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18 February 2021
From: Breaking News

In this week's Natter, I focus on the inspiring story of Clare Hughes, who has bounced back in the last 12 months...
13 February 2021
From: Features

While the property industry has suffered far less than other sectors during the past year, it would be short of the...
16 January 2021
From: Features

The importance of marketing properties is something that is often undervalued. Big budgets are dedicated to selling everyday items such as...
19 December 2020
From: Features
Described on this site as a ‘powerful disruptor’ in March 2020, few would deny that the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted on...
16 December 2020
From: Sponsored Content

If this year has taught us anything, it's that estate agents need their software provider and specifically their CRM, to help...
05 December 2020
From: Features

Here at Giraffe360, the PropTech startup, we have raised a £3.5 million funding round to further accelerate our product development and...
05 December 2020
From: Features

Recent debate about urgent need for reform and better collaboration within the property industry, has once again come under the spotlight...
04 December 2020
From: Sponsored Content

Tenancy deposit disputes are messy and often frustrating for all involved. While the number of formal disputes remains low, the pandemic...
10 November 2020
From: Legislation & Compliance

Across the UK and Europe, lockdown measures are changing and the markets are kicking back into life as we grow accustomed...
16 September 2020
From: Features

For many agents it’s been a big week…not because of the surge of buyers, but because their children have returned to...
04 September 2020
From: Breaking News

Whilst Estate and Letting Agents have adapted their operations during COVID-19, to ensure safer working practices under Government guidance, ‘virtual property...
03 September 2020
From: Sponsored Content

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

An agent in Hertfordshire says he routinely secures 5,000 visits to ‘live open houses’ on Facebook Live, and have on one...
27 July 2020
From: Breaking News

In a video interview for Estate Agent Today, property professional Chris Buckler speaks to industry video expert Christopher Watkin. Watkin gives his...
04 July 2020
From: Features

** This Bank Holiday Monday both Estate Agent Today and Letting Agent Today look at how agencies have modified offices and protocols...
25 May 2020
From: Breaking News

As you know, having professional images of your properties is the best (only?) way to get people wanting to step through...
16 May 2020
From: Features

As last Friday was the VE Day Anniversary bank holiday we have a bumper bundle of fund-raising activities to report on...
15 May 2020
From: Breaking News

Fine & Country is one of those clever agencies employing interior designers to help stage properties, making them look their best...
08 May 2020
From: Breaking News

HM Land Registry is making it easier to verify individuals’ ID from today. In addition to conveyancers and chartered legal executives, verification...
04 May 2020
From: Breaking News

Kerfuffle is the first property-related review site in the world to offer agents the ability to post video reviews on supplier...
27 April 2020
From: Breaking News

Rightmove and Knight Frank are today both calling for a series of government incentives to kick-start the market after the Coronavirus...
20 April 2020
From: Breaking News

An estate agency that runs its own TV shows via YouTube has launched a second season featuring local companies, amenities and...
17 April 2020
From: Breaking News

In this time of economic uncertainty, more and more people are becoming unwilling to leave their homes, yet you and your...
11 April 2020
From: Features

Due to the current Coronavirus pandemic, we are all being told to stay at home as much as possible to contain...
04 April 2020
From: Features

Purplebricks Local Property Experts are asking sellers who are not allowing agents into their homes during the virus crisis to draw...
03 April 2020
From: Breaking News

Hello and welcome to our latest update… we’re probably not yet getting used to these unusual times but we hope this...
02 April 2020
From: Breaking News

There’s been a huge change in the way estate agencies operate in recent years, with far more focus on marketing properties...
14 March 2020
From: Features

In the last few Natters I’ve focused on the slow death of local newspaper advertising, and how many agents are now...
29 February 2020
From: Features

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

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

A leading estate agent has urged others in the industry to follow his example and make local TV programmes to build...
10 December 2019
From: Breaking News

We’ve really hit the ground running with our appeal for Christmas pictures and videos from your offices this year - thanks...
03 December 2019
From: Breaking News

A few weeks ago, I came across a couple of really interesting articles which I immediately thought worth writing a piece...
16 October 2019
From: Breaking News

They will be the doctors, lawyers, teachers, thinkers, leaders and captains of industry of the not too distant future, but is...
24 August 2019
From: Features

Rightmove’s blog suggests that pro-standard photos can increase enquiries by up to four times, but how do you make great photos? You...
21 August 2019
From: Features

It’s been a busy year for Giraffe360. Following its £1 million successful funding round in January and moving its headquarters from...
05 July 2019
From: Sponsored Content

We like a good video here at Estate Agent Today, and we know our industry can take a joke even if...
10 June 2019
From: Breaking News

A TV production company is looking for family-run estate agencies to be considered for a possible reality TV show. Curve Media -...
05 June 2019
From: Breaking News

Two PropTech suppliers have this week announced new partnerships and products with the aim of helping estate agents. Firstly, sales progression and...
09 May 2019
From: Breaking News

During our school days, most of us did that task where we imagined and drew the homes of the future, but...
04 May 2019
From: Features

Virtual tours are a compelling way of enhancing a property’s potential through online marketing, increased transparency and efficiency for agents, and...
27 March 2019
From: Features

Who are you? Mikus Opelts, CEO of Giraffe360 What is Giraffe360 and what does it do? Giraffe360 is a unique digital photography subscription service...
05 March 2019
From: 60 Second Interview

BAD PHOTOS – 6 BIG MISTAKES YOU MIGHT BE MAKING! In our last article, we highlighted some really important and shocking stats...
07 February 2019
From: Sponsored Content

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...
06 February 2019
From: Breaking News

There’s no end to the PropTech and photography solutions available to estate agents these days to help them sell good, old-fashioned...
30 January 2019
From: Features

A PropTech firm that provides photography for virtual tours, floor plans and online and hard copy property details is relocating from Latvia to...
23 January 2019
From: Breaking News

How do you remove an estate agent from an oven? How would you remove an Estate Agent from an oven? Sounds...
09 January 2019
From: Sponsored Content

Photos and floor plans remain an essential tool in property marketing. Despite a wealth of choice from aspiring UK PropTech start-ups the...
21 November 2018
From: Features

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

I remember renting flats when I was a 25-year-old negotiator at Foxtons. Many of you will remember my love for the...
14 November 2018
From: Breaking News

Estate agency and property consultancy JLL is offering a clip-on accessory which it claims can be put on to a mobile...
31 October 2018
From: Breaking News

Strutt & Parker is offering free Virtual Viewings to 1,000 new clients, and says it's the first national agency to offer such...
09 October 2018
From: Breaking News

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...
12 September 2018
From: Features

A few stories caught my eye this week from China, all of which announce the arrival of cutting-edge technological innovation in...
29 August 2018
From: Breaking News

The manufacturers of a new PropTech tool claims it produces “the most accurate measurement of floorplans on the market” and has...
17 July 2018
From: Breaking News

Location, Location, Location: it’s no coincidence the TV show seized on that title because the importance of a property’s position is...
16 June 2018
From: Features

Apologies for the eye-catching headline but it fits in well with an attention-grabbing video put together by property PR expert Jerry...
31 May 2018
From: Breaking News

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

You don’t have to look far to see an abundance of photo failures, just head to any property portal and they’ll pop...
04 April 2018
From: Features

A PropTech firm claims its new tool gives people the option of running an entire agency...from a phone. BestAgent, which has built...
14 March 2018
From: Breaking News

Getting your property marketing right is vital, and the starting point is with professional images. With most buyers browsing the internet for...
07 March 2018
From: Features

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

Let’s start with a quick fire quiz. How many more leads do you think you’d get with photos that have been...
01 August 2017
From: Sponsored Content

Our client Robert Cooney – an estate agent based in Taunton, Somerset – was so intrigued by the office refurbishment process...
19 June 2017
From: Sponsored Content

A provider of 360 virtual tours for estate and letting agents has announced it is offering customers a 'freemium package'. EyeSpy360 previously...
17 May 2017
From: Breaking News

Finally! Spring has arrived so your property photos should look brighter and more cheerful shouldn’t they? I say, ‘should’ advisedly, because...
05 April 2017
From: Sponsored Content

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

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

Next year is likely to be a challenging time for letting agents, following a raft of changes introduced by the government...
09 December 2016
From: Features
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It may still be too early to start compiling a Christmas wish list, but it is the right time to provide...
19 November 2016
From: Features

When a tenant paid his initial one month’s rent in addition to a tenancy deposit in exchange for the keys to...
05 November 2016
From: Features

It’s all been kicking off in recent weeks, hasn’t it? Marmite wars, the endless Trump v Clinton debate, Samsung phones blowing...
28 October 2016
From: Features

Auction rooms across the UK are filled with people looking to buy property, from bargain hunters to seasoned investors, ensuring that...
22 October 2016
From: Features

Fears raised over the UK housing market in the wake of the Brexit vote have so far proved to be ‘wide...
30 September 2016
From: Features

Estate agents are to be given access to PropertyBOX – a free floor plan and photo enhancing app. The app comes from...
26 September 2016
From: Breaking News

When marketing a property for sale, there are a number of attributes that buyers and sellers today expect ‘as standard’, but...
23 September 2016
From: Features

With the number of new homes being built across the UK still significantly below the level needed to meet demand, housebuilders...
16 September 2016
From: Features

A campaign has been launched to make Bristol the colour capital of the UK by ensuring that more homes are painted...
02 September 2016
From: Features

Proctors estate agency in south London is one of many throughout the country with a proud heritage - but in this...
25 August 2016
From: Breaking News

Sheffield in South Yorkshire, which was once one of the leading industrial cities in Britain and is still recognised for its...
22 July 2016
From: Features

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

Rightmove has begun testing a virtual reality viewing platform which will allow prospective buyers to view properties without leaving their own...
31 May 2016
From: Breaking News

The race to replace London Mayor Boris Johnson has entered its final few days, and like never before, housing is the...
29 April 2016
From: Features

Don’t be shy - a production company making a new documentary series for Channel 4 is on the look out for...
11 February 2016
From: Breaking News

Detectives investigating the burglary which ultimately led to the death of PC David Phillips on October 5 have released pictures of...
16 October 2015
From: Breaking News

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