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My Auction has merged with Bamboo Auctions to form one of the largest online auction providers in the UK. Rocket Auctions, a newly...

January 2024 has shattered records to become the busiest ever for UK property auctions, data suggests. Auction data provider Essential Information Group...

Potential self-builders are struggling to find suitable plots and many are planning to turn to estate agents for support. A survey by...

Pattinson Auction has been approved as an industry supplier for Propertymark. As an industry supplier, the auction brand will provide resources, support...

Nick Hall, one of the antiques experts appearing on the BBC's Bargain Hunt, has joined south coast agency, Henry Adams. He has taken...

As 2024 progresses, I expect to see an increase in the role that estate agents play in local communities. Once perceived...

Property brand and auctioneer Bond Wolfe has recorded total sales revenues of more than £178 million for 2023. The auctions division raised...

Increasing numbers of auction sales are at risk of failing in 2024 if vendors don’t adjust their expectations, an auctioneer claims. Stuart...

In assessing the outlook for property auctions in 2024, it's crucial to look beyond interest rates. The real driving force behind...

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

Estate agents sold a record number of properties via online auction between July and September, figures from proptech firm iamproperty have...

Fewer buyers are purchasing at auctions despite more sellers resorting to them. Quick buying firm House Buyer Bureau analysed auction stock that...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? My name is Jake Gann and my business card says...

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

Auction House has sold a fifth more properties this year than the same period in 2022 despite the wider market slowdown. The...

The number of properties going under the hammer has increased but there has been a dip in the percentage of lots...

A major auctioneering service is gearing up for its 10th anniversary and 75th in-room property sale later this week.   Auction House...

Auctions are increasingly moving online but firms are becoming concerned about chasing payments from buyers after the hammer falls. Research among members...

Interesting news from Leaders Romans Group (LRG) this week when they revealed sales figures across the group for June. Nationally, sales figures...

Increasing numbers of sellers are turning to auction rooms to combat the cooling housing market conditions, research suggests. Upfront information provider Moverly...

Olympic gold medallist Dame Kelly Holmes, has been announced as Propertymark’s final keynote speaker for its landmark conference next month. She will...

Sheldon Bosley Knight (SBK) is celebrating its 180th year with the opening of a new flagship office. The Midlands-based land and property...

Proptech firm iamproperty is hoping for more acquisitions this year as it plans to create a central ‘eco-system’ where agents can...

The auction market has changed drastically with many business owners accepting that face to face auctions are in some cases, no...

Consumer demand for auction can no longer be ignored. Month after month this alternative method of sale sees increased uptake as...

Over the later part of 2022, we have experienced unprecedented economic and political turmoil, which will remain as we head into...

Proptech firm iamproperty is planning a recruitment drive in 2023 for its auction business. It has created 20 opportunities for auction specialists,...

From singing to dressing as superheroes, there are plenty of inspirational examples of agents raising money for good causes this week. Whatever...

Auction House UK has reported a 10% annual rise in sales under the hammer despite the challenging market. The brand said its...

Proptech firm iamproperty has reached a new milestone as it reveals its partner agent network has hit 5,000 firms. The milestone represents...

There have been plenty of new jobs being started outside of Wesminster this month. Here are some of the latest moves that...

Auctioneers claim they are benefiting from a sales market slowdown as buyers rush to make use of mortgage offers and sellers...

The property jobs market hasn't taken a summer holiday this month. Here are some of the latest moves that took place during...

More than 1,000 estate agency branches are to join iamproperty’s partner network from SDL Auctions after a trade deal between the...

The auction industry could end up taking advantage of the upcoming downturn in the property market, because it provides the quickest...

As Britain’s housing boom continues,  SDL Property Auctions has warned of ten ways new homeowners could be fined up to £5,000...

With so many benefits including lower fall-through rates and quicker sales, it is no surprise that selling a property via auction...

The founder of London property consultancy and agency The Landmark Partnership has launched an auction brand. Tommy Hughes, who has worked in...

Housing Secretary Michael Gove and minister Stuart Andrew are set to be grilled by MPs on their property market plans today. The...

Agents and property professionals are travelling far and wide to raise money for charity, plus there is a new way to...

More than 30 agents and property firms such as auction houses and valuers were reprimanded by HMRC for anti-money laundering breaches...

The Queen’s Speech has unveiled proposed overhauls on planning, consumer and economic crime laws that could all have an effect on...

The property industry is fortunate in including many great people, doing great work across a range of businesses – from traditional agency...

A prominent industry supplier has produced startling statistics about the numbers of fall throughs in just the first 10 weeks or...

The market’s likely to slow this year as the rising cost of living saps some buyer confidence, so agents are understandably...

No matter how dark the news, there’s light in our industry thanks to so many agents and suppliers doing good deeds....

The UK’s largest property auctioneer says that there is now clear evidence of the impact the pandemic has had on the...

There’s been a surge in the number of sellers who resort to using quick buy firms, according to the sector’s trade...

An online auction company executive has been appointed to the National Association of Valuers and Auctioneers committee for Propertymark. Stuart Collar-Brown, co-founder...

A well known westcountry estate agent has died just ahead of what would have been his 50th year with the same...

EAT readers may have seen a piece in Friday’s property section of The Times about the long-running Simplify saga, which has...

Hello and welcome to a new week - and even as Christmas approaches there remains plenty to report about people moving...

Auction House London says the Coronavirus pandemic has proved that the power of livestream sales far outweighs the impact of earlier online...

Propertymark says more buyers are now looking at online auctions, making this a more viable route to sale than before. The latest...

Too few lorry drivers, hospitality staff and care home assistants - and now too few auctioneers, too. Propertymark says a surge in...

The Modern Method of Auction (MMoA), also known as Conditional auction, can sometimes get a bad rap. However, much of the...

Best and Final Offers should be scrapped - and a property expert claims that would be good because they do a massive...

Rightmove - which for some time has linked solely with iamsold to provide the controversial Modern Method of Auction system to...

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

Auction house iamsold has marked its best summer yet. The auction service said it sold £196m worth of property under the hammer...

The UK’s biggest property auctioneer is considering whether to bring its sales back into the auction room in the near future. Managing...

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

Bramleys says it’s to resume property auctions in October. The auction will be the first held since March 2020. Previous auctions have been...

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

Property auctioneer Auction House has recorded its best first half results in its 14-year history, and says it’s going to continue...

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

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

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

Auction House has announced its highest-ever monthly sales total, with its sales in May just topping £70m.  The firm sold 397 properties...

Estate agents are being invited to a webinar to end their apparent “misconceptions” about the controversial Modern Method of Auction. MMA has...

Whilst it was once seen as a way to sell niche or run-down properties, auction is now a mainstream method of...

Hello and welcome to Agents Do Charity as we are on the threshold of May why not get on to the...

Iamsold, the company best known for its Modern Method of Auction online platform, has won top spot in an auction league...

Rightmove’s new Modern Method of Auction service launches on Monday.  The service - which Rightmove calls Online Conditional Auctions - will involve...

A prominent estate agent has warned buyers and sellers about the perils of the controversial Modern Method of Auction. MMA is now...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card?  Dan Muir, Area Sales Manager, LetsBid Property What is LetsBid and...

The firm behind iamsold, the leading operator in the controversial Modern Method of Auction arena, is entering the private treaty sales...

Zoopla says it has so far delivered almost £80,000 in agent fees through its access to the Modern Method of Auction. MMA...

One auctioneer Iamsold, which operates the Modern Method of Auction, says it’s enjoyed its strongest January on record.  It’s seen a 26...

One of the country’s top auctioneers is not going to stage any ballroom auctions this year - and it’s keeping its 2022...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Will Thompson, Associate Director at Pugh & Co Auctions. I...

Property auctioneer Pugh, which has 11 offices across the UK, has unveiled bespoke new technology to support its work with estate...

The ‘future of residential’ is a huge term to contend with but one that was addressed last week through our RE:Connect...

1. How would you say Century 21 franchisees have adapted to the challenges during 2020?  If someone had told me at the...

An auction house that's made a transition from ballroom operations to online streaming is to publish all fees for all lots -...

The largest company involved in the controversial Modern Method of Auction says it’s producing a “disruptive digital market campaign to address...

Hello and a final ‘send your pictures and videos’ message from us to you. There’s still time to email images to press@estateagenttoday.co.uk...

As we approach the most unusual of festive periods, many property professionals will already be thinking about the January market and...

As we embark on another nationwide lockdown, the team at SDL Auctions are keen to help agents ride the storm, beat...

An online agency says its virtual auction service can be used even by its rivals between now and the end of...

Staying on top of the numbers and figures in a constantly changing industry can be stressful. Changing property prices can be...

Tenant enquiries and property viewings unsurprisingly slowed this spring, due to the necessary government restrictions brought in to manage the pandemic....

One of the country's largest group of independent agencies has named its new chief executive officer - and says it’s a...

The cross-sector group looking at reforming the sales process has agreed a new pledge which it says introduces greater transparency for...

New PropTech products continue to appear, many aimed at enhancing transparency in buying and selling, or helping agents adopt new ways of...

A new PropTech startup is giving prospective buyers the opportunity to receive due diligence at a fraction of the time and...

Knight Frank has launched an auction business to give vendors a wider range of sale options as market uncertainty remains because...

With estate agents increasingly offering auction options to vendors, new research makes interesting reading - and suggests that homes sold via...

In another sign of the buoyant housing market, estate agency Savills is breaking tradition by staging its first ever August auction...

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