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Zoopla has unveiled a subtle rebranding plus new features and functionality - and says it wants to be number one, not...

This time out, I speak to one of the industry’s biggest-hitters. Adrian Gill may have retired from frontline agency, having had...

Today is the day that non-essential retail reopens as part of the government's roadmap out of lockdown. For the majority of the...

Here are the first three TV adverts for Boomin, the new property portal which launches on Friday.The new website launches early...

Yopa has instructed two companies to help with its brand building as it battles with other major online players. It’s appointed M.i. Media...

Connells has bought a small three-branch family-run agency to sit within Sequence - Connells' third acquisition in recent weeks. Holroyds - bought for...

As a property agent, fancy marketing terminology such as ‘omnichannel’ might not hold too much interest for you right now. We’re in...

A new service is offering agents free welcome boxes which can be passed over to buyers and tenants who move in. The...

This time out, I’m in conversation with one of the big three established portals. Since it was founded in 2007, Zoopla...

Zoopla has revealed a multi-million-pound programme of future developments which have taken 18 months to finalise. Chief executive Charlie Bryant has told...

A £17.8m pre-tax loss has been reported by Yopa in its latest financial statement filed at Companies House. Figures lodged just before...

A digital resource hub for estate agents launches a new product today, claiming to shorten transaction times.  Sort Move, which has been...

One of Countrywide’s two up-market brands, Hamptons International, has unveiled a new look which it describes as part of “a transformational...

The new property portal Boomin has revealed its fees structure for agents. Tapping into the industry debate over portal fees, Boomin describes...

A former London estate agency owner and finalist on The Apprentice says he’s now returning to the sector to sell new-builds. Jamie...

Your Move is to become the English Football League’s official Communities Supporter for the coming season. The agency is already an Official...

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

Are agents swimming upstream against the Electrical Safety Regulations? 3 months on from the introduction of the ‘Electrical Safety Standards in the...

A North East agency, which first opened in 1977, has revealed a new identity with a new name and fresh branding. Thirlwells...

Independent estate agency Heywoods has undergone a major rebrand in honour of its former boss Chris Stops. Stops, 57, passed away in...

Fine & Country has revealed its latest branch - a West Wales office opening for business on Tuesday. It will initially cover...

Some 275,000 subscribers have signed up for the latest Zoopla email education programme under the Zooploma banner. This one is aimed at...

Zoopla has been awarded £50,000 of premium ad space with the Telegraph Media Group in recognition of a campaign to help the UK...

Whisper it quietly but in just 10 days time we have the final Bank Holiday before Christmas. We would like to mark...

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

Zoopla says it wants to know what agents think of its new TV advert which airs from tomorrow but can be...

Zoopla has revealed details of its biggest ever marketing campaign in a bid to cash in on agents’ growing dissatisfaction with...

Rightmove and OnTheMarket have revealed their latest bids to keep agent support. Rightmove is launching an extensive redesign of property details pages, after...

A new director has been appointed at Fine & Country charged with achieving the corporate goal of “becoming the largest premium...

Fine & Country has announced it signed a string of agencies to its brand during lockdown. Most F&C agents members are High...

The online agency Housesimple has rebranded to become 'Strike' with immediate effect. The news comes as a surprise given the apparent success...

The advertising and sponsorship links between Purplebricks and Team GB have won the agency a silver medal according to a leading...

The latest branch of Fine & Country says it intends to expand both its premises and its workforce by the end...

Dominic Cummings has been at worst a cause of huge anger to a nation that’s already extremely anxious. At best, he’s been...

Letting agents up and down the country have undoubtedly felt the financial strain added by the outbreak of COVID19. Whilst this will continue,...

We all know the world has gone digital—nothing new there. Every time you jump online, you’re one of 4.5 billion internet...

An estate agency that runs its own TV shows via YouTube has launched a second season featuring local companies, amenities and...

Due to the current Coronavirus pandemic, we are all being told to stay at home as much as possible to contain...

Following on from the second half of the last decade, the first few weeks of 2020 have been a bit mad...

Six common ‘crimes of modern-day call handling’ are blighting UK estate and letting agencies and hampering their growth, reputation and profitability. These...

It's been two years since the SDL Group launched its franchise block management business, SDL Property Partners, the first of its...

Yes, believe it or not, we’ve nearly reached the end of a whole decade. And what an eventful decade it’s been. We’ve...

The Australian agent is a very different beast to his or her British counterpart - and it’s not just because we...

A sales and lettings agency in the Cotswolds has taken on a fleet of fully electric company cars. The Volkswagen eGolfs selected...

The Australian agent is a very different beast to his or her British counterpart - no surprises there. And it’s not...

One of the earliest British estate agencies to adopt the model of using self-employed or freelance agents operating under the same...

Zoopla has unveiled new functionality that it claims will make searching for new homes easier for consumers - and resumes the...

Controversy and Purplebricks have gone hand in hand since the agency was first launched in 2012, through its float on the...

There has been a real wind of change in estate agency and over the last 18 months we have seen the...

A high-end estate agency which describes itself as 'the world's only global lifestyle real estate company' is recruiting new partner agents. Quintessentially...

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

The new managing director of easyProperty claims the hybrid agency will be targeting branch managers and senior negotiators who think they...

An independent agency has partnered with high-end firm Fine & Country after its own brand reached a 'glass ceiling'. Home Truths Sales...

Countrywide says London agency Greene & Co, acquired back in May 2015, will become ‘fully immersed’ into its Hamptons International brand...

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

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

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

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...

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...

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

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...

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...

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...

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

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...

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

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

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...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

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

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...

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...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Franchise giant Hunters has reported its latest results to the city, showing impressive growth despite a slow-moving property market. In the six...

One of the industry's best-known suppliers for displays has undergone a complete rebrand, showcasing a new logo and website. Mid West Displays...

Fine & Country is claiming to be the fastest growing premium estate agency brand in England and Wales over the last...

Independent review website allAgents says its ultimate ambition is to be a serious rival to existing portals like OnTheMarket. Unveiling a new...

It’s not just the bosses’ pay incentives that have been a problem for Countrywide’s senior management - it appears the company...

Next week ludlowthompson celebrates its 25th anniversary. Here, I catch up with Stephen Ludlow, co-founder and now executive director of the...

It’s been revealed that the creators of Purplebricks came up with the name while brain-storming around a kitchen table - and...

In a world increasingly obsessed with all things digital, it's no surprise that many estate agents are choosing to experiment with...

The fast-expanding Spicerhaart group has launched its own in-house Property Marketing Academy and has secured a well-known industry trainer and coach...

As any agent will know, the task of ordering, erecting and maintaining boards can be time- consuming and cumbersome. While ultimately working...

I loved my Foxtons office. I started in the Battersea branch. It was the old-style office; traditional carpets, actual properties in...

Another four existing estate agency branches have rebranded as Hunters. In the westcountry three branches of Heritage4homes - at Yatton, Nailsea and...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Tom Cummuskey Sales & Marketing Manager … Fast approaching double...

Hunters is hoping to defy the long-running slowdown in the London market with the opening of a new branch in Greenwich.  The...

The former managing director of Foxtons, Peter Rollings, has spilled the beans on what it was like working at the heart...

Peter Rollings is one of the most respected and best-known figures in property, having helped to rapidly grow Foxtons (where he...

The For Sale board is one of the oldest marketing tools available to agents, but it is still considered one of...

Cluttons - which a year ago was bought out of pre-pack administration by a so-called ‘turnaround’ business, RCapital - has now...

Last time out I looked at the growing importance of content, social media and design – but these should only form...

The long-awaited merger of Tepilo and Emoov is reported to have been confirmed this afternoon and in with them goes online lettings...

National franchise agency Hunters has announced the opening of its latest branch in the Welsh town of Llandrindod Wells. The agency's third...

As promised a few weeks ago, this week’s Natter concentrates on the importance of content, design and social media, three easily...

Gone are the days of having to rush back to your office every time you win an instruction to market the...

Floor plan software provider Metropix celebrated their win at The ESTAS on Friday by announcing an upcoming landmark. Having scooped the “Best...

I have total transparency. I love that.  I know how the portals are doing, I know how many people are clicking on...

Maplin, Toys R Us, Carpetright, Warren Evans – what do they have in common? All are well-known high street chains that...

‘Respect’ is the new mantra for politicians: whether it’s about street gang leaders, social media trolls or those on either side...

Floor plans are an essential marketing tool, which play an important part in helping an estate agent sell a home.  A floor...

For part two of the 'Day in the life of' series, I spoke to Peter Kavanagh, who first joined Romans in...

In the first of an ongoing series exploring the people who make the property industry tick, I catch up with James...

When it comes to growing your business sustainably, maintaining a brand that is eye-catching and identifiable with your audience is vital...

Estate Agent Today can reveal that one of London’s best known agency chains has acquired one of the capital’s leading independent...

According to The Branding Journal, a brand is “a name, term, design, symbol, or any other feature that identifies one seller's...

The Department of Communities and Local Government has been rebadged as the Department of Housing, Communities and Local Government in what...

Anscombe & Ringland and Russell, Baldwin & Bright are tobe rebranded under the Chancellors name.  The agencies - Anscombe & Ringland in...

Three Country Properties offices in Hertfordshire have been rebranded as Hunters - over two years after their acquisition.  The regional agency Country Properties...

As we hurtle towards the end of 2017, it’s time to reflect on the year that’s just been.   Even better, this property-based...

Fine & Country claims it has increased its brand awareness amongst its target audience - homeowners aged over 35 and earning...

They say presentation is key (something that Theresa May now knows all too well after her calamitous conference speech). But equally...

Fine & Country is to allow interior designers to operate under its brand name. Fine & Country Interior Design will be run...

How has the world of estate agency changed in the last few decades? That’s the question this week’s Natter is going...

Jackson-Stops & Staff is undergoing a rebrand including the creation of a snappier title - it’s just Jackson-Stops now - as...

Not so long ago, new UK car sales were racing ahead, fuelled by confidence in the economic recovery, but car production...

Once upon a time there were estate agents. That was it. Nice and simple. If you marketed and sold residential property,...

Winkworth Franchising has created an in-house recruitment department to enhance the company’s tailored offering to franchisees. The team will be led by head...

Living next to inconsiderate neighbours can be a nightmare, but letting to bad tenants can prove costly, especially when issues, which...

**The free photography course for estate agents (part one) offer has now expired. It is still available in special circumstances so...

Two leading property analysts have written a fiercely critical assessment of the merger between easyProperty and the Guild of Property Professionals.   The...

The Wallington branch of Andrews Property Group recently contacted a local resident – but not to book a valuation or organise...

MPL Interiors was brought in to execute an office fit-out in a former paint shop in Wantage, Oxfordshire, for estate agent...

Since we last spoke, the ESTAS – the biggest and best property awards ceremony in the UK – has been and...

The founder of the trade group seeking to represent independent agencies says he hopes the National Association of Estate Agents considers...

Trinity Mirror is aiming to secure more of agents' marketing spend after launching what it is describing as a 'fightback' against...

A provider of 360 virtual tours for estate and letting agents has announced it is offering customers a 'freemium package'. EyeSpy360 previously...

East London estate agency Spencers is today being rebranded as Portico. The seven-branch network - which also trades as Phillip Leigh -...

Humberts - until now known as an agency operating predominantly in market towns across southern England - is opening a Mayfair office in...

The new chief marketing officer of online estate agency YOPA is a figure with over 20 years experience with brands such as...

Zoopla has launched a new advertising campaign to promote its usefulness to house movers as told through the eyes of hermit...

In this Natter we have an exclusive interview with David Cox, CEO of ARLA Propertymark and one of the best-known figures...

Each of Hunters’ 180 branches will soon be able to create their own online branded monthly property lifestyle magazine or newspaper.   The...

New research conducted for ZPG claims that Zoopla’s ‘national spontaneous brand awareness’ is at an all-time high - with the gap...

Propertymark, the new brand umbrella for the National Association of Estate Agents and the Association of Residential Letting Agents, is to...

Martin & Co wants its shareholders to agree that the firm’s name should be changes to The Property Franchise Group.  A note...

1) Who are you? Kevin Ward – Director and founder of Agentlocator.co.uk 2) For those not familiar with Agent Locator, can you explain...

A new website supporting high street estate agents has recently launched. Agent Locator provides an online platform for high street estate agents to showcase...

Housing minister Gavin Barwell has told the NAEA conference that there is no quick fix for the country’s housing shortage -...

The National Association of Estate Agents is rebranding to Propertymark NAEA and the Association of Residential Letting Agents is to be...

Agents who subscribe to LonRes are being offered a personalised report builder offering sales and lettings data at postcode level, and...

Andrews Property Group has announced that Ronda Green, the group’s marketing director, died suddenly in hospital on January 3. Having previously worked...

There’s been a bumper mailbag sent to press@estateagenttoday.co.uk this week to mark what must be the height of the fund-raising season...

Countrywide chief executive Alison Platt has told Estate Agent Today the transformation she wishes to see within the group may take...

Good branding is absolutely crucial to any successful business or product, even more so in a world of social media, instant...

Zoopla Property Group claims that brand awareness for Zoopla is now at an all-time high and is establishing a growing gap...

The eventual rebrand of former independent agency W A Ellis is set to be completed next year following the opening of...

OnTheMarket is linking with the Absolutely Magazines chain of London-centric magazines to provide a co-branded online search facility on the publishing firm’s...

The Jeffries Group, an eight-branch Hampshire-based independent agency, says it is going to leave OnTheMarket.  Although the group’s website and email branding...

This week we have the Head Shepherd of EweMove, Glenn Ackroyd, in the hotseat. He’s been co-owner of EweMove Sales and Lettings,...

The UK's largest estate agency has announced another key departure from its senior management team.  Graham Bell, managing director for London, is...

Property portal Rightmove has revealed its new logo to estate and letting agents ahead of its official launch in December. The portal...

The network of independent estate agents known as the Property Sharing Experts has become the Experts in Property. The change of name...

Andrews Property Group has announced several acquisitions which have strengthened its operations across London and the South West. The firm, which recently...

Hunters has delivered an upbeat report to shareholders, claiming income up 42 per cent in the first six months of the...

Martin & Co is reported to have acquired EweMove, an estate agency which describes itself as the first ‘hybrid’ service -...

Haart has apologised over what it calls the “completely unacceptable” parking of one of its cars which blocked in a care worker’s...

Estate Agent Today has received a list of around 60 Countrywide Group estate agency offices expected to close in the next...

Regional agency Andrew’s Estates has opened its seventh branch on the Wirral, making it the largest independent to operate in the...

Countrywide has started the formal process of merging and rebranding some of its existing local chains, beginning with London.  John D Wood...

It’s easy to forget, but there was a time when the internet didn’t exist. When the idea behind the world wide...

Andrews Property Group, which this year celebrates its 70th anniversary, has rebranded its offices and online presence.  It says its new look...

The Conveyancing Association has set out recommendations to end what it claims are significant delays and overcharging taking place within the...

The 177 year old agency and consultancy Bidwells has a new brand identity - and an ambitious pledge to grow market...

Zoopla is beefing up its TV and bus advertising this week to consolidate its claim to be the property portal with...

Cost-effective marketing will always be an important part of growing an estate agency business. I'm often asked about the ways in which...

A number of estate and letting agents have this week announced key appointments and business expansions.  Estate agency John Shepherd is set...

Zoopla says its latest research shows it has now achieved a record level of national brand awareness and leads UK property...

Recently, I was speaking to the owner of a chain of estate agents which is thinking of refreshing its company image. They...

Unlock the power of your emails “You would never send thousands of canvass letters that did nothing, but most agents send emails...

Storm Katie (makes it sound so harmless when they give it a name like that, doesn’t it?) might have given the...

In what some industry observers may see as a shrewd marketing move, OnTheMarket is believed to be considering a name change...

Countrywide has denied speculation in the industry that the names of its Hamptons International and John D Wood & Co brands...

The analyst who has claimed that Rightmove may be seeking to ‘embed’ itself into estate agencies’ day-to-day management has now told...

Countrywide has rebranded its land and new homes team as Countrywide Residential Development and has announced a raft of new senior...

Two senior figures from major agencies have teamed up to form a new training operation called Agency Mentors.  Iain White, a former...

There seems to have been a seismic shift in recent years for companies to migrate everything ‘on brand’ online. However signage...

This week, SearchFlow launches it new brand. Group Marketing and Communications Director, Maud Rousseau discusses the ethos behind the new brand...

For the team at Andrews, the new year started a long time ago. Almost two years ago to be precise as...

Let Mid West Displays get your window in shape! Never underestimate the power of high street presence. Image is everything, and what...

South of England agency chain Andrews has launched a new app and website as part of its brand-refreshing programme for 2016.  The...

Purplebricks is very easily the most recognisable online estate agency, according to a survey of 1,300 home owners by respected polling...

There has been a fierce attack on failed conveyancing portal Veyo, in the form of an open letter from one of the...

A so-called ‘brand incubator’ has invested in online estate agency Settled. Settled launched in January 2015 but has had negligible impact even...

Research commissioned by Zoopla claims it remains the property portal in the UK with the highest spontaneous national consumer brand awareness. The...

Chief executive Alison Platt says Countrywide Group will always remain a “house of brands” but will nonetheless move to “fewer, stronger...

Start increasing stock levels today using Ravensworth's Marketing Toolkit. We understand that stock can be hard to come by in today’s competitive...

Two more agencies have set up new home divisions - a barometer of how they anticipate residential development becoming a bigger...

The Romans Group has confirmed its fourth acquisition of the year - it has now merged with Campsie’s residential and commercial...

Readers of Estate Agent Today and Letting Agent Today were given an exclusive opportunity to pose questions to Zoopla Property Group...

Franchise giant Martin & Co says there has been “very limited take-up” of a no frills estate agency service that it...

One of the country largest agency chains, Connells, has unveiled an updated logo and boards, along with plans to modernise its offices...

Rightmove is to relaunch its portal with a design to emphasise what it claims is increasing consumer-friendliness and ever-higher volumes of...

So, has everyone been enjoying the fine summer weather we’ve been experiencing? Oh, wait…fear not, I will attempt to inject a...

Zoopla claims that new research shows it leads all UK property portals with the highest level of national consumer brand awareness. The...

The abundance of emails you send every day presents a valuable, yet often overlooked marketing opportunity for your agency. With that said,...

Two interesting developments in the past week have shown how established parts of the agency industry - on either side of...

In a flurry of artistic jargon, LonRes has unveiled the thinking behind its new pink corporate logo, unveiled on the website...

Andrews & Robertson, one of the UK’s best known independent property auctioneers, has unveiled a new logo.  The launch completes the recent...

As a company that designs and manufactures products we are constantly looking for new products that will WOW you, and in...

Kudos Residential, a Norfolk sales and lettings agency, today becomes part of the Hunters empire, bringing the number of Hunters-branded franchise...

The Advertising Standards Authority has given its backing to an estate agency using Rightmove data to claim it had the most...

Online franchise agency EweMove has 'expanded its flock' after opening four new branches. The latest franchises to open their doors are located...

Q: What does it say on your business card? I’m actually new at the company so haven’t got mine yet but when...