Artificial intelligence (AI)-powered property portal Jitty has now expanded to Bristol and the surrounding areas. The app said it clocked over 3,000...
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The property market is awash with data. A quick Google search and any prospective buyer can find property prices, listing history,...
13 March 2024
From: Features
Knight Frank has launched a bespoke customer portal after 18 months of development. Coined ‘My Knight Frank,’ the firm says it is a digital customer experience platform, accessible...
09 February 2024
From: Breaking News
In this latest article from the team at Iceberg Digital, they discuss Uzair, an industry-specific artificial intelligence (AI). Iceberg Digital, the creators...
07 February 2024
From: Breaking News
The most successful agents are typically those who invest in self-improvement. Whether it's staying abreast of changes in social media, experimenting...
27 January 2024
From: Features
A new product has launched that protects homeowners from the growing threat of property-related frauds. Title Guardian is an app that monitors...
08 December 2023
From: Breaking News
Landmark Information Group has completed the acquisition of Ordnance Survey’s shares in the PointX location services database. PointX was formed in 2001...
17 November 2023
From: Breaking News
As we enter the winter months and a traditionally quieter time for the property industry - agents are still contending with...
11 November 2023
From: Features
Charlotte Jeffrey-Campbell, director of The Able Agent Given our focus is centred around helping to drive long-term professionalism across the industry,...
14 October 2023
From: Features
The Property Franchise Group (TPFG) is working on tools to improve its franchisee brand’s use of data and digital marketing capabilities. Gareth...
13 September 2023
From: Breaking News
30 August 2023
From: 60 Second Interview
Do you need help to reach your target audience with the right content at the right time? Do you wish there...
16 August 2023
From: Breaking News
In this latest article from the team at Iceberg Digital, they review the dynamics of the property market, and the current...
19 July 2023
From: Breaking News
By adopting a top-notch Customer Relationship Management (CRM) solution, you're not only opening doors to acquiring new customers and nurturing existing...
05 July 2023
From: Sponsored Content
Hunters’ Surrey Quays office has been taken over by franchise partner Richard Wells. He is already owner of the Hunters Catford office...
03 July 2023
From: Breaking News
OnTheMarket has launched a new nurturing service to help estate agents generate fresh revenue from their existing database and win more...
19 June 2023
From: Breaking News
Who are you and what does it say on your business card? I’m Heather Staff and it says Co-Founder of Street Group...
18 May 2023
From: 60 Second Interview
In this latest article from the team at Iceberg Digital, they review the recent Estate Agency X 8, 2023 On 23rd March, the...
30 March 2023
From: Breaking News
Considering the cost it takes to get a lead – from advertising to PR to relationship building – could you be...
28 March 2023
From: Sponsored Content
For agents who take full advantage of new developments in technology in 2023, it’s a chance for them to move ahead...
04 February 2023
From: Features
Paul Alexander Mortgage Consultants has been acquired by national broker brand Coreco. Paul Alexander worked closely with the Orchards of London estate...
01 February 2023
From: Breaking News
The way to sell a property has changed and agents shouldn’t rely on just listing on Rightmove, senior property leaders have...
26 January 2023
From: Breaking News
The only certainty at the moment is that we are living in a period of uncertainty. The challenges facing the property...
08 December 2022
From: Sponsored Content
OnTheMarket Group is set to host a “Meet Our Partners” virtual series of webinars for agents to hear from the commercial...
02 December 2022
From: Breaking News
Making predictions for the year ahead is notoriously difficult and leaves me open to having egg on my face, but I’m...
16 November 2022
From: Breaking News
What’s the difference between Centralised Ledger Technology and Decentralised Ledger Technology? Repeat after me; centralised and decentralised ledgers and Distributed Ledger Technology...
04 November 2022
From: Sponsored Content
OnTheMarket has partnered with The Able Agent to provide agents with access to online training courses at discounted rates. As part of...
25 October 2022
From: Breaking News
In tougher times – as is the case now, post-Covid, post-Brexit, cost-of-living crisis, war in Ukraine, etc – reputation and consumer...
08 October 2022
From: Features
Agency franchise brand Keller Williams UK (KWUK) held its largest ever UK event at the Vue cinema in London’s Leicester Square...
07 October 2022
From: Breaking News
Let’s be completely honest - as challenges go, estate agents are up against it trying to persuade reluctant vendors to take...
06 October 2022
From: Breaking News
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
Estate agents hold more than 7,000 duplicate database records per branch on average, research claims. Insight from estate and letting agency customer...
01 September 2022
From: Breaking News
Recent months have seen interest rates rise from historic lows back closer to pre-financial crisis levels as the Bank of England...
02 August 2022
From: Breaking News
Former Fine & Country chief executive David Lindley has teamed up with other industry heavyweights to launch a network of independent...
12 July 2022
From: Breaking News
In the third part of this exclusive series with Homesearch’s chief operating officer, Sam Hunter, Angels Media’s Lee Dahill questions him...
22 June 2022
From: Features
The fast-moving property sales market is increasing the risk of fraud, an anti-money laundering expert claims. Olly Thornton-Berry, co-founder of risk management...
08 June 2022
From: Breaking News
We are all acutely aware of the surge in demand for rental properties in and around the capital in the months...
01 June 2022
From: Features
An anonymous ex-estate agent has revealed how poor pay and high pressure forced them to quit the profession. The mystery agent said...
23 May 2022
From: Breaking News
After years of delays and upheaval, the Renters' Reform Bill finally appears to be back on the agenda, in an effort...
14 May 2022
From: Features
A high-profile peer has questioned why estate agency regulation wasn’t extended to property management companies in the Queen’s Speech this week. Lord...
13 May 2022
From: Breaking News
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
Boomin chief executive Michael Bruce has for the first time given some figures on the usage of some of the key...
28 March 2022
From: Breaking News
PropTech supplier nurtur.group - which owns Fine & Country and the Guild of Property Professionals - has acquired Brief Your Market,...
07 March 2022
From: Breaking News
Estate agents and other property businesses need to ensure their customer screening processes are robust and up to date following extensive...
02 March 2022
From: Sponsored Content
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
Until a few years ago, you would have been forgiven for not knowing who or what Coadjute was. But the company, founded...
26 February 2022
From: Features
The outcome of the Ukraine crisis is far from certain, but one thing has become abundantly clear. The long-overdue Economic Crime...
26 February 2022
From: Features
A prominent analyst says he expects a U-turn on the “folly” of interest rate rises sooner rather than later - but...
17 February 2022
From: Breaking News
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
An hour-long webinar this week aims to inform agents how to deter property fraud by greater emphasis on compliance, due diligence...
25 January 2022
From: Breaking News
Imagine a world where you, as an agent, could focus on what you do best. Building and managing relationships, showing properties,...
19 January 2022
From: Features
Agents finding it difficult to persuade potential vendors to come to the market this early in the year have new ammunition...
18 January 2022
From: Breaking News
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
The Covid-19 pandemic has had a huge impact on all aspects of our lives, but undoubtedly one major negative side effect...
11 December 2021
From: Features
Compliance check list - are you New Year ready? The start of a new year is a great time for estate agents...
10 December 2021
From: Sponsored Content
The last 18 months have been full of ups and downs, but the property market has coped remarkably well during the...
04 December 2021
From: Features
There are many features and functionalities a website must have to be successful. Ultimately, the purpose of your website should be...
03 December 2021
From: Sponsored Content
A PropTech platform is urging agents to keep in touch with clients on their databases to increase their chances of future...
18 November 2021
From: Breaking News
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
2021 redefined what it meant to offer exceptional customer experiences for consumers across multiple industries, but particularly for the residential property...
13 October 2021
From: Features
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
An agency says individual agents operating as self-employed can earn up to £64,000 more per year than fully-employed counterparts. Nested says the average UK...
07 October 2021
From: Breaking News
Like most industries, estate agency is changing. A general trend to a more hybrid model, accelerated by the pandemic has resulted...
06 October 2021
From: Features
The self-employed partnership known as The Agency UK - founded by three refugees from Purplebricks - has announced a major expansion. The...
28 September 2021
From: Breaking News
Business intelligence is paramount to companies looking to gain a competitive edge, particularly in saturated markets like estate agency. Each client...
08 September 2021
From: Sponsored Content
A TV advertising campaign begins today to promote SmartVal, its real-time valuation tool available on the Boomin portal. The advertisements will start...
06 September 2021
From: Breaking News
Tech, as has been shown more than ever during the pandemic, can be a wonderful thing – bringing people closer together,...
04 September 2021
From: Features
26 August 2021
From: Sponsored Content
Trust the process: subscribe your landlords and tenants to Task Plans and receive automated prompts when it’s the right time to...
05 August 2021
From: Sponsored Content
Zoopla has issued a data-heavy statement on its services for agents - just days after Boomin criticised it for being over...
05 August 2021
From: Breaking News
A recent news story will have set alarm bells ringing for agencies up and down the country, when it was revealed...
31 July 2021
From: Features
Let it never be said that this column isn’t here to help out agents directly. In this week’s Natter, I speak...
17 July 2021
From: Features
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
For many, paying money to use an estate agent is primarily because that company has a database of buyers or tenants....
30 June 2021
From: Breaking News
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
An industry supplier is urging agents to dust off old prospects to build their pipeline and keep the market boom going...
11 June 2021
From: Breaking News
As estate agencies are covered by Money Laundering Regulations, agents are legally obliged to take customer due diligence measures to limit...
01 June 2021
From: Sponsored Content
While running customer identification and verification checks is part and parcel of the onboarding process for estate agents, under UK anti...
01 June 2021
From: Sponsored Content
Before you read on, ask yourself, how many times did you hear “we want to move, but just we can’t find...
26 May 2021
From: Features
Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Christopher Keen and Company Director What is ‘company name’ and what...
14 May 2021
From: 60 Second Interview
Brexit means that the UK’s anti-money laundering laws are no longer governed by the European Union (EU), but any estate agents...
10 May 2021
From: Sponsored Content
Changes to the way the property market operates over the last year - with increased flexibility and remote interactions - has...
10 May 2021
From: Breaking News
Zoopla says house builders “are at the heart of everything we do” and it is revamping its New Homes marketing offer...
07 May 2021
From: Breaking News
It’s hard to remember a time at any point in the last 20 years when agents have been looking for a...
28 April 2021
From: Breaking News
Have you found yourself asking the question: “what is the difference between an API and an App?” No doubt we are all...
14 April 2021
From: Features
A new property board game called Gazumped aims to rival Monopoly but reflect a much more realistic view of how the house...
01 April 2021
From: Breaking News
It’s now more than a year since the government offered an additional £4 million to councils to combat rogue landlords. At the...
13 February 2021
From: Features
Agents can win more instructions by using text messages to prospective sellers as part of a short term ‘nurture’ campaign, according...
04 February 2021
From: Breaking News
Property portals remain an essential marketing tool for estate agents and their value is clearly appreciated by consumers. However, with a...
01 February 2021
From: Breaking News
Technology has advanced in leaps and bounds in recent years, undoubtedly improving many parts of the moving process for both estate...
30 January 2021
From: Features
Back in September, Westminster Council launched a new strategy to help 'protect tenants' and 'ensure they live in good-quality and well-managed...
28 November 2020
From: Features
As regular readers will know, the Natter kickstarted a series last time out zoning in on local independent agents – the...
21 November 2020
From: Features
Newspapers are pushed through the door, whereas websites have to pull in visitors - it’s a simple but fundamental difference with vast implications...
21 November 2020
From: Features
Residential People, one of many free-to-list platforms in the hectic portal marketplace, is set to launch which it calls its “AI...
13 November 2020
From: Breaking News
Many agents are brilliant at giving a personal touch and are professional in the way they treat customers, but I would...
11 November 2020
From: Features
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
Housing Minister Christopher Pincher announced that the introduction of the Renters' Reform Bill will be delayed for an indefinite period due...
31 October 2020
From: Features
A London agency says it's discovered the five key priorities that buyers want, following a survey of its own database. “Lockdown and...
30 October 2020
From: Breaking News
Agents spend their whole careers telling vendors and landlords why they will be able to achieve a better sale price or...