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![Agent brothers take on Fine & Country licence](/upload/images/shutterstock_1117572671.jpg)
Fine & Country has expanded further into North Yorkshire and County Durham with a new team headed up by property duo James...
31 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![PropTech partnership promises lead generation for agents](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Acquisition-2-400x310.png)
The ValPal Network has partnered with agency software provider Street.co .uk. This will facilitate the integration of Street’s CRM with TVPN’s lead...
03 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![PropTech product claims to convert past contacts into future instructions](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/PropTech/Software-400x310.png)
Homesearch is launching a new product designed to help agents convert past contacts into future instructions. The PropTech company says its Re:Contact...
25 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Agents failing to do AML checks on business contacts - warning](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/_AML%20_400x310.png)
Regulated firms, particularly estate agents, who take on new business clients are leaving themselves exposed to serious red flags by not...
22 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![Agent aims to make his mark on Mayfair](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/BTR%20and%20affordable%20housing%20-%20By%20Andy%20Jones%20Property%20Investor%20Today%20BuildToRent-400x310.png)
Fine & Country agent Luke Hammond is looking to make his mark on Mayfair after 13 years covering central London. Hammond established...
26 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![University launches landmark estate agency degree course](/upload/images/shutterstock_2111879009.jpg)
A first-of-its-kind degree has launched that focuses on residential estate agency. The Swindon campus of the Royal Agricultural University (RAU) has launched...
13 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![Winkworth expands country house operation](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews2-400x310.png)
Winkworth is expanding its country house operation to capitalise on demand from UK and international buyers. The operation will work from Winkworth’s...
12 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![Jonathan Rolande: 'Whatever makes you and your business unique – aim to maximise it this year'](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/AgentsWorking-400x310.png)
After a difficult 2023, the property market has been buoyed by a triple-boost in the early days of 2024. According to the...
12 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![Buying agent recruits former Strutt & Parker director](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Recruitment-400x310.png)
Specialist buying agency Recoco Property Search has appointed former director of Strutt & Parker’s country house department Andrew Cronan to strengthen...
11 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![From estate agent to surveyor: how I made the switch](/upload/images/shutterstock_622669994.jpg)
The end of the year is always a time of reflection around careers and whether we should pursue pastures new. I...
23 December 2023
From: Features
![CTS Cyber Attack: 'What lessons need to be learned?'](/upload/images/01%20shutterstock_2316086497.jpg)
This week saw around 80 conveyancing firms across the UK paralysed by a service outage caused by a ‘cyber incident’ on...
02 December 2023
From: Features
![Phil Spencer - Nurture, Not Nature, Will Help Agents In This Market](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Special%20Logo's/Phil%20Spencer.png)
It’s the start of what promises - perhaps ‘threatens’ is a better word - to be a challenging second half of...
10 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Upfront information – help us bring down the barriers](/upload/images/PropTech1-400x310.png)
Barriers to entry are a big concern for any sector, particularly those who need a greater number of technology innovations to...
06 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Harnessing The Power of Lifesycle's Rocks Function: An Unfair Advantage for Modern Estate Agents](/upload/images/Today%20Site%20Images/Dashboard-Random-Rocks%20(003).jpg)
In this latest article from the team at Iceberg Digital, they review the feature of the Lifesycle CRM, and its importance...
14 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![Homeowners sign up to local agent’s garage sale](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Buy-to-let-3-400x310.png)
More than 20 streets in Worcestershire have signed up to take part in a garage sale organised by local agent Nicol...
30 May 2023
From: Breaking News
![What to do if your revenue is not where you need it to be: A Guide for UK Estate Agents](/upload/images/pocket-living.jpg)
In this latest article from the team at Iceberg Digital, they review how Estate Agents can increase their revenue. If you're...
17 May 2023
From: Breaking News
![Celebrating LGBTQ+ people in the workplace this LGBTQ+ History month](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/3%20Equality%20comes%20through%20learning%20-%20PIT%20by%20Chitra%20Stern.jpg)
By the Co-founders of Freehold; David Mann MBE, Partner at Tuffin Ferraby Taylor and Saleem Fazal MBE, Real Estate Partner at...
18 February 2023
From: Features
![Property Jobs Today - the movers, shakers and people in the news](/upload/images/PtopertyJobs%20Today.png)
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
![Zoopla-backed Alto adds mobile functionality for agents on-the-go](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/PropTech/WiFiMobile-400x310.png)
Zoopla-backed agency software provider Alto has launched new mobile functionality to support agents on-the-go. Agents will be able to search for contacts on...
03 November 2022
From: Breaking News
![‘You can’t sell via email’ – industry trainer hits out at cheap agency approach](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/BridgingFinance_400x310.png)
The rise of online and low-fee offerings has devalued the expertise that estate agents can offer, an industry trainer claims. Responding to...
20 October 2022
From: Breaking News
![Exclusive interview: Prime London agent marks fifth anniversary](/upload/images/Back-link-images/how-to-get-a-bridging-loan.png)
A prime central London (PCL) agency established by former Savills and Knight Frank staff is celebrating five years in business. Tedworth Property...
20 September 2022
From: Breaking News
![Low-cost marketing can produce high rewards, say TVPN](/upload/images/library/vapal-network-logo.png)
Many experts are predicting that house price growth will slow for the remainder of the year as the cost of living...
17 September 2022
From: Features
![Property market aims to define a housing crash](/upload/images/library/HousePricesFall-400x310.jpg)
Property professionals and commentators have begun pondering an official definition of a house price crash. It comes amid forecasts that house prices...
01 September 2022
From: Breaking News
![A Day in The Life of a Regional Construction Director](/upload/images/Miscellaneous/dalemike400x310.jpg)
Last weekend, Nat Daniels' latest Property Natter column focused on the average day in the life of a conveyancer. In this feature,...
20 August 2022
From: Features
![A Level results: Agency highlighted as viable career for school leavers](/upload/images/BTR%2C%20PBSA%2C%20Co-living/2%20people.png)
Estate agency brands have begun reaching out to school leavers as students received their A and T-Level grades yesterday. Top grades for...
19 August 2022
From: Breaking News
![How to become an estate agent?](/upload/images/library/Real%20Estate%20Agent%20Benefits%209%20Reasons%20to%20Hire%20a%20Real%20Estate%20Agent.jpg)
Estate agents use their experience, knowledge, and connections to help people to sell properties at the best prices. Working in this field...
22 June 2022
From: Recruitment & Business Matters
![Challenger portal launches ‘one-stop shop’ for agent referrals](/upload/images/PropTech%20%26%20Online/OnlineProperty-400x310.jpg)
OneDome has launched a new platform for agents to monitor and manage referrals made and earned through the challenger portal. The platform,...
16 June 2022
From: Breaking News
![Home hunters urged to go offline to find agency stock](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/Millennials-Handshake-400x310.jpg)
Buyers are being urged to ditch their laptops and hit the streets to find a property. The property market is currently hampered...
16 May 2022
From: Breaking News
![Lifesycle now finds new listings in YOUR areas](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/PropertyMarket-2-400x310-min.jpg)
In this guest piece, the team at Iceberg Digital set out the benefits of Lifesycle 3, which is to appear this autumn. Perfect...
11 May 2022
From: Breaking News
![The death of data migration – is there a solution for agents?](/upload/images/PropTech%20%26%20Online/PropTech-Toolshed-400x310.jpg)
One of the most valuable assets to any company is the data it stores. According to a recent study completed by...
30 March 2022
From: Features
![Ukraine - call for estate agencies to provide jobs for refugees](/upload/images/Locations/russia%20ukraine%202.png)
An estate agency which has already donated £50,000 to help the humanitarian crisis in Ukraine, is now calling on other firms...
30 March 2022
From: Breaking News
![From Poacher to Gamekeeper - Levelling Up from Agent to Developer](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/PlanningImage-400x310.jpg)
The path from agent to developer is not easy, but it is a relatively straightforward one, if you are willing to...
12 March 2022
From: Features
![Chris Watkin: “I had to find out more” - property expert checks out Lifesycle](/upload/images/PropTech%20%26%20Online/AI-PropTech-400x310.jpg)
Well-known property expert and video interviewer Chris Watkin independently investigates how one piece of software is having such a big effect...
02 March 2022
From: Breaking News
![Agents Do Charity - from here to Africa…](/upload/images/library/AgentsDoCharity-18-400x310.png)
Hello and welcome to the latest Agents Do Charity, our weekly round-up of who’s-doing-what-good-deeds in our industry. Want to be involved? Well...
04 February 2022
From: Breaking News
![We put AI to work on Estate Agents' data and here is what we found out!](/upload/images/PropTech%20%26%20Online/PropTech-Agent-Hands-400x310.jpg)
In this guest piece, the team at Lifesycle discuss a recent experiment they did with AI and estate agents' data and...
27 January 2022
From: Breaking News
![Insider gets senior Propertymark policy position](/upload/images/Logos/NAEA-ARLA-Propertymark-400x310.jpg)
Propertymark has appointed an insider to the key role of policy adviser - effectively the position vacated last month by industry...
21 January 2022
From: Breaking News
![The rise of outsourcing in Estate Agency](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/MillenialAgents1-400x310.png)
The last two years have been dramatic and decisive for many people and many businesses. Both have reassessed their work approaches...
08 January 2022
From: Features
![Agents in part of the UK advised to work from home again](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/MillennialAtWork-Tat-400x310.jpg)
Estate agents and other workers in Northern Ireland are being urged to work from home "where possible" in a bid to...
24 November 2021
From: Breaking News
![Interview with David Ruddock, Partner at Carter Jonas](/upload/images/Miscellaneous/Interview-Speaker-400x310.jpg)
Who are you and what does it say on your business card? David Ruddock – Partner and Head of Residential Sales Operations...
10 November 2021
From: 60 Second Interview
![MovePal - a cautionary tale for agents](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/PropertyPeople-400x310.jpg)
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
![The best CRMs tell agents what to do and when to do it - claim](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/MillennialAgents-Meeting-400x310.jpg)
PropTech and CRMs should be about far more than merely gathering data - they should be telling agents which prospects are...
19 October 2021
From: Breaking News
![Revealed: what to consider before setting up your own agency](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/MillennialAgent-Tech-400x310.jpg)
Many agents working in the industry, whether for large corporates or smaller independents, might one day have ambitions to branch out...
09 October 2021
From: Features
![The complete business phone system in a mobile app for property professionals](/upload/images/adv-2021/sponsored-content/pipcall/360x280.png)
The telecoms solutions company behind "Phone-in-a-Phone" (PiP) now brings property professionals the UK's first mobile-only business phone system in an app...
07 October 2021
From: Sponsored Content
![Why agencies should be careful when agents use personal phones for business](/upload/images/PropTech%20%26%20Online/smartphone-image400x310.png)
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
![How to minimise pandemic disruption in your estate agency](/img/default/eat.png)
Last month it was reported that up to 500,000 people had been ‘pinged’ by the NHS in a week. While the...
18 August 2021
From: Features
![Covid leads to agency quitting city centre - is this the industry’s future?](/img/default/eat.png)
A Midlands property firm has quit its city centre premises after 25 years and says the pandemic has proved it can...
18 August 2021
From: Breaking News
![Guide: How to become a more productive real estate agent](/img/default/eat.png)
Working in real estate can be incredibly rewarding, but it takes a lot of hard work to be able to succeed...
13 July 2021
From: Recruitment & Business Matters
![App claims to instantly arrange viewings on leads for agents](/img/default/eat.png)
Property portal app MoveStreets says the latest upgrade to its app sends leads to agents’ inboxes and allows users to instantly arrange...
30 June 2021
From: Breaking News
![Exclusive: interview with Angela Davey, ARLA Propertymark's President](/img/default/eat.png)
Last weekend we spoke with Liana Loporto, NAEA Propertymark’s president, in an exclusive interview. Here we follow that up with an...
26 June 2021
From: Features
![Propertymark beefs up policy and campaigns team](/img/default/eat.png)
The policy and campaigns team at Propertymark, headed by Mark Hayward, has been expanded after what it calls “a number of...
15 June 2021
From: Breaking News
30 April 2021
From: Breaking News
![Property Jobs Today - a bumper bundle of movers and shakers](/img/default/eat.png)
Hello and welcome to another working week, and the latest on jobs and staff movement across our industry. You can be part...
19 April 2021
From: Breaking News
![Dozens of Tory MPs demand stamp duty extension from Sunak](/img/default/eat.png)
The Northern Research Group, which has the backing of over 50 Conservative MPs in the north of England, wants the Chancellor...
18 January 2021
From: Breaking News
![MPs to debate stamp duty as Chancellor considers extension](/img/default/eat.png)
Chancellor Rishi Sunak is considering an extension to the current stamp duty holiday according to media reports today - and the...
17 January 2021
From: Breaking News
![Property Natter - backbone of our industry – the London way](/img/default/eat.png)
Many independents will be based in the capital, but given its size and breadth they may get drowned out even more...
19 December 2020
From: Features
![How auctions can help agents through the second lockdown](/img/default/eat.png)
As we embark on another nationwide lockdown, the team at SDL Auctions are keen to help agents ride the storm, beat...
11 November 2020
From: Sponsored Content
![How to Reach More Landlords Part 2 - Using Innovative ‘Feet Up’ Campaign to Win Business](/img/default/eat.png)
Independent agent uses innovative ‘feet up’ campaign to win business. An independent letting agency has invited landlords to put their ‘feet up’...
27 October 2020
From: Marketing & Social Media
![Tinder-style new portal offers agents 12 months free listings](/img/default/eat.png)
A new property portal that operates a Tinder-style ‘swipe’ app is offering agents 12 months free listings. MoveStreets operates like the dating...
27 October 2020
From: Breaking News
![Property Jobs Today - latest news on the movers and shakers](/img/default/eat.png)
Hello and welcome to the start of a new week and a new edition of Property Jobs Today, your chance to...
19 October 2020
From: Breaking News
![Referral fee transparency shows why panel management is outdated](/img/default/eat.png)
The latest review by the National Trading Standards Estate and Letting Agency Team into referral fees places the outdated practice of...
10 October 2020
From: Features
![London agencies on the march with partnerships and expansion](/img/default/eat.png)
Two independent agencies in London have joined forces to form a 'full circle' service for developers, promising to transform the property...
01 October 2020
From: Breaking News
![Auction PropTech startup aims to streamline legal process for buyers](/img/default/eat.png)
A new PropTech startup is giving prospective buyers the opportunity to receive due diligence at a fraction of the time and...
15 September 2020
From: Breaking News
![Agents urged to go appointments-only in one-person offices during Covid](/img/default/eat.png)
Agents are being advised to operate an appointments-only system if they have offices with only one person on duty during the...
20 August 2020
From: Breaking News
![Heard the one about the agent, the conveyancer and the surveyor?](/img/default/eat.png)
Emma Vigus, managing director of sales progression platform mio, in discussion with key suppliers in the residential property industry on operating...
18 July 2020
From: Features
![The fraud risks facing the property sector as a result of Covid-19](/img/default/eat.png)
Businesses across all sectors have struggled to adapt to the changes brought about by the Covid-19 pandemic. One group that have bucked...
01 July 2020
From: Features
![Homesearch portal launches with two-week feedback period for agents](/img/default/eat.png)
Homesearch, the long-awaited new free-to-list portal, launches today with a string of testimonials from supportive estate agents. The new portal announced at...
01 July 2020
From: Breaking News
![Leicester lockdown is warning to agents to abide by ‘new normal’](/img/default/eat.png)
The return of non-essential businesses to lockdown in Leicester as a result of a localised spike in Coronavirus cases is a...
01 July 2020
From: Breaking News
![Jenrick - Why his scandals matter to agents](/img/default/eat.png)
It may be that by the time you read this it’s all over for Robert Jenrick, the Secretary of State for...
27 June 2020
From: Features
![Ex-Spicerhaart MD bounces back with key industry Personnel role](/img/default/eat.png)
Russell Jervis, who spent 33 years at Spicerhaart rising to managing director before quitting late last year, has re-emerged this morning...
08 June 2020
From: Breaking News
![Agents accused of breaking lockdown before new rules announced](/img/default/eat.png)
Details being presented to Parliament today may include information on how agents can return to work in some sort of ‘new normal.’ A 50...
11 May 2020
From: Breaking News
![Agents - please don’t leave a message after the tone](/img/default/eat.png)
Why should agencies leave voicemail in the last decade and make 2020 the year to invest in a more modern solution? Voicemail...
22 February 2020
From: Features
![PropTech Today: Why the Guild’s iBuyer move will be a struggle](/img/default/eat.png)
This week I fly to Spain to present at a conference called Immotechnia. I am opening the conference with a 45-minute...
19 February 2020
From: Breaking News
![Online valuation chief says website widget needs marketing back-up](/img/default/eat.png)
The people behind an online valuation service is warning agents that having a widget on their website is not enough by...
05 February 2020
From: Breaking News
![Auctioneer building agent contacts ahead of first sale by new branch](/img/default/eat.png)
Auction House, which says it’s the largest property auctioneer in the UK, is opening a new branch in Kent, with its...
05 February 2020
From: Breaking News
![Independent agents offered ground-breaking new homes opportunities](/img/default/eat.png)
Independent agents in a fast-growing trade body are to be given the opportunity to secure exclusivity on land deals and new...
27 January 2020
From: Breaking News
![Property Jobs Today - all the latest movers and shakers…](/img/default/eat.png)
Hello and welcome to the final Property Jobs Today for November - the festive month of December is just around the...
25 November 2019
From: Breaking News
![Rightmove in the clear over amazing claim made in advertisement](/img/default/eat.png)
Rightmove has been given the green light to continue using the claim that “every second someone contacts an estate agent about a...
13 November 2019
From: Breaking News
![Case study: Connells reaping the time-saving benefits of new sales and communication tool](/img/default/eat.png)
Case study: Connells reaping the time-saving benefits of new sales and communication tool Since adopting mio in September 2018, Josh Lally, Senior...
07 October 2019
From: Sponsored Content
![Property Jobs Today - your weekly update of key industry moves](/img/default/eat.png)
Welcome to the latest edition of Property Jobs Today. It's the time of the week when you can catch up with...
08 July 2019
From: Breaking News
![Theresa May’s legacy - how has housing fared under her government?](/img/default/eat.png)
Theresa May arrived in Downing Street some three years ago - but her premiership has not been a smooth ride. As she...
06 July 2019
From: Features
![Making the transition from estate agency to property development](/img/default/eat.png)
Property developing is an incredibly diverse and exciting career choice, and something that many people aspire to do in the UK. I...
15 June 2019
From: Features
![Some homes should not be marketed on portals, says agency chief](/img/default/eat.png)
Properties sold off market by a London agency found buyers more quickly, and for nearer the asking price, than those on the...
04 June 2019
From: Breaking News
![Regressor or impresser - what kind of estate agency are you?](/img/default/eat.png)
As we move closer to the halfway point of 2019, property market conditions for agents and their clients remain challenging. Brexit may...
22 May 2019
From: Features
![Major agency launches lifestyle service to bolster sales and lettings income](/img/default/eat.png)
Humberts, the agency which was one of the first to ditch High Street offices in favour of fewer larger hubs, has...
25 April 2019
From: Breaking News
![Property Jobs Today - all the latest key industry moves](/img/default/eat.png)
Hello and welcome to Property Jobs Today - your final chance before the Easter break to catch up with the key...
15 April 2019
From: Breaking News
![Impact of the Tenant Fees Act - how can agents cover their costs?](/img/default/eat.png)
It has been a long time coming, but the tenant fees ban, which forbids landlords and letting agents in England from...
13 April 2019
From: Features
![How can agents keep property transactions on track?](/img/default/eat.png)
More than 800 property transactions fall through daily, which can have repercussions both practically and financially, as agents fail to get...
30 March 2019
From: Features
![Franchising: why finding your premises could be the biggest obstacle](/img/default/eat.png)
The road to opening up your own business can be a long one. If you’ve never done it before, there are...
09 March 2019
From: Features
![Property Natter: referral fees, HIPs & Bee Gees tributes - Rob Hailstone Q & A](/img/default/eat.png)
With the home buying and selling process firmly on the news agenda of late – everything from a possible ban on...
16 February 2019
From: Features
![Property Jobs Today - your one-stop-shop for the industry's jobs news](/img/default/eat.png)
Hello and welcome to this week’s PJT, your regular catch-up on key appointments news in our industry. It’s been a difficult seven...
11 February 2019
From: Breaking News
![The importance of being part of a trade association](/img/default/eat.png)
When it comes to letting a property, it is important that landlords and renters have faith in their agent. The more...
26 January 2019
From: Features
![Rightmove beefs up cybersecurity with new PropTech platform](/img/default/eat.png)
Rightmove has taken steps to improve its email security and accuracy through the adoption of what has been called a “machine...
09 January 2019
From: Breaking News
![PropTech Today: The under-appreciated 2019 property events near you](/img/default/eat.png)
It’s time to think about planning the 2019 events calendar. This year, there are more PropTech conferences scheduled than ever before,...
09 January 2019
From: Breaking News
![What next for property in 2019?](/img/default/eat.png)
As 2018 draws to a close, it is fair to say that stretched affordability and uncertainty over the Brexit negotiations has...
29 December 2018
From: Features
![Is the deposit-free rental model a good idea?](/img/default/eat.png)
When renting a property out, letting agents and landlords recognise that it is important to take a deposit from the tenant...
15 December 2018
From: Features
![Great relationships are at the heart of a premium customer service](/img/default/eat.png)
Over the past year I've had so many conversations with agents telling me how they feel that offering a premium customer...
15 December 2018
From: Features
![Email sent to agents was professional attempt at deception](/img/default/eat.png)
The HomeOwners Alliance says a hack on its IT infrastructure was “a professional attempt at deception” by people who uploaded 5,000...
14 December 2018
From: Breaking News
![Budget briefing - Seven things to watch for today](/img/default/eat.png)
Perhaps it’s been our pre-occupation with Brexit, or on the other hand maybe we’re bored with politics, but this year’s Budget...