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The government has launched a new equity loan scheme for the self-build market. The Help to Build scheme aims to help thousands...

Between you and me, dear reader, I had little to no idea about what the metaverse was before researching it for...

The digital transformation of the property industry is not a new chapter, but an ongoing journey in which the winners are...

Today’s consumers judge a business not just on the quality of its products, but also on their experience in using them....

If there’s not a book called ‘The Art of Collaboration’ then there should be. Update: a quick Google search shows there...

Boomin has acquired interior design platform My Bespoke Room. The challenger portal's founder Michael Bruce said it was part of a wider...

When was the last time you updated your website? New consumer research suggests 81% of sellers will not contact an estate agent...

Why the urgency? Because the appetite is strong. Research by the Conveyancing Association reports that 98% of consumers are overwhelmingly in...

The government is being urged to expand and make the Treasury’s mortgage guarantee scheme permanent and compulsory on home loans above...

In this latest ‘Women in Property’ edition of the Natter, I check in with Collette Allen, who was recently appointed as...

The issue of agency qualifications has finally been mentioned in the Houses of Parliament, almost three years since the landmark Regulation...

Next month will see new rules around upfront Material Information for property sales and lettings come into force in the UK...

Referral fees, lack of trust and too much email have been identified as barriers to greater collaboration between conveyancers and estate...

A lack of mortgage knowledge could be holding buyers back, research claims. A survey of more than 1,000 consumers by Nottingham Building...

Millions of people use online property portals every year to conduct their property search, whether it be for sales or for...

The National Trading Standards Estate and Letting Agency Team (NTSELAT) deemed yesterday that the use of POA or “price on application”...

The National Trading Standards Estate and Letting Agency Team (NTSELAT) has deemed that the use of POA or “price on application”...

An industry veteran who helped train Purplebricks agents has partnered with easyProperty to foster its franchisee talent. The online hybrid agent is...

More than half of properties across England and Wales only meet insulation standards of 1976 or older. The startling figures, based on...

House price growth is expected to hit single digits by the end of the year as the cost of living crisis...

You will hopefully have seen that the Leasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Act 2022 has now received its Royal Assent, meaning it...

Property portals are preparing to support agents in complying with a new era of upfront material information. From the end of May,...

Buyers are happy and ready to pay for more upfront material information when it comes to purchasing a property. It comes as...

The government is being urged to go further with its clampdown on fake reviews. A government announcement aimed at protecting consumers last...

Propertymark has given its backing to the ban on ground rents for new leasehold properties and has reminded agents of their...

In this Q&A, I catch up with Jesper With-Fogstrup, chief executive officer of Smoove (formerly ULS Technology until a very recent...

From the beginning of April, long-awaited rules from the National Trading Standards Estate and Letting Agency Team (NTSELAT) came into effect....

A new Deputy Ombudsman, Lesley Horton, has been appointed by The Property Ombudsman Scheme. She will work alongside Property Ombudsman, Rebecca Marsh,...

You’re probably up to your neck at the start of a busy spring market but I’d hope there’s one thing most...

Trading Standards has advised agents to update listings once they reach the "sold subject to contract" (SSTC) stage. It comes after legal...

They say that in fashion, if you wait for long enough, clothes that are hanging at the back of your wardrobe...

Sky News is reporting that Boomin, the portal founded by Purplebricks creator Michael Bruce, is close to finalising a new round...

The self-employed model, after years of not really catching on fully, was given a major boost by the pandemic and the...

It’s not an easy time for many renters (and homeowners). The cost of living is going up across the board for...

The Skipton Building Society, which owns Connells estate agency, says the house-selling arm helped it reach a record profit pre-tax profit...

The Building Societies Association’s regular confidence tracker about the housing market shows rising pessimism over interest rates, the escalating cost of...

The Bank of England has confirmed that base rate is to rise again, for the third time in three months, to a...

PropTech solutions have continued to ingratiate themselves in both the forefront of an agency within advertising mediums and in the backend...

The international reviews service Trustpilot has batted away criticism from a property website that it ignores breaches of its guidelines. Last week,...

Those aficionados of the Sound of Music will recognise the tag line above. It came to my mind when thinking about...

Phil Spencer is teaming up with a PropTech supplier to help buyers have the maximum volume of upfront information. Spencer’s Move iQ...

Ben Ridgway and Jamie Cooke, co-founders of iamproperty Group brought together industry leaders in a recent roundtable to discuss the challenges...

A row has broken out over a company which has made allegations about Trustpilot reviews of OnTheMarket. A company called KwikChex says...

The market’s likely to slow this year as the rising cost of living saps some buyer confidence, so agents are understandably...

OnTheMarket’s transformation into a “tech-enables property business across the broader property eco-system” is gathering pace according to the portal’s chief executive. In...

The National Trading Standards Estate and Letting Agent Team has released background information on how it came to make changes to...

OnTheMarket has inked a deal with Kremer Signs to supply agents with Smartboards to be added to For Sale signs -...

Industry figures have come out in favour of the long-term programme of new compulsory information to be contained on property listings. From...

Trading Standards and the government have jointly announced compulsory new data which must appear on property listings. A property's council tax band or...

An Australian PropTech platform called PEXA aims to break into the UK property industry this year, claiming to improve transaction processes. PEXA...

I’m sure most readers would agree with me that cyber-security is vitally important for almost any business, particularly those businesses like...

Reviews website Trustpilot has hit back after being attacked by property website allAgents.  allAgents chief Martin McKenzie is calling for Trustpilot chief...

A long running dispute between reviews website allAgents and Purplebricks has come back to life - with a new twist. In 2017...

The current ratings of the Energy Performance Certificate are under review according to the Department for Business, Energy and Industry Strategy. A...

Data, when used to its full potential, holds the key to the property market’s growth. The reason for this is the...

The most senior Trading Standards officer policing the agency industry says he hopes the public will ask about referral fees in...

With the drastic changes enacted on the industry over the past two years thanks to the pandemic and political events such...

The iamproperty group’s auction service, iamsold, says it’s raised over £804m in capital value from properties sold by the Modern Method...

As this is the first Natter back since the Christmas break, I should like to first wish all our readers a...

A warning has gone out to estate agents that “more and more” reports are being filed about cyber attacks on agencies...

Zoopla’s chief operating officer says the portal has made progress for agents in 2021 but recognises there’s more to do next...

As we slide into Christmas, with the busiest levels of house buying since 2006 and activity still buoyant, I don’t think...

The chair of the strategic board of fledgling Boomin says most existing portals are merely operating like digital newspapers with listings,...

Around a quarter of mortgage lenders currently have ‘green’ products promoting improved EPCs - and the vast majority of the rest...

A massive multi-million pound marketing blitz by Zoopla starts on Monday. The portal says the campaign will capitalise on what it says...

Phil Spencer’s new series of Move iQ podcasts is to be sponsored by Propertymark. During the nine part series, Spencer will talk...

One part of the UK is to get a taste of the mandatory estate agent regulation that many want to see...

A good website is no longer optional for estate agents, as no single aspect of marketing to new customers is more...

Three quarters of estate agents work more than an eight hour day at least once a week - and over half...

OnTheMarket has revamped its website in a bid to shed the final connections with the portal’s failed leadership and strategy of...

There are many features and functionalities a website must have to be successful. Ultimately, the purpose of your website should be...

The Dispute Service has been selected to operate the New Homes Ombudsman scheme, following what has been called ”a fiercely competitive...

A record number of conveyancers have been trained in the last 18 months, despite the challenges of the pandemic and extended...

The government’s plan to put Energy Performance Certificates at the heart of its bid to reach Net Zero has hit a stumbling...

Despite the progress made in so many areas, particularly in terms of leasehold reform – although we are calling upon the...

A new survey by Leaders Romans Group shows a significant majority of buyers wanting homes to be more energy efficient -...

Boomin has revealed an upgrade to its SmartVal feature, which tries to blend real-time online valuations with local expertise from member...

The police have been called in to investigate the ongoing cyber-security incident which has led to many firms in the Simplify...

Trust has always been vital for building and nurturing good relations between an agent and their customer. Maintaining trust will keep...

Boomin has launched a new tool - Chainmaker - which it claims cuts fall throughs and introduces agents to ‘hot buyers’. The software...

There’s been a significant rise in buyer interest in the energy efficiency of properties - but so far it’s making no...

PropertyHeads, a platform describing itself as a social network for house buyers and sellers, has a new PropTech partnership. It’s linked with...

A torrid period for Purplebricks' share value means it opens stock market trading today with a price of just 33p.  This is less...

The head of research at a leading agency is warning that although the housing market remains buoyant, there may be macro-economic...

Purplebricks' share price tumbled a remarkable 34 per cent this morning when trading opened on the London Stock Exchange. The price crashed...

Propertymark says more buyers are now looking at online auctions, making this a more viable route to sale than before. The latest...

With quality built into every stage of the production process of Bosch, NEFF and Siemens appliances. From the initial design phase, through...

There’s been another step to make house sales more secure and speedier, with a pilot scheme starting next month. Five major identity...

If there is one thing that modern consumers have come to expect, it’s convenience. As a nation, we’re driven by on-demand...

In this thought leadership article, Videosign CEO Steven Tallant looks at electronic signatures and conveyancing and whether the time is nigh for the...

2021 redefined what it meant to offer exceptional customer experiences for consumers across multiple industries, but particularly for the residential property...

The Modern Method of Auction (MMoA), also known as Conditional auction, can sometimes get a bad rap. However, much of the...

The existence of online agencies means some consumers believe real life estate agents are unnecessary in a deal - but the rest of...

The property industry and its many stakeholders are key participants in a global digital transformation that has been underway for quite...

Rightmove - which for some time has linked solely with iamsold to provide the controversial Modern Method of Auction system to...

ESTAS has announced that FocalAgent, a visual content supplier to estate agents, has signed up as an executive partner for the...

As we motor towards the next major global climate change conference – the UN’s COP26 being held in Glasgow from 31...

Our story yesterday on whether agents should continue to dress formally post-pandemic seemed to relight the fire on a long-time debate...

The pandemic has led to many people ditching more formal wear as they work from home on a more regular basis,...

2020 gave rise to an exodus from the city as work from home became the mandated norm for large swaths of...

The Victorian phrase “as safe as houses” well surmises the security of the housing market as, whether they are buying or...

Over the last three years there has been a quiet revolution in the tenant referencing market. Starting with the 2019 tenant...

A TV advertising campaign begins today to promote SmartVal, its real-time valuation tool available on the Boomin portal. The advertisements will start...

It may be the final day of August but Propertymark has first out of the blocks with advice for agents to...

The work of the National Trading Standards Estate and Letting Agency Team is “vital” it claims - and the case of the...

A banned West Midlands estate agent has today been sentenced to a custodial sentence of six weeks, suspended for two years, and fined £4,000 at Wolverhampton Crown Court after pleading guilty...

The estate agents’ trade body has set out three ways conveyancers can further help the sales process. Propertymark has made the suggestions...

Representatives of Rightmove, Zoopla, OnTheMarket, Boomin and OneDome portals are to be quizzed in an industry Question Time session next month. Russell...

Zoopla has issued a data-heavy statement on its services for agents - just days after Boomin criticised it for being over...

The head of Boomin has attacked Rightmove for the fees it currently charges agents, the likelihood of higher fees to come,...

Some 18 months on, we’re only just beginning to understand the impact of Covid-19 and how it’ll shape the future economy...

The controversial ViewRabbit service, which proposes to charge prospective buyers and tenants for viewing properties, may seek international investment. The site has...

Propertymark has welcomed the move by Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick to help make certain leasehold flats more attractive to would-be buyers...

A new service launched over the weekend, proposing to charge buyers £30 for a “guaranteed” viewing, has split opinions amongst estate...

Propertymark says a new pay-per-viewing service is “interesting” but warns agents to protect themselves by abiding by consumer protection regulations. The warning has come following...

In this week’s In Conversation Today, we have another industry big-hitter and one of the most high-profile female leaders in property...

Initiatives by property portal Residential People and mortgage lenders Paragon Bank and Foundation Home Loans help people to find, buy or...

The end of a largely-forgotten mortgage initiative connected with the pandemic could end up derailing the current strong housing market, agents...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Matt Ratliff, Chief Technology Officer of Sort Group. How has your...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? I’m Jamie Cooke, Co-Founder and Managing Director of iamsold, part...

Purplebricks has addressed its critics on house sales by pledging to return vendors’ upfront fees if the agency fails to find...

Zoopla has launched a new advertising innovation which it says will help both agents and housebuilders as they seek to capitalise...

The race to complete home sales before the stamp duty holiday came to an end on June 30 has created what...

It doesn’t seem that long ago that 2D floorplans were considered cutting edge – but it’s safe to say they’re now...

A third of owners would consider moving more regularly if the stamp duty holiday on the first £500,000 of a purchase...

Back in April, leading portal Zoopla launched a new multi-million-pound marketing campaign, its biggest ever, to help agents capitalise on the...

The Competititon and Markets Authority says it’s to look into reviews on Google and Amazon, and see whether the online giants...

For the second time in two working days, a report suggests that ever-higher numbers of buying are paying over the asking...

There’s been a dramatic slump in instructions for online agencies, particularly Purplebricks, according to data produced by one online firm itself. 99Home...

The Competition and Markets Authority has struck a deal with house builders over leasehold abuses. Aviva has committed to remove certain terms...

As agents, we’ve finally got used to the word PropTech - some of us even like it! What’s more, PropTech has,...

Over the last 15 months (basically since the ‘c’ word entered our daily vocabulary) agent websites has become more crucial than...

ESTAS has announced that SDL Property Auctions has become an executive partner for the 2021 Forum and Awards sponsored by Coadjute. In...

Swiss investment bank UBS has advised investors to sell their Purplebricks shares as the market share for the controversial agency appears...

A former commercial director of Zoopla, who worked at the portal for 12 years, has been named as managing director of...

In the third part of this series, Neil Cobbold – Chief Sales Officer at rental payment automation provider PayProp – explores...

OnTheMarket’s new chief executive has posted his first full year’s trading figures - and they suggest the portal is making progress...

The growth of the internet and technology has transformed virtually every aspect of our lives, including how we approach the property...

Boomin says it’s going to “reinvent the YouTube channel for property.” The portal’s new YouTube channel has gone live with five unique...

OnTheMarket has announced new functionality in a direct bid to take on Rightmove and Zoopla. The functionality, to go live within the...

Tech is a fantastic enabler but should never be a complete replacement for the human interactions that add real value to...

Movebutler, the digital onboarding platform from online auction specialist iamproperty, says it has some 900 agency branches signed up. These include Martin...

Rightmove is to review the processes of an online platform which directly uploads sellers' property details via an app. Two years ago...

The free to list portal Residential People has launched what it claims to be a new Map View feature which “goes...

Digital marketing agency Angels Media and digital platform Gazeal have announced an exclusive strategic partnership to help improve and speed up...

Sarah Edmundson, the chief executive of the Agents Together charity - set up by the Bruce brothers, Michael and Kenny -...

In recent years, the property market has been taking steps to become more digital – with HM Land Registry leading the...

Propertymark has produced a new guide for estate agents in the wake of the latest step on the roadmap out of Covid...

The Trading Standards agency team has outlined to Estate Agent Today the process it will follow to improve what it calls...

The controversial demands of Trading Standards for more “material information” to be provided upfront in property details have been criticised by...

Over the next few years, the property sector is set to change for the better – all thanks to PropTech. While the...

The number of properties coming on the market is still not meeting the huge demand from buyers, but the level of...

OnTheMarket has signed an exclusive commercial partnership with property data specialist Sprift, to provide free market appraisal guides. These can be customised...

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

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? I’m Ben Ridgway, Group Managing Director at iamproperty. What is iamproperty...

Changes to the way the property market operates over the last year - with increased flexibility and remote interactions - has...

A market analysis by Fine & Country suggests that annual house price inflation could hit 10 per cent next month. Nicky Stevenson,...

Zoopla says house builders “are at the heart of everything we do” and it is revamping its New Homes marketing offer...

We have more regulations controlling the sector than ever before and we have more ‘regulators’ involved in controlling the sector than...

The private treaty process has been in need of modernisation for a long time. When we open an account with a...

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

A consumer financial service suggests it’s already too late for most buyers to meet the latest stamp duty holiday deadline of June...

As the property market continues to boom, competition between portals such as Zoopla, Rightmove, OnTheMarket and Boomin has been hotting up...

Momentum is building for agents to provide more information on property details and portals - not wait until a prospective buyer...

Some 45 per cent of people who had their home valued by an agent or sold it in the past three years discovered it...

National Trading Standards wants agents, portals and industry groups to come up with ways to provide basic essential material information ‘upfront’.  The National...

Jason Tebb, the ex-Foxtons agent who is now chief executive of OnTheMarket, has given his first in depth public interview since...

We’re officially transitioning to summer – marked by the clocks going forward and warmer weather – just as restrictions start to...

A survey of 5,000 agents suggests the slow house selling and buying process is one of the biggest challenges facing the...

The founder of Zoopla has returned to the property market with a new proposal to disrupt how agents buy and sell homes. Alex...

Today is the day that non-essential retail reopens as part of the government's roadmap out of lockdown. For the majority of the...

The Bruce brothers' new portal Boomin has launched a day early - and no, this isn't an April Fool. The site went live...

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

OnTheMarket has signed a big media deal with the UK’s largest news publisher. The deal is with Reach, which owns nine national...

Here are the first three TV adverts for Boomin, the new property portal which launches on Friday.The new website launches early...

Agents who use cheap PropTech could end up spending a lot more than they expect, according to an industry expert. Anton Babkov,...

New data from The ValPal Network suggests 57 per cent of leads are generated outside office hours, putting the emphasis on...

The Law Society is to pilot upfront conveyancers’ information for home buyers and sellers. This will involve the TA6 form which contains...

Energy Performance Certificates ought to be scrapped because they are outdated and not fit for purpose. That’s the view of an influential...

Two of Britain’s largest house builders have reacted sharply to calls by Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick and the Competition and Markets...

Purplebricks is now part of the mainstream landscape of British estate agency. There - I said it. An agency whose whispered name...

The events of the last 12 months have potentially shaped the future of our sector for years to come. There has been...

The Guild of Property Professionals is to offer a formal agency qualification as it goes increasingly on the offensive in a...

Later this year, on October 22, the ESTAS 2021 will take place in London. The glittering ceremony will welcome property professionals...

Purplebricks is to tilt its marketing increasingly towards local advertising on traditional and online platforms, and promoting the ‘on the street’...

An industry group charged with trying to make house buying simpler and quicker says it’s made a breakthrough on ‘upfront’ information...

Last year saw a monumental shift in almost every aspect of our lives: not least the way we work, socialise and...

Agents are up in arms at a Rightmove restriction temporarily preventing access to parts of its listing back-end.  Agents received an email...

The increasingly common live-streaming of property viewings is becoming a source of lead generation according to an industry supplier. The creators of...

The property sector is in the middle of a boom and demand is high. Last week’s announcement that the stamp duty...

Propertymark has set out a four point strategy for the future of the organisation. The body - which encompasses the National Association...

A panel of estate agents recently participated in a webinar to discuss the benefits of livestream open house viewings. The webinar, part...

When I joined Zoopla, I took the same approach that I always take whenever I enter a new sector: I was...

With just two days to go, it's fair to say the property industry is eagerly awaiting Chancellor Rishi Sunak's Budget statement...

Pre-pandemic, virtual and video viewings were a nice little add-on for some agents, but they were far from universally used and...

Much of the agency industry has reacted with delight at the extension of the stamp duty holiday deadline until June. Rightmove estimates...

Zoopla says it has so far delivered almost £80,000 in agent fees through its access to the Modern Method of Auction. MMA...

OnTheMarket says it’s going to increase investment in new products and services, and invest further in ‘internal website development resources’. In a...

The Law Society for England and Wales says it wants action now to prevent tens of thousands of  transactions collapsing at...

Members of Propertymark are left wondering today what if any future there is for the industry’s trade body. The shock resignation yesterday...

Reservation Agreement specialist Gazeal is to sponsor the Estate Agent categories at The ESTAS later this year. Gazeal chief executive Bryan Mansell...

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

Let’s address the elephant in the room first - the property sector and how we market properties is changing. Gone are the...

A new body which says it will “champion better outcomes for buyers” is described as independent but is to be chaired...

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

Property portals remain an essential marketing tool for estate agents and their value is clearly appreciated by consumers. However, with a...

Technology has advanced in leaps and bounds in recent years, undoubtedly improving many parts of the moving process for both estate...

The ongoing Covid-19 pandemic has changed the way we evaluate our lives and, looking more specifically at the property market, it...

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

Zoopla has revealed a multi-million-pound programme of future developments which have taken 18 months to finalise. Chief executive Charlie Bryant has told...

It’s been some time since online agencies have ventured into crowdfunding to raise investment, but easyProperty has now done so -...

A PropTech supplier says the conveyancing process is “antiquated” and buyers and sellers would be better served if they were ’shadowed’...

In a wide-ranging video interview for his Move iQ service, Phil Spencer speaks to buying agent and TV property pundit Henry...

The last few months have seen property agents work hard to continue delivering quality client communications and maintain an increasingly digital...

A PropTech company has won a grant for a project to improve ID verification in the buying and selling process, via...

The Financial Conduct Authority is extending the ban on repossessions by two months until April 1, in light of the pandemic. The...

Government guidance on how agents can continue working during the lockdown has given a new importance to virtual viewings, says an...

Independent agents inspired by the Say No To Rightmove campaign are to launch a rival portal next month. Wearethemarket is a portal...

New figures from the Bank of England show that mortgage approvals rose 7.0 per cent in November to reach 105,000 -...

Following a turbulent 2020 in which the property market and the professionals working within it excelled in the face of unprecedented...

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

Propertymark has told the government that it needs to introduce overarching regulation of agents now, because existing piecemeal provisions are unmanageable...

Many independents will be based in the capital, but given its size and breadth they may get drowned out even more...

NAEA Propertymark has written to the Scottish Government demanding it extend the current Land and Buildings Transaction Tax holiday - the...

Purplebricks says it’s to continue to test new pricing models next year - and has not ruled out completely moving away...

OnTheMarket is to undergo a revamp under its new chief executive, former Foxtons agent Jason Tebb - who has been given...

The Property Ombudsman says there have been more complaints lodged about agents so far in 2020 than in 2019. This is despite...

Solicitors’ leaders say members of their industry are suffering mental health problems as a result of the workload to meet the...

A study of 2,000 home owners shows that over a third have felt pressured by an agent into use its in-house mortgage...

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

MPs lobbied by agents to extend the stamp duty holiday are staying firmly on the fence with standard answers and no...

A petition has been launched demanding a stamp duty holiday extension. The online petition is the idea of Jonathan Steel - a layperson...

As we approach the most unusual of festive periods, many property professionals will already be thinking about the January market and...

‘Many are in complete denial about the time it takes and still think it’s eight to 10 weeks.’ I won’t tell you...

The industry regulator who comes into force when the Regulation of Property Agents’ recommendations are adopted may take over versions of...

One of the oldest portals in the UK, Mouseprice, has been bought by a service which describes itself as the country’s...

One of the hybrid agency sector’s leading agents says there are key lessons our industry can learn from the collapse of...

The Property Ombudsman has joined calls for greater disclosure of referral fees by agents.  The issue has become a hot topic in...

So, we’re back to where we were in the spring, more or less. England is in a national lockdown again to...

The Guild of Property Professionals is urging the industry - all agents, not just its own members - to lobby MPs...

Zoopla’s research team is anticipating the first quarter of next year will see the current boom continue as 100,000 additional sales...

The Boomin portal, which incentivises agents to cross-sell and benefit from referral fees, is to receive advice on fee disclosure from...

A slight change to the normal column this week. I was very fortunate to be given the virtual floor at the...

Estate agents can stand out from the crowd and help consumers through lockdown by providing a more secure sales process, a...

The soon-to-launch portal Boomin - set up by the people who founded Purplebricks- has signed another 10 independent agents. They are all...

The advertising watchdog has told the agency industry to clean up its act on four issues, with clarity over fees being...

Zoopla is the first UK property company to launch advertising on Pinterest, the lifestyle picture-centric social media platform. A statement from Zoopla...

The second England-wide lockdown is here. The good news is that this time round, the property market remains open for business,...

Many agents are brilliant at giving a personal touch and are professional in the way they treat customers, but I would...

Kate Cox, Moneypenny's chief marketing officer, provides agents with an in-depth guide on lead capture. Alongside uncovering the importance of lead capture...

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors says its new Home Survey Standard will be implemented from March and will represent a...

The six brands that make up The Property Franchise Group are the latest signings for yet-to-launch portal Boomin. TPFG’s brands are national...

The UK lettings market is no stranger to technology. But only a few of the early initiatives have remained, and landlords...

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

A new survey has been launched by the Residential Property Surveyors Association. The RPSA - which wants to rival the RICS as...

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

Advanced information released today about Boomin suggests it will seek a much closer relationship with agents than existing portals, with lifetime...

We can all agree that the recovery of the property market since May has been outstanding. The latest data from Zoopla...

“I’ve got 47 years of experience as an agent. Do I still have to get a qualification?” asked one attendee at...

Chancellor Rishi Sunak has been told to avoid a stamp duty holiday cliff-edge next March at any price - because it...

The proliferation of free and accessible digital services has - at face value - brought us many great things: same-day deliveries,...

Putting fingers to keyboard to create blogs and articles isn’t always the easiest job for agents, particularly when meetings, viewings and...

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

Generating leads is a crucial and age-old part of estate agency. Before the internet, lead generation was just as important to...

Staying on top of the numbers and figures in a constantly changing industry can be stressful. Changing property prices can be...

Another attempt is being made to introduce property logbooks to the selling and buying process, and agents are invited to play a...

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

The new Boomin portal being launched shortly has named 10 high profile agency chains as founding members. The 10 give the new portal...

The only certainty at the moment is ongoing uncertainty. It’s something we’ve got used to in 2020, but it’s still not...

The latest review by the National Trading Standards Estate and Letting Agency Team into referral fees places the outdated practice of...

In early September, mio achieved an industry first with the release of the mio chain view API. Now, all the parties...

The National Association of Estate Agents has thrown its weight behind the recommendation of Trading Standards that agents must by law be...

Customers must be told about third party referral fees when buying or selling a home says the National Trading Standards Estate...

Online agency easyProperty has announced four new areas to its portfolio to build on its existing 41 locations - and it’s seeking...

Property technology company OneDome, which operates two portals - OneDome and Nethouseprices - has raised another £5m in funding.  It says it...

The cross-sector group looking at reforming the sales process has agreed a new pledge which it says introduces greater transparency for...

One of the many new portals recently launched has made a pitch for agents to join because of its referral fees...

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

With the high street open again, and the Chancellor’s temporary stamp duty holiday helping to stimulate the market, estate and letting...

Almost two fifths of property buyers don't know what conveyancers and solicitors do, according to new research. My Home Move Conveyancing's survey...

Ahead of the launch of a new iBuyer platform later this year, agents are being invited to attend two webinars hosted...

A new PropTech startup is giving prospective buyers the opportunity to receive due diligence at a fraction of the time and...

PropertyHeads, a portal which describes itself as the industry’s social network, has sold a three per cent stake partly to raise funds...

For a number of years now, predictions have been made that one of the major tech giants will eventually enter the...

The ESTAS, which is fast establishing itself as a review platform as well as an awards network, has signed up the...

The Residential Property Surveyors’ Association appears to be taking on the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors in a battle for authority...

There’s been a surprise appointment as OnTheMarket chief executive. Instead of popular acting CEO Clive Beattie - who had made it known...

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

A new portal launches today with 100,000 listings and a pledge to target buyers largely ignored by established websites - investors. It’s...

Zoopla has been awarded £50,000 of premium ad space with the Telegraph Media Group in recognition of a campaign to help the UK...