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There’s a warning today that Rightmove could be vulnerable to losing its number one portal status because it has such a...

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

28th NOVEMBER 2019: Christopher Watkin’s recent thought-provoking interview with Dan Marsden sheds light on the property industry today and offers an...

In a new video interview, Steve Carroll, director of industry relations at Real Estate Group, tells industry commentator Christopher Watkin why...

A prominent agency owner and industry figure has attacked Rightmove for failing to support estate agents and has accused it of...

The former chief of an online estate agency says the top three surviving firms in the sector must merge if they...

A controversial estate agent and former head of an online agency is urging agents to knock on the doors of vendors...

One of the industry’s leading consultants says Rightmove is in a form of abusive relationship with agents, who should consider legal...

The US-based real estate firm Keller Williams says it is aiming to be this country’s leading agency training organisation. Ben Taylor, who...

The boss of a 15+ branch estate agency group has explained how he thinks regulation could 'ruin' the estate agency industry. Simon...

As the self-employed estate agency market continues to grow in the UK, one of Australia's most succesful proponents of the model...

One of the most experienced and high profile figures in the industry says individual agents working for online companies are typically...

Purplebricks’ former chief executive Lee Wainwright has made a stout defence of the controversial agency’s sales progression process and its local...

The former chief executive of Purplebricks UK says the agency completes on over 80 per cent of the homes it lists...

With Easter now upon us (happy Easter, by the way, and hope you’re enjoying the long weekend, the Easter eggs and...

Four high-profile industry figures have sent an open letter urging agents to think about what they call “smarter marketing” in a...

An interesting debate has been sparked in PropTech this week. It started with an interview, published on YouTube, in which Kristjan Byfield...

“You don't learn to walk by following rules. You learn by doing and falling over,” is an oft-quoted saying of Richard...

Kit Malthouse has been making headlines this week, but – in keeping with his tenure as Housing Minister so far -...

Former Emoov chief executive Russell Quirk has made his first on-the-record comments about the factors behind the dramatic collapse of his...

Last week, the first of a new kind of industry event took place; an open debate between agents and PropTech suppliers. Strong...

The death of traditional TV – where viewers sit down together to watch shows at defined times – has been much...

Iain White, the ex-Romans managing director and former Countrywide director, has come out strongly against the demutualisation proposal from Agents’ Mutual...

For my latest Property Natter I have sought the opinions of two well-known property consultants - Michael Day, managing director of...