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In a previous Natter, I promised to talk more about CRMs – and here I stick to that promise. Following on from...

All eyes are on Japan for the Rugby World Cup beginning this weekend…but there’s still time for our industry to raise...

‘Workers of the world, unite. You have nothing to lose but your chains’. So is written on the tombstone of the father...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? I’m Simon Trippett – Partner at The Property Centre. What services...

A hybrid estate and lettings agency operating currently in Manchester, Liverpool and others parts of the north of England has told...

A banking company used by OnTheMarket has issued a note to its investor clients claiming the portal “arguably beats its peers...

Connells Group has announced its acquisition of an independent Cambridgeshire agency - and it says it’s on the look out for...

A comprehensive report into the changing complexion of the High Street suggests that some 143 estate agents’ offices closed in the...

The independent Seel and Co, one of Cardiff’s and Wales’ oldest independent agencies and auction houses, has been acquired by Jeffrey...

One of the biggest changes seen in the property market over the last decade is technology growth. With the likes of Rightmove...

Purplebricks has spent £26.7m on marketing in the past year - that represents £382 per instruction.  The figures, revealed in the agency’s...

I remember the day well; the day we all fell foul of addiction, the day our website was launched. Until then, at...

A free-to-list portal says it’s an ideal way to capture potential leads so as to augment agents’ client databases that have...

Barratt Developments’ three consumer brands - Barratt Homes, David Wilson Homes and Barratt London - are the first developers to list...

The parent company of franchised hybrid estate agency EweMove says that experienced estate agents outperform inexperienced franchisees - but only for...

Three former online estate agency founders - including the controversial Russell Quirk - are going into mainstream full fee agency. They are...

One of the country’s largest regional estate and lettings agencies has now fully rejoined Zoopla. Yorkshire-based Dacre, Son & Hartley brings its...

In the old days an agent would procure clients based upon their position in the high street, the size of the...

OnTheMarket TV adverts return on Monday with what the portal calls “a refreshed version” giving more prominence to its ‘new and...

Purplebricks has revealed it is considering changes to its pricing structure to correct “mistakes” of the past. Chief executive Vic Darvey has...

We daren’t mention it but this is the final Bank Holiday before…well, Christmas.  Let’s hope agents and suppliers have an opportunity to...

Rightmove’s blog suggests that pro-standard photos can increase enquiries by up to four times, but how do you make great photos? You...

Online estate agency Housesimple has appointed a company to handle its public relations and social media as it rolls it its...

It’s that time again. Each year I take a look at newspaper readership - not from the angle of journalists, but...

A free-to-list property portal says that contrary to opinion within parts of the agency industry, the more portals there are the...

Countrywide’s branch closure programme, shrouded in secrecy even to shareholders, may have involved shutting 250 offices according to an insider. The individual...

This week, you find me in Italy. Now that we’ve entered that languid month of August, where all of real estate...

A newspaper claims that a crowdfunding site used by some estate agencies and other property industry companies has suspended trading on...

Zoopla is mining data from users of its website to target sellers on Facebook and Instagram, producing leads and making it unnecessary for agencies to...

The owners of four branches of a franchise agency in Berkshire have launched a new office in the county, just over...

After months of difficulties and closures for many online and hybrid estate agencies, EweMove claims to have bucked the trend. In a...

Online estate agency EasyProperty has been acquired by a firm with the backing of Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou. easyProperty has been sold by the eProp...

1. Win More Listings For estate agency in the UK, the number one task is to get new properties to market. However,...

Nicky Stevenson has had a very varied and interesting career in property. She started out as a lettings negotiator for Nicholas...

Rightmove’s half year figures this morning continue to show strong growth in profits and revenue - but there are the first...

One of the earliest property websites, nethouseprices.com, has been acquired by fledgling property portal OneDome.  Nethouseprices was set up in 2004 and...

Seven in 10 agents fail to use video or YouTube to assist in their marketing according to an analysis by free-to-list...

The chief executive of Hunters franchise operation, Glynis Frew, says online estate agencies have given the industry two ‘positives’ - but...

An online agency which last autumn said it wanted to have as much as a three per cent market share of...

In a marketplace as competitive as the property industry, you may think that generating leads is the most important focus for...

The recent announcement of a clicktopurchase partnership demonstrates some much-needed progression from Rightmove. In doing so, however, it could be said it...

It’s now more than three years since the EU referendum result in June 2016, and we’re still no clearer on when...

Two Countrywide brands have joined forces to launch Airspace Exchange – a service to push the idea of constructing homes and...

The PropTech era is changing the way in which employees decide where they are going to work. As CBRE has discovered in...

Jamie Lester, the London estate agent who starred in The Apprentice almost a decade ago, has set up a property industry...

The new owners of Emoov have confirmed that 70 previous customers have opted to re-list their homes with the firm since it...

The new chief executive of Purplebricks believes hybrid agents could win '20-30% market share' in the UK. Vic Darvey, who replaced Michael...

Fine & Country, the international network of prime estate agencies, has this week announced the opening of two new offices. The first...

In the last ten years Google's revenue, largely from pay per click ads (Adwords), has grown by 527% (Source: Statista). In...

Purplebricks has revealed its annual results for the year ending April 30 2019.  The hybrid agency has posted an operating loss of...

 – use technology to build a trusted brand as a people-focused custodian of client money Non-stop regulatory changes in the industry are...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? That depends on which business card. One says ‘Properganda PR,...

Hello and welcome to both this week’s PJT and welcome to July. It may be summer and Wimbledon time, but there’s no...

In the second part of my exploration of startups, I talk to a number of people with lived experience of creating...

Purplebricks has released figures which appear to show it is one of the most successful agencies - or perhaps THE most...

Online agency Housesimple has become the first in the UK to sell houses for free. It says that based on the average...

The Federation of Independent Agents has agreed another new partnership with an industry supplier. The arrangement will allow FIA agent members nine...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? I’m Mark Worrall the co-founder of love2move What is love2move and...

The former chief executive of Purplebricks UK says the agency completes on over 80 per cent of the homes it lists...

Recent figures from the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) have revealed a rather worrying landscape for small business owners across the...

Purplebricks is the “Official Estate Agent Of Team GB” for the build-up to and completion of next summer’s Olympics in Tokyo. It is going...

The head of EweMove, the hybrid agency operated by The Property Franchise Group, says he applied for the top job in...

Facebook is set to enter the cryptocurrency business with the big reveal of its formal plans scheduled for some point this...

Conveyancing platform The Moving Hub and Acquaint CRM have announced a strategic partnership. New and existing users of Acquaint CRM will have...

All the most successful startups of recent years – from Airbnb and Uber to Just Eat and Deliveroo – have melded...

The founder of Zoopla has explained how the portal got its name and branding, and the philosophy behind it when it...

A firm that offers a white-labelled online agency platform to traditional High Street agents has signed up a new customer. love2move was...

Countrywide is declining to comment on speculation that it is making 36 of its sales progression staff redundant. Estate Agent Today, which...

Instant online valuation service The ValPal Network has revealed a conveyancing partner which it says will help agents boost referral fees.  The...

Fine & Country has a new office in Hampshire as a result of an independent which has joined its network. Hampshirewide is...

My experience in marketing over the last 10 years has been an interesting journey, however I don’t want to bore you...

A review website set up by a former estate agent says £1m of new funding will allow it to roll out...

“You say tomato, I say tomato” is a line in a famous film score way back in the 1937 film Shall...

Sharp-witted marketing advisers for Marsh & Parsons have done it again with a clever poster and social media campaign to mark...

Purplebricks’ most influential investor says there is “opportunity aplenty” for the company but says it would back the closure of the US...

Welcome to the latest Property Jobs Today - because last week there was a Bank Holiday, we have a bumper edition...

An estate agency in St Albans has rebranded as Fine & Country. JW&Co Langleys office in St Albans was acquired by Tom...

In recent years, estate and letting agents have been faced with a series of tough challenges to absorb and react to. There...

It appears that at least three Countrywide brands are undergoing branch closures as the company’s cuts continue to bite. Estate Agent Today...

A London independent agency has joined the franchise network of Hunters. Regent 2000 Properties, which operates in Camden Town, is seeing its...

Rumours continue to circulate about possible large-scale branch closures at Countrywide; its share price ended trading today at its lowest ever...

Countrywide’s shares took another battering yesterday as they plummeted below the psychologically-painful 5p mark - reflecting a 95 per cent loss of...

In recent years click & collect has become a popular way for retailers, supermarkets and online shopping sites such as Amazon...

As we move closer to the halfway point of 2019, property market conditions for agents and their clients remain challenging. Brexit may...

Hello and welcome to this week’s PJT, the destination where you can catch up with the key moves announced in the...

Whether you love or hate it, Purplebricks has undoubtedly left its mark since arriving on the scene in 2015 – much...

Hello and welcome to this week’s ADC - yet more examples of stupendous fund-raising by our industry (and a lot of...

With the Tenant Fee Ban obliterating a key income stream, letting agents should be looking at ways they can increase the...

Consumer habits have changed massively over the past few years, and regardless of which market you operate in, being able to...

“I’m Russell Quirk, and I’ve failed” - with those words, the former chief executive of Emoov has begun to explain how...

John D Wood has announced that Nick Taylor, the agency’s managing director and a well-known figure in the industry for four...

The fledgling independent agents’ trade group, the Federation of Independent Agents, has signed another partnership deal with a high-profile industry supplier...

New free-to-list portals Residential People and Commercial People are aiming to secure one million property listings by Q4 2019. The portals -...

Further details of Countrywide's closure and consolidation programme, first revealed by Estate Agent Today on Friday, have emerged over the weekend. A...

London agency Chestertons is launching a franchise offering which will allow businesses outside of the capital to operate under the Chestertons...

An online auction platform has launched a new instant property purchase feature as part of its expansion plans. Under The Hammer, a...

An industry veteran is launching a new hub-based hybrid agency and is offering to sell 50 homes for free to raise the...

In a world where people want instant gratification, it’s important to find ways to connect and engage with customers when they...

Landmark Information’s online valuation tool SmartVal is being retired by the company, with agents who use it being advised to switch to...

During our school days, most of us did that task where we imagined and drew the homes of the future, but...

Mark Witherspoon, well known in the agency industry as the former data services director of Zoopla, has joined the TwentyCi company.  TwentyCi...

The new Federation of Independent Agents - scheduled to launch this week - has revealed a partnership with reviews platform Feefo. The...

It’s not often we can enjoy beautiful sunshine on bank holidays, but I suppose this one was a particularly blessed weekend,...

Low risk letting is everyone’s aim, but unless legitimate guidelines are followed it’s difficult to know if a tenant will prove...

Jackson-Stops has launched a new branch in mid-Sussex, expanding the estate agency’s national network to over 45 offices.  The Mid-Sussex branch will...

Q: What does it say on your business card? Charlie Lancaster,  Managing Director, m: 07976 507107 e:charlie.lancaster@mybid4it.com,  Blake House, 18 Blake...

Two of the PropTech sector's highest profile digital marketing suppliers are integrating in a bid to help agents nurture the leads...

It has been a long time coming, but the tenant fees ban, which forbids landlords and letting agents in England from...

Savills has been named the winner of the real estate agents/advisor league table in the UK Business Superbrand list for the...

Winkworth has a new office at Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, as an independent local agency rebrands as part of the franchise giant. Previously trading...

The average time it takes for a single first time buyer to save for a 15 per cent deposit in England...

Purplebricks has been named one of Britain’s ‘most relevant’ brands to consumers. The agency came in 13th in a list of...

Hybrid estate agency has reported a modest pre-tax profit of some £400,000 as part of the 2018 results of its parent...

When you think of the best ad campaigns – from moustachioed opera singers and talking meerkats to millions of bouncing balls...

The chairman of franchise giant Hunters says his company’s purchasing power is such that it secures 60 per cent discounts from...

At PayProp we recognise that it’s the hard-working agents and other staff that make the industry a success, so training should...

The US estate agency Keller Williams says it is on course to have 10 hubs, called market centres, across the UK...

Foxtons and Quintain have both recently made an important decision about their technological innovation, the same decision must also be made...

Hello, welcome to a new week and to PJT, your regular Monday round-up of jobs news in the industry. Do please let...

Almost as soon as the government yesterday made its latest announcement to outlaw rogue leasehold deals, the measure was branded “pathetic. More...

There’s been no formal confirmation that London agency Dexters has acquired the London and nearby offices of Jackson-Stops, as has been...

Four high-profile industry figures have sent an open letter urging agents to think about what they call “smarter marketing” in a...

Fine & Country is opening a new office in York, joining some 300 similarly branded outlets worldwide.  Frances Bowling, manager of Fine...

An estate agency which was set up in south Wales late last year is opening a new branch that it describes...

In another bid to take on Rightmove, OnTheMarket is introducing a new range of advertising products which will enable agents to...

You can tell it’s the onset of spring by the fact that this weekend sees the start of the Formula 1...

A former senior management figure at Rightmove and online estate agency Doorsteps is going it alone for a new holiday property...

The Guild of Property Professionals says its network of over 800 independent estate agents across the UK has, collectively, the highest...

Family-run Chelsea agency Russell Simpson is marking 40 years of business by expanding for the first time in its history, opening...

Hello and welcome to this week’s PJT, your weekly chance to catch up on major moves in our industry. Everyone here has...

The road to opening up your own business can be a long one. If you’ve never done it before, there are...

The ESTAS has released details of those agents and suppliers to the industry who have been shortlisted for the most prestigious...

Hello and here we go with yet another Agents Do Charity, the weekly opportunity to herald the unsung efforts of our...

The former chief information officer of Foxtons has taken a senior position at Hunters. The appointment of Dan Rafferty as Hunters’ chief operating...

Instagram (or, as the younger generation would have it, Insta) is, by any measure, massive.  Only launched in October 2010, it’s a...

Well-known Essex and Hertfordshire agency Mullucks Wells is rebranding as part of the Hunters Group. Mullucks Wells will remain independently owned but...

Nobody likes change. It makes people feel threatened, undermines their confidence, and makes them worry about the future. But regardless of...

The chief executive and founder of a developer and property investment group says Purplebricks is “an excellent business” but its recent...

The UK’s two leading conveyancing groups have merged to form what they call a “powerhouse” to be called Simplify. My Home Move...

Online agency platform Love2move insists that its current bid to attract investors will not be damaged by the adverse publicity surrounding...

Countrywide’s high-end brand Hamptons International says agents at its branches will in future be “delighted” to fill water bottles for members of...

Welcome to this week’s PJT, your chance to catch up with the latest key job moves. Keep in touch with us on...

Interesting news this week from South Africa where the PropTech startup, Flow, has raised R20m in the country’s 'biggest PropTech seed...

A poster advertising shared ownership, promoting homes from a housing association, has been banned by the Advertising Standards Authority. The poster, for...

Cambridge-based agency and auctioneers Cheffins is celebrating the approach of 200 years in business with a very 21st century event -...

Estate agents and property firms are being invited to take part in the inaugural Property & Construction leg of an event...

A new group called the Federation of Independent Agents has been set up as a network of like-minded independent agents who...

If anyone thought Brexit may allow domestic buyers a bigger share of the market, think again: no fewer than 57 per...

The radically-restructured Humberts estate agency claims the risks it took last year in scrapping branches and moving to ‘hubs’ has paid...

The first major estate agency business to launch a crowdfunding bid since the controversial collapse of Emoov has emphasised its “realistic”...

We all know the three essential things an estate agent must have on their website include the ability to be able...

Who are you? I’m the Director of Sales for both the well-known industry leading Today publications and The ValPal Network. Leading publications: Estate...

The UK’s second-largest online estate agency, Yopa, is this month launching a new advertising campaign under the title ‘Smooth Move’. The agency...

Northwood has hoovered up Humphreys of Chester, which it describes as one of the city’s “most reputable and well-established estate agencies.” Jim...

There are many misconceptions about the franchising world but, whether we’re talking about estate agency franchises or fast food franchises, it’s...

To a sales-focused agency, having a lettings department can sometimes feel like losing control of the business. Recent cases of property management...

BAD PHOTOS – 6 BIG MISTAKES YOU MIGHT BE MAKING! In our last article, we highlighted some really important and shocking stats...

The beleaguered Your Move estate agency insists there was no breach of customer privacy after an ex-employee reportedly took confidential data...

A review website has launched that describes itself as “a new and powerful research and marketing tool in the residential property...

Customer experience (CX) will largely determine the future of estate agency in the UK. This is now a key battleground for...

The Property Franchise Group says its online/hybrid agency EweMove traded profitably throughout  last year and will show “a significant improvement” over...

A major restructuring of LSL Property Services has just been announced to shareholders, with substantial numbers of branch closures. The statement says...

The former chief executive of Emoov says he has the answer to Foxtons’ current downbeat performance - it should exploit its...

Hello and welcome to this week’s PJT.  Everyone here let us know about their jobs news by emailing press@estateagenttoday.co.uk - please do...

Kit Malthouse has been making headlines this week, but – in keeping with his tenure as Housing Minister so far -...

Outsourcing. Everyone has an opinion on it and there’s a stigma surrounding it in the lettings industry. But get this…letting agents ARE...

Foxtons has reported further small slides in both revenue and profits for 2018 - but sales income plummeted from £43m to...

There’s no end to the PropTech and photography solutions available to estate agents these days to help them sell good, old-fashioned...

By thinking outside the box, agents can truly embrace the idea of space-as-a-service and create entirely new, and highly valuable, streams...

The seemingly-endless debate surrounding Brexit may be punishing for estate agents in London in particular but one, at least, is making...

The monthly index of house price changes in Britain’s major cities, for many years operated under the Hometrack banner, has been...

Agents need to focus on more targeted marketing using a mix of traditional and modern methods to optimise their position in...

Hello and welcome to this week’s PJT, your Monday update on jobs and key moves across the industry. Everyone mentioned here has...

Connells’ brand Gascoigne Halman has lost its appeal against OnTheMarket. Gascoigne Halman challenged OTM’s old ‘one other portal’ rule at the Competition...

Fine & Country has revealed that it is the fastest-growing premium agency in the UK. Quoting research from TwentyCi - the business...

Every day thousands of estate agency boards are erected across the UK. Even in the digital age the board remains one...

A new bespoke Customer Relationship Management system developed by The Property Franchise Group claims to enable High Street agents to fight...

The government policies and enforcement plans for anti-money laundering measures are set to take centre stage at next month’s annual conference...

EweMove, the hybrid agency owned by The Property Franchise Group, has announced five new franchisees - several of them are independent...

I don’t think I can add anything more to the excellent 2019 pieces we’ve seen on EAT in recent weeks –...

When it comes to building online reputation, Google is king. It is estimated that over 90% of consumers Google a business before...

Hunters has continued its expansion in the north of England with two new branches in Yorkshire and Lancashire.  The Pontefract branch becomes...

A firm which recently joined the ‘hub club’ of agencies using centralised services offices says its won a major new build...

The new management at Emoov says that following its acquisition out of administration it will relaunch as an online estate agency later...

Part of the Arun Estates Group has rebranded - by dropping the ‘& Partners’ element of its name. The agency formerly known...

The high-end New York based estate agency Corcoran has issued franchise documents for ‘global markets’ prompting speculation that it could spread...

It’s been an interesting week of contrasts when it comes to online replacing ‘the old school’. Data from that clever consultancy The...

Customers are still trying to get hold of Emoov, Tepilo and Hatched months after they closed down. Estate Agent Today has seen...

Estate Agent Today understands from a respected source that the remains of the Emoov and Tepilo online agencies have been acquired...

Are you a real Doctor? Not in the conventional sense no, sorry to disappoint! I’m Tom Durrant and I’m the Creative Director...

Winkworth says it’s seen a huge 78.5 per cent rise in franchise applicants over the past 12 months and says there...

Purplebricks has revealed that it’s given its new global chief operating officer 700,000 shares - valued at around £165p each that...

A new portal which had branded itself as “the UK’s first decentralised property listing database” appears to have had a setback...

Hello and welcome to this year’s first edition of Property Jobs Today, reporting on the first industry moves of 2019. We’re told...

A hybrid estate agency which uses freelance agents operating from a central hub is now expanding from London into the Home...

Hamptons International - at one time tipped to be sold off or even shut during the recent problems afflicting parent company...

Keller Williams, which yesterday revealed two new market centres in the south of England, says up to 25 agents in the...

The shortlist has been announced for the annual Guild of Property Professionals Awards to be held on January 17 in London.  The...

Hello and welcome to 2019. These are less predictions and more expectations - developments following on from what’s happened in the past...

There’s nothing new about identifying 10 figures who have helped shape an industry over the past year, but that doesn’t mean...

Londoners paid some £30 billion on homes elsewhere in the UK this year - the highest amount since 2007. A report from...

One of the west country’s best known estate agencies is about to enter a new era – led by a managing...

Another year is nearly done – and what an eventful year it’s been. We’ve had more than our fair share of breaking...

The Deposit Protection Service (The DPS) keeps deposit money safe for letting agents, landlords and renters during the course a tenancy....

An analysis of property branding by more than 200 companies suggests that Purplebricks and OnTheMarket are two of the big winners with...

Uncertainty will be a key characteristic of the housing market for “the next few years” warns Countrywide - and not just...

House prices are flatlining with the rate of annual growth having fallen continually since August according to LSL Property Services, which...

Having built over 1900 websites for estate and lettings agents in the last 16 years, we know a thing or two...

It is something of an understatement to say that we are in challenging times. BREXIT is unresolved and we wait with...

There are only a few days left for agents, brokers and suppliers to enter the ESTAS 2019 - closing date is...

Hello and welcome to this week’s PJT - and while it may be just days to Christmas, there’s still plenty of...

A family is raffling a £3m home on the Hampshire/Dorset border after a series of sales fell through. Mark and Sharon Beresford...

Hello and welcome to a new week - the last before Christmas. We’ve got more of your wonderful office pictures and videos...

Hard not to mention two major breaking news stories of recent days; one directly affecting the property market and one which...

Savills has snapped up an independent London estate agency in what is likely to be one of the last deals of...

So this is (almost) it. Next week may be a quiet one for business as vendors and landlords alike begin to...

Zoopla claims a new Property Valuation Report being trialled in nine areas will win more leads for agents.  The PVR will use...

Two weeks to Christmas but no sign of our industry slowing down with more job moves announced in recent days.  Please let...

The ‘new broom’ owners of Zoopla have revealed that Gary Bramall is to be the firm’s new chief marketing officer charged with...

The UK renting demographic is diversifying at a rapid pace. While the current market poses many challenges for traditional letting agents,...

In his keynote speech at the recent Negotiator Conference, Professor Andrew Baum sparked debate throughout the property industry. Baum’s speech, which began...

The demise of Emoov, Tepilo and lettings platform Urban raises question marks over the long-term viability of online agencies according to...

Emoov has this afternoon appointed administrators as a result of not being able to secure a buyer - the move had...

At least some calls from potential customers to Emoov are being cut off and rival estate agents are now plundering the...

Has no one told the industry that it’s December and things are supposed to be slowing down? This week’s Property Jobs...

Every other advert on the TV is featuring Santa Claus, snowmen or reindeer, the tinsel, trees and decorations are out in...

The circus surrounding the fate of online agency Emoov has taken an unexpected turn. Yesterday Sky News revealed that the company was...

A long-standing independent agency on the south coast is to rebrand after being snapped up by a Winkworth franchisee. Humphreys & Orr,...

A sales and lettings agency specialising in waterside property along the Thames is linking up with a larger business to co-market...

To say legendary ZPG founder and CEO Alex Chesterman left big boots to fill when he stepped back from day-to-day operations...

Orchards of London is abandoning its current branch network and instead opening a single Hub from the middle of next month. Orchards,...

Yorkshire agency Linley & Simpson is on the acquisition trail yet again - and it’s revealed its eighth deal of the...

The introduction of the Propertymark brand as a ‘consumer friendly’ umbrella name for a series of trade bodies has been a...

Photos and floor plans remain an essential tool in property marketing. Despite a wealth of choice from aspiring UK PropTech start-ups the...

Humberts’ revolution continues apace as it opens its first controversial hub in Dorset and accompanies it with a brand new vocabulary...

Estate and letting agents are being warned not to slow down too early in the run up to Christmas as it...

Intelligent Services Group - parent company of online auction service IAM Sold - is rebranding around the IAM name. ISG and its...

Time appears to be running short for the sale of troubled online agency Emoov. An Emoov insider has told Estate Agent Today...

Given that online property portals, dominated by a handful of websites, are by far the most popular home search method, it...

A new prime London hybrid agency wants what it calls “disillusioned property professionals” to join the firm and take advantage of...

An estate agency analyst has shared with Estate Agent Today his findings on the current and recent conversion rates of online...

The ValPal Network, an automated valuation system, has for the first time provided over 100,000 leads to agents in just one...

The man responsible for defining John Lewis’ legendary customer service, and preserving its Never Knowingly Undersold pledge, is to address the...

However mild the weather may have been for most of us, it’s a cold autumn for the online estate agency market...

Rather like doctors, estate agents are present at critical points in our lives – moving in together, bidding farewell to a...

1.             Who are you and what do you do? HeyJuno Property is a business dedicated to empowering estate and letting agents throughout...

Purplebricks says it has seen year-on-year revenue growth of about 20 per cent despite what its chairman calls “a challenging UK...

London agency chain Portico has signed up to OnTheMarket.  The 17 branch firm, which handles both sales and lettings, has offices in...

Countrywide is to give each of its 10,000 staff a strategy document setting out where the company is planning to be...

The first signs of a seasonal slowdown are appearing according to some agents in touch with EAT, but there are still...

There’s to be the first-ever Residential Agent Zone at next year’s FUTURE PropTech event to be held on May 14. The zone will...

It’s the most obvious visual medium high street agents have at their disposal, and for many decades has been absolutely pivotal...

Two former High Street agents say their new hybrid agency has enjoyed an impressive launch gathering 40 instructions in just four...

Countrywide has given Estate Agent Today exclusive details of progress on its Back To Basics programme as it seeks to recover...

Hello and welcome to a bumper edition of Property Jobs Today, your weekly insight into the key moves within our industry. Everyone...

It is a sobering thought that 40 years have slipped by since I first ran a tape measure across the inside...

Given that ‘UK buyers are the most digitally active home hunters’, with HSBC’s Beyond the Bricks report stating that 90% of...

OnTheMarket has this morning announced that franchise giant Belvoir will list all of its 300-plus branches on the challenger portal.  This includes...

Almost one in five online sales valuations generated by The ValPal Network over a two-year period resulted in a completion with...

What may just be the UK’s ultimate property domain names have come up for sale - property.co.uk and realestate.co.uk. Both domains, which...

A new estate agency has come up with a novel way of taking prospective purchasers around its patch - by using...

The culture of impatience and instant gratification has a lot to answer for. It has forced the hand of the property...

The last couple of weeks’ articles were penned very much for a specific agent readership, something I am trying to be...

London agency Stirling Ackroyd has announced its third acquisition in the course of a year. It’s only 15 months ago that Stirling...

Local business reviews are becoming increasingly important for reputation management, with recent research showing 90% of consumers read online reviews before...

The chief executive of Emoov, Russell Quirk, has suggested that the unexpectedly low take up of online agents may mean that...

More than half of home owners now use online reviews to choose their estate agent when putting their property on the...

Hello and welcome to a new working week, which means your chance to catch up on the key moves in our...

Several agents have asked me whether they should consider ditching their high street offices and move to an out of town...

Google celebrated its 20th birthday last month. Yes, it might be hard to recall a time when it wasn’t integral in...

When Facebook first announced it would be entering the property listings market a few weeks ago it sent shockwaves across the...

Last week, the first of a new kind of industry event took place; an open debate between agents and PropTech suppliers. Strong...

From where I’m standing there’s a lot in common between the debate between online and traditional agents, and the argument over...

A statement to the London Stock Exchange by eProp Services has cemented its role primarily as a PropTech firm. This is in...

The latest figures from Purplebricks, contained within the agency’s annual report released this week, claim that 81 per cent of its...

Winkworth has opened an office in Northampton.  The operation is owned and run by new franchisee Sunny Kooner, who is joined by...

The six-figure refurb of the office on London’s Park Lane occupied by The Guild and Fine & Country is officially launching...

The shock immediate closure of Hatched, the online agency heavily invested in by Connells, has raised question marks over the online...

OnTheMarket has this morning announced that it’s signed up the north east of England regional agency Pattinson, which has 27 branches...

The independent Sutton-based property business Centro PLC has acquired Cheam and Mayfair based Christies Estate Agents Limited.   The new combined agency is...

Over the last 10 years, so much has changed within the marketing sector, including the surge of mobile use, the way...

Two agency brands operated by Nick Dunning Associates, a company led by former Countrywide employees, have started listing on OnTheMarket. Townends, covering...

Yieldit, an online agency that specialises in selling investment houses and apartments with tenants in situ, is claiming a strong quarter...

Tili does all the work to deliver a smooth home move for customers and income for agents. An innovative and easy to...

The eight strong residential estate agency team of a prominent Scottish law firm is being off-loaded to a rival, according to...

Hello and welcome to this week’s PJT, your chance to catch up on the major moves in the agency industry over...

What are the magic ingredients for building a strong brand, attracting new customers and building trust with your target market? Gareth Helm,...

The raison d'être for estate agents everywhere is to get their properties noticed! It’s as simple as that. These days you’re likely...

EweMove is the country’s fifth largest online agency group based on transactions, and continues to make a profit according to its owner,...

Yopa - the online agency enjoying large-scale financial backing from Savills and LSL Property Services, the owner of Your Move -...