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Anyone working in residential property knows it is taking longer and longer to get from SSTC (sold subject to contract) to...

In this week’s In Conversation Today, I am delighted to chat with Lucy Morton, Head of Residential Agency at JLL, about...

We recently conducted a survey and discussion session with estate and lettings agencies called Agency panel - Cut through the noise...

TM Group and sales progression solution mio have signed up as partners for the 2021 ESTAS Forum & Awards, sponsored by...

Whilst it was once seen as a way to sell niche or run-down properties, auction is now a mainstream method of...

The new Mayor of London, to be decided in an election tomorrow, has just received a six point set of demands...

With property transactions taking longer than ever and many people operating at capacity, it is easy to overlook the progress made,...

I was not surprised when I came across an industry article recently citing that over half of home buyers never visit...

Propertymark has shortlisted five of the 700 or so PropTech suppliers in the UK, as part of the trade body’s REACH...

A PropTech firm says its new tool allows comprehensive upfront property information to be shared instantly with all parties in a...

We are just over one year on from the day our lives truly changed, when the UK went into its first...

Mental health – and the importance of good mental health – has become a vital thing for all of us in...

One of the biggest trends in recent times, as a direct result of the pandemic, is the concept of working from...

A conveyancing organisation has launched an initiative called Be Kind We Care to promote kindness and wellbeing within the property industry. The...

An estate agency is this month launching packs of up-front information for buyers in a bid to speed sales and reduce fall-throughs.  Miles...

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

The New Year lull is well and truly over and this week’s Agents Do Charity show fundraising is back in business despite...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Will Thompson, Associate Director at Pugh & Co Auctions. I...

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

Searches that are bound by the Search Code, protecting the seller, buyer and lender, are property and not client specific. As...

A leading board member of NAEA Propertymark warns a small number of rogue agents continue to flout anti-money laundering regulations - and...

Integration, collaboration and connected platforms – some great buzzwords, but what do they actually mean and do they really help agents? One...

With no clear end in sight and conflicting Government advice as to whether we should work from home or go to...

At mio, we often have conversations with Estate Agency firms who have a dedicated sales progresser in their team. Whilst there...

There will not be a single business within the property sector that did not start the year in vastly different circumstances...

A developer working in collaboration with Silverstone race circuit is creating homes inside the track, near one of the motor racing...

A new PropTech platform says its central feature will be the launch of a Multiple Listings Service.  This will allow agents “to...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Jon Horton, Product director of sales progression platform, mio What does...

Purplebricks is selling its Canadian business. The sale comes little over a year after the troubled agency closed both its failed Australian and...

With stamp duty cuts and 90% mortgages on their way back, anyone could think the housing market was about to go...

What work did I do through lockdown? I went to work for a company who provide Domiciliary care for the vulnerable and elderly...

Let’s face it sales progression is difficult and frustrating: 1)The process has never been properly joined up - the average chain has...

"New property website launches. Not immediately sure what it does differently, what its USP is or who will use it, but...

Collaboration creates a bigger market Iain White, of the Innovation Collaboration Group “the Estate Agency industry must recognise that collaboration will...

With three months of lockdown behind us, commission income is vital, and sales progression is more important than ever. Emma Vigus, Managing...

Tuesday mornings at 6am is usually my time to review all the latest PropTech news. This fires off ideas for my...

The only story that has come remotely close to pushing coronavirus – and its various knock-on effects – off the top...

The Covid-19 crisis has forced the UK property industry to rethink the way it operates. With little warning, the pandemic disrupted the...

It’s been revealed that the home moving advice service set up by Phil Spencer is entering a collaboration with awards and...

The OneDome and Nethouseprices websites claim to have seen a surge in agents joining in recent weeks as an alternative to...

Hello, and welcome to Wednesday’s guidance and advice for agents and suppliers trying to find a way through the current crisis. If...

Hello and welcome to this week’s list of good work - yes, despite the virus lockdown.  Earlier this week we featured many...

Hello and here’s the next batch of guidance and advice from different sectors of the industry, many from influential trade groups. It’s...

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

The Federation of Independent Agents has revealed the names of a string of new member companies from across the UK. Founder Graham...

The people behind an online valuation service is warning agents that having a widget on their website is not enough by...

We are facing a new world in the lettings industry, with the proportion of households in the private rented sector (PRS)...

First things first, a big happy New Year to everyone. Welcome to 2020! It looks set to be another interesting year...

“There won’t be a single home but millions of different homes”, is one quote.  “There will be an end to gadgets”, is...

Outsourcing important business functions such as marketing, HR and IT to attract cost savings, leverage expertise and gain greater competitive advantage is...

When we launched Reapit’s Foundations Platform as a Service (PaaS) in November, it may have seemed like a recent development in...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Emma Vigus, Managing Director of mio What is mio and what...

PropTech services The ValPal Network and Loop Software have launched an integration which they say will reduce admin and maximise valuation opportunities...

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

A sales and lettings agency in the Cotswolds has taken on a fleet of fully electric company cars. The Volkswagen eGolfs selected...

love2move, an online network which allows high street agents to offer a white-labelled hybrid service, has teamed up with the Mortgage...

You’ve probably heard about unified communications (UC) before. But why are your competitors and other organisations moving towards centralised comms platforms? What are...

I have been banging on about partnerships and collaborations for years now. Whether it’s between two real estate firms, two PropTech firms,...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? David Masters – Account Manager for the Midlands What is ‘company...

In a previous Natter, I promised to talk more about CRMs – and here I stick to that promise. Following on from...

Once a year you might be perfectly justified in putting your feet up for a weekend and enjoying some great sport...

With this summer marking forty years since Margaret Thatcher came to power, her legacy continues to invoke both celebration and consternation...

  Who are you and what does it say on your business card?             Becky Howes, mio Account Manager What...

PropTech start-up BestAgent is to stage a day-long event for suppliers to the agency industry later this month. This follows BestAgent founder...

Fine & Country has a new office in Hampshire as a result of an independent which has joined its network. Hampshirewide is...

Emoov and Countrywide: what a pair, observers might say. They present a tale of two failures - although, in the case of...

The Innovative Collaboration Group - a collection of high-profile tech suppliers to the agency industry - has unveiled a raft of new...

The UK PropTech Association, set up in early 2017 with the objective of promoting engagement between tech business and the property...

My article last week has sparked some really great engagement, which I’m delighted about!  Thank you to everyone who commented or dropped...

Foxtons and Quintain have both recently made an important decision about their technological innovation, the same decision must also be made...

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

Whether it is legacy providers with new, young businesses, or large banks with PropTech startups, all types of cross-collaboration are vital. It’s...

Thinking about the state of communication across residential property chains is enough to induce a severe migraine. We work in a world...

Many of the industry’s best known and widely respected suppliers have set up a new group which they say offers agents...

No doubt we’ve all seen the recent Purplebricks news - shares have, according to the BBC, ‘plunged after it slashed its...

For my final EAT contribution of 2018, I’ve put together a list of Christmas gifts that you could buy your PropTech-loving...

So this is (almost) it. Next week may be a quiet one for business as vendors and landlords alike begin to...

A firm is launching a new Home Owner’s Passport this weekend in a bid to speed up conveyancing.  With characteristics reminiscent of the much-derided Home...

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

The Land & New Homes Network has announced a part exchange and assisted move collaboration with Relocation Agent Network in a...

DISCLAIMER: The author of this article retains no responsibility for any reader discomfort experienced when recalling the seemingly endless horrors of...

Fake news has become the popular catchphrase of a certain orange-tinted president in recent years. And everyone, from tech giants like...

An upcoming event will see a panel of well-known agents and suppliers appeal for better collaboration between industry stakeholders, particularly CRM...

You will notice that there is a new author for this regular column for Estate Agent Today. Last month I was...

The World Cup may be entertaining us for the next few weeks but whatever England’s fate may be, one thing is...

Having recently attended FUTURE: PropTech in London, it struck me just how far the integration of property and technology has progressed...

Smart sensors, and smart technology as a whole, are enjoying a period of accelerated innovation and adoption.  It’s my opinion that such...

Connells Group - which includes Connells, Sequence and other brands - says it recorded over 9,000 new homes sales in 2017. This...

In last week’s column, I asked 14 industry leaders to give their predictions for the year ahead. Well, it seems a handful of...

Hands up if you’ve read all of the property reports that have been published in the past week or so? Forever...

A new EU crackdown on money laundering requires estate agency businesses to adopt a collaborative approach if they are to avoid...

The rise of Airbnb has been majestic, going all the way from conception to becoming a common noun in less than...

With more news of PropTech investment, this time with Spotahome and Nested, one can’t help but wonder if this boom period is...

When Kenneth Bruce, co-founder of Purplebricks, published an emotional post on social media this week, my first reaction was; what a...

“When an industry is new, still finding its feet, finding its purpose, the tendency is for those few people within it...

You saw it, right? This article from Monday’s Guardian? It says that one in five estate agents are at risk of...

The UK PropTech Association (UKPA), of which I am a member of the steering committee, is an organisation with a purpose...

The Guild of Property Professionals, which earlier this month merged with easyProperty, has now announced a new link up, this time...

It has been announced that Uber, the taxi company, has teamed up with build to rent firm, Moda Living, to ‘revolutionise renting’.    This...

Two figures with high profiles in the world of PropTech have formed a consultancy to try to sell their services to...

News was released this week of a new PropTech partnership: banking disrupter Revolut has joined up with mortgage brokerage, Trussle, to offer...

A substantial new research body is to be launched this summer with a remit of looking at six overlapping aspects of...

This week, it would be very easy for me to focus on the startling figures that easyProperty logged with Companies House...

Richard Morris MD at Hartleys Estate Agents, part of the Newton Fallowell Group, approached Mid West Displays looking for a team...

Who are you? Matt Lancaster, one of the founding partners of Free2Convey and Docs4Home.   Tell us about Free2Convey… Free2Convey is the UK’s first free...

Zoopla Property Group is seeking to integrate uSwitch, its price comparison service, with MoveIT, its agents’ platform for ancillary revenue generation. It...

With an anticipated “Call for Evidence” from the Dept of Business Innovation & Skills looking into the home-buying experience ETSOS is...

This week, 25 years ago the world's first website went live to those of us who were around then.  Amazingly, despite the...

Plans for the Northern Powerhouse scheme, designed to rival London and the South East as the main driver of economic growth...

It's great to hear how new proptech is being embraced by a number of front line agents in order to network...

Birthdays aren’t just something for family and friends to celebrate.   Businesses too can justifiably use these milestones to remember their roots and...