet, agents suggest. The latest Rightmove House Price Index for July...
21 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Should upfront information packs be marketed like EPCs?](/upload/images/PropTech%20%26%20Online/AgentWebsiteMock-400x310.jpg)
Sellers should be persuaded to make use of upfront information packs in the same way Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs) have been...
18 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Licensing won't deter immoral agents - claim](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/_licensing1-400x310.png)
Licensing of estate agents may raise the barrier to entry but it won’t stop those with poor morals, Fine & Country’s...
03 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Do self-employed agents risk lowering sector experience levels?](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/3%20CoupleMakingOffer-400x310.png)
Agents have questioned whether the shift to self-employed agency models could reduce the level of experience in the sector. Speaking on the...
26 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![Should agents use Rightmove price hikes to raise their own fees?](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/HousePrices_balancing-400x310.png)
Agents should use the recent Rightmove fee hikes to increase their own charges, senior industry figures have claimed. Speaking on the latest Agents...
16 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![Experienced agents must educate ‘newbies’ on tougher markets](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/3%20Equality%20comes%20through%20learning%20-%20PIT%20by%20Chitra%20Stern.jpg)
Experienced agency owners mustn’t let their teams get carried away during the good times in the property market, senior industry executives...
09 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![Adam Day: ‘I’m to blame for low agency fees’](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Property%20Budget.jpg)
Self-employed agency network eXp UK’s Adam Day has admitted he shoulders some blame for low fees in the sector. Speaking on the...