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Up to 70% of property firms have not changed their approach to onboarding new customers since sanctions were imposed on Russia...

There have been many articles about ‘digitising upfront information’, following the publication of DLUHC’s Levelling-Up white paper and National Trading Standards...

OneDome has launched a new product to let pre-qualified buyers register their interest for properties with local estate agents. The Buyer Passport...

If a picture paints a thousand words, then compelling videos paint an entire book. Whereas photos and text can only show...

As another round of property firms is fined, named and shamed for breaching anti-money laundering rules, it feels like the road...

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

OneDome has launched a new platform for agents to monitor and manage referrals made and earned through the challenger portal. The platform,...

In this article, Kristian Stott, Head of New Business at iamproperty, analyses the digital revolution in our lives and in property and why...

Housebuilders are being offered a new way to sell developments on Zoopla with zero marketing costs. The portal has launched a Pay-On-Exchange...

Zoopla is piloting a new data migration tool to quickly transfer agent data from its Jupix to Alto software brand in just...

WhatsApp is being predicted to become a key messaging tool for estate agents in the coming years. Messaging provider SMS Speedway analysed...

A record 600 firms and individuals have been shortlisted for the 2022 ESTAS Customer Service Awards. Sponsored by blockchain property network Coadjute,...

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

Google rather than the portals is the starting point for sellers finding an estate agent, a survey claims. A survey among 2,000...

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has warned that it may block the merger of two property search firms as it...

Many people in recent years will have become familiar with challenger banks such as Monzo, Starling and Atom. Many will have...

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

The outgoing chief executive of Rightmove has claimed he has a good relationship with the portal’s customers. It was announced this week...

Former Hamptons and Countrywide executive Phil Tennant has joined US-style fast buy firm UPSTIX. Tennant has been recruited as chief operating officer...

Fundraising frolics by agents and property professionals this week include bike rides and triathlon challenges, plus the charity award season returns. Remember,...

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

I attended a forum in London a couple of weeks ago, which for the first time brought estate agents and conveyancers...

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

Our inbox is regularly stuffed with exciting new industry developments and tools to help agents work better.  Here are some of the...

Zoopla has launched a new tool that promises to speed up and improve how agents receive leads. The portal previously sent leads...

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

In June, the biggest pilot scheme of a four-day working week anywhere in the world will begin in Britain, with more...

Yesterday afternoon, Helena Marston was finally confirmed as Purplebricks new CEO after all the due diligence checks that are required for...

New research from Bluestone Mortgages has shown that 'non-vanilla' customers are being turned down for financial products and services. More than two...

A property analyst has warned against comparing the number of branches on Boomin to Rightmove. Challenger portal Boomin revealed its first batch...

Agents are preparing their businesses for the cost of living crunch, with considerations on fuel use, heating and window display lighting. Much...

Technology developed for the estate agency industry has advanced and expanded seismically over the past decade as software vendors develop their...

The property sector has continuously been showing its generosity Ukrainian refugees amid the ongoing Russian invasion. Support ranges from financial donations to...

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

Estate agency veteran Robin Paterson has joined new ‘quick buy” service UPSTIX. Paterson, a former chief executive of Hamptons and managing director...

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

In July 2020, two leading lettings technology disruptors - Vouch and Goodlord - announced that they were going into partnership. Now,...

The humanitarian crisis in Ukraine continues to dominate the thoughts of our industry as this week’s ADC shows - a wonderful...

Purplebricks say it’s going to complete its transformation from an agency using self-employed local operatives in the field, to having fully...

A survey of 700 borrowers by a high net worth lender suggest almost four out of 10 have lost a mortgage...

A rule change has been introduced this week in a bid to make equity release customers reduce interest costs. The option to...

The iamproperty group - best known for its online auction business - has snapped up cloud-based property software business VTUK for...

Foxtons has given details of what some believe is market-leading use of technology to drive its sales and lettings effort. In a...

Zoopla’s cloud based software service Alto has launched a video series giving a behind the scenes look at estate agencies around...

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

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

When was the time you actively learned something new from your clients or competitors? If it’s a difficult question to answer quickly,...

haart, part of the Spicerhaart estate agency group, has accused rival agencies of copying its hybrid working model. Spicerhaart group managing director...

A new PropTech platform set up by a major figure in the conveyancing industry claims to slash the typical time for...

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

Purplebricks chief executive Vic Darvey has quit, citing “personal circumstances”.  He leaves at the end of this month with chief operating officer Helena...

A prominent trade body says the property industry must do more to recognise and support those with mental health issues. The Association...

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...

The OneDome group websites - OneDome itself and nethouseprices - are launching their largest ever advertising campaign. It will target buyers and...

A London estate agency has won a rarely-awarded gong from the Feefo reviews service - and the company says it’s testimony...

PropTech supplier nurtur.group - which owns Fine & Country and the Guild of Property Professionals - has acquired Brief Your Market,...

Hybrid agency EweMove has this morning announced that it’s moving all of its 170 branches to a new fully-automated cloud-based system...

Estate agents and other property businesses need to ensure their customer screening processes are robust and up to date following extensive...

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

For all sales and letting agents, accelerating your business to new heights is a number one priority. You can’t be losing time...

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

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...

Until a few years ago, you would have been forgiven for not knowing who or what Coadjute was. But the company, founded...

There’s been another large rise in fee earnings for Rightmove this morning, as the portal softens the blow by announcing a...

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

‘Knowledge is power’ goes the old saying, and one variation on that theme is a quote from academic, Robert Boyce, who...

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

An agency which in 2020 moved from traditional branches to a hub-based business model, says it’s to become a ‘digital first’...

A company that sold a record 465 homes in 2021 has invested in a new office which it claims will “redefine...

Online agency easyProperty - which says it has a mission to transform the way people sell their home - has signed...

Strike, formerly known as Housesimple, is the latest online agency to claim it’s going to secure a 10 per cent market...

The UK property industry has long been a target of fraudsters due to the low levels of transparency and the fact...

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

With the new year in full swing, agents around the UK are likely to be making changes to the way they...

If 2020 was the year of survival, then 2021 was about the post-Covid boom. The impact of the pandemic on the...

MRI Software explores the use of PropTech to enhance the performance of the sales and lettings processes and how to select...

The Bank of England has increased the base rate from 0.25 per cent to 0.5 per cent. This means a typical tracker...

Coadjute, the blockchain network for the UK property market that claims it can radically simplify home purchasing, has revealed that PropTech...

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

For an unregulated industry, agents have an awful lot of regulations to deal with. For example, there’s the mandatory membership of a...

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

The branding and technology supplier epropservices - which also owns Fine & Country and the Guild of Property Professionals - is changing...

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

Historic estate agency group Humberts - which was at risk of disappearing entirely just over two years ago - has opened...

The link up between the English Football League and a top estate agency is to go on for a third year...

The ESTAS Forum scheduled for March says its aim is to encourage agents and conveyancers to work more closely together.  “There doesn’t...

The lettings sector looks set to steam ahead in 2022 after a record-breaking 2021, despite the financial and mobility challenges of...

In this guest feature, James Dilgul, Head of Marketing at Fixflo, the market-leading repairs and maintenance management software provider, looks at how...

Homesearch has won £5m new investment from venture capital firm Octopus Ventures - an organisation that has also backed three businesses...

If agents wonder why more older home owners don’t sell and downsize, it may be because they’re taking equity out of...

The name of Purplebricks - which once claimed its business model was a global success - has now been removed in...

A new survey of people who have sold their home in the past six months has given a strong backing to...

It’s often said that agency is a people business, and I can see no reason to disagree - agents dealing face-to-face...

The last two years have been dramatic and decisive for many people and many businesses. Both have reassessed their work approaches...

A conveyancer has contacted Estate Agent Today suggesting that the Simplify Group IT data crisis could be the death knell for the company...

A webinar in mid-January will help agents get an edge on securing leads and ensuring transactions are not lost. That’s the claim...

The online agency Strike - which has a business model selling homes for free and relying on referral fees for revenue...

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

Boomin is launching a new ad campaign from Boxing Day, December 26 - the date previously associated with record visits to...

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

A consultancy specialising in data protection issues has sharply criticised the Simplify Group for its ongoing lack of communications over its...

With barely more than a week before Christmas, we’re delighted to bring you more heartwarming stories from agents. Despite the difficulties of...

Propertymark is to probe Purplebricks over its lettings fiasco - and as the agency becomes a subject of ridicule in the...

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

Mortgage lenders have announced a voluntary moratorium on possessions from today, December 13, until Tuesday January 4.  A statement from the umbrella...

You’ve heard me bang on about the wonder of reservation agreements for some time now, but it’s definitely the case that...

The Covid-19 pandemic has had a huge impact on all aspects of our lives, but undoubtedly one major negative side effect...

Compliance check list - are you New Year ready? The start of a new year is a great time for estate agents...

One of the country’s leading experts in estate agency reviews has given advice to agents on how they can best use...

An agent is considering charging divorcing couples because so many ask for valuations merely to calculate how they will split the...

Mark Meyer, CEO, Meyers Estate Agents: “We’re on a mission to revolutionise the traditional concept of estate agency.   We don’t have...

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

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? I can’t remember the last time I had a business...

Estate agents are being urged to ensure their compliance procedures are up to scratch after fraudsters stole a man’s identity and...

Purplebricks insists there is no basis for a class action legal case over its employment practices which may start this month. A pressure group, Contractors...

An agency that operates across and around Bristol is the latest to declare its commitment to go carbon neutral. The associate director...

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

The equity release market is on course for a record year after customers took out £1.049 billion in property wealth in...

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...

With the conveyancing crisis at the Simplify Group now approaching two weeks old, it appears Purplebricks has been the worst affected...

The phrase ‘time is money’ is particularly pertinent for estate agents. Since the stamp duty holiday ended, the forecast drop in...

As we all know, the sector is constantly evolving and as we start to get to grips with the changes, another...

An independent estate agency with an eye to fashion has launched a second office in the Home Counties, just nine months...

The push for greater sustainability, energy efficiency and generally being ‘green’ has existed in the agency world for several years -...

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

HM Land Registry will accept only digital register update applications from November 2022. Most applications received currently are submitted as PDFs or...

A few weeks ago the ESTAS took place at the Grosvenor House hotel in London - the first chance for many...

Zoopla says its new In-Search ads have secured over 38m impressions since their launch.  ‘In-Search’ ads are hosted on Zoopla’s listings search...

Tech stack is a term often used nowadays to describe all the software tools within a business. Calling it a stack...

The Pandora Papers - the biggest ever leak of offshore data - has revealed that the UK’s property market is being...

There has been criticism of the new Residential Development Tax, levied to fund remedial work on dangerous cladding on high rise blocks. The tax...

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

The ValPal Network has won the ESTAS’ Supplier Awards – Best in Sector: Online Valuation Tool prize for the fifth year...

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

As a character from a fairly well-known TV show once said, winter is coming and we’re all contemplating where 2021 has...

Hello and welcome to the end of the week - an opportunity for you to catch up with charity news from...

The ESTAS – often known as the property world’s version of the Oscars – returns as an in-person event this Friday...

Some 1,100 guests are expected to attend the ESTAS awards tomorrow - the first time agents, conveyancers and brokers will gather...

allAgents has announced that Google reviews will be integrated onto its website. allAgents has called the move “a game changer within the...

Knight Frank has beaten a string of prestigious household name companies to take the Overall Winner award at the 2021 Customer...

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

OnTheMarket has signed an exclusive commercial partnership with business coaching specialists, Property Academy.  OTM will provide full fee-paying customers with free access...

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

OnTheMarket figures for the first half of this year show stronger revenue and improved profits. Agency numbers have increased modestly since January...

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

An estate agent claims he may be the highest paid in the industry this year - and he puts it down to...

PropTech industry giant epropservices has acquired Property Technology Ltd, better known to agents as marketing platform LeadPro. epropservices is the parent company of...

I recently took part in a webinar hosted by ICG (The Innovation Collaboration Group) – titled ‘New estate agency revenue streams...

Fledgling portal Boomin says its new SmartVal tool has received over 10,000 requests since launching in early September. SmartVal is powered in part by...

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

Hamptons is to expand the provision of New Homes and residential development services across all of its 90 branches, after a...

The Portico agency - set up in 1818 - has become part of the Leaders Romans Group, which has bought it...

In this piece, Tom Davis, press officer at Propertymark, explores the debate surrounding a locked or open-door policy, and whether the...

The stamp duty holiday concluded at midnight, marking the end of the busiest period for the industry - all parts of...

One of the west of England’s largest independent agencies has signed a two year deal with Zoopla, running across portal listings...

Foxtons has given details of the PropTech it uses to help improve leads and business decisions.  The agency, which has some 50 offices...

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

An agency has announced its second acquisition in just a matter of weeks. Legal and estate agency Pacitti Jones has acquired Kilsyth-based...

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

Agents from Purplebricks and Leaders are the latest recruits to sign up as area partners for Spicerhaart. Tyrone Matthews has been named...

Strike, the digital-first estate agent previously known as Housesimple, has been selected to join Tech Nation’s Future Fifty programme. The online agent, which...

An estate agent has been ‘marketing properties so well’ in a Worcestershire town that it has temporarily ‘sold out’ of all...

It’s certainly the case that awareness of part exchange isn’t very high in the property and agency world, despite the potential...

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

With the competition for new listings between agents as fierce as ever, it can sometimes feel like a race to the...

Being able to show proof of funds in a quick, transparent and simple way is more crucial than ever to keep fall-throughs...

Agents are always on the lookout to save time and money wherever they can, to improve, streamline and enhance their business. And...

Purplebricks says its aim to move 650 staff from self-employed status to employed has had a 95 per cent success rate. It...

Day in, day out, I see how good estate agents really are.  Whether it’s in my day job on Location, Location, Location...

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

Tech, as has been shown more than ever during the pandemic, can be a wonderful thing – bringing people closer together,...

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...

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

A sentiment survey amongst wealthy international buyers suggests the affluent sector of the western world is seeing similar house buying frenzy...

Things can change. For those who remember, it’s no secret that I became one of the industry's strongest critics of OnTheMarket (OTM). My reasons...

Like most aspects of life since the pandemic hit, the employment arena has been hit hard. But not just with uncertainty...

A company says it’s gathering £500m in funding to purchase properties for a “gradual home ownership” scheme - a variation on...

Last month it was reported that up to 500,000 people had been ‘pinged’ by the NHS in a week. While the...

One of the biggest trends since Covid, in the property world and elsewhere, has been a shift towards more hybrid, flexible...

Following a month in which the number of property transactions was the highest since records began, it might seem a little...

Two prominent estate agencies are amongst those piloting a new financial product that allows aspiring buyers to purchase property with just...

Guided by our philosophy of being open and connected, at MRI we are constantly evolving and developing relationships and partnerships with...

Michael Bruce says the new SmartVal automated valuation system he is this month introducing on Boomin will be the most accurate...

Purplebricks has this morning confirmed that it’s ending its self-employed Local Property Experts operation and is moving to “a fully employed model...

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

Are you experiencing Estate Agent burnout? As The Stamp Duty Holiday has begun to tail off, it didn’t bring the relaxation in...

Since 2017, The DPS has used the data we collect to track the rental values of properties across all regions of...

A bank which a year ago told investors to sell Rightmove shares has now changed its tune - radically. In August 2020...

Kevin Thomas, the long time director at Thomas Morris Sales & Lettings, is retiring from the industry after more than 40...

Boomin has given its member agents more details of its new valuation tool being launched next month. Called SmartVal, it is described...

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

Remember the early days of lockdown when there was a general panic? Perhaps the hot demand for toilet rolls was a sign...

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

Fledgling portal Boomin is launching what it claims to be the most interactive and accurate online valuation tool on the market.  It...

I want you to ask yourself a question, what is your reputation? By that I mean your personal reputation and your...

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

The reviews element of the ESTAS Group has signed a two year deal with Hunters. The agreement means Hunters - now part...

Purplebricks is to launch an extensive marketing campaign after this summer’s Olympics to emphasise the local knowledge of its 600 agents...

Anyone working in residential property knows it is taking longer and longer to get from SSTC (sold subject to contract) to...

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

Two of Britain's largest agency groups have sold their stakes in a property search firm. Both LSL and Connells have announced the sale...

Coadjute, the long-awaited real-time network which uses Blockchain technology to sell a property, is launched today with its first property deal...

The Halifax is reporting a 0.5 per cent monthly drop in house prices, plus a fall in the annual rate from...

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

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...

Agency staff who worked from home at any point during the pandemic - even for just one day - can still...

Purplebricks will this week reveal the result of almost two years of trials into a new pricing structure.  The details will come...

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...

New NAEA Propertymark president Liana Loporto-Brown has assumed office, hoping to reset the organisation after a tumultuous year. In February chief executive...

The property market was expected to struggle to recover after the first lockdown, but, thanks to the stamp duty holiday and...

One of the highest profile supporters of the online estate agency concept has quit the company he founded. Akshay Ruparelia, who is...

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

The intense rivalry between portals continues today with Zoopla announcing one of its longest-standing agent customers has renewed for five more...

A consultation into the draft New Homes Quality Code has been published with a consultation period for the industry ending on...

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

Around 18 months ago, just a few months before the pandemic hit, I did a Natter with the team at software...

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...

Michael Jones & Company celebrates its 30-year anniversary this year and, in an effort to both celebrate the work of local...

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

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

A delighted couple sent “thank you” gifts of jewellery to three staff at an agency after moving into their dream home. The...

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

The Guild of Property Professionals is to give its members a tool which, it claims, will show existing owners’ propensity to...

Franchise agency giant Belvoir has acquired share capital in a small mortgage company. Nottingham Mortgage Services Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of...

As estate agencies are covered by Money Laundering Regulations, agents are legally obliged to take customer due diligence measures to limit...

A new home buying platform being set up by a challenger portal has revealed details of its mortgage offer to users. OneDome...

The NEXA agency, which already has branches in Bristol, Portsmouth, Chichester, Manchester and Cardiff, has now opened an office in Liverpool...

Banking has gone through radical changes in the past few years, in step with technology and the sheer amount we can...

Hello, and we’re at the start of a long weekend - and as the weather (finally) improves, perhaps that’s the opportunity...

In this week’s In Conversation Today, I am delighted to chat with Lucy Morton, Head of Residential Agency at JLL, about...

A new survey of some 700 estate agency customers show that they want to get traditional services like High Street branches,...

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

A Channel 4 property TV presenter is to become an estate agent. Kerr Drummond, who hosts Coast vs Country, has joined the...

OnTheMarket has signed a new deal with a PropTech partner - the second in successive weeks. This latest one is a 12...

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

Three of the leading portals have made major announcements as the fierce rivalry between the big players continues apace.  Firstly Zoopla claims its latest...

Nationwide Building Society is to become the largest mortgage provider to reintroduce 95 per cent Loan-to-Value home loans without government support.  These...

Gathering and analysing feedback at all stages in the customer journey is highly important. So, where do we begin? For many estate...

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

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Christopher Keen and Company Director  What is ‘company name’ and what...

Zoopla has issued a statement saying it’s entering into a long-term partnership with the Leacders Romans Group, which will be “curated...

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

In this week’s In Conversation Today, I speak to someone who has made an excellent impression on the property industry in...

Brexit means that the UK’s anti-money laundering laws are no longer governed by the European Union (EU), but any estate agents...

Rightmove is to roll-out two-factor authentication within Rightmove Plus to try to protect agents against attempts by fraudsters to steal leads and...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? I am Mark Armstrong, and my business card says...

Boomin founder Michael Bruce says his new site has enjoyed a stronger start than any other portal in terms of visits, viewings,...

In a return to a favourite series of mine, as it gives an excellent insight into the very many facets of...

Property owners who play it cool when it comes to marketing their home find their frustration soon becomes overheated. The constant we...

The current crisis has led to many of us to re-evaluate our lives to ensure that we put ourselves in the...

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

One of the world’s leading analysts of portals has warned Boomin, OnTheMarket and others challenging Rightmove - millions have been spent...

Keller Williams now boasts 377 estate agency partners across the UK - agents that have set up and run their own...

As an estate agent, you should of course be performing robust Know Your Customer (KYC) checks as part of your Anti-Money...

Hello and welcome to Agents Do Charity as we are on the threshold of May why not get on to the...

Britain’s second largest estate agency has outlined radical new plans to shift direction, making financial services and not sales or rentals...

The Property Franchise Group and LSL Property Services are linking up mortgage and related activity. This agreement means that LSL will be...

An estate agency is to link with a home set-up service and says it will give its referral fees to an...

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

I was not surprised when I came across an industry article recently citing that over half of home buyers never visit...

In my previous Estate Agent Today feature, I endeavoured to explain the key differences between APIs and Apps, to help improve...

Potential house buyers may be fine with virtual tours during lockdown periods, but as the country opens up, people are going...

LSL Property Services is to set up a mortgage brokerage called Pivotal Growth. The new brokerage - set up with Pollen Street...

The land and new homes division of Sequence has signed a deal to offer fully-funded part exchange and home buying services...

Two leading agencies and an agent network have signed up to the UK’s first dedicated portal for those finding, researching, buying...

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

Agents are being urged to push through their pipelines before the upcoming stamp duty deadlines. The plea comes from Simply Conveyancing, which...

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

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

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

An online agency that already operates in the lettings field is spreading into sales - and pledges to give most of...

Have you found yourself asking the question: “what is the difference between an API and an App?” No doubt we are all...

Chancellors today opens its 56th and newest branch with what it calls its most generous ever offer to potential customers. The office...

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

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

With March marking one year since the beginning of the first national lockdown across all four nations of Britain in response...

A company in the German Axel Springer publishing empire - which also invested in Purplebricks in the past - has put...

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

Yopa has instructed two companies to help with its brand building as it battles with other major online players. It’s appointed M.i. Media...

The Chancellor’s recent announcement that the stamp duty holiday would be extended for another three months was undoubtedly great news for...

Emoov’s new 'guaranteed offer' service means fall-thoughs and chain-related delays are effectively eliminated, the agency claims. Emoov - now owned by a firm...

The original stamp duty freeze, which started in July 2020, has already helped push house prices to a record high and...

Boomin co-founder Kenny Bruce says the UK economy should now be opening up thanks to the success of the Coronavirus vaccines. In...

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