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The ESTAS Group has named a new headline sponsor for its 2021 Forum and Awards, taking over from Zoopla with immediate effect. It’s...
12 April 2021
From: Breaking News

The last property event I attended in person – and I think the last physical property event held all told –...
10 April 2021
From: Features

The UK property market is always evolving but never as quickly as it is now. Traditional estate agents are seriously questioning...
07 April 2021
From: Features

With March marking one year since the beginning of the first national lockdown across all four nations of Britain in response...
31 March 2021
From: Features

A broker has launched the UK’s longest-ever fixed rate mortgage, with no early repayment charge or exit fees - the first product...
11 March 2021
From: Breaking News

No fewer than 79 per cent of people want the stamp duty holiday extended according to a survey conducted by an...
02 March 2021
From: Breaking News

Reservation Agreement specialist Gazeal is to sponsor the Estate Agent categories at The ESTAS later this year. Gazeal chief executive Bryan Mansell...
17 February 2021
From: Breaking News

The biggest awards in the residential property sector, The ESTAS, has confirmed an autumn date for its main 2021 event. Traditionally the...
09 February 2021
From: Breaking News

A mortgage has been launched targeting borrowers who believe they are unlikely to complete their purchase before the stamp duty holiday’s...
05 February 2021
From: Breaking News

A study of 2,000 home owners shows that over a third have felt pressured by an agent into use its in-house mortgage...
11 December 2020
From: Breaking News

Tenants, landlords, agents, and house buyers all breathed a sigh of relief on Halloween when the government announced that home moves...
21 November 2020
From: Features

The 2021 ESTAS Customer Service Awards are to be held on Friday June 11. For the first time the awards will host...
09 November 2020
From: Breaking News

In early September, mio achieved an industry first with the release of the mio chain view API. Now, all the parties...
10 October 2020
From: Features

Property technology company OneDome, which operates two portals - OneDome and Nethouseprices - has raised another £5m in funding. It says it...
29 September 2020
From: Breaking News

If you’re in any way connected to estate agency all it takes is a quick glance at Facebook or LinkedIn to...
12 September 2020
From: Features

Another US real estate agency wants to follow Keller Williams, Berkshire Hathaway and others by opening in the United Kingdom. Nest Seekers International...
08 September 2020
From: Breaking News

A specialist property lender says transactions are being delayed by key staff being furloughed. Gareth Lewis, commercial director of property lender MT...
02 September 2020
From: Breaking News

With access to finance being such a hot topic at the moment, more and more estate agents are turning to commercial...
29 August 2020
From: Features

Customer review and awards platform the ESTAS is parting company with headline partner Zoopla after 10 years. The founder of The ESTAS...
18 August 2020
From: Breaking News

Conferences, events and awards dinners are a hugely important part of the property calendar, bringing the great and the good of...
18 July 2020
From: Features

Emma Vigus, managing director of sales progression platform mio, in discussion with key suppliers in the residential property industry on operating...
18 July 2020
From: Features

Britain’s second largest lender is to offer 90 per cent loan to value mortgages once again from next Monday - a...
14 July 2020
From: Breaking News

The ESTAS Group says it will combine its awards events for agents, conveyancers and mortgage brokers in one ceremony in May...
13 July 2020
From: Breaking News

Let’s face it sales progression is difficult and frustrating: 1)The process has never been properly joined up - the average chain has...
07 July 2020
From: Sponsored Content

Collaboration creates a bigger market Iain White, of the Innovation Collaboration Group “the Estate Agency industry must recognise that collaboration will...
30 June 2020
From: Sponsored Content

“Let’s Zoom later”, “are we Zooming in the morning or afternoon?” “Yeah, I zoomed the client earlier” – variations on these...
20 June 2020
From: Features

US-originated estate agency Keller Williams claims to be the fastest growing in the UK as a result of 29 agents joining...
16 June 2020
From: Breaking News

The only story that has come remotely close to pushing coronavirus – and its various knock-on effects – off the top...
06 June 2020
From: Features

PropTech supplier mio says it now has over 1,000 agency branches using its sales progression platform - and it’s recruited Countrywide...
03 June 2020
From: Breaking News

All my recent Natters have been focused on one particular topic, the coronavirus crisis, for obvious reasons. But there has been...
23 May 2020
From: Features

Agents and in some cases their brokers continue to do battle with insurers in a bid to secure pay-outs on their...
27 April 2020
From: Breaking News

The company at the centre of a controversy over estate agents’ business interruption insurance says its core package does NOT cover...
23 April 2020
From: Breaking News

It’s been reported that the government is talking with banks and building societies about putting the housing market ‘on ice’ during the...
27 March 2020
From: Breaking News

The ESTAS today reveals its shortlist for the 2020 Awards which includes the Zoopla Xcellence Award - a special category that celebrates...
04 March 2020
From: Breaking News

When Wolverhampton estate agency Thomas Harvey opened its doors more than 50 years ago, mortgages weren’t really part of the equation...
28 February 2020
From: Sponsored Content

The landscape of the estate agency market in the UK is evolving to reflect changes in the way we live our...
19 February 2020
From: Features

A new website called Silver Sharers says it’s chief objective is to help older home owners remain in their properties without...
23 January 2020
From: Breaking News

“Give me 100 leads and I will make five-times more good appointments than any AI you put me up against,” stated...
22 January 2020
From: Breaking News

In its latest State of the Property Nation report, which questions over 650 agents and 6,000 consumers, Zoopla says 55 per...
20 January 2020
From: Breaking News

Estate agents and others in the property industry have much more to do to deter money laundering. That’s the view of a security...
15 January 2020
From: Breaking News

After a year dogged by Brexit deadlock, political turmoil, and slow growth, estate agents’ confidence in the property market hit a...
04 January 2020
From: Features

It’s one of the most crucial aspects of the homebuying and selling process but is too often bogged down by frustrating...
21 December 2019
From: Features

The ESTAS, the national customer service awards recognising the best agents, brokers and suppliers, closes for entry at the end of...
19 December 2019
From: Breaking News

Hello and welcome to PJT: even with little more than a fortnight before Christmas it seems there are still plenty of...
09 December 2019
From: Breaking News

It’s easier than you might think. For any agent the challenge of making a business successful is hard work with the focus...
20 November 2019
From: Features

Troubled online agency Yopa has launched an in-house subsidiary to sell mortgages and other financial services - and not just to Yopa...
28 October 2019
From: Breaking News

Property management service Move with Us has announced a new partnership with chain management service View My Chain. Move with Us, founded...
19 September 2019
From: Breaking News

What a credit to the industry so many agents, surveyors and suppliers are: this week’s ADC shows the diverse range of...
16 August 2019
From: Breaking News

Nicky Stevenson has had a very varied and interesting career in property. She started out as a lettings negotiator for Nicholas...
27 July 2019
From: Features

I feel I am in a fortunate position. I have been central to the PropTech movement for a number of years,...
24 July 2019
From: Breaking News

Theresa May arrived in Downing Street some three years ago - but her premiership has not been a smooth ride. As she...
06 July 2019
From: Features

In the last ten years Google's revenue, largely from pay per click ads (Adwords), has grown by 527% (Source: Statista). In...
03 July 2019
From: Sponsored Content

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? That depends on which business card. One says ‘Properganda PR,...
01 July 2019
From: 60 Second Interview

The organisers of next week’s ESTAS Estate & Letting Agent Awards, the biggest and glitziest event on the industry calendar, have...
02 May 2019
From: Breaking News

Mortgage brokers are claiming that “a big number” of buyers are being cajoled into using estate agents’ in-house brokers. The Financial Conduct...
02 April 2019
From: Breaking News

Half of first time buyers say they made expensive mistakes during their process of purchasing their home, with mortgage brokers, removal...
13 March 2019
From: Breaking News

Figures released this morning show a surge in first time buyers securing mortgages in recent months, despite the market showing continued signs...
12 March 2019
From: Breaking News

A new sales portal has launched with a radically different business model, aiming to pay agents to list on it. It’s the brainchild of...
28 February 2019
From: Breaking News

With the home buying and selling process firmly on the news agenda of late – everything from a possible ban on...
16 February 2019
From: Features

“Estate Agents must be suffering from supplier fatigue. Where do you even begin? Most agents haven’t got the time.” So started the...
16 January 2019
From: Breaking News

There are only a few days left for agents, brokers and suppliers to enter the ESTAS 2019 - closing date is...
18 December 2018
From: Breaking News

A leading digital analyst says Purplebricks’ success in the US market is not assured and has expressed concern over whether it...
07 December 2018
From: Breaking News

How will things be done in the future? There’s no knowing, of course, given the many variables at play, but it’s...
17 November 2018
From: Features

A mortgage platform is making a pitch for online estate agencies to link with it and offer their customers “a customised...
25 October 2018
From: Breaking News

One of the brokers working with OnTheMarket says the portal will not be profitable until 2021, but predicts that its target...
12 October 2018
From: Breaking News

When Professor Andrew Baum’s PropTech 3.0 report was first published, a small event was held to celebrate the very first academic...
10 October 2018
From: Breaking News

Cast your mind back to July 2008 – Gordon Brown was Prime Minister, the Euros were in full swing in Austria/Switzerland...
30 June 2018
From: Features

Estate Agent Today can reveal that Keller Williams, the US-led firm that has 170,000 agents worldwide, is to open its fourth...
22 June 2018
From: Breaking News

A magazine which earlier this year claimed that two big corporates pressured customers to use their preferred mortgage brokers has now...
04 June 2018
From: Breaking News

The assessment by an investment consultancy that Purplebricks sells some 76 per cent of the homes it lists may have made...
20 April 2018
From: Breaking News

More details have emerged of the government’s proposals to enhance estate agency regulation, regulate referral fees, offer guides for buyers and...
09 April 2018
From: Breaking News

It’s under two weeks to The ESTAS 2018 held in London on Friday April 20. It’s the biggest and best bash in...
09 April 2018
From: Breaking News

The government has announced further measures which will, in its words, “professionalise” house buying and the estate agency business. In yet another Sunday...
08 April 2018
From: Breaking News

A magazine claims its investigations into the sales tactics of Countrywide and Connells suggest the two agency are “harming consumers, stopping them from...
21 March 2018
From: Breaking News

The UK property sector has been a hotbed for financial crime in recent years, with many criminals seeing it as an...
24 February 2018
From: Features

If an industry, which is going through a major change is going to truly implement change at every level, it must...
11 October 2017
From: Breaking News

Another attempt to create an automated conveyancing system has been launched with the claim that it will banish paper trails and...
22 September 2017
From: Breaking News

The Guild of Property Professionals has launched a partnership with the ESTAS Group, which runs the customer feedback platform and customer...
13 September 2017
From: Breaking News

Today we’re publishing what we think is our longest-ever list of charitable activities being conducted by agents and their supporters -...
23 June 2017
From: Breaking News

In years to come, students of political history might come to look at the 2017 General Election campaign with some interest....
03 June 2017
From: Features

There are only a few days to go before The ESTAS - the biggest event in the awards calendar for agents,...
08 May 2017
From: Breaking News

First impressions are the most important when meeting new people and this is no less true for new customers finding your...
02 May 2017
From: Sponsored Content

One of the biggest days of the year for agents takes place just two weeks tomorrow when The ESTAS take place...
27 April 2017
From: Breaking News

One of the biggest stories post-Brexit is how the housing market has proven to be more resilient than anyone could have...
15 April 2017
From: Features

In recent years the mortgage industry has gone through some testing times. Recession and regulation have led to more stringent lending...
08 April 2017
From: Features

Mortgage brokers say they are encountering fewer difficulties sourcing products now than at any time for three years. Research from the Intermediary...
04 April 2017
From: Breaking News

Peter Robinson, CEO of AIPP – Association of International Property Professionals – shines a light onto the international property market. Some UK...
01 April 2017
From: Features

Recent stats from the Council of Mortgage Lenders show that last year 360,000 people moved homes, meaning the number has stayed...
11 March 2017
From: Features

One thing that can be guaranteed in the property world each year is a range of conferences and awards dinners. Very...
01 March 2017
From: Sponsored Content

The ESTAS Group has revealed the shortlist for its 2017 awards - and has announced that this year has seen a...
01 March 2017
From: Breaking News

There has been some really interesting talk recently of the relationship between FinTech (Finance Technology) and PropTech (Property Technology). A few...
01 March 2017
From: Breaking News

Online agency HouseSimple has been told that by the Advertising Standards Authority that its TV advertisement including the claim ‘sell your...
22 February 2017
From: Breaking News

So, Property Week has announced its Property Awards shortlist for 2017. Looking at the entries for PropTech Company of the Year, I'm surprised...
22 February 2017
From: Breaking News

The rapid growth in popularity of buy-to-let in recent years, fuelled in part by the failings of the pensions industry, has...
17 February 2017
From: Features

Reapit, the provider of CRM software to much of the estate agency industry, has become one of the partners for the...
31 January 2017
From: Breaking News

The Financial Conduct Authority is to investigate mortgage competition, including the introduction of clients to lenders by estate agents. It’s part of...
13 December 2016
From: Breaking News

As with finance broking, there can be many frustrations that come with being an estate agent – I perhaps don’t need...
30 September 2016
From: Features

This week, tech startup Habito claims to have launched the world's first artificially intelligent 'digital mortgage adviser'. The robo-adviser takes into account...
16 September 2016
From: Breaking News

LOT11, an online auction house, is teaming up with short-term lender LendInvest in the first alliance of its kind. LendInvest will ‘pre-qualify’...
22 August 2016
From: Breaking News

As promised, this week’s Natter is dedicated to a question and answer session with Peter Brodnicki, the man who has been...
22 July 2016
From: Features

The Zoopla Property Group have been confirmed as headline partner once again for The ESTAS next year. The ESTAS is a...
06 July 2016
From: Breaking News

A few of our Industry Views pieces this week focus on the upcoming EU referendum. I don’t think I can add...
17 June 2016
From: Features

While buy-to-let lenders brace themselves for further interventions as part of proposals currently being drawn up by the Prudential Regulation Authority...
01 June 2016
From: Features

The Financial Conduct Authority is to encourage lenders to give would-be buyers more choice in the mortgages available. In the Responsible Lending...
17 May 2016
From: Breaking News

Here are the top letting agents in Britain who go above and beyond to help their customers, as voted for by...
10 May 2016
From: Features

Two initiatives appear to show efforts by the conveyancing industry to make its house transaction processes quicker and more appropriate to...
28 April 2016
From: Breaking News

Winners’ reactions and views from a fantastic day of celebration! The Kings Group scooped the gold award for Best Estate Agent in...
25 April 2016
From: Features

The complete list of this year’s ESTAS award winners has now been released after a hugely successful ceremony in London hosted...
19 April 2016
From: Breaking News

Having urged agents to think about the full marketing mix and not just price, we must look at our business relationships...
08 April 2016
From: Features

Last month the news of the Conveyancing Association’s (CA) newly-launched progression training course for agents and mortgage brokers, reached the news pages...
18 March 2016
From: Features

A record 30,000 surveys have been submitted to the organisers of The ESTAS awards on the performance of estate and letting...
01 March 2016
From: Breaking News

Consumer choice of mortgage products has reached a near-eight-year high with 17,132 products available on the market. This is the highest number...
23 February 2016
From: Breaking News

New partners have been announced for The ESTAS Group's annual awards event taking place in London in April. The headline sponsor remains...
11 February 2016
From: Breaking News

Chancellors has acquired a majority stake in the brokers Alexander James Mortgage Services. The deal means that the Bracknell-based firm – one...
05 January 2016
From: Breaking News

The company behind Homeshift, an online tool which helps home-movers, says it aims to build on its current 200 estate and...
09 December 2015
From: Breaking News

The organisers of ESTAS 2016 are on the look-out for the best mortgage brokers to enter the newest category in the...
19 November 2015
From: Breaking News

Coldwell Banker Real Estate, the US-based international agency expected to launch in the UK over the winter, has signed up with...
18 November 2015
From: Breaking News

The Resort Group, the developer of the all-suite Llana Beach Hotel and Spa, which is due to open in 2016, has...
20 October 2015
From: Sponsored Content

PropSpace, an international cloud-based property software firm that has recently launched in the UK, is one of the new sponsors of...
23 September 2015
From: Breaking News

The Financial Conduct Authority is remaining tight-lipped as to whether its newly-announced assessment of MMR will lead to easier access to...
08 September 2015
From: Breaking News

The ESTAS, the longest and largest awards ceremony in the residential agency industry, has outgrown its old venue and is moving...
24 July 2015
From: Breaking News

The ESTAS are more than the biggest and most prestigious awards in the industry. They are a management information service, marketing...