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Over the last 20 years, the growth of online property portals – including Zoopla, Rightmove and PrimeLocation – has transformed the...

According to the annual Property Week PropTech survey, almost 48% of property businesses had tested new technology because of the COVID-19...

A new paper from a think tank warns that many low income owner occupiers risk losing their homes when the mortgage...

When it comes to the future of the property market in the wake of Covid-19, there are two main schools of...

A new agency called Eazy Agent has launched - it’s another online operation, this time with a starting price of £249. For...

“Many hands make light work” – Does John Heywood’s old English proverb from the 1300s apply to modern approaches on how...

The only story that has come remotely close to pushing coronavirus – and its various knock-on effects – off the top...

The market share for all online agents fell sharply in the period up to the start of the pandemic according to new...

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

When we launched Reapit’s Foundations Platform as a Service (PaaS) in November, it may have seemed like a recent development in...

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

A hybrid estate and lettings agency operating currently in Manchester, Liverpool and others parts of the north of England has told...

Carl Hemming, Director from Ginger in Balsall Common explains how mio has quickly proven to be a cost-effective way to simplify...

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

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

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

The demand for rural properties is high, and with 20.7% of England’s population in countryside areas, estate agents have a large...

The vast majority of people want homes built as standard for all age groups - a contrary view to those in...

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

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

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

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Tom Cummuskey Sales & Marketing Manager … Fast approaching double...

The For Sale board is one of the oldest marketing tools available to agents, but it is still considered one of...

Recent void statistics have had me wondering how agents can juggle client and consumer demands in the face of the impending...

This week I carry out a question and answer session with one of the most high-profile names in property. Isobel Thomson has...

The printing industry is in the midst of a decline as digital products and services displace printed materials, which is why...

A website called Roofoveryourhead has launched which threatens to bypass estate agents and allow vendors to sell for free. The site uses language similar...

Mark Goddard was the founder and CEO of The Property Software Group (PSG), a property software solutions firm established in 2007,...

TV property expert and online agency owner Sarah Beeny says there will always be some sellers who prefer to use traditional...

Since we last spoke, the ESTAS – the biggest and best property awards ceremony in the UK – has been and...

In recent years the mortgage industry has gone through some testing times. Recession and regulation have led to more stringent lending...

Over 60% of UK consumers think that Estate Agents’ Photos Are Very Poor To Average A recent survey* by dedicated property photo...

Fears raised over the UK housing market in the wake of the Brexit vote have so far proved to be ‘wide...

Cost-effective marketing will always be an important part of growing an estate agency business. I'm often asked about the ways in which...

The National Trading Standards Estate Agency Team is urging the industry to comment on a government initiative aimed at cutting red...

Public relations used to be a minor part of estate agency, something only ‘the big boys’ paid for and with little...

It’s hard not to have been influenced by the Rugby World Cup over the past month and a half – while...

Readers of Estate Agent Today and Letting Agent Today were given an exclusive opportunity to pose questions to Zoopla Property Group...

Readers of Estate Agent Today and Letting Agent Today were given an exclusive opportunity to pose questions to Zoopla Property Group...

THE UK housing market is reported to be picking up according to figures this month from the Council of Mortgage Lenders...

Q: What does it say on your business card? Other than my personal details, the business card carries our logo with our...