A new PropTech online platform called BestAgent Property Marketplace is to launch next year following a series of 12 meetings this autumn. It...
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04 September 2019
From: Breaking News
![PropTech firm offers agents ‘most important service since dawn of internet’](/img/default/eat.png)
PropTech start-up BestAgent is to stage a day-long event for suppliers to the agency industry later this month. This follows BestAgent founder...
11 June 2019
From: Breaking News
![Property Natter: has Purplebricks' bubble now officially burst?](/img/default/eat.png)
Whether you love or hate it, Purplebricks has undoubtedly left its mark since arriving on the scene in 2015 – much...
18 May 2019
From: Features
![PropTech Today: “You’re not listening,” agents tell suppliers](/img/default/eat.png)
Last week, the first of a new kind of industry event took place; an open debate between agents and PropTech suppliers. Strong...
03 October 2018
From: Breaking News
![How can PropTech be made easier for agents? Key debate today](/img/default/eat.png)
Today’s long-awaited debate staged by fledgling PropTech platform Best Agent will address the issue of how the agency industry can most...
26 September 2018
From: Breaking News
![Agents and suppliers to appeal to CRMs for better PropTech collaboration](/img/default/eat.png)
An upcoming event will see a panel of well-known agents and suppliers appeal for better collaboration between industry stakeholders, particularly CRM...
06 September 2018
From: Breaking News
![Google to address PropTech conference for industry suppliers](/img/default/eat.png)
The team behind a new ‘open platform’ targetting smaller agencies in need of Proptech support have revealed a heavyweight line up...
20 August 2018
From: Breaking News
![PropTech platform BestAgent reveals new supplier partner](/img/default/eat.png)
The emerging Proptech platform BestAgent has announced its latest partnership - this one is with sales progression company ViewMyChain. BestAgent, run by...
26 July 2018
From: Breaking News
![Smaller estate agencies to have access to cutting-edge IT under new plan](/img/default/eat.png)
A property software guru says he wants PropTech firms to join with him in an ‘open platform’ which would allow smaller...
13 July 2018
From: Breaking News
![Exclusive: Independent agents’ group to fight ‘poor industry image’](/img/default/eat.png)
The Charter for Independent Estate and Letting Agents has told Estate Agent Today that it WILL formally launch after all, in...
20 December 2017
From: Breaking News
![Property Natter: A to Z of the property industry for 2017](/img/default/eat.png)
As we hurtle towards the end of 2017, it’s time to reflect on the year that’s just been. Even better, this property-based...
25 November 2017
From: Features
![We're not defunct yet says on-off-on independent agents group](/img/default/eat.png)
The man seeking to establish the Charter for Independent Estate and Letting Agents says he is hopeful that the fledgling trade...
31 October 2017
From: Breaking News
![Failed group for independent agents says it's not quite dead yet](/img/default/eat.png)
The death throes of the Charter for Independent Estate and Letting Agents are continuing. A statement by software entrepreneur Charlie Wright, who...
19 October 2017
From: Breaking News
![Purplebricks TV ads declared 'misleading' after complaint over fees](/img/default/eat.png)
The Advertising Standards Authority has ruled that two TV advertisements for Purplebricks cannot be shown again in their current form because...
18 October 2017
From: Breaking News
![Independent agents' group CIELA nearly (but not quite) scrapped](/img/default/eat.png)
The long-running saga of whether independent agents’ group CIELA is ever going to launch appears to be nearing its end game...
03 October 2017
From: Breaking News
![Purplebricks: advertising watchdog still investigating complaint](/img/default/eat.png)
The Advertising Standards Authority has confirmed to Estate Agent Today that it is still investigating a complaint lodged against Purplebricks by...
22 September 2017
From: Breaking News
![Video interview: Charlie Wright, founder of CIELA](/img/default/eat.png)
During a week in which fledgling trade group the Charter for Independent Estate and Letting Agents (CIELA) announced that it still...
22 July 2017
From: Features
![New trade group wants agents to display 'seal of integrity'](/img/default/eat.png)
The fledgling trade body CIELA says it is going to institute a kitemark-style service for all estate agents to be able...
21 July 2017
From: Breaking News
![Exclusive: Independent agents' group CIELA 'likely' to launch after all](/img/default/eat.png)
The on-off-on saga of the fledgling trade group for independent agents has taken another twist. The founder of the organisation suggests that...
20 July 2017
From: Breaking News
![Independent agents' group carrying on - for now at least](/img/default/eat.png)
The group seeking to represent independent agents says a recruitment meeting scheduled for tomorrow is carrying on despite growing doubts about...
27 June 2017
From: Breaking News
![Serious doubts over future of independent agents' group CIELA](/img/default/eat.png)
The fledgling and highly vocal CIELA group says it is possible it may not launch this autumn after all despite months of...
20 June 2017
From: Breaking News
![Fledgling trade body partners with Feefo for pre-launch period](/img/default/eat.png)
A trade body which has been founded to represent the interests of independent estate agents has partnered with consumer reviews platform...
19 June 2017
From: Breaking News
![Property Natter: Q & A with Charlie Wright, CIELA](/img/default/eat.png)
To give you a nice distraction from the post-election madness, here’s an interview with Charlie Wright, founder of CIELA (or The...
10 June 2017
From: Features
!['Public misunderstanding contributes towards agents' poor image' - CIELA boss](/img/default/eat.png)
The man behind fledgling trade body The Charter for Independent Estate and Letting Agents (CIELA) says that public misunderstanding of the...
09 June 2017
From: Breaking News
![Independent agents' chief wants NAEA to expel 'insulting' online firms](/img/default/eat.png)
The founder of the trade group seeking to represent independent agencies says he hopes the National Association of Estate Agents considers...
25 May 2017
From: Breaking News
![‘Fake agents’ are crippling independents’ reputations and livelihoods](/img/default/eat.png)
Think ‘fake agents’ are no threat to your business? Think again. The rise of online agents - dubbed by some as...
12 May 2017
From: Features
![Vendors shouldn't assume they'll achieve the same price no matter who's selling](/img/default/eat.png)
Even some of the most successful professionals from other professions fail to grasp the most important point when it comes to...
29 April 2017
From: Features
![Independent agents' group CIELA sets out lengthy 'rules of entry'](/img/default/eat.png)
The fledgling organisation seeking to represent independent estate agents has issued a lengthy statement setting out what it calls ‘rules of...
30 January 2017
From: Breaking News
![CIELA formation continues as it begins recruitment drive](/img/default/eat.png)
The fledgling group aiming to represent independent estate and letting agents is recruiting for a number of unspecified roles to help...
24 January 2017
From: Breaking News
![Independence may be the undoing of the Independents](/img/default/eat.png)
The story of the week has been the first steps of a trade body to represent independent estate agents - as...
21 January 2017
From: Features
![CIELA – you’re breaking my heart](/img/default/eat.png)
When I read about the possible formation of yet another ‘mutual’ with the aim of furthering and protecting the interests of...
21 January 2017
From: Features
![Independent agents group is 'Go' but portal idea is on ice for a year](/img/default/eat.png)
The go-ahead has been given to create a group aiming to unite independent estate and letting agents into a single powerful...
19 January 2017
From: Breaking News
![Online agents accused of being 'callous exploiters' by founder of new group](/img/default/eat.png)
Online estate agents have been accused to “the callous exploitation of naive sellers” by the software executive behind the idea to...
18 January 2017
From: Breaking News
![New group sends Open Letter urging independent estate agents to unite](/img/default/eat.png)
Around 100 expressions of interest have been received by the new Charter for Independent Estate and Letting Agents regarding tomorrow’s first...
17 January 2017
From: Breaking News
![Independent agents' trade body may provide back-office services](/img/default/eat.png)
The independent estate and letting agents’ group under discussion this week could offer member agents back-office services. The Charter for Independent Estate...