So we’ve been sent the ‘Save The Date’ card - it’s July 4. Now all we need is the invitation to the...
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![Industry Views - Airbnb Crackdown - this time it's not just Michael Gove...](/upload/images/1%20--%20Proofed%20--%20EAT%20-%20IndustryViews%20-%20Purplebricks%20is%20right.png)
It’s tempting to think that Michael Gove’s proposed clampdown on Airbnb-style short lets is a uniquely British form of small-mindedness, part...
20 April 2024
From: Features
![A Property Tale For Our Times - and it doesn't end well](/upload/images/1%20--%20Proofed%20--%20EAT%20-%20IndustryViews%20(005)%20A%20property%20tale%20for%20our%20times.png)
If you want to hear of a tale for our industry’s times - featuring housing shortages, planning disputes, rampant inflation and...
23 March 2024
From: Features
![Buckle Up! It's Going To Be A Busy 2024](/upload/images/Phil%20Spencer%20NEW%20image.png)
Happy New Year and welcome to what’s looking like a busy - perhaps even hectic - 2024! I thought it worth running...
15 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![2023 - this is what’s going to happen](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Seasonal%20Photos/HappyNY-400x310.png)
Is it really just a year ago that we were nervously wondering whether yet another Christmas would be Covid-affected? Little did we...
10 December 2022
From: Features
![What do we do about a problem like Airbnb?](/upload/images/Logos/airbnb-logo400x310.png)
Some people will say: What problem? But they are getting fewer as the detrimental effect of increasing numbers of short lets on...
03 September 2022
From: Features
![‘Too many cash buyers’ seeking properties](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/UK-Cash-20-400x310.jpg)
Cash buyers may no longer be king in the property market. The level of demand and lack of supply in the current...
30 May 2022
From: Breaking News
![How agents can benefit from great visual content in seconds](/upload/images/PropTech%20%26%20Online/VirtualViewing-CoreLogic-400x310.jpg)
We know from our customer research that being able to showcase property that looks the best it can online is the...
09 March 2022
From: Features
![Short term lets - what’s the extent of the problem?](/upload/images/Logos/Airbnb-Alt-400x310.jpg)
Timothy Douglas, Head of Policy and Campaigns at Propertymark, analyses the impact that the lack of available data is having on...
19 February 2022
From: Features
![Too Many Second Homes? Campaigning MP to meet minister](/upload/images/library/LandlordHouses-400x310.jpg)
A campaigning MP is to meet with a government minister to discuss controls and disincentives for second homes. Former Liberal Democrat MP...
15 February 2022
From: Breaking News
![Recruitment and staffing – how automation can help reduce the burden](/upload/images/PropTech%20%26%20Online/OnlineAgents-1-400x310.jpg)
Work patterns and the employee experience have changed dramatically because of Covid, with a substantial rise in home, flexible and hybrid...
13 January 2022
From: PropTech & Innovation
![Pilot scheme announced to limit second home ownership](/upload/images/Locations/WalesFlag-400x310.jpg)
A pilot scheme has been announced to test ways of limiting second home ownership and reducing the impact additional properties have...
25 November 2021
From: Breaking News
![Laying out a welcome mat for Airbnb - a breath of fresh air for deals](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/Millennials-Handshake-400x310.jpg)
There are plenty in the estate agency and lettings world who don’t like the concept of Airbnb and similar enterprises. But they...
16 October 2021
From: Features
![Second homes and Airbnb-style short lets blamed in new affordability report](/upload/images/Logos/airbnb-logo400x310.png)
A government report suggests that house prices are rising at three times the national rate in some rural and coastal areas...
29 September 2021
From: Breaking News
![Second Homes Targeted - government ‘preparing triple whammy blow’](/upload/images/Politics%20(MPs%2C%20party%20logos%2C%20etc)/RobertJenrick-400x310.jpg)
Media reports over the weekend suggest the government is preparing a triple whammy - three measures which may reduce the number...
06 September 2021
From: Breaking News
![Ban family homes becoming holiday lets and Airbnbs - senior MP](/upload/images/library/EnglishHolidayHome-400x310.jpg)
The former leader of the Liberal Democrats is calling for a ban on family homes being used for holiday lets and...
04 August 2021
From: Breaking News
![No short-term lets regulation for now - what could this mean for the PRS?](/img/default/eat.png)
Licensing of the short-term lets sector in Scotland was due to be introduced next month. However, it was recently announced that...
03 April 2021
From: Features
![Exclusive - Agents' training and licensing latest from the chair of RoPA](/img/default/eat.png)
First off, hello and welcome to this new series – appearing in Estate Agent Today’s Breaking News section each month –...
10 December 2020
From: Breaking News
![New “sellers portal” pledges to improve on Rightmove and Zoopla](/img/default/eat.png)
A new portal-style PropTech product has launched and wants to recruit estate agents to its fold - despite describing the way...
12 October 2020
From: Breaking News
![Covid-19 is speeding up PropTech - what are you waiting for?](/img/default/eat.png)
What do General Electric, IBM, Microsoft, and WhatsApp have in common? Yes, they are American companies that boasted revenues of $50...
29 July 2020
From: Features
![Pre-qualify tenants before a viewing and reference them with one shareable viewing link from your CRM](/img/default/eat.png)
Can technology bring about the lasting change needed to the property industry? The industry has felt the effect of lockdown and...
28 July 2020
From: Sponsored Content
![PropTech Today: uncertain times to accelerate mergers and failures](/img/default/eat.png)
We live in uncertain times. That I do not need to say to anybody. I am writing this piece aboard my...
11 March 2020
From: Breaking News
![Short lets - should there be selective bans?](/img/default/eat.png)
There’s something of a conspiracy of silence over the problem of short lets. That is a stark claim but many siren voices...
22 February 2020
From: Features
![Property Natter – who will be the property disrupters of the 2020s?](/img/default/eat.png)
The 2010s were a good decade for disrupters. Early on, Airbnb and Uber shook up the holiday lettings/hospitality and traditional black...
15 February 2020
From: Features
![Two-tier system can produce winners if landlords are prepared to move](/img/default/eat.png)
After a challenging period for the UK property market, recovery is very much on the cards and the end to uncertainty...
01 February 2020
From: Features
![2020 - the year of Airbnb, and the opportunity for agents](/img/default/eat.png)
Over the past decade, the short-term rental industry, now eponymised by Airbnb, has experienced meteoric growth. This has been driven by the...
15 January 2020
From: Features
![Airbnb not subject to estate agency or lettings agency rules, says EU](/img/default/eat.png)
The European Union’s highest court has ruled that Airbnb is not subject to strict rules governing estate and lettings agents in...
20 December 2019
From: Breaking News
![Property Natter: do agents need to adapt to modern communication methods?](/img/default/eat.png)
As we know, the world’s moving very fast and how we communicate now is drastically different to even 10 years ago....
16 November 2019
From: Features
![PropTech Today: Agents should capitalise on pivoting companies](/img/default/eat.png)
I want to take the time this week to talk about PropTech startups and how they can often be seen to...
02 October 2019
From: Breaking News
04 September 2019
From: Breaking News
![All Change: new regulator, licensing and qualifications proposed for agents](/img/default/eat.png)
The government has published proposals for far-reaching changes to the way estate and letting agents are regulated, trained and licensed. The proposals...
18 July 2019
From: Breaking News
![Property Natter: a guide to property startups - Part 1](/img/default/eat.png)
All the most successful startups of recent years – from Airbnb and Uber to Just Eat and Deliveroo – have melded...
15 June 2019
From: Features
![PropTech Today: Market transformation – deterring, championing and Purplebricks](/img/default/eat.png)
I hope you had another wonderful Bank Holiday weekend; only three weeks to hold on until the next one. Personally, it...
08 May 2019
From: Breaking News
![Is innovation the key to thriving in the property sector?](/img/default/eat.png)
It’s a testing time for the property industry, amid Brexit fears, a slowing market and the looming tenant fees ban. There’s no...
03 April 2019
From: Features
![Ex-Rightmove boss quits online agency and sets up new listings service](/img/default/eat.png)
A former senior management figure at Rightmove and online estate agency Doorsteps is going it alone for a new holiday property...
14 March 2019
From: Breaking News
![Property Jobs Today - your one-stop-shop for the industry's jobs news](/img/default/eat.png)
Hello and welcome to this week’s PJT, your regular catch-up on key appointments news in our industry. It’s been a difficult seven...
11 February 2019
From: Breaking News
![PropTech Today: Professor names four issues agents need to be aware of](/img/default/eat.png)
In his keynote speech at the recent Negotiator Conference, Professor Andrew Baum sparked debate throughout the property industry. Baum’s speech, which began...
05 December 2018
From: Breaking News
![Rollo Miles, from Agent & Homes](/img/default/eat.png)
Who are you and what does it say on your business card? It just says “Agent” for, at the end of the...
08 November 2018
From: 60 Second Interview
![London agency with 17 branches signs up to OnTheMarket](/img/default/eat.png)
London agency chain Portico has signed up to OnTheMarket. The 17 branch firm, which handles both sales and lettings, has offices in...
06 November 2018
From: Breaking News
![Stamp duty relief for first time buyers extended by Chancellor Hammond](/img/default/eat.png)
Stamp duty relief for first time buyers of full-priced houses and apartments is to be extended to first time buyers of...
29 October 2018
From: Breaking News
![Budget briefing - Seven things to watch for today](/img/default/eat.png)
Perhaps it’s been our pre-occupation with Brexit, or on the other hand maybe we’re bored with politics, but this year’s Budget...
27 October 2018
From: Features
![Property Natter: a changing of the guard?](/img/default/eat.png)
The big story to break this week in the property world was the announcement by the new owner of Humberts that...
28 July 2018
From: Features
![Downsizing just not on the agenda for most older owners, warns bank](/img/default/eat.png)
Some 45 per cent of so-called Empty Nesters - older owners whose children have left home permanently - say they are...
30 April 2018
From: Breaking News
![Property Natter – a property invasion on our tellies](/img/default/eat.png)
The death of traditional TV – where viewers sit down together to watch shows at defined times – has been much...
24 February 2018
From: Features
![Hunters to short-let homes that are For Sale but awaiting buyers](/img/default/eat.png)
Hunters is partnering with a PropTech firm to allow homes on the market and still awaiting buyers to be short-let for...
17 January 2018
From: Breaking News
![New software helps agents list unsold properties on short-let sites](/img/default/eat.png)
The short let management company Lavanda - backed by Harry Hill, former chief of Rightmove and Countrywide - has launched software...
12 December 2017
From: Breaking News
![PropTech Today: Differentiate or die - Airbnb’s messy ecosystem](/img/default/eat.png)
The rise of Airbnb has been majestic, going all the way from conception to becoming a common noun in less than...
08 November 2017
From: Breaking News
![YOPA agency ranked with Uber and Airbnb as 'top start-up of 2017'](/img/default/eat.png)
The Savills-backed online estate agency YOPA has found itself in glittering company amongst 25 firms listed by business media site LinkedIn...
02 November 2017
From: Breaking News
![“Super short-term rentals” and subletting: the future of the private rented sector](/img/default/eat.png)
Historically, short-term rentals have been an unattractive business for the majority of estate agents and property managers. Scarcity of demand from tenants...
04 August 2017
From: Features
![PropTech Today: The long-term future of renting is short-term lettings](/img/default/eat.png)
You may have heard that Airbnb and property management company, Lavanda has closed a £1 million angel investment round. Backers include Purplebricks...
19 July 2017
From: Breaking News
![Ex-housing minister appointed chief of staff as industry awaits replacement](/img/default/eat.png)
Former housing minister Gavin Barwell has been appointed as Theresa May's chief of staff. Barwell lost his Croydon Central seat – and...
12 June 2017
From: Breaking News
![Acquired agency to take on Portico name and branding](/img/default/eat.png)
East London estate agency Spencers is today being rebranded as Portico. The seven-branch network - which also trades as Phillip Leigh -...
12 May 2017
From: Breaking News
![PropTech Today: Generation Z are coming - agents, are you ready?](/img/default/eat.png)
I was recently contributing to whitepaper by a major bank about the future of the property industry and, as I was...
27 April 2017
From: Breaking News
![The good, the bad and the ugly of mortgage brokers](/img/default/eat.png)
One of the biggest stories post-Brexit is how the housing market has proven to be more resilient than anyone could have...
15 April 2017
From: Features
![James Dearsley: The teenage angst of PropTech and traditionalists](/img/default/eat.png)
As Trussle and Placester add to 2017s bonkers tally of PropTech investment, isn’t it time we end the conflict between Tech...
29 March 2017
From: Breaking News
![And now for something completely different...Co-Living](/img/default/eat.png)
We’re used to stories on how the buying and renting of ‘formal’ accommodation - flats and houses - has become increasingly...
17 February 2017
From: Features
![James Dearsley: Why agents need to look closely at this business model](/img/default/eat.png)
London based property management startup Airsorted has raised £1.5m in a funding round led by Concetric and the ever present PiLabs. What...
15 February 2017
From: Breaking News
![A short-term lettings storm at the seaside](/img/default/eat.png)
The south’s seaside resorts are stealing the headlines for all the wrong reasons and at the heart of the troublesome issue...
28 January 2017
From: Features
![What can the lettings industry learn from AirBnB, Vrumi and JustPark?](/img/default/eat.png)
Barely a week goes by without news of the latest disastrous AirBnB experience suffered by an unsuspecting landlord. Whether it’s damage...
22 July 2016
From: Features
![Firm urges agents to short-let homes that are sticking on the sales market](/img/default/eat.png)
A firm says it wants to help agents and sellers frustrated by a stagnating housing market to short-let homes using controversial...
15 June 2016
From: Breaking News
![A short, sharp shock from short lets?](/img/default/eat.png)
We’re all talking about second home stamp duty, changes to tax relief and the Prudential Regulation Authority’s suggestion that banks should...
15 April 2016
From: Features
![Budget: Stamp duty surcharge confirmed, no buy-to-let bombshells](/img/default/eat.png)
In today's budget, the Chancellor, George Osborne, has announced a number of measures which will impact the property industry. The Chancellor confirmed...
16 March 2016
From: Breaking News
![Consultancy accuses OnTheMarket backers of inward focus and fear](/img/default/eat.png)
An international portal consultancy not previously known for its outspoken comments has sharply criticised OnTheMarket for its “protection of the status...
12 January 2016
From: Breaking News
![eMoov explains agency's controversial £20m valuation](/img/default/eat.png)
The controversial description of online agency eMoov as being valued at £20m - even though it currently does not even make...