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In this latest video interview, exclusively for EAT and LAT readers, Estate Agent Today's Lee Dahill chats with Mike Dawson from...
21 May 2022
From: Features

Estate agents are being urged to reassess their fee structure and not be afraid to reflect the time and level of...
20 May 2022
From: Breaking News

The Federation of Independent Agents (FIA) is aiming to become the first carbon neutral estate agency network. It has teamed up with...
20 May 2022
From: Breaking News
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The issue of agency qualifications has finally been mentioned in the Houses of Parliament, almost three years since the landmark Regulation...
20 May 2022
From: Breaking News

Excitement is building for the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations. A four-day Bank Holiday to mark the occasion will kick off on 2...
20 May 2022
From: Breaking News

Homeowners may have become less willing to pay upfront fees to sell their home. Despite efforts by online-only brands such as Purplebricks...
19 May 2022
From: Breaking News

Agents have heralded the beginning of the house price slowdown. The latest Land Registry House Price Index yesterday showed values increased by...
19 May 2022
From: Breaking News

Google rather than the portals is the starting point for sellers finding an estate agent, a survey claims. A survey among 2,000...
19 May 2022
From: Breaking News

Sussex-based estate agent Mishon Mackay is celebrating 25 years of sevice each for three of its staff members. Sarah Fitzgerald, Sarah McCarthy,...
19 May 2022
From: Breaking News

Next month will see new rules around upfront Material Information for property sales and lettings come into force in the UK...
18 May 2022
From: Features

Referral fees, lack of trust and too much email have been identified as barriers to greater collaboration between conveyancers and estate...
18 May 2022
From: Breaking News

With new and exciting PropTech solutions approaching the market, Nathan Emerson, CEO of Propertymark, discusses some of their relevance and whether...
18 May 2022
From: Breaking News

More than 30 agents and property firms such as auction houses and valuers were reprimanded by HMRC for anti-money laundering breaches...
17 May 2022
From: Breaking News

Many people in recent years will have become familiar with challenger banks such as Monzo, Starling and Atom. Many will have...
14 May 2022
From: Features

With this week being Mental Health Awareness Week, Sam Hunter - COO at Homesearch and a keen mental health advocate -...
14 May 2022
From: Features

Just this month, the Government Property Agency kicked off its search for a digital chief to lead its 10-year technology journey,...
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

A County Down-based estate agent has acquired a local rival and launched a new “stop-gap” accommodation service for buyers and sellers...
13 May 2022
From: Breaking News

Fundraising efforts featuring bikes, boats and James Bond all feature in this week's edition of Agents Do Charity. Remember, if you have...
13 May 2022
From: Breaking News

New research has revealed the regional hotspots where Japanese knotweed has been identified. The data could be of interest to estate agents...
13 May 2022
From: Breaking News
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The government last night revealed more details on its flagship Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill including letting local authorities double council...
12 May 2022
From: Breaking News

Agents may be gearing up for this year’s ESTAS Customer Service Awards but there is another accolade that you could aim for next...
12 May 2022
From: Breaking News

Agents have pledged to keep a close eye on planning reforms amid a proposed overhaul announced in the Queen’s Speech yesterday. Prince...
11 May 2022
From: Breaking News

Speedy property sales may not be as good as they seem, an industry figure has warned. Recent figures released by Rightmove indicate...
11 May 2022
From: Breaking News

OnTheMarket has expanded its partnership with agency coaching brand Property Academy. The exclusive commercial relationship was agreed last year, giving full-fee paying...
11 May 2022
From: Breaking News

Former Hamptons and Countrywide executive Phil Tennant has joined US-style fast buy firm UPSTIX. Tennant has been recruited as chief operating officer...
11 May 2022
From: Breaking News

A former letting agent claims to have removed the need for estate agents to use floorplan software. Mark McCorrie, who describes himself...
11 May 2022
From: Breaking News

In this guest piece, the team at Iceberg Digital set out the benefits of Lifesycle 3, which is to appear this autumn. Perfect...
11 May 2022
From: Breaking News
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The Queen’s Speech has unveiled proposed overhauls on planning, consumer and economic crime laws that could all have an effect on...
10 May 2022
From: Breaking News

Two senior agency figures have suggested there is more work needed to level the playing field for women in the sector. The...
10 May 2022
From: Breaking News

The estate agency sector is now paying almost £6m for anti-money laundering (AML) supervision. Businesses are legally required to register for AML...
10 May 2022
From: Breaking News

Many agents will remember the nerves and jubilation of their first property sale. Estate Agent Today has launched a new video series...
09 May 2022
From: Breaking News

In this guest piece, Colum Smith, a property expert at law firm Taylor Rose MW, sets out why speedier transactions could...
07 May 2022
From: Features

Agency trade bodies have backed the “clarity” provided by Trading Standards after it deemed “price on application” listings unlawful. It comes as...
06 May 2022
From: Breaking News

Buyers are being urged to act now to secure decent mortgage pricing as interest rates hit a 13-year high yesterday. The Bank...
06 May 2022
From: Breaking News

An online auctioneer has hit out at exclusive partner agreements between agents and traditional auction houses. Stuart Collar-Brown, co-founder and director of...
06 May 2022
From: Breaking News

A ‘frightening’ number of respondents to a Rightmove online poll appear to be unaware of their anti-money laundering reporting requirements. The portal...
05 May 2022
From: Breaking News

Property data and estate agent prospecting platform Homesearch is expanding north of the border. After three years of operation in England and...
05 May 2022
From: Breaking News

In this video interview – part of a regular monthly series – Homesearch’s Sam Hunter speaks to Angels Media’s Lee Dahill...
04 May 2022
From: Features

An industry veteran who helped train Purplebricks agents has partnered with easyProperty to foster its franchisee talent. The online hybrid agent is...
04 May 2022
From: Breaking News

A new estate agency has been launched in the west of Scotland by property services firm Bowman Rebecchi. The new business, named...
04 May 2022
From: Breaking News

Agents lost out on £600,000 worth of owed commission from withdrawn listings last year, industry data suggests. Withdrawn sales are an occupational hazard...
03 May 2022
From: Breaking News

Mortgage brokers have warned that an increase in downvaluations is starting to hit the property market. Lenders and their valuers are cutting...
03 May 2022
From: Breaking News

The property industry is fortunate in including many great people, doing great work across a range of businesses – from traditional agency...
30 April 2022
From: Features

I attended a forum in London a couple of weeks ago, which for the first time brought estate agents and conveyancers...
30 April 2022
From: Features

Property portals are preparing to support agents in complying with a new era of upfront material information. From the end of May,...
29 April 2022
From: Breaking News

Our inbox is regularly stuffed with exciting new industry developments and tools to help agents work better. Here are some of the...
29 April 2022
From: Breaking News

The property recruitment market seems to be moving as fast as house prices. Here are some of the latest moves that took...
29 April 2022
From: Breaking News

Agency franchisees with brands such as Hunters, Martin & Co, Belvoir and EasyProperty are being given the chance to sign up...
28 April 2022
From: Breaking News

Property blockchain network Coadjute has launched a research project to identify ways estate agents and conveyancers can improve their working relationship. It...
28 April 2022
From: Breaking News

Estate agency recruiter Josh Rayner has said job demand is at the highest level he can remember. Rayner, who runs property jobs...
28 April 2022
From: Breaking News

The number of complaints about estate and letting agents increased last year but fewer gripes were upheld. Data based on members of...
27 April 2022
From: Breaking News

An estate agent has hit back at the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) after the watchdog banned a poster advertising the firm’s...
27 April 2022
From: Breaking News

Three of the leading industry content specialists are set to gather on stage together for what is believe to be the...
27 April 2022
From: Breaking News

Estate agent HOP is offering eagle eyed Leeds residents the chance to win a £2,000 holiday if they spot one of...
26 April 2022
From: Breaking News

EweMove managing director Nick Neill has set out plans to double the size of the franchise network by 2025 as the brand’s...
26 April 2022
From: Breaking News

The government is being urged to go further with its clampdown on fake reviews. A government announcement aimed at protecting consumers last...
25 April 2022
From: Breaking News

Off-market property platform Invisible Homes is planning to expand throughout London over the next year and to cover the whole of...
25 April 2022
From: Breaking News

In this Q&A, I catch up with Jesper With-Fogstrup, chief executive officer of Smoove (formerly ULS Technology until a very recent...
23 April 2022
From: Features

From the beginning of April, long-awaited rules from the National Trading Standards Estate and Letting Agency Team (NTSELAT) came into effect....
23 April 2022
From: Features

In June, the biggest pilot scheme of a four-day working week anywhere in the world will begin in Britain, with more...
22 April 2022
From: Breaking News

More than half of those working within the property sector are suffering from higher levels of fatigue or stress, due to...
22 April 2022
From: Breaking News

First off, here at EAT we hope everyone enjoyed the Easter celebrations and didn’t eat too much chocolate! Despite the Easter break,...
22 April 2022
From: Breaking News

Yesterday afternoon, Helena Marston was finally confirmed as Purplebricks new CEO after all the due diligence checks that are required for...
21 April 2022
From: Breaking News

A leading figure in the Say No To Rightmove (STNR) campaign says the attempts to get agents to ditch Rightmove have...
20 April 2022
From: Breaking News

Estate agents are being encouraged to go green this Friday to raise awareness for the upcoming World Earth Day. Jerry Lyons who...
20 April 2022
From: Breaking News

The government has insisted it is still committed to introducing agency qualifications and minimum standards in the sector. It is almost three...
19 April 2022
From: Breaking News

Online agent Strike is preparing to name a home seller who will be reimbursed the equivalent of an estate agent fee...
19 April 2022
From: Breaking News

The supply shortage may be coming to an end. That is the view from the latest RICS Residential Market Survey. The research among...
14 April 2022
From: Breaking News

Rightmove is set to launch a new marketing campaign next week that encourages people to consider the different life they could...
13 April 2022
From: Breaking News

Boomin has unveiled its latest round of paying agents. The challenger portal, launched by former Purplebricks founder Michael Bruce, has revealed 10...
13 April 2022
From: Breaking News

Netflix addicts may have come across Selling Sunset, an American series focused on the drama of US real estate agents selling...
13 April 2022
From: Breaking News

A leading conveyancing network that works closely with estate agents has signed up to property blockchain platform Coadjute. The blockchain technology provided...
13 April 2022
From: Breaking News

Winkworth agents posted record sales income last year, attributed to the stamp duty holiday. The London-listed agent franchise group revealed in its...
13 April 2022
From: Breaking News

Increasingly cautious mortgage lending could dampen the property market and cause more sales to fall-through, it has been warned. Recent house price...
12 April 2022
From: Breaking News

Hundreds of former Purplebricks agents have now signed up to a potential legal claim against the firm. Contractors For Justice, known as...
12 April 2022
From: Breaking News

Keller Williams has marked a record month for new agents but has announced the closure of its Bristol market centre hub...
12 April 2022
From: Breaking News

Estate agents are being urged to ensure clients have instructed a solicitor from “day dot.” Speaking in an exclusive video interview with...
12 April 2022
From: Breaking News

Lawyers working on a class action against online agents including Purplebricks have said they will be ready to send a letter...
11 April 2022
From: Breaking News

The Property Franchise Group (TPFG) chief executive Gareth Samples has called for a steer on when the long-awaited Regulation of Property...
11 April 2022
From: Breaking News

Conveyancing software company ULS Technology has rebranded. The London Stock Exchange-listed company, which encompasses conveyancing brands eConveyancer, DigitalMove, Legal Eye and Amity...
11 April 2022
From: Breaking News

In this week’s Natter, I carry out a Q&A with Lisa Knight, who has taken the impressive journey from barmaid to...
09 April 2022
From: Features

Foxtons, Chancellors and Douglas & Gordon have been named among the first paid-up agency brands on Boomin. The challenger portal, launched by...
08 April 2022
From: Breaking News

The government’s long awaited Energy Security Strategy has failed to spark excitement among estate agents. The government unveiled its plans to create...
08 April 2022
From: Breaking News

An industry expert has questioned the fairness of a “two-tier system” that has emerged between new builds and second-hand homes when...
08 April 2022
From: Breaking News

Agents are preparing their businesses for the cost of living crunch, with considerations on fuel use, heating and window display lighting. Much...
07 April 2022
From: Breaking News

The lack of housing stock, rising inflation and rising mortgage rates could all lead to agents running out of stock in...
07 April 2022
From: Breaking News

Technology developed for the estate agency industry has advanced and expanded seismically over the past decade as software vendors develop their...
06 April 2022
From: Features

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has said it may consider complaints about ‘misleading SSTC listings’ on portals but suggests it may...
06 April 2022
From: Breaking News

The Property Franchise Group (TPFG) is planning more acquisitions after a busy 2021 for buying-up agencies. The umbrella property brand, which incorporates...
06 April 2022
From: Breaking News

Zoopla has unveiled a Sales Advisory Board in an attempt to give agents a greater say in how the portal is...
06 April 2022
From: Breaking News

Trading Standards has advised agents to update listings once they reach the "sold subject to contract" (SSTC) stage. It comes after legal...
05 April 2022
From: Breaking News

Purplebricks ended the trading day yesterday without being able to formally welcome its new chief executive but the markets appeared to...
05 April 2022
From: Breaking News

A former UK national sales director at Purplebricks has been reunited with the online agent’s founder Michael Bruce at Boomin. Paul Vickerstaff,...
05 April 2022
From: Breaking News

Estate agency veteran Robin Paterson has joined new ‘quick buy” service UPSTIX. Paterson, a former chief executive of Hamptons and managing director...
05 April 2022
From: Breaking News

Estate agents and conveyancers have agreed on better working relationships at the first collaborative event between the two professions. There has been...
05 April 2022
From: Breaking News

Agents and conveyancers have signed up to a new buyers’s and seller’s property information form that is described as having been...
04 April 2022
From: Breaking News

Visual images are key for securing the quickest sales at the best prices, according to a formal estate agency chief who...
04 April 2022
From: Breaking News

For the record, this isn’t my last Industry Views for Estate Agent Today, although by the time you read this I'll be...
02 April 2022
From: Features

They say that in fashion, if you wait for long enough, clothes that are hanging at the back of your wardrobe...
02 April 2022
From: Features

One of the country’s leading estate agents has played down the significance of the latest house price index which at first...
01 April 2022
From: Breaking News

A French billionaire who made his money from estate agency is promising to transform the UK property industry with his unique...
01 April 2022
From: Breaking News

A number of pro-active conveyancers are joining a new conveyancing directory being set up by one of the leading figures in...
01 April 2022
From: Breaking News

Rightmove has created a league table to identify where new buyer competition is hottest across the UK housing market. Across the country...
01 April 2022
From: Breaking News

Sky News is reporting that Boomin, the portal founded by Purplebricks creator Michael Bruce, is close to finalising a new round...
31 March 2022
From: Breaking News

The Advertising Standards Authority has banned a property investment firm from using a letter claiming that it wanted to buy homes...
30 March 2022
From: Breaking News

Challenger portal group OneDome has linked with a chain repair service to provide what it calls an end-to-end property offering. The OneDome...
29 March 2022
From: Breaking News

The iamproperty group - best known for its online auction business - has snapped up cloud-based property software business VTUK for...
29 March 2022
From: Breaking News

Zoopla’s cloud based software service Alto has launched a video series giving a behind the scenes look at estate agencies around...
28 March 2022
From: Breaking News

The self-employed model, after years of not really catching on fully, was given a major boost by the pandemic and the...
26 March 2022
From: Features

In a new column, solicitor Colum Smith, an expert in combating fraud at Taylor Rose MW Solicitors, explains why those looking...
26 March 2022
From: Features

The sponsor of an industry forum for agents and conveyancers to be held next week says the collaborative event hails the...
25 March 2022
From: Breaking News

The industry has reacted to the Spring Statement by breathing a sigh of relief that nothing was likely to cause damage...
24 March 2022
From: Breaking News

A prominent independent production company is looking for property professionals for a new television programme idea to be filmed in the...
24 March 2022
From: Breaking News

House sales in February were around a fifth lower than the same month in 2021, according to HM Revenue and Customs...
23 March 2022
From: Breaking News

LonRes has teamed up with compliance consultancy iCompli to launch a range of services which they say will keep estate agents...
23 March 2022
From: Breaking News

A high profile London estate agency has appointed two so-called Wellness Ambassadors to look after the mental health and wellbeing of...
22 March 2022
From: Breaking News

The owner of an estate agency has died suddenly, plunging the local community into shock. Ciaran McGurgan founded Maison Real Estate in...
21 March 2022
From: Breaking News

The jury is still out on whether the Ukraine crisis will damage public confidence in the UK housing market. Rightmove’s property data...
21 March 2022
From: Breaking News

In this exclusive for Estate Agent Today readers, video supremo and property expert Chris Watkin conducts an interview with the Bruce...
19 March 2022
From: Features
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If you want to sex-up the Chancellor’s financial statement scheduled for lunchtime on Wednesday, you’d call it a Budget or a...
19 March 2022
From: Features

This week, you will have all seen the sad news that Graham Norwood is stepping down as editor of Estate Agent...
19 March 2022
From: Features

When was the time you actively learned something new from your clients or competitors? If it’s a difficult question to answer quickly,...
19 March 2022
From: Features

A new service has been set up by Agents Giving to highlight how the industry can help the humanitarian effort in...
18 March 2022
From: Breaking News

Pacitti Jones, the Glasgow-based estate agent and legal firm, has acquired RGM Solicitors. RGM currently operates in Linlithgow and Grangemouth, and all its staff...
18 March 2022
From: Breaking News

A coroner says there is insufficient evidence to determine the cause of death of a 23-year-old estate agent found on a...
18 March 2022
From: Breaking News

An estate agent has suggested on social media that people who buy a Greggs breakfast each day could save well over...
17 March 2022
From: Breaking News

An estate agent who has now become a PropTech entrepreneur says fees are absolutely not what makes a vendor choose who...
17 March 2022
From: Breaking News

The founder of an estate agency which began life operating from a kitchen table has now won two prestigious awards. Deborah Richards,...
17 March 2022
From: Breaking News

A popular and respected estate agent in Essex, who also campaigned nationally against homelessness, has died just days after bing diagnosed...
16 March 2022
From: Breaking News

Estate Agent Today is to have a new editor from April 4. He is award winning journalist and podcaster Marc Shoffman who...
16 March 2022
From: Breaking News

PropTech solutions have continued to ingratiate themselves in both the forefront of an agency within advertising mediums and in the backend...
16 March 2022
From: Breaking News

For the second time in recent weeks, Purplebricks has de-listed a property after an unacceptable comment by the seller on social...
15 March 2022
From: Breaking News

The international reviews service Trustpilot has batted away criticism from a property website that it ignores breaches of its guidelines. Last week,...
15 March 2022
From: Breaking News

Some 86 Bronze, Silver, Gold and Special Awards have been presented to agents in the Guild off Property Professionals at its...
15 March 2022
From: Breaking News

Purplebricks issued an unexpected tweet yesterday, showing one of its own advertisements posted on a London tube train - upside down. With...
15 March 2022
From: Breaking News

There’s still one part of the UK where agents enjoy almost unfettered freedom without legislation or redress - and this has...
15 March 2022
From: Breaking News

A veteran estate agent who set up his own business in one of Britain’s most popular locations is being mourned after...
14 March 2022
From: Breaking News

The long-standing commitment of London-focussed agency Dexters to expand through acquisitions is continuing apace. Over the weekend it was announced that the...
14 March 2022
From: Breaking News

As regular readers will know, I like to use this column to shout out about the independent agents who are the...
12 March 2022
From: Features

Those aficionados of the Sound of Music will recognise the tag line above. It came to my mind when thinking about...
12 March 2022
From: Features

The path from agent to developer is not easy, but it is a relatively straightforward one, if you are willing to...
12 March 2022
From: Features

The online agency brand eXp UK claims it’s growing at an industry leading pace - and it puts it all down...
11 March 2022
From: Breaking News

The chief executive of Boomin says agents have asked him to do something about rival portals “pocketing income from mortgage referral...
11 March 2022
From: Breaking News

We know from our customer research that being able to showcase property that looks the best it can online is the...
09 March 2022
From: Features

The war of words between various property review platforms continues apace. The latest accusation concern comparison website GetAgent, and specifically reviews of...
09 March 2022
From: Breaking News

The OneDome group websites - OneDome itself and nethouseprices - are launching their largest ever advertising campaign. It will target buyers and...
09 March 2022
From: Breaking News

Ben Ridgway and Jamie Cooke, co-founders of iamproperty Group brought together industry leaders in a recent roundtable to discuss the challenges...
08 March 2022
From: Sponsored Content

Despite the latest Halifax house price index showing a 10.8 per cent annual rise, a leading housing market analyst is warning...
08 March 2022
From: Breaking News

An estate agent who has spent eight years working for traditional agencies has now set up his own hybrid operation, using...
07 March 2022
From: Breaking News

A row has broken out over a company which has made allegations about Trustpilot reviews of OnTheMarket. A company called KwikChex says...
07 March 2022
From: Breaking News

A 20 year old estate agent who admitted being four times over the drink driving limit has been fined and banned...
07 March 2022
From: Breaking News

Almost exactly a decade ago I wrote a blog on the back of a spate on mainstream news stories about prime...
05 March 2022
From: Features

Peta Milne, founder of Instagram growth and PR service Monimo, and a content writer at Choices Estate Agents, recently sat down...
05 March 2022
From: Features

Of the many industry buzzwords, I suspect “upfront information” was up there as one of the most widely used in 2021....
05 March 2022
From: Features

Momentum is building up in support of the government’s probe into whether the London homes of oligarchs on the sanctions list...
04 March 2022
From: Breaking News

These are undeniably darker days as news comes through of a humanitarian crisis in Ukraine - we have the first agency...
04 March 2022
From: Breaking News

The government is considering seizing British property owned by Russian oligarchs on the sanctions list without paying compensation. The Financial Times says Housing...
03 March 2022
From: Breaking News

The founder of fledgling portal Boomin says the latest Nationwide house price index findings demonstrate that there’s no sign yet of...
03 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

We know that agents rely heavily on property software solutions to run their agency, particularly to ease the burden of administrative...
01 March 2022
From: Sponsored Content

Some agents say they have as many as one in 10 vendors taking their properties off the market and seeking to...
01 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

In the last two years digital Property Logbooks for our homes have moved from concept to reality with almost a quarter...
26 February 2022
From: Features

PropTech supplier tmgroup is to hold a six-part webinar series called Achieving Change: Think tomorrow, act today. The webinars - from linked...
25 February 2022
From: Breaking News

No matter how dark the news, there’s light in our industry thanks to so many agents and suppliers doing good deeds....
25 February 2022
From: Breaking News

The overwhelming majority of vendors do not choose their estate agent based on fees, but on wider market expertise. That’s the finding...
23 February 2022
From: Breaking News

Industry figures have come out in favour of the long-term programme of new compulsory information to be contained on property listings. From...
22 February 2022
From: Breaking News

It’s feared one of the country’s oldest estate agencies may have entered receivership. The Drew Pearce company of agents and chartered surveyors...
21 February 2022
From: Breaking News

Rightmove - which issues its annual figures to shareholders later this week - has released a bullish snapshot of the housing...
21 February 2022
From: Breaking News

Analysts are gearing up for the full year figures to be revealed by Rightmove to its shareholders at the end of...
21 February 2022
From: Breaking News

Normally estate agents are rightly proud of their professional abilities to provide expertise to vendors when it comes to selling -...
21 February 2022
From: Breaking News
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If the UK and its allies have been played by Russia over the Ukraine ‘invasion’, and it’s beginning to look that...
19 February 2022
From: Features

An agency which in 2020 moved from traditional branches to a hub-based business model, says it’s to become a ‘digital first’...
18 February 2022
From: Breaking News

The coming annual conference of Fine & Country, being held next month, is to have Boris Johnson’s brother as a keynote...
18 February 2022
From: Breaking News

A company that sold a record 465 homes in 2021 has invested in a new office which it claims will “redefine...
18 February 2022
From: Breaking News

It may be blowing a gale outside but we’re safe and warm here reading about our industry’s great work for good...
18 February 2022
From: Breaking News

The Mail Online website alleges that an after-hours party at an estate agency office involved staff apparently inhaling drugs from balloons. The...
17 February 2022
From: Breaking News

The shortage of stock in the current market is making it tough for High Street agents according to one of the...
17 February 2022
From: Breaking News

Seven years after it launched on the London Stock Market, speculation continues that Purplebricks may be about to de-list and return...
15 February 2022
From: Breaking News

A new company claiming to save money on buyers’ legal and estate agent fees has been forced to rebrand. Easyfees - launched...
14 February 2022
From: Breaking News

The number one portal is making a big marketing and research push to get reluctant owners to put up the For...
14 February 2022
From: Breaking News

Property events and functions are now back in full swing, with 2022 likely to be the first ‘normal’ year for this...
12 February 2022
From: Features

The UK property industry has long been a target of fraudsters due to the low levels of transparency and the fact...
12 February 2022
From: Features

The head of one of Britain’s most successful agency groups says he is a big fan of PropTech - but it...
11 February 2022
From: Breaking News

Hello and if it’s Friday, it’s definitely the day for Agents Do Charity. We’re leading up to Valentine’s - a neat opportunity...
11 February 2022
From: Breaking News

Features often overlooked by agents and buyers now, such as double glazing and insulation, are likely to become high up on...
10 February 2022
From: Breaking News

Savills has welcomed its first intake of residential apprentices with seven individuals hired by the business to study and work within...
10 February 2022
From: Breaking News

MRI Software explores the use of PropTech to enhance the performance of the sales and lettings processes and how to select...
09 February 2022
From: Features

The estate agent known to his thousands of followers on Twitter as Mayfair Guru is predicting a ‘Roaring 2020s’ for the...
09 February 2022
From: Breaking News

The regional agency group Experts In Property is back in business with an online awards event. Majoring on training, online marketing and...
09 February 2022
From: Breaking News

A leading estate agency figure has hit back at a lawyer’s claim that agents who use exclusivity agreements are “shysters”. Last week...
08 February 2022
From: Breaking News

Here’s the odd thing about interest rates - we all care about them, but they don’t directly affect that many people...
05 February 2022
From: Features

Without doubt, 2021 was an exceptional year in the property market, with the stamp duty holiday and favourable market conditions helping...
05 February 2022
From: Features

Boomin chief executive Michael Bruce wants government action to help save the housing market as the cost of living crisis grows. Following...
04 February 2022
From: Breaking News

Rightmove has revealed a major rise in visits to its site and app as the housing market boom shows no sign...
04 February 2022
From: Breaking News

Coadjute, the blockchain network for the UK property market that claims it can radically simplify home purchasing, has revealed that PropTech...
03 February 2022
From: Breaking News

For an unregulated industry, agents have an awful lot of regulations to deal with. For example, there’s the mandatory membership of a...
02 February 2022
From: Breaking News

The level of house price growth is at a 17 year high at 11.2 per cent according to the Nationwide. The annual...
02 February 2022
From: Breaking News

An estate agency has brought cheer - or should that be cheers? - to the local community by brewing a beer. Neil...
01 February 2022
From: Breaking News

Low fee agents such as Purplebricks and some other online operators are generally not trusted by the public when selling their...
01 February 2022
From: Breaking News

Agents are losing tens of thousands of pounds each - in some cases even more - because of the volume of...
01 February 2022
From: Breaking News

The most senior Trading Standards officer policing the agency industry says he hopes the public will ask about referral fees in...
31 January 2022
From: Breaking News

The supply of new properties coming to the market is up on this time last year in every single region of...
31 January 2022
From: Breaking News

Our Agents Do Charity column each Friday does a fantastic job of highlighting the amazing charitable work of agents up and...
29 January 2022
From: Features

Was Purplebricks right to delist a property from its website when it discovered the vendors - a Christian couple - were opposed...
28 January 2022
From: Breaking News

Historic estate agency group Humberts - which was at risk of disappearing entirely just over two years ago - has opened...
28 January 2022
From: Breaking News

OnTheMarket has signed a deal with Brickflow, a new comparison site for development finance. The portal says the partnership will provide member...
28 January 2022
From: Breaking News

New research suggests that the estate agency industry has bucked the nationwide trend of business liquidation that he plagued other sectors...
28 January 2022
From: Breaking News

A tech company in the compliance sector claims that 25 per cent of UK estate agency branches have failed to register...
27 January 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

A fast-growing land and property consultancy has snapped up a respected independent to bolster its presence in the North of England. George...
26 January 2022
From: Breaking News

Research based on questioning almost 1,000 estate agents suggests that around 70 per cent are set to expand their business this...
25 January 2022
From: Breaking News

The PropTech network Coadjute, which says it will ultimately slash the time it takes to move house by as much as...
25 January 2022
From: Breaking News

Purplebricks’ decision to de-list a property after the Christian vendors made anti-gay comments has won widespread support from industry figures, including...
24 January 2022
From: Breaking News

This is our first Property Jobs Today column of 2022 and it’s testimony to how busy our industry is right now...
24 January 2022
From: Breaking News

The ESTAS Forum scheduled for March says its aim is to encourage agents and conveyancers to work more closely together. “There doesn’t...
24 January 2022
From: Breaking News
22 January 2022
From: Features

With the drastic changes enacted on the industry over the past two years thanks to the pandemic and political events such...
22 January 2022
From: Features

Barely three weeks into the new year and we’re already talking about plans to raise tens, perhaps hundreds, of thousands of...
21 January 2022
From: Breaking News

A survey suggests that an overwhelming proportion of estate agents believe the government should make the provision of upfront property information...
20 January 2022
From: Breaking News

Homesearch has won £5m new investment from venture capital firm Octopus Ventures - an organisation that has also backed three businesses...
20 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

There’s been a surge in the number of sellers who resort to using quick buy firms, according to the sector’s trade...
19 January 2022
From: Breaking News

An estate agency that launched in 2018 saying that High Street offices were dead…has now opened its second physical branch in...
18 January 2022
From: Breaking News

A High Street estate agent on Merseyside has criticised online rivals for creating nightmares for vendors who are then obliged to...
18 January 2022
From: Breaking News

The iamproperty group’s auction service, iamsold, says it’s raised over £804m in capital value from properties sold by the Modern Method...
17 January 2022
From: Breaking News

As this is the first Natter back since the Christmas break, I should like to first wish all our readers a...
15 January 2022
From: Features

One of the founding partners of the well-known agency Slater, Hogg and Howison has died at the age of 76. It was...
14 January 2022
From: Breaking News

A new survey of people who have sold their home in the past six months has given a strong backing to...
14 January 2022
From: Breaking News

Plymouth independent estate agency Alan Cummings & Co has been acquired by Julian Marks Estate Agents. With more than 16 staff and...
14 January 2022
From: Breaking News

Vote? Well, whether we have a change of Prime Minister or not, there’s an important vote today - for great charitable...
14 January 2022
From: Breaking News
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Estate Agent Today understands that the civil servant who has been at the heart of plans to reform the house buying...
13 January 2022
From: Breaking News

A warning has gone out to estate agents that “more and more” reports are being filed about cyber attacks on agencies...
12 January 2022
From: Breaking News

The objective of estate agents in 2022 must be to cut their business costs and employ technology to replace - and...
12 January 2022
From: Breaking News

A former senior partner of the Fenn Wright agency has died at the age of 82. Roger Dennis, who died on Boxing Day,...
10 January 2022
From: Breaking News

A former estate agent described by a judge as being “cruel and manipulative” has been jailed after attacking and attempting to...
10 January 2022
From: Breaking News

At the risk of mixing my metaphors, any mention of energy has become something of a blue touch paper in the...
08 January 2022
From: Features

The past two years have been a whirlwind of change, challenges and chance. The main catalyst has clearly been the pandemic...
08 January 2022
From: Features

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

Adam Day will be a well-known figure to many in the industry, having been the founder of Hatched (the online agency...
08 January 2022
From: Features

Could estate and letting agents sell their branch office window space for third party advertising, above and beyond promoting the properties...
07 January 2022
From: Breaking News

A hybrid agency that charges no fees to vendors but instead relies on referral fees for income has officially rolled out...
07 January 2022
From: Breaking News

If UK agents were paid higher fees they could perform a better service to the public. That’s the view of Mark Hayward,...
06 January 2022
From: Breaking News

A leading PropTech entrepreneur with a lengthy pedigree as an estate agent says agents should use more technology in a bid...
06 January 2022
From: Breaking News

Hybrid agency eXp UK is the latest to include the Modern Method of Auction as a sales possibility for its remote...
05 January 2022
From: Breaking News

The latest figures for mortgage approvals show demand as being relatively unchanged - a development welcomed by agents. House purchase mortgage approvals...
05 January 2022
From: Breaking News

Purplebricks has this morning said that a newspaper report over the weekend, claiming part of the business is to be sold...
04 January 2022
From: Breaking News

A conveyancer has contacted Estate Agent Today suggesting that the Simplify Group IT data crisis could be the death knell for the company...
04 January 2022
From: Breaking News

Propertymark’s chief executive has rejected claims that his organisation’s housing market data inaccurately states the numbers of prospective buyers for each...
04 January 2022
From: Breaking News

A well known westcountry estate agent has died just ahead of what would have been his 50th year with the same...
04 January 2022
From: Breaking News

The team at Estate Agent Today and our publisher, Angels Media, wish all agents a very prosperous New Year. Thank you for your...
31 December 2021
From: Breaking News

The online agency Strike - which has a business model selling homes for free and relying on referral fees for revenue...
29 December 2021
From: Breaking News

A British estate agent working in Florida has been shot dead while preparing to show a property. Sara Trost, 40, was from...
29 December 2021
From: Breaking News

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

A leading conveyancing expert says the traditional rivalry between his profession and estate agents has abated in 2021. Lloyd Davies - managing director and...
24 December 2021
From: Breaking News

One of the founders and leading figures in the Agents Together industry charity says one silver lining of the pandemic has...
24 December 2021
From: Breaking News

We’ve had a terrific display of agency and supplier videos running every weekday since late November - a wonderful lead-in to...
24 December 2021
From: Breaking News

The head of a hybrid agency has made a blistering attack on the corporate agent business model, accusing it of being...
23 December 2021
From: Breaking News

Hello, and with Christmas around the corner we have perhaps the most charming and well-produced festive video we’ve seen from an...
23 December 2021
From: Breaking News

The last Propertymark housing market snapshot for 2021, based on date from the end of November, finds that there is an...
22 December 2021
From: Breaking News

The chair of the strategic board of fledgling Boomin says most existing portals are merely operating like digital newspapers with listings,...
22 December 2021
From: Breaking News

Prospect Estate Agents in the south east of England have pulled out all the stops this festive season with a wonderful...
22 December 2021
From: Breaking News

Only one in eight sellers use the estate agent through which they purchased their home to begin with. That’s a staggering loss of...
21 December 2021
From: Breaking News

It really is beginning to look a lot like Christmas – just a week to go now. Presents all wrapped and...
18 December 2021
From: Features

There’s lots of talk of people moving over within estate agency to be self-employed so they can chase the dream of...
18 December 2021
From: Features

The chief executive of Propertymark says agents should be trained - but it’s then vital they use their training as a...
17 December 2021
From: Breaking News

A regional estate agency that markets homes without charging the vendor is set to expand next year. Midlands-based Chosen Home explains its...
16 December 2021
From: Breaking News

Rightmove has identified the UK’s strongest sellers’ market - and it’s in Easton, Bristol. Four of the top 10 sellers’ markets are...
16 December 2021
From: Breaking News

MRI Software’s newest Agency Solutions expert, Michael Connolly, made the leap from working on the front line of an estate agent...
15 December 2021
From: Features
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Every year we at EAT are impressed by the pleasingly political festive cards sent out by the STANLEY Chelsea agency -...
15 December 2021
From: Breaking News

One of the country’s leading estate agents has shared his top tips for using PropTech. Simon Bradbury is managing director at Thomas...
14 December 2021
From: Breaking News

One part of the UK is to get a taste of the mandatory estate agent regulation that many want to see...
14 December 2021
From: Breaking News

A good website is no longer optional for estate agents, as no single aspect of marketing to new customers is more...
13 December 2021
From: Sponsored Content

Purplebricks is delaying release of its half-year figures which were scheduled to be given to shareholders tomorrow. This follows revelations in the Daily...
13 December 2021
From: Breaking News

Data out today from Rightmove shows the predictable seasonal effect of around 0.7 per cent knocked off the typical asking price. The...
13 December 2021
From: Breaking News

A coroner says there is no explanation how an estate agent suffered a cut to his wrist, which led to his...
13 December 2021
From: Breaking News

EAT readers may have seen a piece in Friday’s property section of The Times about the long-running Simplify saga, which has...
13 December 2021
From: Breaking News

We all know what did happen in 2021 - Covid and more Covid, the stamp duty holiday frenzy, a soaring rental...
11 December 2021
From: Features

As the UK housing market faces an ongoing boom, there’s one profession that’s certainly rushed off its feet — estate agents....
11 December 2021
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

An estate agency that three years ago launched saying that High Street offices were unnecessary has had a rethink - and...
10 December 2021
From: Breaking News

Three quarters of estate agents work more than an eight hour day at least once a week - and over half...
10 December 2021
From: Breaking News

Hello again and with just two weeks to go before the festivities begin, there’s a definite ramping up of fund-raising for...
10 December 2021
From: Breaking News

Property fraud is on the rise and early in 2022 agents will have an opportunity to attend a webinar featuring a...
08 December 2021
From: Breaking News

Estate agents, and indeed all professionals, should be offered the option of flexible working when they are appointed to the job. That’s...
08 December 2021
From: Breaking News

Online auction specialist Iamsold has opened its training programme for applications for its January 2022 intake. Jamie Cooke, managing director at iamsold,...
08 December 2021
From: Breaking News

There’s good news for people in Newbury, Berkshire - the Christmas windows at Hillier & Wilson estate agency have now been...
08 December 2021
From: Breaking News

Purplebricks’ official statement on the departure of chief marketing officer Ben Carter merely says he’s leaving at the end of the...
07 December 2021
From: Breaking News

Today we have photographs from another office that’s been persistent - or should that be puss-insistent - in celebrating the festive...
07 December 2021
From: Breaking News

A petition is being started, urging the government to ban the payment of referral fees to estate agents. It’s reported to have...
06 December 2021
From: Breaking News

Angels Media was the official media sponsor of the highly successful Relocation Agent Network’s conference on Friday, with Angels chief executive...
06 December 2021
From: Breaking News

In a first for the Natter, this week's interview is a video affair, with me posing the questions to Stephen Brown,...
04 December 2021
From: Features

Mark Meyer, CEO, Meyers Estate Agents: “We’re on a mission to revolutionise the traditional concept of estate agency. We don’t have...
03 December 2021
From: Sponsored Content
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Who are you and what does it say on your business card? I can’t remember the last time I had a business...
03 December 2021
From: 60 Second Interview

The agency that last year was showcased in the one-off Channel 4 show Britain's Most Expensive Houses is now to star...
03 December 2021
From: Breaking News

Hello and welcome to a very special edition of Agents Do Charity - a tribute to someone who has arguably done...
03 December 2021
From: Breaking News

Estate agents are being urged to ensure their compliance procedures are up to scratch after fraudsters stole a man’s identity and...
02 December 2021
From: Sponsored Content

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...
02 December 2021
From: Breaking News

Tomorrow sees the Relocation Agent Network’s first in-person conference since 2019. The event, at the Metropole Hilton in Birmingham, will focus...
02 December 2021
From: Breaking News

We have a day and night version of today’s beautifully-decorated Christmas estate agent branch, courtesy of the good people at RH...
01 December 2021
From: Breaking News

The chief executive of Propertymark says the number of homes on sale has fallen to an average of just 21 per branch. “Figures from...
30 November 2021
From: Breaking News

An agency that operates across and around Bristol is the latest to declare its commitment to go carbon neutral. The associate director...
29 November 2021
From: Breaking News

The perception of the housing market, especially in London, being awash with ‘dirty’ money is a problem that needs to be...
29 November 2021
From: Breaking News

Let’s begin with total transparency from this author: I believe there’s a place for Build To Rent in the wider portfolio...
27 November 2021
From: Features

Despite the progress made in so many areas, particularly in terms of leasehold reform – although we are calling upon the...
27 November 2021
From: Features

A London agency has undergone what it calls a ‘genteel’ rebrand with a subtle change of name - but a major...
26 November 2021
From: Breaking News

The Good Estate Agent, set up in 2010, is slashing its franchise fee - it claims the reductions are for Black...
26 November 2021
From: Breaking News

Relocation Agent Network, the network of primarily independent agencies, says it’s looking at global options for growth thanks to its relationship...
26 November 2021
From: Breaking News

A new survey by Leaders Romans Group shows a significant majority of buyers wanting homes to be more energy efficient -...
26 November 2021
From: Breaking News

A long-standing estate agency with three major branches has shut after 27 years of trading - blaming online competition and ‘race...
25 November 2021
From: Breaking News

The head of a small hybrid firm that describes traditional agencies with offices as “antiquated” says property professionals working for corporates...
24 November 2021
From: Breaking News

Estate agents and other workers in Northern Ireland are being urged to work from home "where possible" in a bid to...
24 November 2021
From: Breaking News

Increasingly rigorous Money Laundering Directives have made regulations in the property industry more stringent than ever, and Estate Agents have a...
22 November 2021
From: Legislation & Compliance

The police have been called in to investigate the ongoing cyber-security incident which has led to many firms in the Simplify...
22 November 2021
From: Breaking News

A family franchise agency that prides itself on saving costs associated with traditional High Street premises has nonetheless opened a new office...
22 November 2021
From: Breaking News

In this latest Natter piece zoning in on independent agents doing things differently, following on from the one I did with...
20 November 2021
From: Features

Guy Leaning, a former high street agent who has now moved into working in the hybrid model of agency, outlines why...
20 November 2021
From: Features

Trust has always been vital for building and nurturing good relations between an agent and their customer. Maintaining trust will keep...
20 November 2021
From: Features

In this latest video interview with the industry, Estate Agent Today's Lee Dahill chats to Richard Price, managing director of Dezrez,...
20 November 2021
From: Features

With the conveyancing crisis at the Simplify Group now approaching two weeks old, it appears Purplebricks has been the worst affected...
19 November 2021
From: Breaking News

A new league table of earnings by estate agents, based on basic salary and commission combined, suggests that UK agents earn...
18 November 2021
From: Breaking News

A high-speed internet connection is the second most important factor for buyers after property size, a survey claims. And the study -...
18 November 2021
From: Breaking News

The phrase ‘time is money’ is particularly pertinent for estate agents. Since the stamp duty holiday ended, the forecast drop in...
17 November 2021
From: Features

Sustainable Agent, a new members-owned eco-scheme for agents and property management companies, has announced a tie-in with review and awards platform ESTAS. As...
17 November 2021
From: Breaking News

The Propertymark Qualifications Awards annual ceremony taking place early next month have revealed their shortlist. There is a total of nine Awards...
16 November 2021
From: Breaking News

An independent estate agency with an eye to fashion has launched a second office in the Home Counties, just nine months...
16 November 2021
From: Breaking News

I’ve never written the three letters ‘EPC’ more often than I have in the past week. Law changes for the private rental...
13 November 2021
From: Features

PropTech has seen a surge in uptake over the last few years for several reasons – be it the Covid-19 pandemic...
13 November 2021
From: Features

With Remembrance Sunday this weekend, the nation and our industry will remember those who fell. Yesterday on Estate Agent Today we featured one...
12 November 2021
From: Breaking News

The owner of an estate agency in Sussex has been jailed for five years for what a judge has called “an...
11 November 2021
From: Breaking News

Today is the 11th day of the 11th month - the traditional annual Armistice Day, commemorating the signing of the armistice...
11 November 2021
From: Breaking News

The scheme behind two of this country’s most successful PropTech start-ups is marking what it calls a successful first year. REACH UK...
11 November 2021
From: Breaking News

We have been speaking with many agents over the past months and the story appears the same with them all. There...
10 November 2021
From: Features

A comparison website dealing with estate agency charges says commission varies hugely across 20 major cities of the UK. GetAgent looked at...
10 November 2021
From: Breaking News

A torrid period for Purplebricks' share value means it opens stock market trading today with a price of just 33p. This is less...
08 November 2021
From: Breaking News

The concept of the High Street estate agency branch has been given an endorsement by two companies announcing new offices. Fine &...
08 November 2021
From: Breaking News

A few weeks ago the ESTAS took place at the Grosvenor House hotel in London - the first chance for many...
06 November 2021
From: Features

In this article, the team at The Lettings Hub - which aims to offer tech-driven solutions for the rental market - outline...
06 November 2021
From: Features

The leader of the organisation proposing a class action against Purplebricks says there’s been a “phenomenal” response to his request for...
05 November 2021
From: Breaking News

Reservation Agreements provide agents with absolute certainty that both sellers and buyers are being honest. “If they’re lying or… shall we say,...
05 November 2021
From: Breaking News

The Bank of England’s monetary policy committee has defied expectations by keeping base rate at its historic low of 0.1 per...
05 November 2021
From: Breaking News

Purplebricks' share price tumbled a remarkable 34 per cent this morning when trading opened on the London Stock Exchange. The price crashed...
04 November 2021
From: Breaking News

There’s been a huge rise in references to electric car charging within property listings submitted to Rightmove. The number of homes listed...
04 November 2021
From: Breaking News

A Connells senior negotiator has received a suspended prison sentence after being found guilty of wounding following an attack at a...
04 November 2021
From: Breaking News

The average price of a house in the UK has hit £250,000 for the first time as the market shows no...
04 November 2021
From: Breaking News

New research suggests estate agents earn some of the lowest basic salaries of all sales professions. Nested, an online agency promoting the...
03 November 2021
From: Breaking News

An online test that allows agents to immediately get a clear picture around three key areas of their business, and start to...
03 November 2021
From: Breaking News

Agents are being offered a theoretical £300,000 if they introduce a buyer willing to pay £30m for a mansion on sale in...
02 November 2021
From: Breaking News

A PropTech chief says agents are now competing with each other for substantially less stock on the market - meaning their...
02 November 2021
From: Breaking News

We’ve probably all learned to be a little less cynical about politicians in recent weeks, given the tragic events. We perhaps...
30 October 2021
From: Features

In this op-ed, Warwick Haycock, accounting software specialist at The Access Group, looks at how the use of tech can empower...
30 October 2021
From: Features

The Pandora Papers - the biggest ever leak of offshore data - has revealed that the UK’s property market is being...
30 October 2021
From: Features

An estate agent in a branch of Hunters says he’s lucky to be alive after a car containing an elderly couple...
28 October 2021
From: Breaking News

As you are no doubt aware, building mutually beneficial relationships with conveyancers in your local area can not only make your...
27 October 2021
From: Features

The Budget has proven more generous than many expected - and with most property taxation left unchanged. Chancellor Rishi Sunak has made...
27 October 2021
From: Breaking News

The average cost of buying and selling a home in England this year has soared from £6,877 before the end of...
27 October 2021
From: Breaking News

The ValPal Network has won the ESTAS’ Supplier Awards – Best in Sector: Online Valuation Tool prize for the fifth year...
27 October 2021
From: Breaking News

PropTech is booming, and its rise was only accelerated by the Covid-19 pandemic, which forced the real estate industry – as...
26 October 2021
From: Sponsored Content

The largest live event in the property industry for two years took place last Friday - the ESTAS awards. TV property expert...
25 October 2021
From: Breaking News

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

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

Disclaimer: This article is intended for information only and does not constitute legal advice. As part of its 2020 budget, the UK...
23 October 2021
From: Features

With soaring property prices, supply continuing to be outstripped by demand and overworked and overtired industry professionals; we’re seeing the sector...
23 October 2021
From: Features

An alert has gone out to sales and lettings agents to be more diligent with their checking of data, and to...
22 October 2021
From: Breaking News

A new service has been launched claiming to offer ‘a new supportive partnership opportunity’ for agents to earn referral fees. Cox &...
22 October 2021
From: Breaking News

The ESTAS – often known as the property world’s version of the Oscars – returns as an in-person event this Friday...
21 October 2021
From: Sponsored Content

Some 1,100 guests are expected to attend the ESTAS awards tomorrow - the first time agents, conveyancers and brokers will gather...
21 October 2021
From: Breaking News

Adorning homes with a Halloween-inspired look is becoming increasingly popular giving people an opportunity to show off their creativity. Really? Well that’s...
21 October 2021
From: Breaking News

There is no denying that managing properties is labour intensive. As real estate agents you are responsible for administering and addressing...
20 October 2021
From: Features

A claims firm wants to commence proceedings against online estate agency companies such as Purplebricks and Yopa. It's on behalf of thousands...
20 October 2021
From: Breaking News

A business once called “the UK’s poshest estate agent” has revealed that it’s under new management. Bective - formerly called Bective Leslie...
20 October 2021
From: Breaking News

allAgents has announced that Google reviews will be integrated onto its website. allAgents has called the move “a game changer within the...
19 October 2021
From: Breaking News

PropTech and CRMs should be about far more than merely gathering data - they should be telling agents which prospects are...
19 October 2021
From: Breaking News

Media reports from the US state of Virginia say an 84-year-old man killed his estate agent after buying a property ‘sight...
18 October 2021
From: Breaking News

Within weeks the focus of the industry will be on the White Paper to be issued on rental reform before Christmas. Let’s...
16 October 2021
From: Features

In this thought leadership article, Videosign CEO Steven Tallant looks at electronic signatures and conveyancing and whether the time is nigh for the...
16 October 2021
From: Features

The convicted murderer and rapist John Cannan, who is the prime suspect in the still-unsolved murder of estate agent Suzy Lamplugh,...
15 October 2021
From: Breaking News

Estate agents who differentiate themselves from competitors should not be afraid of charging more - and should have confidence when doing...
14 October 2021
From: Breaking News

One of the country’s leading buying agents has set out what’s hot and what’s not in London’s housing market as it...
13 October 2021
From: Breaking News

Some two thirds of agents and other property professionals who have worked alone have suffered an incident endangering their safety, according to...
13 October 2021
From: Breaking News

An estate agent who has now gone self-employed after working on the staff of Connells and Spicerhaart says her move is...
12 October 2021
From: Breaking News

It’s been revealed that HM Revenue & Customs scours the listings on both Rightmove and Zoopla to assess whether property investors...
12 October 2021
From: Breaking News

The existence of online agencies means some consumers believe real life estate agents are unnecessary in a deal - but the rest of...
12 October 2021
From: Breaking News

High-profile outsourced communications provider Moneypenny has joined the industry PropTech hub known as the Innovation Collaboration Group. There are around 40 companies...
11 October 2021
From: Breaking News

Agent wages have been in the news this week, with boastful claims from a number of self-employed businesses about the sums...
09 October 2021
From: Features
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Former Housing Secretary James Brokenshire has died at the age of 53. The Conservative ex-Cabinet minister, who was diagnosed with lung cancer...
08 October 2021
From: Breaking News

An estate agent claims he may be the highest paid in the industry this year - and he puts it down to...
08 October 2021
From: Breaking News

Best and Final Offers should be scrapped - and a property expert claims that would be good because they do a massive...
08 October 2021
From: Breaking News

House prices rose by the most in almost 15 years in September ahead of the end of the stamp duty holiday. The...
08 October 2021
From: Breaking News

Fund-raising takes all sorts of shapes and sizes and this week we have a splendid selection proving that point. Don’t miss out...
08 October 2021
From: Breaking News

PropTech industry giant epropservices has acquired Property Technology Ltd, better known to agents as marketing platform LeadPro. epropservices is the parent company of...
07 October 2021
From: Breaking News

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

I recently took part in a webinar hosted by ICG (The Innovation Collaboration Group) – titled ‘New estate agency revenue streams...
07 October 2021
From: Breaking News

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...
07 October 2021
From: Breaking News

A burglar who ransacked an independent agency’s branch office and stole equipment worth almost £2,000 has escaped prison. Bilal Hemmi of Windsor...
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

It’s a truism that most property enquiries from buyers these days come through portals but there are several reasons why agents...
06 October 2021
From: Breaking News

The Advertising Standards Authority has stepped in following a complaint about a property advertised by Connells-owned Countrywide estate agents. The issue revolves...
06 October 2021
From: Breaking News
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An interesting demand has been made of Chancellor Rishi Sunak - to consider reforming stamp duty with thresholds revised to reflect...
06 October 2021
From: Breaking News
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By the time I next write this column, we’ll be just days before the next Budget and Autumn Statement. So I’ll...
02 October 2021
From: Features

In this piece, Tom Davis, press officer at Propertymark, explores the debate surrounding a locked or open-door policy, and whether the...
02 October 2021
From: Features

Estate agents, even before Covid-19 reared its ugly head, were flexible, hybrid workers. It is a job that requires a significant...
02 October 2021
From: Features

The stamp duty holiday concluded at midnight, marking the end of the busiest period for the industry - all parts of...
01 October 2021
From: Breaking News

A video interview claims to spill the beans on how sales progression can be accelerated by three to four weeks. Estate agent...
01 October 2021
From: Breaking News

An online operator called Nested is to spend £5m to promote the self-employed estate agency concept in 100 parts of the...
30 September 2021
From: Breaking News

One of the west of England’s largest independent agencies has signed a two year deal with Zoopla, running across portal listings...
30 September 2021
From: Breaking News

ESTAS has announced that FocalAgent, a visual content supplier to estate agents, has signed up as an executive partner for the...
30 September 2021
From: Breaking News

As we move into the autumn of 2021, what the coming year has in store for estate agents is something we...
29 September 2021
From: Features

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