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![Phil Spencer announces ESTAS Postcode Winners](/upload/images/2%20--%20Proofed%20--%20EAT%20weekend%20feature%20Phil%20Spencer%20announces%20ESTAS%20postcode%20winners.jpg)
We were delighted to hold our first ESTAS Postcode Awards last Friday as part of our commitment to recognising service standards...
11 May 2024
From: Features
![Agents Do Charity - back in the swing of things](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Special%20Logo's/AgentsDoCharity.png)
A variety of charities have received support from the property industry this week. If there are charitable endeavours you think the rest...
10 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Principal partner named for ESTAS Awards](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/shutterstock_1697309575.jpg)
Landmark Information Group has been named as a principal partner for this year’s ESTAS Awards held in October. As part of this...
08 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Dates for your diary: Propertymark client money and material information webinars](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/PropTech/Webinar-400x310.png)
Propertymark is hosting two important webinars this week to keep agents informed of important industry regulations. The agency trade body is hosting...
15 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![Agents Do Charity - positive partnerships](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Special%20Logo's/AgentsDoCharity.png)
Welcome to this week’s Agents Do Charity, our chance to salute those who do so much to help others. If your agency...
12 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![Property Natter - New beginnings and cups of kindness](/upload/images/Property%20Natter.jpg)
Let’s start at the very beginning - Happy New Year. Now, let’s give thanks to the guy who made January 1st...
06 January 2024
From: Features
![Agents Do Charity - popping up for good causes](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Special%20Logo's/AgentsDoCharity.png)
Welcome to this week’s Agents Do Charity, our chance to salute those who do so much to help others. If your agency...
01 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![The Guild hails success of virtual Autumn Tour](/upload/images/shutterstock_1707297172.jpg)
The Guild of Property Professionals successfully hosted its annual Autumn Tour virtually last week, allowing member agents from across the UK...
28 November 2023
From: Breaking News
![Agents Do Charity - charitable collaborations](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Special%20Logo's/AgentsDoCharity.png)
Check out some of the latest charitable endeavours from agency and property brands this week. If you have a charitable event or...
03 November 2023
From: Breaking News
![ESTAS Awards include new categories marking industry excellence](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/AgentsWorking-400x310.png)
The annual ESTAS Awards have seen 1,000 people from across the industry witness a string of winners, including new categories celebrating...
24 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![Women in Estate Agency Award debuts at the ESTAS](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/_Estate-Agent-400x310.png)
The first Women in Estate Agency Award winners were announced at the ESTAS last week. The ESTAS Awards marked its 20th anniversary last...
23 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![Industry podcast questions agent safety awareness](/upload/images/shutterstock_1931610188.jpg)
Agents should take work safety more seriously, particularly self-employed agents, an industry podcast claims. The latest Agents MVMT Pass The Syrup podcast...
08 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![OneDome launches competition to pay homeowner’s mortgage for a year](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Buy-to-let-3-400x310.png)
The OneDome Group has launched a competition to pay a mortgage borrower’s home loan for a year - and agents are...
07 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Organisers axe Property Press Awards](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/shutterstock_1697309575.jpg)
The organisers behind a prestigious property journalist awards ceremony has announced the event will no longer go ahead. The Property Press Awards...
03 May 2023
From: Breaking News
![LSL offloads mortgage and insurance brands in latest ‘simplification’](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/mortgage-400x310.png)
LSL has sold its mortgage, protection, and general insurance brokerage firms Embrace and First2Protect. The brands have been sold to Pivotal Growth,...
12 April 2023
From: Breaking News
![A Letting Agent's Guide to Avoiding Garden Disputes](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/shutterstock_582283708.jpg)
As the first signs of spring begin to appear, we look at how letting agents and landlords can start the season...
25 March 2023
From: Features
![Reapit unveils latest acquisition](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/PropTech/HomeInternet-400x310.png)
Reapit has acquired agency software provider Inspect Real Estate (IRE). The service, already used by more than 3,000 real estate customers to...
07 March 2023
From: Breaking News
![Major housebuilder warns of housing market slowdown](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews2-400x310.png)
Housebuilder Barratt Developments has implemented a hiring freeze and reduced land approvals as it warns of uncertain buyer confidence. A half-year trading...
12 January 2023
From: Breaking News
![Agents Do Charity - a charitable start to the new year](/upload/images/Site%20logos/AgentsDoCharity-18-400x310.png)
Plenty of inspirational examples of fundraising activities by agents and property professionals have been coming in from the end of 2022. Whatever...
06 January 2023
From: Breaking News
![Propertymark increases member events for 2023](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Seasonal%20Photos/NY2023-400x310.png)
Propertymark has released a new calendar of events for 2023, doubling the number of regional conferences, and in a first, attendance...
28 December 2022
From: Breaking News
![Is your tech strategy ready for 2023?](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/PropTech/Connected-400x310.png)
You are aware of the business benefits of digital transformation. You understand the need for your estate agency to leverage technology to...
10 December 2022
From: Features
![Agents Do Charity - singing superheroes](/upload/images/Site%20logos/AgentsDoCharity-NewLogo2-400x310.jpg)
From singing to dressing as superheroes, there are plenty of inspirational examples of agents raising money for good causes this week. Whatever...
09 December 2022
From: Breaking News
![OnTheMarket launches first ever majority agent-owned CRM platform](/upload/images/Logos/OnTheMarketLogo-New-2022-400x310.jpg)
OnTheMarket Group has launched its own proprietary customer relationship management (CRM) platform for estate agents following a successful trial period. TecCRM, which...
28 November 2022
From: Breaking News
![Agents Do Charity - singing, dancing and cycling for good causes](/upload/images/Site%20logos/AgentsDoCharity-NewLogo2-400x310.jpg)
From singing and dancing to charitable support and sponsorships, agents have shown that there are plenty of ways to raise money...
25 November 2022
From: Breaking News
![Protecting your clients and your business](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews1-400x310.png)
With the reported increase in agency staff turnover we thought it would be a good idea to look at how you...
09 November 2022
From: Features
![Zoopla-backed Alto adds mobile functionality for agents on-the-go](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/PropTech/WiFiMobile-400x310.png)
Zoopla-backed agency software provider Alto has launched new mobile functionality to support agents on-the-go. Agents will be able to search for contacts on...
03 November 2022
From: Breaking News
![Agents Do Charity - keeping charities and events running](/upload/images/Site%20logos/AgentsDoCharity-NewLogo2-400x310.jpg)
It's been a busy period of fundraising and volunteering for agents and property professionals. Support has included getting one charity back on...
26 August 2022
From: Breaking News
![Green Hub launched by Legal & General to support advisers](/upload/images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/EcoHomes-400x310.png)
As the UK works towards its net zero goal by 2050, Legal & General Mortgage Club has launched a Green Hub to support...
12 August 2022
From: Breaking News
![Agents Do Charity - fun in the sun](/upload/images/Site%20logos/AgentsDoCharity-18-400x310.png)
From bike rides to boxing, agents and property professionals have been turning up the heat with their fundraising exploits. Remember, if you...
15 July 2022
From: Breaking News
![Student accommodation: how to manage mass check-outs without a mess](/upload/images/BTR%2C%20PBSA%2C%20Co-living/Students02_400x310.png)
As the mass student exodus from rented accommodation begins throughout the UK, Richard Abbots of Inventory Hive offers advice on how...
02 July 2022
From: Features
![Agents Do Charity - bikes, boats and Bond](/upload/images/Site%20logos/AgentsDoCharity-18-400x310.png)
Fundraising efforts featuring bikes, boats and James Bond all feature in this week's edition of Agents Do Charity. Remember, if you have...
13 May 2022
From: Breaking News
![Upbeat results from agency group despite forecast of transactions slump](/upload/images/library/PropertyTransactionsConcept-400x310.jpg)
The LSL Property Services group - which is increasingly focussing activities in the mortgage and personal finance world - has issued...
16 March 2022
From: Breaking News
![Can Boomin be the portal to topple Rightmove? An analyst asks…](/upload/images/Logos/Boomin-Logo-400x310.jpg)
Housing market analyst and PropTech entrepreneur Anthony Codling says that the next few weeks will determine whether Boomin is the portal...
28 February 2022
From: Breaking News
![Agents Do Charity - light to get through the darkest days](/upload/images/Site%20logos/AgentsDoCharity-1-18-400x310.png)
No matter how dark the news, there’s light in our industry thanks to so many agents and suppliers doing good deeds....
25 February 2022
From: Breaking News
![Why Work? Typical home appreciates more than its owner earns](/upload/images/library/OfficeWorker-400x310.jpg)
An average home appreciated more in 2021 than its owner will have earned, according to Savills. The agency says that with annual...
22 February 2022
From: Breaking News
![Property Natter – events for agents to look out for in the first half of 2022](/upload/images/Site%20logos/PropertyNatter-2019-400x310.png)
Property events and functions are now back in full swing, with 2022 likely to be the first ‘normal’ year for this...
12 February 2022
From: Features
![Big rise in fall-throughs and fee-loss for agents](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/HousingMarket-400x310.png)
Agents are losing tens of thousands of pounds each - in some cases even more - because of the volume of...
01 February 2022
From: Breaking News
![It’s a record: House prices end 2021 on a high](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/uk-housing400x310.png)
House prices in the UK have ended the year of yet another record high. The Nationwide says annual house price growth increased...
31 December 2021
From: Breaking News
![Agents Do Charity - just two weeks before Christmas…](/upload/images/Site%20logos/AgentsDoCharity-18-400x310.png)
Hello again and with just two weeks to go before the festivities begin, there’s a definite ramping up of fund-raising for...
10 December 2021
From: Breaking News
![Christmas Agents - what’s behind door number 6 then?](/upload/images/Today%20Site%20Images/Xmas%2C%20Easter%2C%20Halloween/Christmas-AdventCalendar-695x395.jpg)
Welcome to the new week - and we’re just 19 days from Christmas Day! We continue our parade of photos and videos...
06 December 2021
From: Breaking News
![Countdown to Christmas: Letting agent's guide to a stress-free holiday](/upload/images/library/ChristmasCalendar400x310.jpg)
While the Christmas season is usually heralded by an influx of terrible Christmas adverts, the launch of Starbucks’ gingerbread lattes, Adam...
01 December 2021
From: Features
![Agents Do Charity - as wintry weather bites...](/upload/images/Site%20logos/AgentsDoCharity-18-400x310.png)
Well it’s about time isn’t it? We mean winter - it’s here at last, with white, wintry weather that gets us...
26 November 2021
From: Breaking News
![Sustainability and automation – how can agents reduce their carbon footprint?](/upload/images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/EnvironmentallyFriendly-400x310.jpg)
We have all heard the terrible forecasts and listened to Sir David Attenborough’s speeches on the environment and the “we still...
30 October 2021
From: Features
![Property Natter – four ways agents can improve brand recognition this winter](/upload/images/Site%20logos/PropertyNatter-2019-400x310.png)
As a character from a fairly well-known TV show once said, winter is coming and we’re all contemplating where 2021 has...
23 October 2021
From: Features
![PropTech Today: are you meeting the expectations of modern consumers?](/upload/images/Site%20logos/ProptechToday-1-400x310.png)
If there is one thing that modern consumers have come to expect, it’s convenience. As a nation, we’re driven by on-demand...
20 October 2021
From: Breaking News
![Property Natter – how can estate agents improve their green credentials?](/upload/images/Site%20logos/PropertyNatter-2019-400x310.png)
As we motor towards the next major global climate change conference – the UN’s COP26 being held in Glasgow from 31...
25 September 2021
From: Features
![House prices to fall next year if market cycle continues - agency](/upload/images/Logos/KellerWilliamsUK-400x310.jpg)
An estate agency says it’s analysed the housing market’s long term cycles and forecasts that house price rises will continue -...
09 September 2021
From: Breaking News
![Phil Spencer - Why agents MUST get their communications right](/upload/images/Site%20logos/PhilSpencer-EAT-LAT-2020-400x310.jpg)
Day in, day out, I see how good estate agents really are. Whether it’s in my day job on Location, Location, Location...
06 September 2021
From: Breaking News
![Complaints about estate agents jump by a third says Ombudsman](/upload/images/Logos/ThePropertyOmbudsman-logo400x310.png)
The Property Ombudsman says there’s been a big increase in enquiries to its service in recent months, despite the pandemic. In its...
24 August 2021
From: Breaking News
![Auction house brings back physical events](/upload/images/Auctions/AuctioneerGavel-400x310.jpg)
Bramleys says it’s to resume property auctions in October. The auction will be the first held since March 2020. Previous auctions have been...
20 August 2021
From: Breaking News
![Fall-through rate “supercharged by stamp duty deadline” - claim](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/HousingHelp-400x310.jpg)
The already-high fall-through rate for transactions is likely to be supercharged by the impending end of the tapered stamp duty holiday...
28 July 2021
From: Breaking News
![Agents Do Charity - it’s lights out and away we go…](/img/default/eat.png)
It’s British Grand Prix weekend, one of the big events on the sporting calendar and this year back with a full...
16 July 2021
From: Breaking News
![Property Natter - will there be live property events this year?](/img/default/eat.png)
The last property event I attended in person – and I think the last physical property event held all told –...
10 April 2021
From: Features
![Should Foxtons repay its furlough money?](/img/default/eat.png)
Pressure is building on London agency Foxtons to repay its furlough funding. The company issued an upbeat trading statement on Wednesday; while...
12 March 2021
From: Breaking News
![Fraudster agent escapes prison after scamming insurance company](/img/default/eat.png)
An agent working for a Countrywide brand in Lancashire has been given a suspended jail sentence after being found guilty of...
23 February 2021
From: Breaking News
![Stamp Duty loss: 70,000 agreed sales will miss deadline](/img/default/eat.png)
A new forecast suggests 70,000 buyers will miss the March 31 stamp duty holiday deadline. Zoopla has undertaken a new analysis to...
16 February 2021
From: Breaking News
![Independent agents launch portal alternative to Rightmove](/img/default/eat.png)
Independent agents inspired by the Say No To Rightmove campaign are to launch a rival portal next month. Wearethemarket is a portal...
08 January 2021
From: Breaking News
![Phil Spencer: What challenges lie ahead as 2021 gets underway?](/img/default/eat.png)
Following a turbulent 2020 in which the property market and the professionals working within it excelled in the face of unprecedented...
04 January 2021
From: Breaking News
![Top online agency reveals £17.8m loss - can online ever be profitable?](/img/default/eat.png)
A £17.8m pre-tax loss has been reported by Yopa in its latest financial statement filed at Companies House. Figures lodged just before...
29 December 2020
From: Breaking News
![Purplebricks to test new pricing models next year](/img/default/eat.png)
Purplebricks says it’s to continue to test new pricing models next year - and has not ruled out completely moving away...
15 December 2020
From: Breaking News
![Countrywide faces multiple risks if it doesn’t sell to Connells - claim](/img/default/eat.png)
Connells has increased the temperature in its bid for Countrywide with a surprise statement this morning outlining risks run by Countrywide if...
23 November 2020
From: Breaking News
![Major English Football League deal for High Street agency](/img/default/eat.png)
Your Move is to become the English Football League’s official Communities Supporter for the coming season. The agency is already an Official...
09 November 2020
From: Breaking News
![Top things to look for in a valuation tool](/img/default/eat.png)
Here at The ValPal Network, we know that there are other options available when considering to use a valuation tool, so...
27 October 2020
From: PropTech & Innovation
![Some sellers are now asking too much, reveals Rightmove](/img/default/eat.png)
The latest Rightmove asking price index shows the extraordinary market and amazing times we are living through. The average price of property coming...
19 October 2020
From: Breaking News
![Covid Clauses are back as buyers fear wider lockdown restrictions](/img/default/eat.png)
A leading agency says so-called Covid Clauses are being inserted into contracts as buyers become increasingly cautious ahead of a possible...
30 September 2020
From: Breaking News
![Estate agency pioneers ‘Covid-era’ benefits and perks package](/img/default/eat.png)
London agency JOHNS&CO says the performance of its staff during the Coronavirus period has led it to launch what it regards as...
13 August 2020
From: Breaking News
![Agents Do Charity - on a “phew, what a scorcher!” weekend](/img/default/eat.png)
It’s hotting up out there as a beautiful summer’s weekend beckons - an ideal time for some fund-raising in the sun,...
07 August 2020
From: Breaking News
![Property Natter: what will property conferences and events of the future look like?](/img/default/eat.png)
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
![Purplebricks' latest TV advertising campaign starts today](/img/default/eat.png)
Purplebricks is starting a new wave of TV advertisements today, continuing its theme from earlier this year as a sponsor of...
03 July 2020
From: Breaking News
![Countrywide wants damages from mystery buyer who pulled out of deal](/img/default/eat.png)
Countrywide says it is pursuing the businessman who failed to complete on the purchase of the troubled agency’s commercial arm, Lambert...
21 May 2020
From: Breaking News
![OnTheMarket says Covid crisis could be catalyst for change in portals](/img/default/eat.png)
The acting chief executive of OnTheMarket says the Coronavirus crisis could indirectly create a catalyst for change in the portals marketplace. Clive...
12 May 2020
From: Breaking News
![Poor communication the biggest cause of Ombudsman complaints](/img/default/eat.png)
There’s been a substantial 20 per cent rise in formal complaints about agents taken up by The Property Ombudsman. The figures refer...
11 May 2020
From: Breaking News
![Purplebricks market share and revenue drop sharply - new analysis](/img/default/eat.png)
The market share for all online agents fell sharply in the period up to the start of the pandemic according to new...
05 May 2020
From: Breaking News
![Agents Do Charity - fund-raising continues despite the challenge](/img/default/eat.png)
Welcome to the weekly salute for agents and others in the industry fund-raising for good causes - and we know that...
13 March 2020
From: Breaking News
![Challenge to Purplebricks and Countrywide ‘top agency’ claims](/img/default/eat.png)
Purplebricks and Countrywide have each recently claimed to be the biggest agency group in the UK but now Connells says that...
27 February 2020
From: Breaking News
![The future of renting for property service providers](/img/default/eat.png)
The property management industry is evolving at a rapid pace, thanks almost entirely to the rise in PropTech. Hundreds, if not thousands...
26 February 2020
From: Features
![Property Jobs Today - who’s moving where, why and when](/img/default/eat.png)
Hello - it’s Monday and so it’s PJT, where you can catch up on the industry major moves of recent days. Please...
24 February 2020
From: Breaking News
![What next for property in 2020?](/img/default/eat.png)
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
![Home Win for Your Move as it backs the English Football League](/img/default/eat.png)
Your Move is to become an Official Supporter of the English Football League. The announcement will see Your Move benefit from digital...
13 December 2019
From: Breaking News
![Countrywide delays meeting to confirm sale of Lambert Smith Hampton](/img/default/eat.png)
Countrywide has this morning revealed that its special general meeting of shareholders to agree the sale of its commercial arm will...
03 December 2019
From: Breaking News
![Agency revenue falls for Your Move, Reeds Rains and Marsh & Parsons](/img/default/eat.png)
A trading statement this morning by LSL Property Services - owners of Reeds Rains, Your Move and Marsh & Parsons -...
02 December 2019
From: Breaking News
![Training - how can you be the best estate agent?](/img/default/eat.png)
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
![Auction House reveals record month and says agent sales 'won't deliver'](/img/default/eat.png)
Auction House has reported a record number of sales for September, while its founder claims private treaty sales 'won't be able...
09 October 2019
From: Breaking News
![How can technology help letting agents become more efficient?](/img/default/eat.png)
Have you asked yourself why technology is so important in letting agency today? Just look around and you will know why. Almost...
03 August 2019
From: Features
![ESTAS organisers reveal their guide to the big day…it’s just next week](/img/default/eat.png)
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
![Agents On The Run: are you running the London Marathon?](/img/default/eat.png)
It’s London Marathon week, always a great event in the calendar and - we’re sure - an event that attracts a...
23 April 2019
From: Breaking News
![Property Natter - events agents need to keep an eye out for](/img/default/eat.png)
With Easter now upon us (happy Easter, by the way, and hope you’re enjoying the long weekend, the Easter eggs and...
20 April 2019
From: Features
![Impact of the Tenant Fees Act - how can agents cover their costs?](/img/default/eat.png)
It has been a long time coming, but the tenant fees ban, which forbids landlords and letting agents in England from...
13 April 2019
From: Features
![Agents slam “regurgitated rhetoric” in Hammond’s damp squib statement](/img/default/eat.png)
Estate agents have responded cynically to the small-fry property sector announcements made by Chancellor Phillip Hammond in yesterday’s spring statement mini-Budget. Overshadowed...
14 March 2019
From: Breaking News
![Online agencies: the final curtain call?](/img/default/eat.png)
It’s been a theatrical week in Westminster with talk of defections and duplicity worthy of Shakespeare. Yet the estate agency world has...
23 February 2019
From: Features
![PropTech Today: The under-appreciated 2019 property events near you](/img/default/eat.png)
It’s time to think about planning the 2019 events calendar. This year, there are more PropTech conferences scheduled than ever before,...
09 January 2019
From: Breaking News
![Rightmove wants to buy back its shares - is it priced too cheaply?](/img/default/eat.png)
Rightmove has launched a share buy-back programme to run until late next month, February. Companies buy back their own shares to keep up...
03 January 2019
From: Breaking News
![Festive floorplans? Yes really - and you'll recognise the houses...](/img/default/eat.png)
Anything can get a Christmas makeover these days, and if you thought it was a sprig of holly too far to...
24 December 2018
From: Breaking News
![Property Natter: 5 things you should be doing this Christmas](/img/default/eat.png)
Every other advert on the TV is featuring Santa Claus, snowmen or reindeer, the tinsel, trees and decorations are out in...
01 December 2018
From: Features
![Automated valuation system generates over 100,000 leads in just one month](/img/default/eat.png)
The ValPal Network, an automated valuation system, has for the first time provided over 100,000 leads to agents in just one...
13 November 2018
From: Breaking News
![Sales dip slightly says HMRC - but supply up according to NAEA](/img/default/eat.png)
Data from HM Revenue & Customs shows some 98,400 homes were sold across the UK in September - that’s slightly lower...
24 October 2018
From: Breaking News
![Valuation tool earns £363m commission for agents in two years](/img/default/eat.png)
Almost one in five online sales valuations generated by The ValPal Network over a two-year period resulted in a completion with...
19 October 2018
From: Breaking News
![The biggest challenge facing estate agents today…](/img/default/eat.png)
What is the biggest challenge in estate agency today? At the risk of sounding flippant, selling houses! It’s a unique industry...