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In July 2020, two leading lettings technology disruptors - Vouch and Goodlord - announced that they were going into partnership. Now,...
02 April 2022
From: Features

The findings of a new survey may make worrying reading for agents who have taken the self-employed route as agency business...
04 March 2022
From: Breaking News

The changes to the business models of agents have been turbo-charged by the pandemic - and that makes the industry ripe...
16 February 2022
From: Breaking News

The market share of hybrid and online agents has fallen again, this time to 6.7 per cent. That figure - taken at...
24 January 2022
From: Breaking News

The past two years have been a whirlwind of change, challenges and chance. The main catalyst has clearly been the pandemic...
08 January 2022
From: Features

Christmas - time for a much-needed rest for our industry after getting through a workload which reached almost unprecedented levels in...
20 December 2021
From: Breaking News

A claims firm wants to commence proceedings against online estate agency companies such as Purplebricks and Yopa. It's on behalf of thousands...
20 October 2021
From: Breaking News

An online operator called Nested is to spend £5m to promote the self-employed estate agency concept in 100 parts of the...
30 September 2021
From: Breaking News

A survey conducted by a bank suggests that over half of the self-employed sector of the economy believes its financial position...
08 September 2021
From: Breaking News

An agent promoting self-employed business models has launched a course showing how estate agents can earn £100,000 per year. The set of...
31 August 2021
From: Breaking News

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Matt Ratliff, Chief Technology Officer of Sort Group. How has your...
07 July 2021
From: 60 Second Interview

A company which was once an early adopter of using a central resource for self-employed agents working under its name, says...
10 May 2021
From: Breaking News

Whilst it was once seen as a way to sell niche or run-down properties, auction is now a mainstream method of...
05 May 2021
From: Features

I have written this column for over four years. I started writing it at a time when no-one really knew anything...
27 January 2021
From: Breaking News

1. How would you say Century 21 franchisees have adapted to the challenges during 2020? If someone had told me at the...
06 January 2021
From: 60 Second Interview

An estate agency group has launched new franchise business models to help those in the industry impacted by Covid-19. Century 21 UK...
04 January 2021
From: Breaking News

Ever since the initial ripples of innovation in the 1990s, PropTech has proceeded to reshape our market beyond recognition; going on...
19 December 2020
From: Features

A leading enthusiast of the self-employed agency business model says even in these challenging times people can make a success of...
12 November 2020
From: Breaking News

We can all agree that the recovery of the property market since May has been outstanding. The latest data from Zoopla...
02 November 2020
From: Breaking News

The so-called hub model of estate agency adopted by a growing number of firms appears to be part of a wider...
29 October 2020
From: Breaking News

Recently, when giving speeches, I have discussed investment trends and industry trends that the built environment is experiencing. They are quite...
07 October 2020
From: Breaking News

I was giving an interview this week for an upcoming conference - yet another to convert from a physical to a...
23 September 2020
From: Breaking News

The battle between rival self-employed agent business models continues apace with eXp UK - set up last autumn - announcing it...
26 August 2020
From: Breaking News

Hello and welcome to the latest edition of PJT, the industry’s summary of new movers. Of course many agencies are reassessing their...
24 August 2020
From: Breaking News

I want to talk to you about new ways to sell homes. Let's not encourage people to sell but just swap...
12 August 2020
From: Breaking News

It must have been a close thing on Friday as to whose faces were looking the most glum - those at...
08 August 2020
From: Features

The chief executive of the UK operation of a US-owned brand says his agency its the fastest growing in this country...
24 July 2020
From: Breaking News

A regional agency in the east of England says the Coronavirus lockdown working environment has made it rethink its structure -...
29 June 2020
From: Breaking News

I was asked a question by a German journalist yesterday. What is the biggest lesson German and European PropTech founders can...
03 June 2020
From: Breaking News

I recently read the news about Settled closing its doors. As of 6.29am on Tuesday morning, the article had been read by 8,642...
20 May 2020
From: Breaking News

An estate agency is running a series of five webinars aimed at helping agent discover new business strategies for the post-Covid...
14 May 2020
From: Breaking News

One of the industry’s highest profile figures has suggested the Coronavirus crisis could trigger many more agents becoming self-employed. Nicky Stevenson -...
07 April 2020
From: Breaking News

What an interesting few days it’s been. I don’t think the topic of this week’s column is doing anything good for our...
26 February 2020
From: Breaking News

An estate agent who has himself made the move from the High Street to a hybrid operation has urged anyone in...
25 February 2020
From: Breaking News

The ‘on-demand’ economy is reshaping our world. The way we order food, get around, and even access healthcare has changed irreversibly...
05 February 2020
From: Features

In the field of conveyancing, there’s a new dynamic at play. And that dynamic is customer-driven and customer-focused, using digital technology...
22 January 2020
From: Features

The portals say they are ready and willing to play their part in changes approaching the industry, ranging from new agency...
10 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

Here at sales progression and communication tool mio, we recently caught up with Sarah Edmundson, co-director of The AllStars Group, the...
30 November 2019
From: Features

No one would argue that unfair fees and practices by rogue landlords is a problem that should be ignored, but the...
30 November 2019
From: Features

A sales agency based in Warrington and set up originally to market new homes in Manchester is now expanding into Shanghai...
15 November 2019
From: Breaking News

The US-based real estate firm Keller Williams says it is aiming to be this country’s leading agency training organisation. Ben Taylor, who...
16 October 2019
From: Breaking News

The German-based Alex Springer publishing company, which is already the largest single investor in Purplebricks, has acquired a prominent online estate...
30 September 2019
From: Breaking News

Consumer habits have changed massively over the past few years, and regardless of which market you operate in, being able to...
15 May 2019
From: Features

I hope you had another wonderful Bank Holiday weekend; only three weeks to hold on until the next one. Personally, it...
08 May 2019
From: Breaking News

The recent ARLA Propertymark conference featured a hugely interesting line-up of speaks and session during a watershed time for the lettings...
13 April 2019
From: Features

Winkworth has a new office at Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, as an independent local agency rebrands as part of the franchise giant. Previously trading...
12 April 2019
From: Breaking News

It’s a testing time for the property industry, amid Brexit fears, a slowing market and the looming tenant fees ban. There’s no...
03 April 2019
From: Features

One of the largest investors in Purplebricks has now joined forces with an off-shoot of luxury car firm Porsche to launch...
21 March 2019
From: Breaking News

Purplebricks might have the last laugh - its biggest critic is ditching his High Street office and making his own agency online. Controversial...
04 February 2019
From: Breaking News

It’s that time of year again where we start saying goodbye to 12 months of hard work and start looking forward...
12 December 2018
From: Breaking News

In his keynote speech at the recent Negotiator Conference, Professor Andrew Baum sparked debate throughout the property industry. Baum’s speech, which began...
05 December 2018
From: Breaking News

Purplebricks says it has seen year-on-year revenue growth of about 20 per cent despite what its chairman calls “a challenging UK...
06 November 2018
From: Breaking News

Propteq Global Property Technology and Innovation summit takes place in London on 26 - 27 Sep. 75 of the world's leading...
17 September 2018
From: Sponsored Content

There have been two stories dominating the PropTech headlines over this past week. As WeWork places a gentle arm around the...
01 August 2018
From: Breaking News

Before I get into the nitty gritty of the government (well, one of its startup accelerator schemes) giving away £20,000, let...
18 July 2018
From: Breaking News

A recent holiday in the US gave me an opportunity to catch up with property news over there - and surprisingly,...
02 June 2018
From: Features

Floor plans are an essential marketing tool, which play an important part in helping an estate agent sell a home. A floor...
07 April 2018
From: Features

It’s all very easy, talking and evangelising about the use of technology in the property market, but, now that I’m selling...
04 April 2018
From: Breaking News

Purplebricks has given details of how it intends to use some of its new investment, and in particular is spelling out...
27 March 2018
From: Breaking News

One of the world’s leading property technology analysts has compiled a major report on estate agents’ business models - an exercise...
07 March 2018
From: Breaking News

One of the country’s leading PropTech entrepreneurs has responded to recent criticism of online estate agencies and their allegedly-poor record of...
01 March 2018
From: Breaking News

Why I won’t buy Purplebricks shares and why if I had any, I’d sell fast… In its latest adverts, Purplebricks attempts to...
13 February 2018
From: Features

If Countrywide thought its fortunes would immediately improve following the departure of chief executive Alison Platt, it has to think again...
25 January 2018
From: Breaking News

The body that regulates conveyancers says controversial referral fees should be disclosed earlier in the house buying process - but they...
10 January 2018
From: Breaking News

Two of the leading lights in the growing Proptech sector are now working with a company which has a product it...
25 October 2017
From: Breaking News

A long-standing traditional agent says the real success of online agencies is not their share of the market but that they...
18 October 2017
From: Breaking News

It used to be so easy. Around 20 years ago there were what we now call full-service estate and letting agencies, and...
23 September 2017
From: Features

The founder of a new online sales assistance service says agents are often unfairly blamed by the public for failings in...
19 September 2017
From: Breaking News

How has the world of estate agency changed in the last few decades? That’s the question this week’s Natter is going...
16 September 2017
From: Features

Parliament is sitting again and the entire lettings industry is waiting with bated breath for more detail on the government’s proposal...
09 September 2017
From: Features

LSL Property Services has announced that it has invested £20 million into hybrid agency YOPA. News of the investment broke on Friday...
04 September 2017
From: Breaking News

“When an industry is new, still finding its feet, finding its purpose, the tendency is for those few people within it...
30 August 2017
From: Breaking News

Two leading property technology experts have warned Foxtons that it risks failing to keep up with the digital revolution which the...
02 August 2017
From: Breaking News

You saw it, right? This article from Monday’s Guardian? It says that one in five estate agents are at risk of...
02 August 2017
From: Breaking News

Two leading voices in the PropTech sector suggest a radical overhaul of agents’ fee structures, saying that neither traditional full service nor online...
02 June 2017
From: Breaking News

As debate continues over the merits of upfront fees against post-sale commission for agents and consumers, the fledgling UK ProperTech Association...
25 April 2017
From: Breaking News

In this Natter we have an exclusive interview with David Cox, CEO of ARLA Propertymark and one of the best-known figures...
08 April 2017
From: Features

LSL Property Services - which owns high street agency brands Your Move, Reeds Rains and Marsh & Parsons - is the...
08 March 2017
From: Breaking News

Chancellor Philip Hammond caught the lettings industry unaware with an incredulous Autumn Statement. The buy-to-let sector took a bashing earlier in 2015...
26 November 2016
From: Features

A leading PropTech analyst has compared the finances of many of the world's leading property portals and says Rightmove is earning...
03 November 2016
From: Breaking News

Countrywide's second most senior management figure - Head of Retail Sam Tyrer - is to speak before an industry audience next...
01 November 2016
From: Breaking News

A long-standing analyst of property portals and websites worldwide has included Rightmove, Purplebricks and easyProperty in a list of 10 sites...
08 September 2016
From: Breaking News

As property ‘experts’, sector know-how and experience sits centrally to everything we do, right? Of course, but it’s certainly not the only...
29 April 2016
From: Features

An executive director at hybrid estate agency EweMove has hit out at the government’s apparent support for innovation in the house...
12 April 2016
From: Breaking News

Zoopla Property Group has gone for a new chief financial officer steeped in online and digital experience rather than one with...
02 February 2016
From: Breaking News

This week, SearchFlow launches it new brand. Group Marketing and Communications Director, Maud Rousseau discusses the ethos behind the new brand...
21 January 2016
From: 60 Second Interview

The Advertising Standards Authority has banned an advertisement from a property company selling new homes in East London, after it was...
30 December 2015
From: Breaking News

I’m sure I’m not the only estate agent confused by the Government’s approach to residential property ownership. Many of the current ministerial...
04 December 2015
From: Features

The consumer is King and to protect sellers and buyers' best interests estate and letting agents have to operate in the...