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People in prominent positions in the housing industry aren’t always perfect role models. After all, Chris Pincher was housing minister for...

Estate agency software provider Street.co.uk has announced an integration with lead generation tool Spectre to help agents secure instructions. Agency firms that...

Agency trade bodies have backed the “clarity” provided by Trading Standards after it deemed “price on application” listings unlawful. It comes as...

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

A French billionaire who made his money from estate agency is promising to transform the UK property industry with his unique...

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

An estate agent who has now become a PropTech entrepreneur says fees are absolutely not what makes a vendor choose who...

Housing market analyst and PropTech entrepreneur Anthony Codling says that the next few weeks will determine whether Boomin is the portal...

A young entrepreneur has won an award for creating an online service making it simpler for couples to buy their first...

The level of house price growth is at a 17 year high at 11.2 per cent according to the Nationwide. The annual...

Low fee agents such as Purplebricks and some other online operators are generally not trusted by the public when selling their...

Three of Martin & Co’s most prominent branches in the north of England are under new ownership. The Saltaire, Keighley, and Thackley...

OnTheMarket has entered a PropTech commercial partnership with Autoenhance.ai Limited, the AI photo editing platform.  Autoenhance was founded by PropTech entrepreneur Jamie...

The past two years have been a whirlwind of change, challenges and chance. The main catalyst has clearly been the pandemic...

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

A leading PropTech entrepreneur with a lengthy pedigree as an estate agent says agents should use more technology in a bid...

The latest figures for mortgage approvals show demand as being relatively unchanged - a development welcomed by agents. House purchase mortgage approvals...

An England football manager who resigned after a newspaper sting is in a podcast series launched by Boomin and Purplebricks founders Michael and Kenny...

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

A torrid period for Purplebricks' share value means it opens stock market trading today with a price of just 33p.  This is less...

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

A service that sells properties and elements of joint venture schemes to investors says it’s seeking to expand after completing on...

An online operator called Nested is to spend £5m to promote the self-employed estate agency concept in 100 parts of the...

The latest easyProperty franchise has landed in Luton, the spiritual home of the easy brand as it’s the place where budget...

Good property marketing photos have arguably never been more important in an increasingly visual and tech-led world. We saw just the...

In this article, the team at Iceberg Digital outline why agents should consider attending the Estate Agency X event as well...

Mortgage approvals declined over the last month as the tapering stamp duty holiday deterred home purchases, according to data from the...

The entrepreneur behind the live chat service Yomdel is to retire from the business.  Andy Soloman, the founder of the managed chat...

A PropTech entrepreneur is advising agents not to settle for simply having their websites up and running, and instead using CRM...

An estate agency is celebrating its 21st anniversary by launching a new ‘realtor’ franchise model based on enhanced technology and personalised...

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

Purplebricks’ annual report has revealed that a short term bonus scheme to provide incentives for executive directors to meet financial and...

A PropTech entrepreneur is urging agents to maximise their training on existing PropTech to ensure they optimise its effectiveness. Anton Babkov, chief...

In this week’s In Conversation Today, we have one of the most familiar names in agency on board for a Q&A....

Average house prices in the year to the end of April increased by 8.9 per cent according to the government’s Office...

In this week’s In Conversation Today, I chat with Fine & Country UK’s managing director Nicky Stevenson, one of the most...

Independent estate agency Dacre, Son & Hartley plans to significantly grow its franchise network across Yorkshire and beyond. Dacres currently employs 125...

The veteran estate agent who led criticism of Countrywide’s former management is turning his glare on Foxtons. The London estate agency has...

This time out, I speak to one of the industry’s biggest-hitters. Adrian Gill may have retired from frontline agency, having had...

Winkworth says Covid and its aftermath will not derail plans to open five offices a year.  In a trading statement to shareholders...

The events of the last 12 months have potentially shaped the future of our sector for years to come. There has been...

Today’s the day when Parliament debates a possible extension to the stamp duty holiday beyond its March 31 cliff edge deadline...

It’s been some time since online agencies have ventured into crowdfunding to raise investment, but easyProperty has now done so -...

A large majority of estate agents fear a surge in 'failed sales’ as the stamp duty holiday cliff edge gets ever-closer. The latest National...

By any available metric, Belvoir had a good 2020. Already a well-known and well-established name, it was highly praised for its...

1. How would you say Century 21 franchisees have adapted to the challenges during 2020?  If someone had told me at the...

MPs want the government to publish the names of estate agencies and other companies claiming furlough funding. The all-party Public Accounts Committee of...

Belvoir has become the latest major agency group to sign up to Boomin as a founder agent.  The properties of all four...

One of the biggest supporters of the self employed estate agent business model admits there are risks and it’s not for...

A high-profile publicity campaign has culminated in the launch of a new CRM which calls itself as “a transformative new technology, empowering...

Watching the government’s surprise press conference a couple of weekends ago the message was clear; we were heading into a gruelling...

A leading enthusiast of the self-employed agency business model says even in these challenging times people can make a success of...

The senior management from four of the agencies announced as founding members of Boomin have spoken out in favour of the...

A new Proptech platform is launching next month with claims it will “up-end the way agents do business” and that it will...

Online agency easyProperty has announced four new areas to its portfolio to build on its existing 41 locations - and it’s seeking...

The frenzied housing market and the uncertain wider economic outlook during the pandemic have combined to lead to a surge in...

Another US real estate agency wants to follow Keller Williams, Berkshire Hathaway and others by opening in the United Kingdom. Nest Seekers International...

Hello, and if it’s the start of a new week it’s time for Property Jobs Today, giving you the inside track...

Hindsight is 20-20 vision, of course, and we can all see things we did ‘then’ that we would not do ‘now’....

We have had a special relationship for many years and are bonded as countries in many ways – historically, politically and...

A new website that describes itself as an estate agency says it wants to “empower people to sell their own home”...

They are the names we hear about often, pushing for this or seeking clarifications on that. They are the representatives of...

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

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

US-originated estate agency Keller Williams claims to be the fastest growing in the UK as a result of 29 agents joining...

Countrywide says it is pursuing the businessman who failed to complete on the purchase of the troubled agency’s commercial arm, Lambert...

The industry should continue to prepare for large-scale reforms such as mandatory agency training, the licensing of agents and a new...

An online agency has offered to sell the homes of NHS frontline staff for free. Doorsteps, set up by high profile young...

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

The coronavirus outbreak has highlighted once again how fragile and interconnected our societies have become. We don’t know yet how dangerous Covid-19...

Increasing numbers of reports suggest that the government will use next week’s Budget to confirm a three per cent stamp duty...

Rupert Sebag-Montefiore has this morning been named as a non-executive director of OnTheMarket. He will also serve as chairman of the portal’s...

Countrywide is remaining silent over the stalled sale of its commercial arm. The troubled agency group’s share price dropped over 3.5 per...

Fine & Country has introduced a self-employed agency business model to be run by well-known former Property Academy chief Nicky Stevenson. The...

Countrywide is declining to explain why due diligence on the sale of its commercial arm did not catch a problem which...

The mystery of why Countrywide’s crucial sale of its commercial arm has failed to go through as scheduled deepened over the...

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

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

Agents are being offered a two week free trial of a service giving mobile telephone signal strength information and broadband connectivity...

Alex Chesterman, the entrepreneur who founded Zoopla, has given vocal backing to a new conveyancing app called Thirdfort. The app allows conveyancers’...

It's been two years since the SDL Group launched its franchise block management business, SDL Property Partners, the first of its...

love2move, the digital platform that allows High Street agents to operate parallel online agencies alongside their traditional offerings, is holding a...

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

Yes, you can promise yourself that you won't eat all the mince pies, or yet another roast potato, nor drink as...

Everyone thought John Bercow was short. It probably didn’t help that I was on stage just before him. 5ft 6 versus...

Rightmove has this morning named Andrew Fisher as its non-executive chairman, stepping into the role on January 1.  He succeed Scott Forbes,...

Hello and welcome to the regular Monday Property Jobs Today feature, your chance to catch up with who’s moving where in...

Housing Minister Esther McVey has launched an expert advisory council that the government says is “dedicated to the digital transformation of...

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

As real estate firms begin to execute their Q3 strategies and think more closely about Q4, there is one major question...

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

The typical new real estate agency forms when an entrepreneurial high performer quits their job at a leading chain and sets...

Akshay Ruparelia, the 21 year old who founded the online agency Doorsteps while he was still in sixth form, has called for...

One of the most experienced and high profile figures in the industry says individual agents working for online companies are typically...

Nicky Stevenson has had a very varied and interesting career in property. She started out as a lettings negotiator for Nicholas...

This week, I want to take a look at the Israeli startup, Venn, an urban revitalisation firm which has recently received...

ARLA and NAEA Propertymark have announced their top teams for the year ahead - and on the estate agency side, the...

All the most successful startups of recent years – from Airbnb and Uber to Just Eat and Deliveroo – have melded...

Property developing is an incredibly diverse and exciting career choice, and something that many people aspire to do in the UK.  I...

The founder of Zoopla has explained how the portal got its name and branding, and the philosophy behind it when it...

The founder of franchise giant Belvoir, Mike Goddard, has now stepped down as chair of the company, two years after quitting...

My article last week has sparked some really great engagement, which I’m delighted about!  Thank you to everyone who commented or dropped...

A millionaire who has not previously invested in the property industry has taken the plunge by funding an online agency network. The...

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

The Secretary of State for Education has written to the head of an online estate agency to ask him to share...

Estate agents have responded cynically to the small-fry property sector announcements made by Chancellor Phillip Hammond in yesterday’s spring statement mini-Budget. Overshadowed...

An interesting debate has been sparked in PropTech this week. It started with an interview, published on YouTube, in which Kristjan Byfield...

The proliferation of big data is paving the way to improving our economy on almost every front as entrepreneurial digital companies...

A slew of bad news stories about online estate agencies may have taken the lustre off the sector in recent weeks,...

The Property Franchise Group says its online/hybrid agency EweMove traded profitably throughout  last year and will show “a significant improvement” over...

Kit Malthouse has been making headlines this week, but – in keeping with his tenure as Housing Minister so far -...

The controversial crowdfunding site Crowdcube has listed the founder of online estate agency Doorsteps as one of its five ‘entrepreneurs of...

The new management at Emoov says that following its acquisition out of administration it will relaunch as an online estate agency later...

Kenny Bruce, one of the founders of sector-leading online agency Purplebricks, has sent his good wishes to Russell Quirk, who founded...

The Minister for Digital and the Creative Industries, Margot James, has used social media to say she is “thrilled to see...

Former Emoov chief executive Russell Quirk has made his first on-the-record comments about the factors behind the dramatic collapse of his...

Another year is nearly done – and what an eventful year it’s been. We’ve had more than our fair share of breaking...

It’s that time of year again where we start saying goodbye to 12 months of hard work and start looking forward...

The chief executive of failed online agency Emoov has been named this week as one of the 500 top “tech influencers”...

Emoov has this afternoon appointed administrators as a result of not being able to secure a buyer - the move had...

A new prime London hybrid agency wants what it calls “disillusioned property professionals” to join the firm and take advantage of...

What may just be the UK’s ultimate property domain names have come up for sale - property.co.uk and realestate.co.uk. Both domains, which...

Akshay Ruparelia, the young founder and head of the online agency Doorsteps, has been shortlisted for one of the most prestigious...

Today’s long-awaited debate staged by fledgling PropTech platform Best Agent will address the issue of how the agency industry can most...

Zoopla Property Group's founder and chief executive, Alex Chesterman, is to step back from day to day operations at the end...

A new estate agency has opened its doors in North London, despite operating in what it describes as a 'weak' London...

An online estate agency run by one of the country’s youngest entrepreneurs has agreed to change a reference about savings on...

The team behind a new ‘open platform’ targetting smaller agencies in need of Proptech support have revealed a heavyweight line up...

Estate and lettings agency is arguably one of the most fierce, ruthless and relentless industries going. And, with fluctuating stock levels,...

When you are starting up a new business, it is unlikely that you will already have enough capital to invest. Taking...

The emerging Proptech platform BestAgent has announced its latest partnership - this one is with sales progression company ViewMyChain. BestAgent, run by...

The UK division of Keller Williams, the world's largest estate agency, says it can help entrepreneurial agents to set up their...

An agent who is only 20 - and who set up his own firm when he was still a teenager -...

Two high-profile PropTech entrepreneurs have raised £150,000 to help fund what they call “the first global PropTech platform.” James Dearsley and Eddie...

It’s no secret that technology has changed the way businesses operate, in all sectors. With that has come changes to the...

The young entrepreneur behind Doorsteps, the estate agency that deliberately avoids the huge marketing razzamatazz of other online companies, says his...

The entrepreneur behind a free-to-list property portal claiming support from 17 estate agencies has defended the description of them as ‘partners’ -...

Estate Agent Today can reveal that a new property firm is being launched specialising solely in the sale of off-market homes...

Emoov founder Russell Quirk says that in some cases social media might give a more accurate picture of an estate agency’s...

A flat in Brixton is being raffled for £5 a ticket by a start-up entrepreneur who claims this is just the...

Floor plans are an essential marketing tool, which play an important part in helping an estate agent sell a home.  A floor...

The boss of an electrical company has set up a new estate and letting agency with the help of six-figure funding...

For many estate agents seeking to become entrepreneurs, the idea of starting their own business is undoubtedly daunting, especially when going...

In an exclusive and candid interview with Estate Agent Today, Countrywide chairman Peter Long has admitted that the company had been...

The troubled Countrywide group has this morning revealed its recovery plan to get - in its words - ‘back to basics’...

One of the country’s leading PropTech entrepreneurs has responded to recent criticism of online estate agencies and their allegedly-poor record of...

The death of traditional TV – where viewers sit down together to watch shows at defined times – has been much...

One of the largest investment firms in the United States has taken a stake in the London-based venture capital firm Pi...

I have high expectations for this year’s PropTech events and property conferences.  Those that I attended in 2017 demonstrated a real step...

For a while now, property and technology have been combining seamlessly to offer the industry innovative solutions to often complex problems....

After the fun and over-indulgence of the festivities, most of us are now back to the world of work. And, with...

Well, I don’t know about you but after the holidays I've got an imprint just below my navel where my belt...

Howard Quirk, a prominent estate agent in the 60s, 70s and 80s, has passed away, aged 71. He was the senior partner...

The Charter for Independent Estate and Letting Agents has told Estate Agent Today that it WILL formally launch after all, in...

As we hurtle towards the end of 2017, it’s time to reflect on the year that’s just been.   Even better, this property-based...

The man seeking to establish the Charter for Independent Estate and Letting Agents says he is hopeful that the fledgling trade...

Crowdfunding is nothing new. As I pointed out in a previous Natter, it dates back centuries, playing a part in the...

A gentle reminder to everyone that the clocks ‘fall back’ an hour this weekend - meaning we have an extra hour...

The death throes of the Charter for Independent Estate and Letting Agents are continuing. A statement by software entrepreneur Charlie Wright, who...

The Advertising Standards Authority has ruled that two TV advertisements for Purplebricks cannot be shown again in their current form because...

The long-running saga of whether independent agents’ group CIELA is ever going to launch appears to be nearing its end game...

As those of us in the industry know, there is a fine balance to strike between disruptive technology – and the...

90% of PropTech’s work is good and vital, but that final ten has the potential to damage the rest. In my Sunday...

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

One of the more puzzling questions in London's estate agency industry has been resolved - how a company which appears to...

One of the world’s leading property technology experts, who at one time was head of strategy at a property portal, says investing...

Viewber, the outsourced viewing service, has marked its first anniversary by notching up its 6,500th appointment.  Launched in early September 2016 by...

An analysis by a leading PropTech entrepreneur has attempted to throw light on the startling losses reported last week by online...

As Trussle and Placester add to 2017s bonkers tally of PropTech investment, isn’t it time we end the conflict between Tech...

A leading buying agency says there might be at least one upside to having The Donald in the White House -...

Winkworth estate agency in the west London suburb of Chiswick is currently marketing a home with a difference - because all...

The story of the week has been the first steps of a trade body to represent independent estate agents - as...

One of the earliest entrepreneurs to found a website to allow for-sale-by-owner property listings back in 2000, predicts current online agents...

What a mad, bonkers year it’s been. We’ve had, in no particular order: Trump, Brexit, Leicester winning the Premier League, a...

A hybrid franchise agency is looking for new partners to expand its reach in the Midlands. Campbells says it is looking for...

A fantastic exclusive this week as I carry out a question and answer session with one of the leading names in...

As the PropTech industry continues to expand, with dedicated events and more innovative startups entering the world of UK property, online...

Agents take an average of seven working hours and 11 minutes to respond to email leads - and just over a...

Settled, which was set up in 2015 and earlier this year announced it was hunting for an additional £1m in funding,...

The joke doing the rounds last week still seems to be just as relevant this week: “the only man with a...

Online agency Settled has been described by a major national newspaper as having “halved the time it takes to sell a...

A few of our Industry Views pieces this week focus on the upcoming EU referendum. I don’t think I can add...

With more house-hunters than ever now starting their search for a new home by typically looking online on one of the major...

Another Countrywide executive has left the company - the latest departure is Eyal Malinger, the director of corporate development. Harvard-educated Malinger had...

eMoov has announced that it has secured a loan of £500,000 to help it expand into lettings, international transactions and license...

Last time out I spoke about the beginnings of a PropTech revolution, with two major London-based events in the offing over...

Property has dominated many of the entries in the Sunday Times’ much-respected Rich List, which names the 1,000 wealthiest individuals with...

It almost goes without saying that PropTech is a hot topic these days - this year alone we’ve seen multi-million pound...

What Countrywide are getting at is that they want to think more like retailers to engage better with customers.  If this is...

In today's budget, the Chancellor, George Osborne, has announced a number of measures which will impact the property industry.  The Chancellor confirmed...

Software. You might not give it much thought a lot of the time, but it’s an absolutely crucial part of how...

Birthdays aren’t just something for family and friends to celebrate.   Businesses too can justifiably use these milestones to remember their roots and...

In January readers of Estate Agent Today and Letting Agent Today were given the opportunity to give their views on proposed...

Surely people will start moving again soon. The employment rate for the last quarter of 2015 is likely to be the...

For the team at Andrews, the new year started a long time ago. Almost two years ago to be precise as...

It’s time to take a pause, to reflect and put into context—and what a year it has been for our industry...

The owners of EweMove, the quirkily-branded hybrid sales and lettings agency, have been crowned Entrepreneurs of the Year at the National...

Andy Clarke, who held a key product development role at OnTheMarket since before the challenger portal’s launch 11 months ago, has...

I’m sure I’m not the only estate agent confused by the Government’s approach to residential property ownership. Many of the current ministerial...

The domain name Houses.co.uk - which we reported last month was for sale for a surprisingly low £3,000 - has had...

The internet domain name of the online estate agency Houses.co.uk has been put up for sale at a budget price, less...

An entrepreneurial website has revealed the investors behind this month's crowdfunding success by online agency eMoov. Episode 1 Ventures and Maxfield Capital...

A web portal which radically changes the way investors search for their next investment property has signed up 5,000 agents, less...

eMoov has far exceeded its original target of raising £1m in its latest crowdfunding pitch and, with two days to go,...

Here's a thought. The Chancellor may have done the buy-to-let industry a small favour with his emergency Budget in July. What...

Frazer Fearnhead, a founder of The House Crowd property crowdfunding platform, has been sharply criticised in a ‘car crash’ moment on BBC...

Zoopla Property Group has appointed Vin Murria as an independent non-executive director. Murria, who left her role as chief executive of AIM-listed...

Online estate agency Purplebricks says it is likely to make an Initial Public Offering in the second quarter of 2016 ahead...