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A veteran PropTech figure with extensive experience of working at leading estate and sales agencies has told the government to act...

Foxtons’ share price got a mini boost on Monday morning after rumours that the agency brand is preparing for a sale. The...

Gender-based discrimination remains an issue with the estate agency sector and many female victims are choosing not to report issues, an...

Regulated firms across all sectors will be well aware of Know Your Customer (KYC) checks and their importance in combatting financial...

The Property Franchise Group (TPFG) has been trialling property blockchain network Coadjute’s digital property data pack and smart forms and has...

The latest Voice of the Agent industry survey is set for release on 15 April. Marketing firm We Are Unchained surveyed 841...

Property blockchain network Coadjute has secured a £10m investment from Lloyds Banking Group, Nationwide, Natwest, and Rightmove.  This is the first time...

Former global chief executive of Fine & Country Simon Leadbetter has joined home staging firm Lemon and Lime Interiors as fractional...

The ripple effect of a property sale that falls through is, without exception, one of the most frustrating and disappointing events...

Alto has unveiled its latest integration with sales progression tool ViewMyChain. The partnership means agents using Alto’s software will get direct access...

Only two out of five UK adults are aware of what conveyancing is, while the number for those who are already...

Property professionals have called for the Government to allocate its promised £3m towards improving the home buying and selling process to...

A quarter of homebuyers have attempted to bribe sellers with everything from cash to kindness when trying to secure a property,...

The closing bell is ringing for estate and letting agents across the UK to participate in this year's Voice of the...

After years of saving, hard work, and market watching, being able to view and make an offer on a property is...

A team of seasoned industry professionals with a combined experience of more than 140 years is set to launch a new...

The UK’s largest housebuilder has agreed a deal to acquire its rival Redrow. The £2.5bn deal, backed by both company boards, would...

UK property professionals should look to Norway when assessing how to improve the home buying process, a housing minister has claimed. Speaking...

Five years ago, Lettings expert, Tim Lawler, wrote an article for Estate Agent Today charting his early experiences of setting up...

"Property is in the blood," my dad frequently reminds me, albeit for two generations—his and mine. During the property boom of...

More than a third of property sales fell through last year, with buyers to blame in most cases. A survey by QuickMoveNow...

The estate agency industry is being urged to do more to tackle the issue of gender jaws, it has been warned. The...

Estate agents remain among the least trusted professions, the latest Ipsos Veracity Index has revealed – but there is a silver...

Go back a hundred years and property transactions were a much simpler affair. A group of people could get together in...

Rightmove is anticipating a 1% average drop in national asking prices by the end of next year. The latest forecasts from the...

It was actor Charlies Sheen who said: ‘I have one speed. I have one gear. Go!’ The same might not be said...

Estate agents spend almost half their working day chasing or being chased for issues as a new report highlights concerns about...

OneDome has unveiled a new express conveyancing service following a successful trial period. OneDome Conveyancing Premium Express aims to deliver a swift...

The Open Property Data Association (OPDA) has expanded its executive committee with the appointment of Nick Chadbourne from conveyancing panel provider LMS. The...

Right now, it feels like we are living in a housing market full of contradictions. Despite the best endeavours of Liz Truss,...

Paul Johnson, Head of Corporate Sales at Leaders Romans Group (LRG) Commercial property has historically been viewed as the more profitable asset...

After achieving sell-out success and exceptional feedback in Hertfordshire, London, and Leeds, Simon Leadbetter’s 30 Years of Marketing in a Day...

The government should reverse some of its latest energy efficiency policies so owners, landlords and tenants can enjoy cheaper fuel bills The...

After a steady increase in mortgage rates, concerns about house prices have been rising too. The Financial Times reported in mid...

Industry figure Sean Newman has named seven additional speakers for the Estate Agent Success Summit, with 50% of tickets already sold. The...

Industry figure Sean Newman has launched a new TedTalk-style event called the ‘Estate Agent Success Summit’. Speakers will be given 30 minutes...

Homeowners are increasingly looking to properties that can either boost income or to offer a better work/life balance – without the...

Almost a third of homes sold across Britain have been purchased by a cash buyer, new research shows. Analysis of the latest...

Homeowners are becoming increasingly uncertain about the value of their property, research suggests. A new House Price Confidence Index, launched by marketing...

Estate agency has changed. No longer is it required to sit in a high street office working the old way. Provide a...

Marketing expert Simon Leadbetter has recommended that Purplebricks absorb its owner’s brand to consolidate its market position.  Leadbetter, former group marketing director...

I'll start with a confession. I am not an estate agent - I'm a marketer. But since I joined the industry...

A new survey has scored the top ten national real estate brands in terms of reputation, value and customer satisfaction. Using YouGov...

An industry marketing expert has questioned the strategies of ‘house of brand’ agencies. Writing exclusively for Estate Agent Today, Simon Leadbetter, former...

Fine & Country has launched a marketing campaign centred around becoming the most recommended national estate agency brand among consumers. The campaign...

An estate agency with a major new homes department claims new build sales are proving more resilient than the mainstream market. Leaders...

Cooling house prices are providing an opportunity for buyers even with higher borrowing costs, Propertymark claims. The agency trade body said it...

Success with your chosen CRM solution should not be a one-and-done package. Once you team up with a stellar CRM provider,...

Slow conveyancers could drive estate agents out of business, it has been warned. National law firm Dutton Gregory has issued a warning...

Coadjute has launched a Digital Property Data Pack service for its users. The pack is designed to cover the requirements of the...

House prices are falling at their fastest rate in 12 years, dropping £7,500 on average over the past 12 months, according...

It’s the start of what promises - perhaps ‘threatens’ is a better word - to be a challenging second half of...

Barriers to entry are a big concern for any sector, particularly those who need a greater number of technology innovations to...

Fortune favours the brave, as the saying goes. So, when you consider how upfront material information can and does make the...

Former Fine & Country global chief executive Simon Leadbetter is set to embark on his first national tour with his own...

Quick-buy firm Spring has partnered with Connells Group to offer its part exchange and chain repair service to the brand’s Land...

Rightmove has been named as the most effective portal for driving leads but there is a sense of frustration about fake...

The Building Safety Act will cause further delays to the home moving process, a senior industry executive has warned. Rob Hailstone, chief...

The phrase ‘customer experience’ is bandied around a lot these days, so much so that it’s sometimes easy to think that...

Property recruitment firm the deverellsmith group has acquired the entire issued share capital of Daisy Chain. The transaction will see Louse Deverell-Smith’s...

Mandatory regulations and qualifications could lead to higher fees for UK agents, a former industry executive claims. Former Fine & Country global...

The Bank of England last week announced the completion of Project Meridian, a digital synchronised settlement prototype that aims to digitise...

Yes it should….and we’re getting closer. Where there’s no chain involved, here at AVRillo, we can be ready to exchange contracts in...

Agents and consumers have given their backing to minimum industry standards but there are differences when it comes to the level...

Blockchain property network Coadjute has secured £4m of funding as it looks to continue efforts to transform the ease and speed...

As is generally the case, we didn’t start out with solutions, we started with questions…. two, actually. The first was, ‘Why does...

The property industry's self-destructive, point-scoring way of working just doesn’t cut it. When low stock means low cash flow low, agents and...

A senior banking figure has called for Stamp Duty rebates on property purchases to help create greener homes as research shows...

Industry analyst and and chair of The Home Buying and Selling Group Kate Faulkner, has called for the Government to stop agents being...

Newly-independent estate agency North Residential has opened a second branch in Pocklington, East Riding of Yorkshire.  It comes just three months after...

Crest Nicholson has become the first UK housebuilder to have its science-based net-zero aim checked and validated by the Science Based...

For agents who take full advantage of new developments in technology in 2023, it’s a chance for them to move ahead...

Sellers are being urged to be upfront about property issues and consider lower offers from better buyers as increasing numbers of...

Some top tips for saving for a deposit If you’re a first-time buyer - or even if you’re taking the next step...

With the property market showing signs of a slow-down and the economic outlook rather uncertain, we spoke to Lucy Noonan, founder...

It’s been a busy week for agency branch openings. Dexters is the latest to unveil new offices in London, opening nine across Blackheath,...

Hatched founder Adam Day has drawn on his experiences of running the online agent during the 2008 financial crisis to advise...

The winners of the 2022 allAgents Customer Experience Awards were announced last week. The agency customer feedback website held its second ever...

As economic signs increasingly point to a contraction in the property market, competition for new business will inevitably heat up. But...

The Mortgage Advice Bureau has partnered with property sales progression software provider ViewMyChain to give brokers more transparency during the transaction...

Fall-throughs doubled in the first two weeks of October compared with a month before, analysis claims. Chain-breaking service UPSTIX, which conducted the...

Two thirds of the housing market is potentially cut off from homebuyers who are in a chain, new research claims. A report...

The sales progression function is what binds the whole property transaction together and the importance of effective sales progression in the...

What’s the difference between Centralised Ledger Technology and Decentralised Ledger Technology? Repeat after me; centralised and decentralised ledgers and Distributed Ledger Technology...

A former estate agent has launched a white-labelled sales progression tool for the industry after his own experiences of purchasing a...

Conveyancing is an integral part of the house buying and selling process. But it is a slow process, with the length...

One of the stranger stories emerging from the fallout of Kwasi Kwarteng’s sacking last Friday has been news that someone in...

The latest research from property consultancy Knight Frank has set out which areas of the UK have the largest proportion of...

It’s fair to say that ours is an industry which has a language of its own, and often revels in the...

Despite all the recent speculation surrounding the housing market after the badly-received mini-Budget and regular talk of a possible slowdown, new...

One of the particular characteristics of the property market is how it brings contrasting professions together. From estate agents to conveyancers,...

Agents and other property professionals have, perhaps unsurprisingly, reacted positively to rumours of a Stamp Duty cut. Prime Minister Liz Truss and...

Chain management tool, ViewMyChain has been integrated with agency software provider Reapit. The integration means Reapit users will have a single sign...

In a recent McKinsey poll* 85 per cent of people said that fear of criticism, fear of uncertainty and fear of...

The last minute Bank Holiday for the Queen’s funeral on Monday has created some logistical issues for the property market. A legal...

Prime London discounts are widening and tempting buyers but there are longer term economic risks that could hit the property market,...

Property professionals have been pondering the impact of the sudden Bank Holiday scheduled next Monday for the Queen’s state funeral. It creates...

The Conveyancing Association (CA) is seeking views about the industry beyond its membership. The trade body has launched a new survey asking...

Empty nesters may be considering downsizing their home this September as their children set off to university, whilst other downsizers are...

The increased energy price cap could hit first-time buyers and the wider property market, new research suggests. It comes as households are...