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Prime Minister Boris Johnson recently announced that he is considering extending Margaret Thatcher’s Right-to-Buy scheme, that gives council tenants the chance to...

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

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

Property blockchain network Coadjute has launched a research project to identify ways estate agents and conveyancers can improve their working relationship. It...

Agents are being offered a free video that could help persuade homeowners who are unsure about listing their property. Industry trainer and...

An estate agent has hit back at the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) after the watchdog banned a poster advertising the firm’s...

Three of the leading industry content specialists are set to gather on stage together for what is believe to be the...

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

It’s easy to overestimate the importance of something in one’s own industry or work, but there seems good reason for believing...

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

Estate agents are being encouraged to go green this Friday to raise awareness for the upcoming World Earth Day. Jerry Lyons who...

Mortgage search platform Twenty7Tec is predicting there could be one million searches for home loans this month. The technology company, which lets...

Spring may be struggling to break through the clouds but agents are continuing to step up for good causes. The humanitarian crisis...

In this weekend feature, inventory expert and chair of the AIIC, Daniel Evans, sets out why rental reform changes will make...

More vendors are wanting to use property logbooks in a bid to speed their sales and reduce the risk of fall-throughs. That’s...

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

An estate agency which previously operated only through a remote working model has established a headquarters and expanded its team. Chosen Home,...

The industry has reacted to the Spring Statement by breathing a sigh of relief that nothing was likely to cause damage...

Boomin claims that one of the online influencers it has commissioned to create YouTube content has won has many viewers as...

A shift is occurring in the rental market across the UK. The Government is planning to reform the sector with increased...

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

We know from our customer research that being able to showcase property that looks the best it can online is the...

The war of words between various property review platforms continues apace. The latest accusation concern comparison website GetAgent, and specifically reviews of...

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

Peta Milne, founder of Instagram growth and PR service Monimo, and a content writer at Choices Estate Agents, recently sat down...

The hot topic of rent controls has remerged in recent weeks, with passionate voices on both sides of the argument speaking...

We know that agents rely heavily on property software solutions to run their agency, particularly to ease the burden of administrative...

In the last two years digital Property Logbooks for our homes have moved from concept to reality with almost a quarter...

Reapit Elements is an open-source, cross-platform design system that gives designers and developers a framework to quickly create responsive, device-agnostic, and...

More than four in 10 owners have significantly repurposed part of their homes during the pandemic says Zoopla. Amongst the 41 per...

Letting agency growth experts are set to take to the virtual stage and use the latest tech to share their insights...

Property events and functions are now back in full swing, with 2022 likely to be the first ‘normal’ year for this...

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

Good-quality APIs can help agents to thrive in 2022 and beyond according to industry PropTech supplier Openview – Powered by VTUK.  API,...

Purplebricks is claiming that literally thousands of High Street agents from conventional bricks-and-mortar firms are applying to the agency. It says this...

Property checks can be the bane of a letting agent’s life if left unchecked. Throw in the winter weather, and you’ve...

Work patterns and the employee experience have changed dramatically because of Covid, with a substantial rise in home, flexible and hybrid...

Only one in eight sellers use the estate agent through which they purchased their home to begin with. That’s a staggering loss of...

It really is beginning to look a lot like Christmas – just a week to go now. Presents all wrapped and...

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

The Federation of Independent Agents is to hold its third ‘in person’ conference - called FIACON - this coming Friday in...

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

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

Well it’s about time isn’t it? We mean winter - it’s here at last, with white, wintry weather that gets us...

It’s been a busy and arguably fruitful year for the property market, with an eager consumer base pushing forwards with their...

We have been speaking with many agents over the past months and the story appears the same with them all. There...

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

A Connells senior negotiator has received a suspended prison sentence after being found guilty of wounding following an attack at a...

As you are no doubt aware, building mutually beneficial relationships with conveyancers in your local area can not only make your...

PropTech is booming, and its rise was only accelerated by the Covid-19 pandemic, which forced the real estate industry – as...

Disclaimer: This article is intended for information only and does not constitute legal advice. As part of its 2020 budget, the UK...

With soaring property prices, supply continuing to be outstripped by demand and overworked and overtired industry professionals; we’re seeing the sector...

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

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

British homebuyers take an average of 25 seconds to decide whether a house is right for them, according to Purplebricks. As a...

It’s a truism that most property enquiries from buyers these days come through portals but there are several reasons why agents...

Luke Thirkettle heads up the lettings division at Stratfords, a single-branch lettings and sales agency based in Milton Keynes. Here, he speaks to...

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

Chris Watkin - the famous industry content creator, ghostwriter and trainer - has made a series of controversial statements about agents...

The recent stamp duty holiday and the subsequent conveyancing logjam this triggered has acted as a wakeup call for the industry....

A Borders estate agency business, Hastings Legal and Property, has invested in Halo Digital Signage – hailed as ‘the new generation...

Industry-wide adoption of Unique Property Reference Numbers could be one step closer after an announcement by a major trade body. The Conveyancing...

Almost a million tenants have built up rent arrears since March 2020, according to research by National Residential Landlords Association (NRLA)....

Drone technology has come on a long way in recent years, with different use cases across various industries. New developments in...

The Guild of Property Professionals’ formal qualifications platform is set for launch this month. Agents will be able to access the platform...

What estate agency is going to look like in the post-pandemic world, and what the role of the physical branch will...

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...

Business intelligence is paramount to companies looking to gain a competitive edge, particularly in saturated markets like estate agency. Each client...

Does this photo drive you mad? Do you see it everywhere (including on Estate Agent Today stories)?  Who are these people and...

The Karma Club: An industry partner has celebrated its second birthday by reaching a landmark of more than £15,000 donated to...

A career in property can be fun and rewarding, but it’s a busy world to live and work in. As we...

Taking photographs or video footage during a routine property inspection can be a contentious subject. While landlords have every right to...

For over 20 years, Reapit's CRM software has been the obvious choice for any self-respecting estate agency business. Used today by...

Trust the process: subscribe your landlords and tenants to Task Plans and receive automated prompts when it’s the right time to...

A former estate agent has accused the National Trading Standards Estate and Letting Agent Team of trying to discredit him. Chris Wood,...

The stamp duty holiday came and went with much fanfare. For many buyers it represented a rare opportunity to make some...

Zoopla data has confirmed that buyer demand started to moderate in the months prior to the initial stamp duty holiday tapering...

It’s a big ask to expect anyone to suddenly change what they have always done, particularly if their results have proven...

An agent support service set up in the early days of the pandemic has closed down with its architect saying “If...

Our long-awaited ‘Freedom Day’ approaches. From Monday all of the restrictions, introduced since the Covid-19 pandemic made an impact across the...

Agents should use a mixture of next-generation 3D style technology and traditional, old-school estate agency to allow them to thrive. That's...

Estate agents are being advised to emphasise to customers that they are local experts. “Show [the public] that you really know 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...

In the world of football – very topical at the moment, as we all enjoy the Euros – there is an...

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

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...

I recently saw a fly-through video for a home on sale for well over £2m. The imagery was good (made better by...

Working from home used to get a bad rap. With the phrase mocked as ‘shirking from home’, homeworkers were often seen...

Industry trade body Propertymark has unveiled a digital expansion programme. A statement from the organisation says this initiative shows new chief executive...

easyJet founder Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou has given his personal backing to the newest recruit of online agency easyProperty - even though...

“A hybrid offering, which serves customers of all needs and capabilities, is what we should all be working towards.” Following Aconveyancing opening...

There are an estimated 2.7 million landlords in the private rented sector (PRS) providing rental accommodation to multiple generations of tenant,...

A recent survey run by mio revealed that almost 50% of home movers selected their estate agent because they liked them....

As the high-street sees a dramatic increase in footfall1, a trend that is set to continue, agents are elevating their window...

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

After a recent incident involving an Estate Agent based in Devon in which a property virtual tour they published revealed a...

We know the industry-wide statistic that more than 50% of all vendors end up selling with the second (or sometimes third)...

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

On 28 April 2021, Fixflo ran the first in a series of quarterly legal update webinars with David Smith, Partner at...

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

The last 12 months have heralded significant change across the property market and indeed we could argue across all markets in...

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

The biggest news story in town this last week – which has brought people who don’t usually like or watch football...

The TDS annual review 2020 indicates that deposit disputes have remained low over the last year, at around 1%. This is...

Rightmove’s new Modern Method of Auction service launches on Monday.  The service - which Rightmove calls Online Conditional Auctions - will involve...

It’s Friday so it’s Charity day of course, and today we get to the root of the issue of lockdown easing...

The Competition and Markets Authority says it has pushed Facebook into taking new action to combat fake reviews - an issue...

The last property event I attended in person – and I think the last physical property event held all told –...

We’ve all spent the past nine months adapting to a more digital way of life. Whether that’s been working from home,...

Agents have contacted Estate Agent Today to say they fear the new MatchMaker service on the Boomin portal could be used...

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

Buyer behaviour has changed over the past year of the pandemic and it’s up to estate agents to calculate how to...

As you’ll know by now, I like to use the Natter to shine a light on independent agents doing things a...

Normal life still seems far away so there hasn’t been the usual spotlight on a good-news-feeling that comes every year on...

The findings of the new ‘Thriving in a Pandemic’ report, recently published by tmgroup and mio, have highlighted that the market...

As a property agent, fancy marketing terminology such as ‘omnichannel’ might not hold too much interest for you right now. We’re in...

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

We know the industry-wide statistic that more than 50% of all vendors end up selling with the second (or sometimes third)...

Fixflo’s webinar on February 9 saw an industry panel debate 2021’s threats and opportunities for letting agents. The panel discussed a range...

A new service is offering agents free welcome boxes which can be passed over to buyers and tenants who move in. The...

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

Hello and welcome to Agents Do Charity, the regular round-up of industry good work. Whatever the cause, it’s great to publicise agents’...

While the property industry has suffered far less than other sectors during the past year, it would be short of the...

Hello and welcome to the end of a busy, busy week for agency news.  It’s easy to assume the agency business is...

The ‘future of residential’ is a huge term to contend with but one that was addressed last week through our RE:Connect...

January presents an opportune time for agency leaders to resolve and plan for resilience, performance and growth in 2021. With most of...

Firstly, Happy New Year – here’s to 2021 being less chaotic than the last! In the final part of our series on...

The largest company involved in the controversial Modern Method of Auction says it’s producing a “disruptive digital market campaign to address...

As Christmas gets ever-closer, today’s video from an industry supplier is a touching montage of how bad things got this year...

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

The industry seems almost back to normal. Not the ‘new normal’ we spoke so much of a few weeks and months ago,...

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

Deposit disputes can be time-consuming and difficult for all parties involved whether it be a letting agent, landlord, or tenant. Although at...

Delays with the return of property searches is one key factor for sales taking longer to complete. As conveyancers start to warn...

Welcome to part three of our ongoing series on local independent agents, as we seek to give this all-important part of...

Here at Giraffe360, the PropTech startup, we have raised a £3.5 million funding round to further accelerate our product development and...

Leadhub, a prospecting tool created by estate agency trainer Richard Rawlings, has been acquired in what he calls “a classic case...

After you. No, after you. That is often how innovation seems amongst the real estate elite. And this week I see it...

Newspapers are pushed through the door, whereas websites have to pull in visitors - it’s a simple but fundamental difference with vast implications...

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...

Tenancy deposit disputes are messy and often frustrating for all involved. While the number of formal disputes remains low, the pandemic...

As lockdown – Season 2, the sequel no one asked for – gets underway in England, landlords, tenants and agents will...

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

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

Did you know your deposit protection obligations don't end with paying the deposit? You also need to serve the Prescribed Information within 30...

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...

Yet-to-launch portal Boomin has secured the support of 10 more estate agencies, one of them the national chain Humberts. In its third...

Online agency Purplebricks says an absence of technology in property details is one of the biggest turn-offs for potential buyers. A survey...

I wanted to take this opportunity to write an advice piece on what we here at Angels Media have found important...

How to stay on top of arrears during a global pandemic Many have speculated, though much of it is anecdotal – how...

Boomin, the new portal being set up by the founders of Purplebricks, is holding a series of confidential webinars next week...

Despite the recent effects of the Covid-19 pandemic, there is still much opportunity in the market for letting agents to grow...

Across the UK and Europe, lockdown measures are changing and the markets are kicking back into life as we grow accustomed...

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

Be proactive, have a plan, and keep prospecting.  After the easing of lockdown measures, it’s safe to say the property market picked...

For many agents it’s been a big week…not because of the surge of buyers, but because their children have returned to...

Whilst Estate and Letting Agents have adapted their operations during COVID-19, to ensure safer working practices under Government guidance, ‘virtual property...

Some 275,000 subscribers have signed up for the latest Zoopla email education programme under the Zooploma banner. This one is aimed at...

One of Countrywide’s biggest shareholders has written a second letter to the company to demand bold action to save the agency...

Reviews and awards platform ESTAS has announced that it’s now the preferred partner of the Guild of Property Professionals.  “Over the past...

Conferences, events and awards dinners are a hugely important part of the property calendar, bringing the great and the good of...

One of the many free-to-list portals now vying for attention is offering agents six months free access to a platform boasting...

How businesses can list properties on Facebook Marketplace   What is Facebook Marketplace? Marketplace is a discovery and search experience on Facebook designed to...

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

Hello - Friday already so that means another Agents Do Charity, marking the wonderful work of our industry even in these...

With most fund-raising involving organised runs, treks or mudders, we know how difficult it is right now to do great work...

A former chief executive of Countrywide has issued a string of extravagant claims about the lockdown success of the online agency...

To most people, purchasing a home is the single most significant financial commitment made across a lifetime. Given the impact and...

Now that it’s June it’s officially summer (as if we didn’t realise that from the sudden drop in temperatures). With good...

Social distancing will be part of our daily routine moving forward for the foreseeable future and if you run an estate...

Rightmove has contacted all member agents saying it has enhanced its automated online viewing feature first introduced in April. As part of...

Letting agents up and down the country have undoubtedly felt the financial strain added by the outbreak of COVID19. Whilst this will continue,...

Rightmove has suggested there may be massive changes underway in buyers’ priorities as the housing market resumes and the country begins...

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

Over the past few weeks, estate agents have been forced to close high street branches and adapt to working from home,...

The Agents Here To Help initiative, launched recently by Kristjan Byfield of The Depositary, is now developing fast and becoming a...

Rightmove says it’s to launch its biggest ever national marketing campaign in a bid to kick-start the market once lockdown eases. The...

“A lot of people have learned that they can work at home, or that there’s other methods of conducting their business......

Virtual viewings are here to stay and will continue long after lockdown eases according to the head of a PropTech group. Babek...

We all know the world has gone digital—nothing new there. Every time you jump online, you’re one of 4.5 billion internet...

Conveyancing search provider Searchflow has amended its website after an intervention by the Advertising Standards Authority. A claim on the site stated:...

Kerfuffle is the first property-related review site in the world to offer agents the ability to post video reviews on supplier...

Lockdown measures are still in place for another two weeks, at least, with the possibility of them being extended beyond that....

Hello - yes it’s Friday in case you lost track, and that means it’s Agents Do Charity day: and once again...

A Fine & Country agent has just sold a home based on a video viewing, and is now sharing tips with...

Aside from the obvious health crisis, the current pandemic is proving difficult for the business worldwide. However, despite the increasing contact...

The last five years have seen unprecedented changes to the property market and agents and their clients have never faced such...

Hello - we hope you had as good an Easter as possible in these unusual circumstances, and welcome back to work. Now...

Hello - we’re here to help on a daily basis, sharing information across the industry.  As ever, we’d love your input to...

Hello and here’s the latest daily update to help the industry through these unprecedented times.  If you have any appropriate advice you...

Over the last two weeks we’ve seen the country come to a standstill and the property market effectively put on ice...

The key figure behind the Say No To Rightmove campaign says the fight for more realistic fees goes on - and...

Hello and welcome to the latest Conquering Corona - our guide for agents to get through these challenging times. Please let us...

Owners and investors who may be leaving their properties empty in the current Coronavirus crisis risk having their insurance invalidated. High-end property...

Hello: so much has happened since the last Conquering Corona column . Before we get on with it, a reminder to...

While controversy swirls around the approach and motives of the sackings and branch closures at Spicerhaart, other agents are showing how...

Good morning and welcome to the industry’s daily update on how we cope with the challenge of social distancing and self-isolation...

Property expert Phil Spencer will soon be sharing his unique insight into Move iQ’s engaged consumer audience alongside advice from other...

There’s been a huge change in the way estate agencies operate in recent years, with far more focus on marketing properties...

With confirmation that Section 21 will be scrapped, how can agents get ready for life after no-fault evictions? The short answer is...

Your business may be growing quicker than you could ever imagine which is great when it comes to raising brand awareness....

By now, most letting agents and landlords will have heard about the draft legislation laid in Parliament concerning a mandatory minimum...

A second prominent agent has broken cover to say Coronavirus is slowing the market. Jess Simpson - an ex-Savills and ex-Strutt and...

The property management industry is evolving at a rapid pace, thanks almost entirely to the rise in PropTech. Hundreds, if not thousands...

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

Another weekend, another storm: it’s hard to put a smile on your face when winter goes on this long but the...

An outspoken industry commentator says some of the country’s leading agencies are failing because they’re not actually run by experienced agents. Russell...

An analysis of the market share of online agents shows they are on 4.8 per cent - virtually unchanged from the...

For a very long time, it was one of the best ways – if not the best way – of generating...

The Law Society has announced that there will be a new TA6 Property Information Form launching next week, on Friday February...

'It's a recipe, not a menu' is a mantra championed by a host of Keller Williams' millionaire estate agents. But what are...

“Give me 100 leads and I will make five-times more good appointments than any AI you put me up against,” stated...

Hello and welcome to a new week, and a new edition of PJT. If you’re on the move or your firm has...

Following on from the second half of the last decade, the first few weeks of 2020 have been a bit mad...

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

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

A new tie-up between Coadjute, a network for decentralised workflow and data sharing within the property industry, and banks including NatWest...

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

A new portal has been launched aiming to take on Rightmove, Zoopla and OnTheMarket in the retirement property sector - and...

In just over two weeks, the UK population will head to the polls for the fourth general election since 2010. Of course,...

An online estate agency which last week claimed it had resolved a dispute over reviews it showed on its website is...

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...

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

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

Since I started working with Zero Deposit for me the market leader in deposit replacement alternatives, the most common question I am...

Upad, the national online letting agent set up by entrepreneur James Davis has announced that it is “closed to new business”...

England rugby fans will have been disappointed to find out that Saturday's planned World Cup group stage clash with France in...

As an agent, it’s part of your role to protect and advise your clients throughout the buying and selling process. Mortgages are...

A survey claims that millions of potential sellers would use online estate agents - and bizarrely, this includes an online agency...

Professional client account solutions for modern letting agents Letting agents will need to come up with new ways to manage client money...

Innovate or Die. But What is Innovation? It Isn’t just PropTech A certain Mr Dick Whittington Esquire was once convinced that the...

Online estate agency Housesimple has appointed a company to handle its public relations and social media as it rolls it its...

As the founder of Jupix, I worked in the property industry between 2008 - 2014. I had the privilege to lead...

Yes it’s Monday, so it’s another edition of PJT, your guide to the key moves and changes in the agency and...

With Boris Johnson winning the Conservative leadership election and becoming Prime Minister, he has spent his first few days in office...

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

‘Property ghosting’ is a problem that nearly all estate and letting agencies will face at one time or another. Ghosting, which is...

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

A recent study has revealed what the biggest moving home fails are in the UK, including damaged furniture, scratched walls and...

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

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

Phil Spencer and his advice website IQ have endorsed the concept of legally binding reservation agreements and digital legal packs through...

Britain lives in fundamentalist black-and-white times - all the more surprising when the country's most divisive point of contention sits on...

A series of damning reviews about Purplebricks’ working environment, apparently written by existing and former staff, have appeared online. Indeed is a...

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

A recent survey conducted by comparison website GetAgent found that traditional high street agents have been given a firm thumbs up...

PropTech company Landmark has thrown its weight behind the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors’ new Home Survey Standard, which is now out...

In today’s crowded property marketplace, the needs of tenants have changed. With a greater emphasis on quality of living, tenants are increasingly...

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

Whether you love or hate it, Purplebricks has undoubtedly left its mark since arriving on the scene in 2015 – much...

A new portal for the prime London property market has launched this week, recruiting a string of big-name agents.  Vyomm, founded by...

During our school days, most of us did that task where we imagined and drew the homes of the future, but...

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

The recent ARLA Propertymark conference featured a hugely interesting line-up of speaks and session during a watershed time for the lettings...

UK estate agents charge the lowest commission out of any nation in the European Union, according to a recent study by...

At PayProp we recognise that it’s the hard-working agents and other staff that make the industry a success, so training should...

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

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

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

When it comes to major issues confronting housing, and in particular the direction that the government would like to take the...

The Money Laundering Regulations require estate agents to risk assess their business relationships and apply an appropriate level of investigation to...

Who are you? Mikus Opelts, CEO of Giraffe360 What is Giraffe360 and what does it do? Giraffe360 is a unique digital photography subscription service...

Instagram (or, as the younger generation would have it, Insta) is, by any measure, massive.  Only launched in October 2010, it’s a...

A new sales portal has launched with a radically different business model, aiming to pay agents to list on it. It’s the brainchild of...

More details are emerging of the first-ever ESTAS conference for conveyancers - the Bold Legal Conference - taking place on the...

The Money Laundering Regulations require estate agents to risk assess their business relationships and apply an appropriate level of investigation to...

The head of an online agency has accused the National Association of Estate Agents’ conference of being “a sea of old...

Who are you? I’m the Director of Sales for both the well-known industry leading Today publications and The ValPal Network. Leading publications: Estate...

To a sales-focused agency, having a lettings department can sometimes feel like losing control of the business. Recent cases of property management...

OnTheMarket is to continue its TV advertising campaign throughout February - and this time it’s ad is also going to be...

Agents need to focus on more targeted marketing using a mix of traditional and modern methods to optimise their position in...

A new bespoke Customer Relationship Management system developed by The Property Franchise Group claims to enable High Street agents to fight...

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

When it comes to building online reputation, Google is king. It is estimated that over 90% of consumers Google a business before...

A firm which recently joined the ‘hub club’ of agencies using centralised services offices says its won a major new build...

It’s safe to say that the majority of agents will be glad to see the end of the past two years....

Having built over 1900 websites for estate and lettings agents in the last 16 years, we know a thing or two...

Audioagent and KeyAGENT have merged to create the UK’s largest property marketing group. Together they provide property marketing services to the UK’s...

I’m spending a lot of time in airport terminals waiting for flights. They’re not the most comfortable of surroundings, but at...

High-end agency Harrods Estates is not content with selling homes in London’s infamous challenging market - now it’s marketing a box...

Photos and floor plans remain an essential tool in property marketing. Despite a wealth of choice from aspiring UK PropTech start-ups the...

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

It’s the most obvious visual medium high street agents have at their disposal, and for many decades has been absolutely pivotal...

A recent 'red flag alert' report from an insolvency firm warned that the number of real estate businesses defined as being...