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Artificial Intelligence is now a part of all our lives, but my attention was grabbed recently by an AI critique of...

You don’t have to simply accept things as they are when it comes to managing your client accounts. If your bank...

From the uptick in house sales in January to a house price rise the first time in over a year in February,...

Northern Ireland property portal Propertynews.com has launched a bespoke artificial intelligence assistant to improve the homebuying process for both buyers and...

Estate agency software and CRM provider Street.co.uk has unveiled new features on its built-in artificial intelligence (AI) Content Writing Model. Revealed among...

Knight Frank has launched a bespoke customer portal after 18 months of development. Coined ‘My Knight Frank,’ the firm says it is a digital customer experience platform, accessible...

The liquidator of collapsed portal Boomin is investigating a sale of the portal's intellectual property to My Bespoke Room as its...

Specialist buying agency Recoco Property Search has appointed former director of Strutt & Parker’s country house department Andrew Cronan to strengthen...

Foxtons has reopened its doors on the King’s Road, with the launch of its flagship Sloane Square office. It is the first...

As we enter the winter months and a traditionally quieter time for the property industry - agents are still contending with...

Three firms run by the same family have merged to create one of Derbyshire’s largest independent estate agency brands cope&co. Husband and...

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

Agents who complain about the price of Rightmove aren’t using it properly, industry figures have suggested. The claims were made in the...

Sometimes I think I should have paid more attention to science lessons at school but back then, I never thought I...

Outsourced communications business Moneypenny has appointed a new head of its property team.  Moneypenny supports 2,500 businesses in the UK property industry,...

Industry figure Sean Newman has named seven additional speakers for the Estate Agent Success Summit, with 50% of tickets already sold. The...

Former Purplebricks and Boomin boss Michael Bruce has taken part in a new funding round for interior design platform My Bespoke Room. Bruce...

Tangible, tactile, and tested. Those are the three words that Royal Mail used to describe direct mail marketing campaigns. Despite living in...

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

Agents should take work safety more seriously, particularly self-employed agents, an industry podcast claims. The latest Agents MVMT Pass The Syrup podcast...

Agency software and CRM provider Street.co.uk has launched a new artificial intelligence (AI) to help users write property descriptions. Street AI uses...

At iamproperty we are excited to share the announcement of our future innovation strategy and vision, continuing our commitment to transform...

Rightmove and Propertymark have unveiled a two-year partnership to provide agents with the latest local market data and easier access to...

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

OnTheMarket has launched a new nurturing service to help estate agents generate fresh revenue from their existing database and win more...

Agency acquirer Lomond has launched a new benefits and wellbeing platform for its 1,100 staff and pledged to raise £25,000 across...

Zoopla has unveiled an upgraded website for agents and housebuilders. The refreshed Zoopla Advantage website, first launched in 2018, will provide new...

Former head of country homes at Savills Lindsay Cuthill has launched his own agency brand called Blue Book. Cuthill, who worked for...

The Able Agent has launched a white label training platform for firms to provide more branded and personalised content. The product, In-House...

Agency brands including Hamptons and Savills as well as property developer London Square have sponsored gardens at this week’s Chelsea Flower...

The Government is backing a new trial to give homeowners who make their properties more energy efficient a mortgage rate cut. Perenna...

Considering the cost it takes to get a lead – from advertising to PR to relationship building – could you be...

New software has been launched to help estate agents collect feedback on viewings. Feedback Enterprise, from the Cumbrian communications specialists SMS Speedway,...

Search Acumen has begun beta-testing of ChatGPT within its data platform for conveyancers, which it hopes will reduce working times and...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? On my card it says: Vincent Anthony, Managing Director of Propertynest.  ...

As we’ve mentioned in other blogs, even though we’re going through uncertain times, this is the right time not only to...

Why is it that some agents report seeing little impact/improvement from adopting a PropTech solution when another (similar) agent reports transformational...

In tougher times – as is the case now, post-Covid, post-Brexit, cost-of-living crisis, war in Ukraine, etc – reputation and consumer...

Estate agency franchise network Propertynest is looking to expand its reach as it looks to become a 100 franchisee-plus network over...

The National Association of Professional Sourcing Agents (NAPSA) has partnered with The Property Ombudsman (TPO) to boost compliance and working practices in...

A recent study conducted by the Technical University of Denmark reported that the attention span of people around the world is...

The Agency UK – which was set up by three ex-employees of Purplebricks – has strengthened its team with the arrival...

As uncertainty continues to prevail across the industry, aided by a government in crisis, the challenges in the months ahead feel...

In this piece, the Iceberg Digital team set out the launch of the latest version of Lifesycle - Lifesycle 3. Iceberg Digital...

There has been plenty of movement in the property jobs market this month. Here are some of the latest moves that took...

Customer insight provider KnowYourMarket has partnered with sales conversion strategist, Tony Morris International to develop a product that promises to boost...

Boomin has acquired interior design platform My Bespoke Room. The challenger portal's founder Michael Bruce said it was part of a wider...

Hamptons has created a new international department after its latest acquisition. The agent this week revealed it has acquired Venres, a specialist...

After years of delays and upheaval, the Renters' Reform Bill finally appears to be back on the agenda, in an effort...

OnTheMarket has expanded its partnership with agency coaching brand Property Academy. The exclusive commercial relationship was agreed last year, giving full-fee paying...

Franchise giant Belvoir has snapped up one of the earliest British estate agencies to adopt the model of using self-employed or...

An estate agent who has spent eight years working for traditional agencies has now set up his own hybrid operation, using...

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

Rightmove has rolled out a new feature within MyRightmove that allows home-hunters organise saved properties into various property lists. The portal says...

In this piece, Leanna Donkin from house. partnership reflects on what the last year has brought for her after a leap...

Historic estate agency group Humberts - which was at risk of disappearing entirely just over two years ago - has opened...

An estate agency that launched in 2018 saying that High Street offices were dead…has now opened its second physical branch in...

A conveyancing company is asking clients to set their own fee - with some strings. Zen Move Solicitors is a year-old digital...

Mark Meyer, CEO, Meyers Estate Agents: “We’re on a mission to revolutionise the traditional concept of estate agency.   We don’t have...

We have all heard the terrible forecasts and listened to Sir David Attenborough’s speeches on the environment and the “we still...

OnTheMarket has signed an exclusive commercial partnership with business coaching specialists, Property Academy.  OTM will provide full fee-paying customers with free access...

An online operator called Nested is to spend £5m to promote the self-employed estate agency concept in 100 parts of the...

The Federation of Independent Agents has today announced a strategic partnership with award-winning website creative firm Estate Apps. The partnership will enable...

There are a huge array of products and services covering the entire journey of lettings, from prospecting all the way through to...

We are living in the age of information. Our working and personal lives are underpinned by software, data and technology to...

Blockchain network Coadjute has announced new partnerships with software firms. Coadjute launched in July and claims it will halve the time it...

An estate agency is celebrating its 21st anniversary by launching a new ‘realtor’ franchise model based on enhanced technology and personalised...

Even at the height of summer (or the British wet season, as some call it) there are substantial numbers of job...

The biggest challenge facing many agents in the current climate is the general shortage of stock, both for sales & lettings. Let’s...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card?  Thom Hudson, photographer at Meyers Estate Agents What is Meyers...

The Oxfordshire-based PropTech founders and software developers of Openview, today announced they have welcomed Pattinson Estate Agents to their list of clients.   Peter Grant, Managing...

Around 18 months ago, just a few months before the pandemic hit, I did a Natter with the team at software...

In the first of a two-part special with the presidents of the UK’s largest property trade organisation, we carry out an...

As the high-street sees a dramatic increase in footfall1, a trend that is set to continue, agents are elevating their window...

The Guild of Property Professionals is launching a new PropTech platform called Fee Street, which is in its own words “dedicated...

Two former directors of the prestigious Beauchamp Estates agency in central London have set up their own new company. They say their...

Changes to the way the property market operates over the last year - with increased flexibility and remote interactions - has...

A company which was once an early adopter of using a central resource for self-employed agents working under its name, says...

London-based estate agency Orlando Reid is opening an additional office in Manchester - the start of a long-term growth programme for...

Rightmove and Zoopla have both made PropTech announcements as the scramble to retain and win agents continues. Rightmove’s draw-a-search tool has been...

In my previous Estate Agent Today feature, I endeavoured to explain the key differences between APIs and Apps, to help improve...

Have you found yourself asking the question: “what is the difference between an API and an App?” No doubt we are all...

OnTheMarket has signed a big media deal with the UK’s largest news publisher. The deal is with Reach, which owns nine national...

In this week's Natter, I focus on the inspiring story of Clare Hughes, who has bounced back in the last 12 months...

Estate agents might be expert at advising on buying and selling properties on their books but when it comes to buying...

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

Over the last 20 years, the growth of online property portals – including Zoopla, Rightmove and PrimeLocation – has transformed the...

Who are you? Hi, I’m Richard Price, Managing Director at Dezrez. Who are Dezrez and what EACRM do you provide? At Dezrez we’re on...

Rezi’s integration with Zapier has transformed the way in which estate agents can now save time, money and resource. Agents are...

Firstly, let’s get the obvious out of the way. Lockdown 2, as it’s being known, is now with us, but fortunately...

The UK lettings market is no stranger to technology. But only a few of the early initiatives have remained, and landlords...

A new tool which identifies preferences of Facebook users and then targets them with ads for appropriate homes on sale, is...

A reassessment of an independent agency’s activities during the Coronavirus crisis has led to it merging with a local franchise operation. Maison...

Integration, collaboration and connected platforms – some great buzzwords, but what do they actually mean and do they really help agents? One...

Hello and welcome to the start of a new week and a new edition of Property Jobs Today, your chance to...

Propertymark has teamed up with an employment and health and safety specialist to establish a service for member agents with Coronavirus-related...

Another US real estate agency wants to follow Keller Williams, Berkshire Hathaway and others by opening in the United Kingdom. Nest Seekers International...

From December, the new RICS Home Survey Standard will become mandatory for all RICS professionals undertaking home surveys. The below article explains...

Hello and welcome to the latest edition of PJT, the industry’s summary of new movers. Of course many agencies are reassessing their...

Buyer registrations and sales enquiries are reportedly back to pre-Covid levels. Completions, however, are lagging behind. This is probably down to...