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Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Lee Rix - Head of Business Development What is ‘company name’...

A digital resource hub for estate agents claims to shorten transaction times. Sort Move, which has been operating since late 2019,...

Another new PropTech platform claims it can streamline the completion process - this time by coordinating the work of estate agents...

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

Propertymark is calling in the government for agents to be trained in the use of software operating the Unique Property Reference...

A former City analyst best known for his scathing criticisms of Purplebricks has launched a PropTech platform that he describes as...

Buyer registrations and sales enquiries are reportedly back to pre-Covid levels. Completions, however, are lagging behind. This is probably down to...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? My name is Tom Harrington and I’m the founder and...

Suddenly Brexit Day is nearly here. It may have taken three and a half years from the Referendum but the UK will,...

The relaunched easyProperty hybrid agency is to rely exclusively on local marketing to drive awareness and customers, and not follow the...

The new managing director of easyProperty claims the hybrid agency will be targeting branch managers and senior negotiators who think they...

There’s a clear change of mood music in the country now regarding environmental issues. You don’t need to be old to remember...

Online estate agency EasyProperty has been acquired by a firm with the backing of Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou. easyProperty has been sold by the eProp...

A national newspaper claims that the 20 millionth domestic EPC in the UK is set to be issued in the next...

The regional agency MoveSelf, which set up in 2017 as an online estate agent, is shifting emphasis towards For Sale By...

An annual study of transaction charges shows that house moving costs are now at a record average high of almost £10,000...

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

There’s little doubt that downsizing is less of a factor in the housing market than it used to be - so...

We are currently engaged in consultations with our members to help to find a practical solution to the concern of the...

Barclays is next week launching a so-called ‘green mortgage’ which links the loan to the Energy Performance Certificate rating of the...

MPs will next month debate a Bill which aims to have the energy efficiency of all UK homes brought up to...

Estate agents are making buyers and sellers feel pressured into paying for additional services so as not to miss out on...

Online estate agency Tepilo has denied industry speculation that it is to change its fee structure now that it is under...

It used to be so easy. Around 20 years ago there were what we now call full-service estate and letting agencies, and...

Are you protecting your data right? This may sound like the sort of direct warning you get from cold callers or...

  A hybrid agency called 99Home Ltd, which made its debut back in April, appears to have relaunched with what it calls...

The banning of letting fees levied on tenants has dominated the industry headlines in recent months but this election campaign suggests...

“I predict that within a few years, folks advertising properties for rent or to buy will start to show if their property is a...

Excuse the puntastic (or not) title, but as you’ve no doubt already deciphered I took a trip northwards a couple of...

An online estate agency delisted by Rightmove for apparently breaching its terms and conditions has accused the portal of “gross abuse”...

The key lies in improving your customer experience through technology For Agents, the tremendous growth in online estate agents highlights a strong...

An online petition to scrap Energy Performance Certificates has received only modest support so far. The petition has been put forward by eMoov...

Let Mid West Displays get your window in shape! Never underestimate the power of high street presence. Image is everything, and what...

The government recently pulled the plug on financing the Green Deal so you may be wondering what this all means for...

No one likes to be called and told, your boiler has broken down or a burst pipe has caused damage to...