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Agency listings appear to be on the rise with major brands seeing a spike in valuations and instructions. Data from national agent Jackson-Stops...

The prime country market outside of London appears to be booming again in a rush to beat a slowdown in house...

An estate agent who has now become a PropTech entrepreneur says fees are absolutely not what makes a vendor choose who...

Well-known property expert and video interviewer Chris Watkin independently investigates how one piece of software is having such a big effect...

Agents have 21 per cent fewer homes on their books now than a year ago according to a quick buy company. In...

In this weekend feature, inventory expert and chair of the AIIC, Daniel Evans, sets out what a really good inventory should...

The Bruce brothers’ new portal Boomin has given its first statistics regarding usage following the launch of a new marketing campaign...

There’s been yet another month of declining property listings according to the latest Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors market snapshot. Those responding...

PropTech has seen a surge in uptake over the last few years for several reasons – be it the Covid-19 pandemic...

PropTech is booming, and its rise was only accelerated by the Covid-19 pandemic, which forced the real estate industry – as...

Fledgling portal Boomin says its new SmartVal tool has received over 10,000 requests since launching in early September. SmartVal is powered in part by...

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

Demand from buyers is set to be strong for the rest of 2021 as the stamp duty holiday unwinds but uncertainty...

Exchanges of properties in prime central London, following the end of the largest part of the stamp duty holiday, suggest the...

Business intelligence is paramount to companies looking to gain a competitive edge, particularly in saturated markets like estate agency. Each client...

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

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

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

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

OnTheMarket has signed an exclusive commercial partnership with property data specialist Sprift, to provide free market appraisal guides. These can be customised...

You could make about 65 more cold calls, or hold 13 more viewings, or you could take a power-nap every day...

Software provider Rex has launched three new live dashboards for agencies, one of which covers agent performance. Rex says the dashboards -...

The shortage of supply compared to demand, which has characterised the housing market in recent months, could soon be a thing...

Later this year, on October 22, the ESTAS 2021 will take place in London. The glittering ceremony will welcome property professionals...

Zoopla says over 250 agents have now signed up to its partnership deal with PropTech firm FocalAgent, set up by former...

Technology has advanced in leaps and bounds in recent years, undoubtedly improving many parts of the moving process for both estate...

Free-to-list portal group OneDome claims 425 estate agency branches joined its listing services last month,  OneDome Group operates two portals, OneDome and...

Putting fingers to keyboard to create blogs and articles isn’t always the easiest job for agents, particularly when meetings, viewings and...

The Covid-19 pandemic has impacted the way every industry operates and the property sector is no exception. Following an enforced seven-week...

Another new property portal has been launched, this one - Mutual - describing itself as the ‘Pre-Portal Property Platform for estate...

A new PropTech product claims to help agents generate and nurture leads - even while they sleep. MovePal generates leads through Facebook...

Seller and landlord leads are what makes estate agency tick. Without them, new business is nowhere to be seen and you...

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

The challenger portal scheduled to launch in less than a week’s time on July 1 has secured the support of 10,000...

An overwhelming 98 per cent of vendors questioned by Zoopla say they remain anxious about the Coronavirus and would prefer to...

The chief executive of NAEA Propertymark says he expects specific government guidance later this week for estate agents to return to...

Since my last column in April, one could argue that very little has changed for agents in terms of the market...

The scandal over Business Interruption Insurance policies is hotting up, with class actions being discussed against insurance firms and the Financial Conduct Authority announcing...

If it’s really the case that estate agents’ offices could be in the category of High Street premises first allowed to...

Hello and welcome to Wednesday’s update on what offers and advice are available to agents at this most difficult and challenging...

The government has at last issued extensive advice on home moving and the activities of estate agents during the continuing Coronavirus crisis. This...

Sales in February grew, for the third consecutive month, according to the latest market snapshot from the Royal Institution of Chartered...

Analysis by an online valuation and lead generation service shows that requests from prospective sellers and landlords are increasingly happening in...

For several years the regular monthly RICS market snapshot has made depressing reading - now, for there second month in a...

Annual house price growth increased to 4.1 per cent in January, up slightly from the end of 2019, according to Halifax...

Hello and welcome to the first PJT of 2020 - a new decade and, for many, a time of new opportunities. We’re always...

Annual UK house price growth exceeded one per cent for the first time in 12 months in December according to the...

This morning’s new market snapshot from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors confirms the worst - that the market is in...

Property portal OnTheMarket has thrown down the challenge to Rightmove by launching two new features for its listing agents. The first, Market...

With Easter now upon us (happy Easter, by the way, and hope you’re enjoying the long weekend, the Easter eggs and...

More than 800 property transactions fall through daily, which can have repercussions both practically and financially, as agents fail to get...

A 36 per cent collapse in sales between November and January has created an “unprecedented” five year low in the number...

No, I haven’t lost the plot. Such a thing exists – and if you’re familiar with North London, there is a...

It looks as if Purplebricks has hit something less than a purple patch in the Australian housing market. The Australian Financial Review,...

Estate agents don’t necessarily have the most eco-friendly image as an industry - but here’s one who’s really making a statement...

Hello and welcome to the latest PJT, our regular Monday round-up of moves around our industry. Please let us know what’s happening...

Hello and welcome to this week’s Property Jobs Today, our regular Monday look at key moves inside our industry. Everyone mentioned here...

One of the most important aspects of running a successful estate or letting agency is being able to generate new business...

Co-Founder Gary Keller has declared that Keller Williams (KW) is, 'no longer a real estate company...we are a technology company No....

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

The other day I met with two agents who have 30 years of property sales experience between them, and yet also...

The housing market remains flat as it heads towards 2018 according to the latest snapshot survey by the Royal Institution of...

The ValPal Network is launching a new tool for its 4,100 agent users - an area barometer which reflects the buoyancy of...

Countrywide says the roll out of its online sales and lettings service is on schedule to reach 50 per cent of...

More than 270 easyProperty licences have been secured by independent estate agents belonging to The Guild of Property Professionals and Fine...

I would argue the property industry is fundamentally inefficient. Much of that inefficiency is now being handled by PropTech companies and...

As discussed in our previous article, it’s all about the first impression. Once your team have handled that initial phone call...

High end London agency Chestertons has opened a new office in West Putney, bringing its network across the capital to 33. The branch...

Dear Sales Doctor, The biggest challenge I’m facing right now is winning more instructions. What advice do you have for my listers...

A new recruitment push by franchise agency operation HomeXperts says its agents - who work from home - earn invoiced commissions...

Instant gratification is nothing new. It’s been around for millennia. It’s an in-built survival instinct for humans – that want, that...

Liz runs her own estate agency in Gateshead. When researchers for the Suzy Lamplugh Trust got in touch earlier in the year to...

Despite Brexit and economic uncertainty, there is still confidence from many agencies that are expanding, opening and acquiring even this late...

The founder of a controversial service helping vendors find the ‘right’ estate agency and negotiating its fees says he has had...

Who are you? Iain White, Business Consultant and, most importantly, father to 4 boys.  I travel frequently with work so to...

The morning after the EU referendum, and Westminster, Britain, Europe and the world were left in shock at the news that...

The joke doing the rounds last week still seems to be just as relevant this week: “the only man with a...

Estate agents from around the country are reporting only limited damage to business or prices caused by the Brexit result of...

Franchise agency chain HomeXperts is expanding as a result of a £250,000 loan.  HomeXperts has 27 franchisees in England from Thirsk in...