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This week’s In Conversation Today interviewee needs no introduction. One of the property industry’s most recognisable names, she has been a...

In this week's Natter, I focus on the inspiring story of Clare Hughes, who has bounced back in the last 12 months...

While the property industry has suffered far less than other sectors during the past year, it would be short of the...

The importance of marketing properties is something that is often undervalued. Big budgets are dedicated to selling everyday items such as...

Described on this site as a ‘powerful disruptor’ in March 2020, few would deny that the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted on...

If this year has taught us anything, it's that estate agents need their software provider and specifically their CRM, to help...

Here at Giraffe360, the PropTech startup, we have raised a £3.5 million funding round to further accelerate our product development and...

Recent debate about urgent need for reform and better collaboration within the property industry, has once again come under the spotlight...

Tenancy deposit disputes are messy and often frustrating for all involved. While the number of formal disputes remains low, the pandemic...

Across the UK and Europe, lockdown measures are changing and the markets are kicking back into life as we grow accustomed...

For many agents it’s been a big week…not because of the surge of buyers, but because their children have returned to...

Whilst Estate and Letting Agents have adapted their operations during COVID-19, to ensure safer working practices under Government guidance, ‘virtual property...

It must have been a close thing on Friday as to whose faces were looking the most glum - those at...

An agent in Hertfordshire says he routinely secures 5,000 visits to ‘live open houses’ on Facebook Live, and have on one...

In a video interview for Estate Agent Today, property professional Chris Buckler speaks to industry video expert Christopher Watkin. Watkin gives his...

** This Bank Holiday Monday both Estate Agent Today and Letting Agent Today look at how agencies have modified offices and protocols...

As you know, having professional images of your properties is the best (only?) way to get people wanting to step through...

As last Friday was the VE Day Anniversary bank holiday we have a bumper bundle of fund-raising activities to report on...

Fine & Country is one of those clever agencies employing interior designers to help stage properties, making them look their best...

HM Land Registry is making it easier to verify individuals’ ID from today. In addition to conveyancers and chartered legal executives, verification...

Kerfuffle is the first property-related review site in the world to offer agents the ability to post video reviews on supplier...

Rightmove and Knight Frank are today both calling for a series of government incentives to kick-start the market after the Coronavirus...

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

In this time of economic uncertainty, more and more people are becoming unwilling to leave their homes, yet you and your...

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

Purplebricks Local Property Experts are asking sellers who are not allowing agents into their homes during the virus crisis to draw...

Hello and welcome to our latest update… we’re probably not yet getting used to these unusual times but we hope this...

There’s been a huge change in the way estate agencies operate in recent years, with far more focus on marketing properties...

In the last few Natters I’ve focused on the slow death of local newspaper advertising, and how many agents are now...

The property management industry is evolving at a rapid pace, thanks almost entirely to the rise in PropTech. Hundreds, if not thousands...

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

A leading estate agent has urged others in the industry to follow his example and make local TV programmes to build...

We’ve really hit the ground running with our appeal for Christmas pictures and videos from your offices this year - thanks...

A few weeks ago, I came across a couple of really interesting articles which I immediately thought worth writing a piece...

They will be the doctors, lawyers, teachers, thinkers, leaders and captains of industry of the not too distant future, but is...

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

It’s been a busy year for Giraffe360. Following its £1 million successful funding round in January and moving its headquarters from...

We like a good video here at Estate Agent Today, and we know our industry can take a joke even if...

A TV production company is looking for family-run estate agencies to be considered for a possible reality TV show. Curve Media -...

Two PropTech suppliers have this week announced new partnerships and products with the aim of helping estate agents.  Firstly, sales progression and...

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

Virtual tours are a compelling way of enhancing a property’s potential through online marketing, increased transparency and efficiency for agents, and...

Who are you? Mikus Opelts, CEO of Giraffe360 What is Giraffe360 and what does it do? Giraffe360 is a unique digital photography subscription service...

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

At the end of January the Asian PropTech company PropertyGuru announced the imminent launch of beta-phase testing of its cutting-edge new product, PropertyGuru Lens. This...

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

A PropTech firm that provides photography for virtual tours, floor plans and online and hard copy property details is relocating from Latvia to...

How do you remove an estate agent from an oven? How would you remove an Estate Agent from an oven? Sounds...

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

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

I remember renting flats when I was a 25-year-old negotiator at Foxtons. Many of you will remember my love for the...

Estate agency and property consultancy JLL is offering a clip-on accessory which it claims can be put on to a mobile...

Strutt & Parker is offering free Virtual Viewings to 1,000 new clients, and says it's the first national agency to offer such...

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

A few stories caught my eye this week from China, all of which announce the arrival of cutting-edge technological innovation in...

The manufacturers of a new PropTech tool claims it produces “the most accurate measurement of floorplans on the market” and has...

Location, Location, Location: it’s no coincidence the TV show seized on that title because the importance of a property’s position is...

Apologies for the eye-catching headline but it fits in well with an attention-grabbing video put together by property PR expert Jerry...

Firstly, my sincere apologies - it has now been over a month since my last PropTech blog, doesn’t time fly!  In the...

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

You don’t have to look far to see an abundance of photo failures, just head to any property portal and they’ll pop...

A PropTech firm claims its new tool gives people the option of running an entire agency...from a phone.  BestAgent, which has built...

Getting your property marketing right is vital, and the starting point is with professional images.  With most buyers browsing the internet for...

The man behind a PropTech company has blasted Rightmove and Zoopla for failing to emphasise 360-degree virtual tours - the feature recently...

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

Let’s start with a quick fire quiz. How many more leads do you think you’d get with photos that have been...

Our client Robert Cooney – an estate agent based in Taunton, Somerset – was so intrigued by the office refurbishment process...

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

Finally! Spring has arrived so your property photos should look brighter and more cheerful shouldn’t they? I say, ‘should’ advisedly, because...

Online agency HouseSimple has been told that by the Advertising Standards Authority that its TV advertisement including the claim ‘sell your...

Following a strong start to 2016, particularly in the lower to middle range of the UK housing market, that lasted up...

Next year is likely to be a challenging time for letting agents, following a raft of changes introduced by the government...

It may still be too early to start compiling a Christmas wish list, but it is the right time to provide...

When a tenant paid his initial one month’s rent in addition to a tenancy deposit in exchange for the keys to...

It’s all been kicking off in recent weeks, hasn’t it? Marmite wars, the endless Trump v Clinton debate, Samsung phones blowing...

Auction rooms across the UK are filled with people looking to buy property, from bargain hunters to seasoned investors, ensuring that...

Fears raised over the UK housing market in the wake of the Brexit vote have so far proved to be ‘wide...

Estate agents are to be given access to PropertyBOX – a free floor plan and photo enhancing app. The app comes from...

When marketing a property for sale, there are a number of attributes that buyers and sellers today expect ‘as standard’, but...

With the number of new homes being built across the UK still significantly below the level needed to meet demand, housebuilders...

A campaign has been launched to make Bristol the colour capital of the UK by ensuring that more homes are painted...

Proctors estate agency in south London is one of many throughout the country with a proud heritage - but in this...

Sheffield in South Yorkshire, which was once one of the leading industrial cities in Britain and is still recognised for its...

The sense of gathering momentum for the Leave campaign ahead of the upcoming EU referendum is causing high levels of uncertainty...

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

Rightmove has begun testing a virtual reality viewing platform which will allow prospective buyers to view properties without leaving their own...

The race to replace London Mayor Boris Johnson has entered its final few days, and like never before, housing is the...

Don’t be shy - a production company making a new documentary series for Channel 4 is on the look out for...

Detectives investigating the burglary which ultimately led to the death of PC David Phillips on October 5 have released pictures of...

Channel 4 admits to using what it calls “unusual” secret filming techniques and an undercover reporter posing as a Russian politician to...

With blue skies and warm summer light making properties look even more attractive to buyers, now is the perfect time to...