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A war of words is escalating between OnTheMarket owner CoStar and its rival Realtor.com in the US. It comes as CoStar was...

Agency software provider Alto has integrated with fellow Houseful brand Movemnt, giving users access to the property transaction progression platform. Alto agents...

Home moving platform Movemnt has announced an exclusive partnership with conveyancing services provider LMS. The partnership makes use of LMS’ wider panel...

Google can be a very costly source for marketing but there are ways to keep a tight lid on your budget...

Zoopla owner Houseful has launched Movemnt, described as a national home transaction infrastructure for all property professionals.  Movemnt joins the Houseful family...

Win, lose or draw for the political hopefuls standing as candidates in the upcoming general election, it is likely that the...

Agency software provider Alto has rolled out a new artificial intelligence-powered tool to simplify creating property descriptions for agents.  Free for all...

HAVING spent decades closely following the UK and American property markets, I’ve seen and read many reports comparing the two.  But...

Hamptons has partnered with Singapore Realtors Inc (SRI) to introduce Singaporean investors to prime UK properties. The partnership also aims to boost...

Last week, the UK’s leading conveyancing services provider, LMS, announced a five- year strategic partnership with software, data and insight business,...

Artificial Intelligence will not be taking over people’s jobs any time soon, as machine learning is trainable only with human input.  The...

The number of properties purchased using a Help to Buy ISA-backed deposit fell to record lows last year, official data shows. Government...

Around one in 10 buyers who failed to get a survey on a property purchase have gone on to find issues...

Choosing the right prospecting software can be the difference between finishing the year on a high or finishing it below target. Although...

Self-employed agency brand eXp UK has named a second wave of estate agencies to adopt its new business model. The brand’s ‘brokerage’...

Alto is rolling out free Property Valuation Reports for agents.  The tool can be accessed directly from individual property record pages, and...

A prominent estate agent has started an online petition to reverse stamp duty so it is paid by the vendor, not...

Alto has announced a new integration with secure messaging platform Tappter. Existing Alto customers can get seamlessly set up with Tappter to...

Proptech firm Moverly has partnered with Zoopla-backed Alto to intergrate its material information tools into the CRM. Upfront information platform Moverly said...

Many agents may perceive that the need to negotiate only comes into play at the point of offer if a property...

Alto has unveiled its latest integration with sales progression tool ViewMyChain. The partnership means agents using Alto’s software will get direct access...

United Kingdom Sotheby’s International Realty is ramping up its offering with a new countryside office situated just outside of Cobham in...

Alto has unveiled a range of changes to its training offering to make it more flexible for agents. The agency software provider...

Last weekend, Levelling Up and Housing Secretary, Michael Gove wrote in the Sunday Times that the nation’s housing crisis was so...

London agent Maskells has expanded further into the capital. Having opened its second office in Kensington and Notting Hill in 2021 to...

I think we can all agree that the National Trading Standards Material Information reforms are a good thing for the property...

Agency software provider Alto is set to share an update with agents on what it has delivered in 2023 in a...

Alto has unveiled a new integration with Bridge AI – a system designed to streamline communication with applicants through their preferred...

Alto has made a range of improvements to its cloud-based agency software based on user feedback. The Houseful-backed brand formed a Software...

In this interview, Riccardo Dawson, Chief Operating Officer at Alto and Chris Hutchinson, CEO of Canopy discuss the benefits of their...

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

Alto has rolled out a range of new features to its software for agents. It takes the number of improvements to the...

The Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities (DLUHC)  was this week due to conclude its consultation on proposed changes to...

Higher agency fees and the end of pandemic support boosted Zoopla’s revenue in 2022. The portal’s annual accounts for the year to...

Bamboo Auctions has been integrated into the Alto Marketplace. The tool will helps agents identify which properties are right for auction and...

Alto has boosted its training offering for estate and letting agents.  Agency users can now access an overview of Alto training via...

In his latest column Jonathan Rolande explains how those working in the property can best navigate the challenges the market is...

Agency software provider Alto has announced a new partnership with home setup provider Just Move In. Customers of the Zoopla-backed firm will...

Estate agency has changed. No longer is it required to sit in a high street office working the old way. Provide a...

Zoopla parent company ZPG’s property division, which includes the portal and agency software provider Alto, is to be renamed as Houseful. Business...

Increasing numbers of customer service issues have been resolved since Zoopla outsourced its support department, the portal claims. Zoopla outsourced its customer...

The term mixed-tenure development usually refers to residential developments where different residential tenures are provided on the same site. Typically, tenure was...

Agency software provider Alto has launched a new Partner Hub for proptech firms. The Zoopla-backed brand said proptech firms will be able...

Mortgage lenders are at last cutting their rates on some deals, confident that the Bank of England’s base rate may rise...

Agency software provider Alto has launched a new way for users to keep track about its latest product developments.  The Zoopla-backed cloud-based...

Success with your chosen CRM solution should not be a one-and-done package. Once you team up with a stellar CRM provider,...

CRMs can be superheroes for your business, but not all of them possess the necessary powers to save the day. As...

By adopting a top-notch Customer Relationship Management (CRM) solution, you're not only opening doors to acquiring new customers and nurturing existing...

Providing material information upfront could help agents charge higher fees and even reduce their carbon footprint, while those not complying could...

Check out some of the latest charitable endeavours from agency and property brands this week. If you have a charitable event or...

Upfront material information is now firmly on the property industry’s radar, with Trading Standards CPR regulations expected to move towards disclosing...

Zoopla has outsourced its customer service operation for agents in a move that the portal said will improve the experience for...

Mandatory regulations and qualifications could lead to higher fees for UK agents, a former industry executive claims. Former Fine & Country global...

Vendors are increasingly shifting the goalposts on a sale at the final moment, a buying agent has warned. The strong sellers’ market...

OnTheMarket’s longstanding head of marketing has left the portal. Patsy Walton was head of marketing at OnTheMarket since 2014, meaning she has...

As is generally the case, we didn’t start out with solutions, we started with questions…. two, actually. The first was, ‘Why does...

Newcastle-based lettings agency Seekers has begun replacing its fleet of cars with electric vehicles. It comes as a clean air zone is...

Property social network and listings website PropertyHeads has launched a sister-version across the pond. The company has launched a US twin which...

Agents should be using social media and their own US-style personal brand to promote listings regardless of the value of the...

There have been plenty of heart-warming examples of agents supporting their local communities and charities this week, from sleep-outs to donations. Whatever...

One of the UK’s largest building societies is urging the government to provide more homebuying support as research warns of a...

Zoopla-backed agency software provider Alto has launched new mobile functionality to support agents on-the-go.  Agents will be able to search for contacts on...

One of the stranger stories emerging from the fallout of Kwasi Kwarteng’s sacking last Friday has been news that someone in...

First-time buyers and homeowners seeking to sell alike are worried and confused about the current state of the housing market. With the average...

Interest rate rises are driving an increase in homes for sale, research claims. National estate agency Jackson-Stops has analysed Rightmove data and...

Now that the industry has had the weekend to digest Kwasi Kwarteng’s short and dramatic mini-Budget, more reaction has been filtering...

The much-rumoured Stamp Duty cut has been confirmed, increasing the thresholds before the property tax is paid. Delivering his mini-Budget this morning,...

Zoopla-backed agency software provider Alto has announced the speaker line-up and agenda for its inaugural virtual event.  Altogether Live will take place...

Choosing the right technology platform for your agency is hard. Getting it wrong is easy. The last thing you need is to...

Zoopla is rolling out a migration tool for all agents looking to shift from its Jupix software system to Alto. It follows...

Agents are being invited to help shape and be part of the future of the proptech sector. Propertymark is hosting proptech investment company...

Zoopla-backed agency software provider Alto is to host a virtual event to showcase its offering. Taking place on 14 September, Altogether Live...

Estate agents have listed an average of 7.3 homes for sale per branch during 2022, research suggests- down 12.5% annually. Agency comparison...

A leading property recruitment agency says that flexible working, restructuring pay and offering better benefits and incentives can help agencies across...

Regional agent Dacre, Son & Hartley is expanding into York and has appointed experienced estate agent, Nick Udovicic, to head up...

Agents and property professionals have been in boats, on bikes and even used football stars to help raise funds for charity...

Technology continues to enhance the way estate agents work, from improving efficiencies, reducing admin time, and ensuring your team remains highly...

Zoopla is piloting a new data migration tool to quickly transfer agent data from its Jupix to Alto software brand in just...

Anti-money laundering specialist SmartSearch has reached 1,000 clients in the property industry. It comes amid increased scrutiny of money laundering amid sanctions...

RE/MAX has signed a software contract with Zoopla-owned Alto. The two-year agreement means that all of RE/MAX’s 250 plus associates across England...

Estate agents use property technology each and every day for residential property transactions, but is there more they can do with...

Agents using Boomin have managed to convert more than 20% of SmartVal valuation requests into instructions. The challenger portal and lead generation...

Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) has long been the bugbear of many property transactions. Even the very wealthy will lose interest...

Hunters has signed a six-year agreement to use Zoopla-backed Alto’s agency software. All of Hunters 200-plus branches and any additional offices added...

Zoopla’s cloud based software service Alto has launched a video series giving a behind the scenes look at estate agencies around...

We know that agents rely heavily on property software solutions to run their agency, particularly to ease the burden of administrative...

MRI Software explores the use of PropTech to enhance the performance of the sales and lettings processes and how to select...

With the drastic changes enacted on the industry over the past two years thanks to the pandemic and political events such...

The Nationwide has released data listing the most and least affordable locations in Britain - background information for agents. Some entries are...

From first-time buyers to serial investors, no two days are ever the same for a Sales and Investment Consultant at Walton...

If UK agents were paid higher fees they could perform a better service to the public. That’s the view of Mark Hayward,...

You’ve heard me bang on about the wonder of reservation agreements for some time now, but it’s definitely the case that...

Prominent industry trainer Adam Walker, who has seen around 150,000 people attend his courses over the past 33 years, is suspending...

It’s been a busy and arguably fruitful year for the property market, with an eager consumer base pushing forwards with their...

The scheme behind two of this country’s most successful PropTech start-ups is marking what it calls a successful first year.  REACH UK...

Media reports from the US state of Virginia say an 84-year-old man killed his estate agent after buying a property ‘sight...

Luke Thirkettle heads up the lettings division at Stratfords, a single-branch lettings and sales agency based in Milton Keynes. Here, he speaks to...

Estate agents, even before Covid-19 reared its ugly head, were flexible, hybrid workers. It is a job that requires a significant...

One of the west of England’s largest independent agencies has signed a two year deal with Zoopla, running across portal listings...

As we move into the autumn of 2021, what the coming year has in store for estate agents is something we...