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Who are you and what does it say on your business card?  Jake Field - Area Sales Manager What is lets bid Property...

Another week and another frenzy of news, culminating in the Budget and the extension of the stamp duty holiday. A cliff edge...

Honesty is a concept that journalists will tell their readers is non-existent for estate agents. Yeah, right! But as the end...

An open letter from Boomin chief executive Michael Bruce shows how fierce the competition is going to be in the portal field...

On March 23rd 2021, Dezrez and its partners are hosting EAvolution21 the event that showcases the latest in PropTech using an...

Industry supplier Kerfuffle and high-profile training service Marvellous have launched a competition for the children of agents and suppliers. The kids are...

Agents should put as much emphasis on ensuring a house move actually happens as on winning the instruction to begin with,...

This time out, I’m in conversation with one of the big three established portals. Since it was founded in 2007, Zoopla...

Boomin has denied that it will ever allow direct property sales, cutting out estate agents. Founder Michael Bruce says the new service...

To kick off 2021, we have a Q&A with one of the most high-profile – and, it has to be said,...

In a dramatic New Year’s Eve statement on the London Stock Exchange, Countrywide has agreed the terms of a recommended offer...

Entrants for the 2021 ESTAS Customer Service Awards have only until December 31 to sign up. Founder Simon Brown says: “The bounce...

The importance of marketing properties is something that is often undervalued. Big budgets are dedicated to selling everyday items such as...

Douglas & Gordon, one of the highest profile London agency networks, is the latest signing for the yet-to-launch Boomin portal. The agency...

It is the end of my column for another year, my 4th if I am not mistaken.  This year has seen a...

Hello and welcome to our latest doffing of the cap in honour of those in our industry fund-raising for great causes....

First off, hello and welcome to this new series – appearing in Estate Agent Today’s Breaking News section each month –...

Connells has this morning made a dramatic improvement in its bid to takeover Countrywide. It has increased its cash offer from 250p...

The private equity company which wants to take control of Countrywide has issued a statement saying it now has the support...

The secure Conservative victory in the 2019 General Election meant the property market in the sunlit uplands was set for a...

The Competitions and Markets Authority is to probe the proposed merger of two crowdfunding sites used by numerous property industry companies. Crowdcube...

Hello and welcome to your regular Friday charity round-up from the industry - appropriately enough on the day of the latest...

As we embark on another nationwide lockdown, the team at SDL Auctions are keen to help agents ride the storm, beat...

The 2021 ESTAS Customer Service Awards are to be held on Friday June 11. For the first time the awards will host...

What are the best ways for a letting agency to generate additional revenue and stay ahead of the competition? Management fees are...

Letting agents and landlords have faced huge change and uncertainty this year, with Covid-19 the major driver. But even before the...

Fledgling portal Boomin - launching later this month - has announced another 10 independent regional agencies as founder members. This includes its...

New guidance spells out how leniency can be exercised on agencies or individuals who inform on anti-competition cartels of the kind that...

There’s no denying it, job hunting can be hard work – even more so at the moment, with all that’s going...

Agents spend their whole careers telling vendors and landlords why they will be able to achieve a better sale price or...

I was asked recently, how can an agent generate more landlord leads? Well that got me thinking, firstly, we have to...

It’s a given these days that your business needs to be on social media. Consumers spend a large portion of their...

The Covid-19 pandemic has impacted the way every industry operates and the property sector is no exception. Following an enforced seven-week...

The country producing the largest number of buyers of prime London properties is not China, nor from north America or the...

Lawyers, politicians, bankers, insurance sellers – no matter where you go, there are some professions that are just always going to...

We all know that people can’t move to a new house without going through the Conveyancing process. However, with that said,...

Countrywide’s high-end brand John D Wood and Co has launched a new country house department, to take advantage of growing demand...

Recent Natters have explored the differences between the UK and American models of agency, and why Purplebricks failed to make a...

Two reports this morning suggest that activity in the most expensive sectors of the housing market is doing as well as...

Seller and landlord leads are what makes estate agency tick. Without them, new business is nowhere to be seen and you...

Logjams in the mortgage, conveyancing and removal stages of house moving mean sales are taking much longer than usual, according to...

The estate agency industry is still under the spotlight for possible illegal price fixing cartels according to the Competition and Markets...

For a mixture of reasons, I now only write this column every two weeks. At first, I missed the weekly consideration...

NAEA Propertymark has thrown its weight behind a Competitions and Markets Authority investigation into whether consumer protection law has been broken...

The Competition and Markets Authority is today opening enforcement cases focusing on the sale of leasehold homes by four leading housebuilders. They...

One of the victims of a notorious estate agency price fixing cartel has spoken out against one of the offenders.  Christina Davis...

It’s fair to say that UK estate agents don’t have the best of reputations, often featuring in the lists of the...

Life as we know it has changed – for everybody – and what tenants want, need and expect in this post-pandemic...

Property raffles are a legal minefield and many are too good to be true, according to a leading lawyer. There has been...

The Zoopla Rental Market Report, published this week, mentioned a two-speed rental market, but what does that mean? We are seeing two...

House raffles and similar competitions have become mired in controversy in recent years, thanks to some of them failing to abide by...

We have had a special relationship for many years and are bonded as countries in many ways – historically, politically and...

One of the main points I’ve had reinforced to me from agent after agent over the last year of hosting a...

OneDome has released a list of High Street agencies that have signed up to its free-to-list portal and sister website Nethouseprices  -...

Imagine a Zoom call where ten people are discussing the same topic, but everyone speaks a different language and has a...

The Competition and Markets Authority - which yesterday announced it had disqualified two estate agency directors for their parts in a...

Two estate agency directors have been disqualified by the Competition and Markets Authority after taking part in an illegal price fixing...

Dominic Cummings has been at worst a cause of huge anger to a nation that’s already extremely anxious. At best, he’s been...

The Covid-19 crisis hasn’t caused the revolution it has been reported to have. Despite the challenges it has brought, fundamentally, the...

All my recent Natters have been focused on one particular topic, the coronavirus crisis, for obvious reasons. But there has been...

The Competition and Markets Authority has launched an investigation into fake and misleading online reviews. The announcement from the watchdog does not...

The industry should continue to prepare for large-scale reforms such as mandatory agency training, the licensing of agents and a new...

Who are you? I’m Craig Fenner, a Customer Success Director at Feefo.  I work directly with Feefo’s Enterprise clients to ensure they...

The acting chief executive of OnTheMarket says the Coronavirus crisis could indirectly create a catalyst for change in the portals marketplace. Clive...

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

Investment bank RBC Capital has downgraded its rating of Rightmove and is warning that the property market is entering a prolonged...

Hunters has expanded its online offering to improve its service to both the sales and lettings sectors - and it’s even...

A trade body has reported some council search departments to the government for refusing to provide email details and forcing search...

Much like PropTech, Open Banking has been used as a buzzword in recent years. However, when it comes to the rental...

The Competitions and Markets Authority has started court proceedings seeking the disqualification of two estate agency directors over a price fixing...

In response to the current coronavirus pandemic, which is having such an impact on all parts of life, including the property...

In these uncertain times it’s good to report positive news - ESTAS, the customer review and awards platform, has announced its...

A long-standing legal dispute between OnTheMarket and the Gascogne Halman and Connells agencies has been settled. No details have been released but in...

There’s been another shortlist announced for The ESTAS 2020 - this time for the best suppliers to the estate and letting...

Any bid by Zoopla and OnTheMarket to displace Rightmove as the number one portal in the UK is at best expensive...

Increasing numbers of reports suggest that the government will use next week’s Budget to confirm a three per cent stamp duty...

There’s been a surge in UK enquiries to global free-to-list portal Residential People, and a comparable rise in interest from Chinese...

The government has launched a competition to attract what it calls “the best and brightest talents of the housing industry” to...

There’s been a broad welcome from agents and other industry organisations for the latest report from the Competition and Markets Authority...

Future complaints about property raffles by individual home owners seeking to avoid estate agency fees will in future be handled by...

A new call has been issued this morning by the Competition and Markets Authority for estate agents to confess if their...

Why should agencies leave voicemail in the last decade and make 2020 the year to invest in a more modern solution? Voicemail...

The landscape of the estate agency market in the UK is evolving to reflect changes in the way we live our...

The Financial Conduct Authority has issued a shock warning that mortgage borrowers who purchased properties through the Help To Buy scheme...

A challenger portal says agents should reduce their reliance on the likes of Rightmove and Zoopla by using smaller rival portals...

Hello and welcome to the end of the week, which always means a round-up of our industry’s good work for charity....

The ‘on-demand’ economy is reshaping our world. The way we order food, get around, and even access healthcare has changed irreversibly...

As competition hots up between affinity groups and associations in the industry, the Guild of Property Professionals has come out fighting. It...

Foxtons's trading statement this morning reveals another huge slump in sales - but no new announcement about future branch closures after a spate...

Understanding the customer journey plays a huge role in the success of any estate agent. From that very first viewing right through...

The Competition and Markets Authority says it wants to send “a strong signal” to the estate agency industry that price-fixing will...

The Competition and Markets Authority has released a 135 page document giving explicit details of its latest agency cartel investigation. This includes...

Six common ‘crimes of modern-day call handling’ are blighting UK estate and letting agencies and hampering their growth, reputation and profitability. These...

Over the past decade, the short-term rental industry, now eponymised by Airbnb, has experienced meteoric growth. This has been driven by the...

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

There have been two developments on the controversial subject of online reviews. One concerns the online agency Emoov, which three months ago...

After a year dogged by Brexit deadlock, political turmoil, and slow growth, estate agents’ confidence in the property market hit a...

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

The European Union’s highest court has ruled that Airbnb is not subject to strict rules governing estate and lettings agents in...

The ESTAS, the national customer service awards recognising the best agents, brokers and suppliers, closes for entry at the end of...

The public are being asked to inform the authorities if they know of agents operating fee-fixing cartels. The request - from the...

In the firmest sign yet that PropTech has entered the mainstream, Housing Minister Esther McVey recently launched an expert advisory council...

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

It’s polling day, and not just to decide whether Boris Johnson or Jeremy Corbyn will become Prime Minister. Our latest estate agency...

Agents who join the fast-growing Federation of Independent Agents will have full access to the new Homesearch mine of data. Homesearch debuted...

Yes, you can promise yourself that you won't eat all the mince pies, or yet another roast potato, nor drink as...

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

We recently asked readers for their questions to the portals - the questions they couldn’t really ask their local reps, but...

The Australian agent is a very different beast to his or her British counterpart - and it’s not just because we...

Another estate agency has provided evidence of the problems that continue to hurt the prime central London housing market. Strutt & Parker,...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? My name is Mark Hinkins and I’m a Sales Consultant...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Michelle O’Brien, mio Account Manager for Home Counties North What is...

The chief of an online auction service says the Conservatives’ controversial proposal for a three per cent stamp duty surcharge on...

A prominent regional agent says the industry owes it to vendors to try competing marketing outlets for property, and not to...

A new survey suggests that an overwhelming majority of householders want a legal ban on gazumping. The result is likely to be...

A Connells’ agency brand arguably best known because of legal action by OnTheMarket is to open its 21st office. Cheshire property consultancy...

As we know, the world’s moving very fast and how we communicate now is drastically different to even 10 years ago....

The competition is hotting up between Zoopla and OnTheMarket for new homes listings. Today Zoopla has revealed that it has seen a...

A London estate agency says a new scheme of apartments being launched for sale this weekend will be the first ever...

Relocation Agent Network has revealed a new competition in which member agents can win tip to £5,000. RAN currently offers four customer...

This week’s Natter is dedicated to three contrasting agencies doing things differently, from a recently established hybrid to a design-led, Insta-friendly...

The Advertising Standards Authority has clamped down on misleading claims made by the organisers of a property raffle. The controversy surrounds an...

The Australian agent is a very different beast to his or her British counterpart - no surprises there. And it’s not...

The latest Rightmove asking price index indicates a smaller than usual autumn bounce - that’s a sign, the portal says, of...

A London estate agency chain says It’s seen a 59 per cent surge in the number of its clients who have...

The estate and letting agencies which have provided the most consistent levels of high customer service are to be recognised with...

Prospective property buyers have been provided with several reasons why they should stop delaying purchasing decisions due to Brexit uncertainty. Buying agency...

I want to take the time this week to talk about PropTech startups and how they can often be seen to...

Although property transactions have, unsurprisingly, recently seen a decline which is almost certainly in part due to the ‘B-word’, this doesn’t...

How can estate and letting agents nurture leads who aren't ready to sell or let a property instantly? It's a question many...

Former Purplebricks chief executive Lee Wainwright says the problem for estate agents maintaining a strong level of fees isn’t competition from...

A portal which describes itself as a social network and which has been operating on a soft launch basis for many...

In the old days an agent would procure clients based upon their position in the high street, the size of the...

Technology will drive the lettings and property management industry in the future. There is already a plethora of various software and other...

The Guild of Property Professionals is launching its second tour of 2019 with an added bonus - a free training session...

A dramatic slump in the supply of homes being put on sale in London means that parts of the capital now...

The typical new real estate agency forms when an entrepreneurial high performer quits their job at a leading chain and sets...

A free-to-list property portal says that contrary to opinion within parts of the agency industry, the more portals there are the...

A distinctly autumnal storm seems to be gripping the UK for the early part of the weekend but as ever, nothing...

Countrywide has told Estate Agent Today that it will not be releasing any figures on the branch closure programme it introduced...

1. Win More Listings For estate agency in the UK, the number one task is to get new properties to market. However,...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Eric Woodhams F.N.A.E.A. mio Account Manager What is mio and what...

Foxtons’ sales slumped another 10 per cent and its total revenue dropped another 3.5 per cent according to figures released this...

Some estate agents are charging as much as 2.9 per cent commission according to a survey by comparison website GetAgent. While the...

Data from UK Finance, which represents most of the country’s lenders, shows that gross mortgage lending across the residential market in...

In a marketplace as competitive as the property industry, you may think that generating leads is the most important focus for...

Trade organisations including the National Association of Estate Agents have welcomed today’s publication of the report of the Regulation of Property...

Online estate agency Yopa is warning of price falls ahead in London and south east England - although price rises elsewhere...

Specialist providers catering for the over-50s has welcomed a move by high-end estate agency Knight Frank to move into equity release. Commenting...

If agents ran their databases more efficiently, the property portals might find themselves redundant. Controversial opening statement aside, the reality is that...

Property sellers have been urged to list their properties now in the hope of selling their properties for maximum value within...

Another house price raffle has closed amid rancour, and with cash prizes being awarded instead of the property originally promoted. The latest...

 – use technology to build a trusted brand as a people-focused custodian of client money Non-stop regulatory changes in the industry are...

A company which promotes property raffles have been told that it cannot repeat certain elements of its advertisements on Facebook and...

If it’s Friday it’s Agents Do Charity day - and we’ve got another bundle of good work for you this week,...

The Competition and Markets Authority has provisionally found that four agencies broke competition law by taking part in a price fixing...

It’s easy to understand why people are hesitant towards processes becoming digital. It is the fear that the digital world is...

The Competition and Markets Authority has formally launched an investigation into the sale of leasehold properties - including possible mis-selling. This follows...

My experience in marketing over the last 10 years has been an interesting journey, however I don’t want to bore you...

It may well seem that the government is pre-occupied with one issue, and one issue alone. While preparations for Brexit take up a...

What a great time to be a letting agent. In decades, never has there been so much change. As you’re well aware,...

A firm supporting leaseholders across the UK says the ongoing Competition and Markets Authority probe should “punish” what it calls “rip off...

Hello there and we’re at the start of another Bank Holiday weekend - but no rest for you lot, working hard...

Estate Agent Today has been named Property Trade Magazine of the Year 2019 at the annual Property Press Awards. It fought off...

As we move closer to the halfway point of 2019, property market conditions for agents and their clients remain challenging. Brexit may...

We’ve reached the final instalment of my market transformation do’s and don’ts.  In previous articles, we’ve looked at: Do encourage, don’t deter;...

The National Association of Estate Agents has welcomed the commitment by the Competition and Markets Authority to investigate the mis-selling of...

Consumer habits have changed massively over the past few years, and regardless of which market you operate in, being able to...

“I’m Russell Quirk, and I’ve failed” - with those words, the former chief executive of Emoov has begun to explain how...

In a world where people want instant gratification, it’s important to find ways to connect and engage with customers when they...

I hope you had another wonderful Bank Holiday weekend; only three weeks to hold on until the next one. Personally, it...

Proceedings against an estate agent at the centre of a fees cartel case have been dropped following his agreement not to stand as...

Having a responsive website - one which is designed to automatically resize to fit the size of the screen of the...

Another property raffle - this time with what appeared to be a castle as its main prize - has hit trouble...

It has been a long time coming, but the tenant fees ban, which forbids landlords and letting agents in England from...

With next Friday being Easter, this is the last ADC for a fortnight - so it’s our chance to honour those...

Experienced sales trainer Boyd Mayover, co-founder of Sales Doctors, explains how agents can overcome price objectives, impress prospective clients and offer...

Agents boasting qualifications could generate higher fees and more clients, especially if they are ‘ahead of the game’ and improve their...

When you think of the best ad campaigns – from moustachioed opera singers and talking meerkats to millions of bouncing balls...

The final - and some say most prestigious - shortlist for this year’s ESTAS awards has been revealed. The People Awards, sponsored...

It’s a testing time for the property industry, amid Brexit fears, a slowing market and the looming tenant fees ban.  There’s no...

Mortgage brokers are claiming that “a big number” of buyers are being cajoled into using estate agents’ in-house brokers. The Financial Conduct...

When they first came onto the scene, online-only estate and lettings agents were predicted to swiftly spell the end for traditional...

Virtual tours are a compelling way of enhancing a property’s potential through online marketing, increased transparency and efficiency for agents, and...

The National Association of Estate Agents says the number of house hunters registered per branch fell 15 per cent in February...

This article was originally written for City AM in response to an article it published attacking letting agents. See more here.  A...

This month’s MIPIM conference in Cannes once again played host to the final round of the much coveted MIPIM Startup Competition.  The...

To get the absolute most from your estate or letting agency business, it’s vital that you partner with the right software...

The leasehold system has created many unsellable and unmortgageable homes and should change, MPs say. The all-party Housing, Communities and Local Government...

A report claims that the hybrid agency EweMove performs above average across a number of measurements. The study comes from TwentyCi, a...

The best suppliers to the estate and letting agent sector for customer service have been announced by the ESTAS in the...

Competition for landlords will be fiercer than ever this year. Landlords are facing a raft of changes and will likely be...

More downbeat house price figures have prompted one leading estate agent to admit that the 2019 market had not taken off...

The Competition and Markets Authority has this afternoon taken the latest step in the lengthy case of an estate agency cartel. This revolves...

The two men behind a low-profile hybrid estate agency say their company is flourishing after two years in business, during which they...

Estate agents and property firms are being invited to take part in the inaugural Property & Construction leg of an event...

A new group called the Federation of Independent Agents has been set up as a network of like-minded independent agents who...

We all know the three essential things an estate agent must have on their website include the ability to be able...

OnTheMarket says it now has listings agreements with more than 12,500 estate and lettings agency branches. In a statement to shareholders and...

The head of a For Sale By Owner website claims that some agents are making “vast amounts” of up to £7,000...

There’s a distinctly northern flavour to some of the great fund-raising this week - and in particular Yorkshire. This isn’t the only...

When it comes to letting a property, it is important that landlords and renters have faith in their agent. The more...

Connells’ brand Gascoigne Halman has lost its appeal against OnTheMarket. Gascoigne Halman challenged OTM’s old ‘one other portal’ rule at the Competition...

One of the largest estate agencies in the Midlands, Newton Fallowell, says it’s made a remarkable £5m in referral fees from...

The government policies and enforcement plans for anti-money laundering measures are set to take centre stage at next month’s annual conference...

I don’t think I can add anything more to the excellent 2019 pieces we’ve seen on EAT in recent weeks –...

Even with 2019 well underway, letting agents need to keep refining their long-term goals and business targets. For agencies with a...

‘I need more power’ - it’s a common request experienced by landlords, letting agents and commercial estate agents across the country. Be...

A new property management firm claims that an average of nine estate agencies have gone bust each week since 2010.  Apropos -...

Zoopla is claiming a big surge in leads provided to agents and a new high in the number of visits to...

Yet another property raffle has had to be abandoned because it has been deemed illegal under Gambling Commission rules. A Yorkshire couple,...

We’re back with the first edition of Agents Do Charity for 2019 - and despite the uncertainty everywhere else, one thing...

As 2018 draws to a close, it is fair to say that stretched affordability and uncertainty over the Brexit negotiations has...

If you thought Christmas Eve meant no more news in terms of industry movers and shakers…well, think again - we’ve one...

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

A new analysis of the online estate agency business model claims that it ‘could be described as a Ponzi scheme’. The accusation...

Hello and welcome to a new week - the last before Christmas. We’ve got more of your wonderful office pictures and videos...

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

Thanks to vast improvements in processing powers, the use of virtual reality (VR) in some sectors is becoming more evident than...

The chief executive of online agency HouseSimple says “sellers need to be prepared and willing to lower their expectations” in the current...

The UK renting demographic is diversifying at a rapid pace. While the current market poses many challenges for traditional letting agents,...

In his keynote speech at the recent Negotiator Conference, Professor Andrew Baum sparked debate throughout the property industry. Baum’s speech, which began...

Every other advert on the TV is featuring Santa Claus, snowmen or reindeer, the tinsel, trees and decorations are out in...

PropTech has been mainstream for a few years now, and as more agents are familiar with the range of products and...

East Midlands estate and lettings agency Jackson Grundy has signed up to OnTheMarket. The firm, with its Northampton headquarters, has 10 sales...

OnTheMarket chief executive Ian Springett has told an agents’ conference of the strategy for his service - including a prediction that...

To say legendary ZPG founder and CEO Alex Chesterman left big boots to fill when he stepped back from day-to-day operations...

It’s Friday and what better way to kick off the weekend than winning two completely FREE tickets for the industry event...

Estate and letting agents are being warned not to slow down too early in the run up to Christmas as it...

The latest research from online estate agency Emoov shows at least one silver lining to the current Brexit-hit housing market -...

We are delighted to have two completely FREE tickets available for the industry event of the season - the Charity Christmas...

Given that online property portals, dominated by a handful of websites, are by far the most popular home search method, it...

How will things be done in the future? There’s no knowing, of course, given the many variables at play, but it’s...

An online agency launched by a traditional high street agent to ward off competition says the online business model might have...

OnTheMarket has issued an upbeat statement about the Court of Appeal setting a date to hear Connells-owned Gascoigne Halman's challenge to a ruling...

Here we go again - the Court of Appeal is to hear Connells-owned Gascoigne Halman's challenge to a ruling that cleared...

Purplebricks says it has seen year-on-year revenue growth of about 20 per cent despite what its chairman calls “a challenging UK...

Raffles are in the news as a way of ‘selling’ homes, and not just because an Irish club has won a...

What questions keep you awake at night? Do you know if you’re losing new instructions by undervaluing, or whether you could...

An open rental market, where neither landlord nor tenant is in a dominant position, enables rents to rise and fall, which...

Mortgage approvals fell again in September - this means that every month of 2018 so far has seen a drop against...

The Competition and Markets Authority is stepping up its campaign to identify and prosecute companies behind cartels - and it’s offering...

Not so long ago, the best estate agents were those who did the best work for their clients and therefore built...

A Twitter account dedicated to the private sale of a multi-million pound waterside home in Berkshire has prompted complaints to the...

OnTheMarket has this morning announced that franchise giant Belvoir will list all of its 300-plus branches on the challenger portal.  This includes...

The Competitions and Markets Authority says the result of its latest probe into estate agencies’ possible infringement of the Competition Act...

OnTheMarket has this morning announced that it now has signed listing agreements with more than 11,000 estate agency offices - over...

Increasingly cash-strapped traditional estate agencies should consider abandoning their High Street offices and work from serviced offices or similar lower-profile and...

Some conveyancers must publish some price and service information on their websites and in other media from December 6, according to...

The perils of property competitions and raffles have once again been demonstrated, this time with the Advertising Standards Authority upholding three...

Auction House London raised more than £15m in its latest auction, where it saw the biggest catalogue in its history go...

An estate agency is pioneering a new business model in which it charges no commission whatsoever to the vendor. Freeagent247, an online...

Yes, there’s no getting away from it - although the autumn has only just begun, charity work is firmly aiming at...

The raison d'être for estate agents everywhere is to get their properties noticed! It’s as simple as that. These days you’re likely...

The brief but troubled history of individuals and companies attempting to raffle homes as prizes has received another blow as a...

The buy-to-let sector, which has been under sustained pressure for a number of years now thanks to tax changes designed to...

Estate and lettings agency is arguably one of the most fierce, ruthless and relentless industries going. And, with fluctuating stock levels,...

My eye was caught yesterday morning by news that PropTech company, Agent Software, is claiming that ‘some agencies deliberately over-value properties...

A PropTech firm has adopted the unusual position of claiming some agencies deliberately over-value properties in a bid to win instructions. Agent...

When Oakland A’s, a small-market team, stunned the baseball world 16 years ago by transforming itself into world-beaters on a shoestring-budget,...

When you are starting up a new business, it is unlikely that you will already have enough capital to invest. Taking...

The heatwave is gone and summer is in its closing stages (sorry!) so it comes as no surprise that there’s already...

One of the spate of property raffle competitions has been the subject of a complaint to the Advertising Standards Authority. The complaint...

Countrywide is under fire again over the controversial rescue plan it announced last week. On Friday the troubled agency group’s share price -...

The Council for Licensed Conveyancers says it wants legal practice websites to list cost information, including whether they have referral arrangements. The...

A leading buying agency is warning about asking prices that are higher than those acceptable to mortgage companies who therefore down-value...

The big story to break this week in the property world was the announcement by the new owner of Humberts that...

Figures from Savills suggest that there’s currently an average 1.14 price adjustments per sale across the prime regional markets of the...

It’s a highly competitive environment out there, where there's a constant and never-ending struggle that every agency manager, director or owner...

As you probably know, I have been no fan of OnTheMarket (OTM) over the years. You may see this admission as...

A disciplinary investigation by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has blown the lid on the infamous fee-fixing cartel scandal involving estate...

First things first, I have to mention the World Cup. The dream is over, football’s not quite coming home (not until...

Renting has long been characterised as a stepping stone onto the housing ladder for the younger generations. But in recent years,...

Another update from OnTheMarket this morning claims the portal is now listing over 550,000 UK residential property listings, in excess of...

By now we’ve all seen news about the long-term decline in property sales and competition from online alternatives leading to ‘more...

Cast your mind back to July 2008 – Gordon Brown was Prime Minister, the Euros were in full swing in Austria/Switzerland...

What is the biggest challenge in estate agency today? At the risk of sounding flippant, selling houses! It’s a unique industry...

A property portal that describes itself as free-to-list has launched today, taking the industry by surprise - however, at least one...

TV property expert Sarah Beeny says she expects online agencies to take 70 per cent market share in the future -...

As the process of making buying and selling more transparent continues to gather pace, the body that regulates conveyancers says it...

The Federal Trade Commission - the US equivalent of the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority - will today discuss how the...

ZPG’s sell-off of the Australian arm of housing data company Hometrack to REA Group, a multinational digital firm specialising in portals and...

In an era when we are never far away from our phones, tablets or laptops, buying and selling property is benefitting...

Our industry does great work for good causes not just in this country but around the world, as this week’s Agents...

Hello and welcome to this week’s celebration of the industry’s fund-raising activities. Remember it’s easy to get publicity and additional support for...

Here’s some good news to take into the Bank Holiday weekend.  Research undertaken by Estate Agent Today suggests that fees charged by...

Floor plan software provider Metropix celebrated their win at The ESTAS on Friday by announcing an upcoming landmark. Having scooped the “Best...

ZPG has sold the Australian arm of housing data company Hometrack to REA Group, a multinational digital firm specialising in portals and...

The final winners’ list for this year’s ESTAS Awards has just been published with the  ‘Best In County’ agents named -...

The long running spat between review website allAgents and hybrid agency Purplebricks reignited over the weekend following a Facebook post. A Purplebricks...