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It’s all over bar the voting, so let’s cut to the chase. Labour will win on July 4, big time. Even a...
29 June 2024
From: Features
A new senior figure in Purplebricks claims the agency has much in common with selling broadband. Nick Gunga is the new chief...
14 June 2024
From: Breaking News
Agents are invited to a webinar on how the General Election will affect the property market. Reapit and PayProp will be hosting...
11 June 2024
From: Breaking News
Major lenders including Barclays, HSBC, and TSB have reduced their interest rates on new fixed mortgages, offering a glimmer of hope...
08 June 2024
From: Features
Property marketing and communications software provider Nurtur is shifting its focus from agency networks to technology and artificial intelligence tools. It comes...
05 June 2024
From: Breaking News
In the fast-paced world of property, staying top-of-mind with your clients is crucial. And what better way to do this than...
15 May 2024
From: Marketing & Social Media
In this latest article from the team at Iceberg Digital, they discuss how the digital realm is transforming Estate Agency. The...
24 April 2024
From: Breaking News
Alto has announced a new integration with secure messaging platform Tappter. Existing Alto customers can get seamlessly set up with Tappter to...
10 April 2024
From: Breaking News
Whether we’re selling properties, managing buildings, servicing heavy goods vehicles or flogging widgets, we’re all operating in a digital world. This is...
04 April 2024
From: Breaking News
As the Group HR Director of LRG – an organisation of over 3,000 employees – and perhaps more importantly, as a...
09 March 2024
From: Features
Much of the focus may have been on the Spring Budget this week but a variety of charities have received support from...
08 March 2024
From: Breaking News
Renting a flat or house in the UK has never been more difficult. The market is tight, supply is limited and...
05 March 2024
From: Breaking News
Let's be honest – landlords are the lifeblood of any letting agency. Winning and keeping their business keeps the wheels turning...
09 February 2024
From: Sponsored Content
Former agency founder and property marketing veteran John Durrant has challenged Propertymark and RICS to take a leadership on the contentious...
25 January 2024
From: Breaking News
The Conveyancing Association (CA) - the leading trade body for the conveyancing industry – has announced an update to its Estate...
20 January 2024
From: Features
Moneypenny has partnered with CRM provider Street.co.uk to help simplify lead management for estate agents. The integration means calls answered by the...
20 December 2023
From: Breaking News
The private rental landscape has been undergoing a profound transformation, with technology playing a pivotal role in shaping the way tenancies...
13 December 2023
From: Features
GetAgent has been ordered to make its marketing claims clearer following a complaint to the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA). The advertising watchdog...
06 December 2023
From: Breaking News
Property visits remain one of the greatest time intensive activities for the letting agent. From prospecting visits, show rounds, inventories and...
02 December 2023
From: Features
Outsourced communications business Moneypenny has appointed a new head of its property team. Moneypenny supports 2,500 businesses in the UK property industry,...
25 October 2023
From: Breaking News
MPs have expressed “concern and disappointment” at the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) for its persistent poor performance...
20 September 2023
From: Breaking News
In this latest article from the team at Iceberg Digital, they review the dynamics of the property market, and the current...
19 July 2023
From: Breaking News
With rising mortgage rates and the cost of living expected to be the biggest cause of a slowdown in the housing...
06 May 2023
From: Features
From Million Dollar Listing to Selling Sunset, we’re used to seeing real estate reality TV in full force on Netflix. Whilst...
29 March 2023
From: Features
Estate agents could be putting their clients’ personal details at risk by taking information such as addresses, bank account or passport details...
27 March 2023
From: Breaking News
As the first signs of spring begin to appear, we look at how letting agents and landlords can start the season...
25 March 2023
From: Features
New software has been launched to help estate agents collect feedback on viewings. Feedback Enterprise, from the Cumbrian communications specialists SMS Speedway,...
16 March 2023
From: Breaking News
Did you know that 46% of withdrawn properties will return to the market within 24 months? Here are 3 steps showing...
15 March 2023
From: Features
A new instant messaging platform has been launched that aims to change the way estate agents manage communications with customers and...
16 February 2023
From: Breaking News
It seems as if optimism is out of fashion right now: just look at the headlines to see what I mean....
03 February 2023
From: Breaking News
It has been a busy start to the year for job moves. If you want your jobs or appointments news to feature...
31 January 2023
From: Breaking News
Proptech firm iamproperty has launched a new legal preparation module to its movebutler onboarding and sales progression platform. The aim is to...
30 January 2023
From: Breaking News
Agents and property professionals are spreading plenty of charitable love ahead of Valentine's Day. See some of the inspirational examples below. Whatever the...
27 January 2023
From: Breaking News
Most letting agents are already carrying out inspections for check-in and check-out reports (hopefully). Some are going further and conducting interim...
14 January 2023
From: Features
When the weather turns like it has, we use more energy to keep our homes cosy. However, this places increasing strain...
17 December 2022
From: Features
Estate agents are receiving a deluge of cold sales calls – more than pre-pandemic levels - according to new figures from...
05 December 2022
From: Breaking News
As economic signs increasingly point to a contraction in the property market, competition for new business will inevitably heat up. But...
03 December 2022
From: Features
Purplebricks has got itself into a bind due to its addiction to brand awareness over addressing the customer experience of paying...
25 November 2022
From: Breaking News
Rightmove has named Johan Svanström, former chief executive of travel booking website Expedia Group Inc and McDonald's Corp as its new...
24 October 2022
From: Breaking News
Seven adverts pushing the Government’s flagship levelling up policy have been banned. The advertising watchdog censured the Department for Levelling Up, Housing...
12 October 2022
From: Breaking News
In tougher times – as is the case now, post-Covid, post-Brexit, cost-of-living crisis, war in Ukraine, etc – reputation and consumer...
08 October 2022
From: Features
The check-out report is a critical point in the tenancy and has the power to make the moving-out process run smoothly...
09 August 2022
From: Sponsored Content
For years now estate agents have been on a journey from digital infancy to digital maturity. But what does the future...
03 August 2022
From: Features
Interim rental inspections have taken a hit over the past two years and letting agents are now wading through their backlogs...
30 July 2022
From: Features
Trading Standards has indicated that non-compliant listings will eventually be rejected from portals as it urges agents to use their “professional...
13 July 2022
From: Breaking News
Former Countrywide boss Bob Scarff has warned that estate agents have become too reliant on alerts, emails and text messages for...
07 July 2022
From: Breaking News
Agency data and prospecting platform Homesearch has launched a new guide to help firms continue securing instructions during the so-called summer...
21 June 2022
From: Breaking News
Estate agents could be losing thousands of pounds a year to missed calls. Communications platform YourBusinessNumber analysed data on the typical number of...
09 June 2022
From: Breaking News
WhatsApp is being predicted to become a key messaging tool for estate agents in the coming years. Messaging provider SMS Speedway analysed...
01 June 2022
From: Breaking News
For years, the issue of phone etiquette created tension between estate agents and the legal profession, the former claiming lawyers won’t...
28 May 2022
From: Features
There seems a consensus amongst agents, analysts and amateur pundits alike that the market will stay relatively strong for some months,...
09 May 2022
From: Breaking News
Three of the leading industry content specialists are set to gather on stage together for what is believe to be the...
27 April 2022
From: Breaking News
In this Q&A, I catch up with Jesper With-Fogstrup, chief executive officer of Smoove (formerly ULS Technology until a very recent...
23 April 2022
From: Features
More than half of those working within the property sector are suffering from higher levels of fatigue or stress, due to...
22 April 2022
From: Breaking News
Conveyancing software company ULS Technology has rebranded. The London Stock Exchange-listed company, which encompasses conveyancing brands eConveyancer, DigitalMove, Legal Eye and Amity...
11 April 2022
From: Breaking News
As amendments to smoke and carbon monoxide alarm legislation loom for rented properties later this year, we look at how inventory...
09 April 2022
From: Features
A Russian billionaire says he no longer owns many of his former properties in the UK, raising question marks over the...
23 March 2022
From: Breaking News
An estate agent who has now become a PropTech entrepreneur says fees are absolutely not what makes a vendor choose who...
17 March 2022
From: Breaking News
Property checks can be the bane of a letting agent’s life if left unchecked. Throw in the winter weather, and you’ve...
29 January 2022
From: Features
Barely three weeks into the new year and we’re already talking about plans to raise tens, perhaps hundreds, of thousands of...
21 January 2022
From: Breaking News
If you thought checking in to a Microsoft Teams video-conferencing meeting would allow you to escape telephone calls, think again. Outsourced communications...
20 January 2022
From: Breaking News
A new survey of people who have sold their home in the past six months has given a strong backing to...
14 January 2022
From: Breaking News
Propertymark, the main industry trade body, has this evening updated its guidance on Covid safety for estate and letting agents in...
11 January 2022
From: Breaking News
A consultancy specialising in data protection issues has sharply criticised the Simplify Group for its ongoing lack of communications over its...
20 December 2021
From: Breaking News
As the UK housing market faces an ongoing boom, there’s one profession that’s certainly rushed off its feet — estate agents....
11 December 2021
From: Features
Purplebricks has appointed the former O2 marketer, Ian Cafferky, as its new Chief Marketing Officer. He will be replacing Ben Carter who...
09 December 2021
From: Breaking News
A high-speed internet connection is the second most important factor for buyers after property size, a survey claims. And the study -...
18 November 2021
From: Breaking News
As you are no doubt aware, building mutually beneficial relationships with conveyancers in your local area can not only make your...
27 October 2021
From: Features
I’m going to declare upfront that, as an investor, I have a financial interest in the success of MovePal but I also need...
23 October 2021
From: Features
If there is one thing that modern consumers have come to expect, it’s convenience. As a nation, we’re driven by on-demand...
20 October 2021
From: Breaking News
Knight Frank has beaten a string of prestigious household name companies to take the Overall Winner award at the 2021 Customer...
19 October 2021
From: Breaking News
High-profile outsourced communications provider Moneypenny has joined the industry PropTech hub known as the Innovation Collaboration Group. There are around 40 companies...
11 October 2021
From: Breaking News
The property industry and its many stakeholders are key participants in a global digital transformation that has been underway for quite...
09 October 2021
From: Features
Estate agents, even before Covid-19 reared its ugly head, were flexible, hybrid workers. It is a job that requires a significant...
02 October 2021
From: Features
Chris Watkin - the famous industry content creator, ghostwriter and trainer - has made a series of controversial statements about agents...
29 September 2021
From: Breaking News
The recent stamp duty holiday and the subsequent conveyancing logjam this triggered has acted as a wakeup call for the industry....
25 September 2021
From: Features
In this latest exclusive video interview, EAT’s video reporter Chris Buckler – an agent himself – chats with Peter Grant, chairman of the board at...
25 September 2021
From: Features
The worst of the Covid-19 pandemic appears to be firmly in the rear-view mirror as we move into the last quarter...
15 September 2021
From: Features
What estate agency is going to look like in the post-pandemic world, and what the role of the physical branch will...
11 September 2021
From: Features
The police investigation into the Savills agents who allegedly racially abused England players on Twitter after the Euros 2020 final is...
10 September 2021
From: Breaking News
The Savills member of staff who allegedly racially abused England players online after the Euros 2020 final has been sacked. The Metro...
09 September 2021
From: Breaking News
Day in, day out, I see how good estate agents really are. Whether it’s in my day job on Location, Location, Location...
06 September 2021
From: Breaking News
Spicerhaart - which is increasingly shifting its activities towards agents operating away from traditional branches - is investing more than £6m...
06 September 2021
From: Breaking News
Tech, as has been shown more than ever during the pandemic, can be a wonderful thing – bringing people closer together,...
04 September 2021
From: Features
The former group marketing director at Countrywide has been appointed as global chief executive of Fine & Country. Simon Leadbetter has also...
03 September 2021
From: Breaking News
In this latest video interview exclusively for EAT & LAT readers, video interviewer Chris Buckler speaks to Harry Turner, director of...
28 August 2021
From: Features
Purplebricks has hired another creating PR agency to work on its consumer campaign. Taylor Herring - part of the larger Publicis group...
06 August 2021
From: Breaking News
Greater Manchester Police have arrested the Savills estate agent who allegedly posted a racist tweet about black England football stars after...
14 July 2021
From: Breaking News
Working from home used to get a bad rap. With the phrase mocked as ‘shirking from home’, homeworkers were often seen...
23 June 2021
From: Features
The Oxfordshire-based PropTech founders and software developers of Openview, today announced they have welcomed Pattinson Estate Agents to their list of clients. Peter Grant, Managing...
21 June 2021
From: Features
There may well have been times in recent weeks when any agent would have been forgiven for wanting a break -...
21 June 2021
From: Breaking News
A trade union is demanding that the government ban emails from all employers outside office hours - and it wants emails...
04 June 2021
From: Breaking News
A new survey of some 700 estate agency customers show that they want to get traditional services like High Street branches,...
27 May 2021
From: Breaking News
In an industry which is faced with constant changes in day-to-day practices and even more so given the Covid terrain which agents...
22 May 2021
From: Features
A report by the Office of Tax Simplification on Capital Gains Tax has called for a series of changes. They include extending...
21 May 2021
From: Breaking News
The biggest news story in town this last week – which has brought people who don’t usually like or watch football...
24 April 2021
From: Features
The TDS annual review 2020 indicates that deposit disputes have remained low over the last year, at around 1%. This is...
24 April 2021
From: Features
Potential house buyers may be fine with virtual tours during lockdown periods, but as the country opens up, people are going...