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

In the first of a series of articles from Emma Vigus, managing director of mio, the estate agent sales progression platform, explores...

The chief executive of the National Association of Estate Agents, Mark Hayward, is to retire at the end of this year.  The...

Haart - one of the brands owned by Spicerhaart, which laid off staff in the first hours of the pandemic -...

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

A new estate agency Code of Practice is to be written by a group set up by the Royal Institution of Chartered...

Homesearch, the long-awaited new free-to-list portal, launches today with a string of testimonials from supportive estate agents. The new portal announced at...

Collaboration creates a bigger market Iain White, of the Innovation Collaboration Group “the Estate Agency industry must recognise that collaboration will...

A regional agency in the east of England says the Coronavirus lockdown working environment has made it rethink its structure -...

With three months of lockdown behind us, commission income is vital, and sales progression is more important than ever. Emma Vigus, Managing...

The Say No To Rightmove campaign says the portal has merely kicked the fees can down the road, deferring a long-term...

Estate agents facing crippling running costs as the wider impacts of the Coronavirus crisis hit home may benefit, at least in...

Industry veteran Harry Hill, a former chairman of Countrywide and founder of Rightmove, has now become a mentor at the new...

Zoopla predicts that the price strength that has been seen since the reopening of the housing market is likely to continue...

The chief executive of a property information platform says now is a “dangerous time” to buy or sell homes because of...

The leader of the Say No To Rightmove campaign has revealed to Estate Agent Today that he has lobbied the portal...

The Welsh housing market is back in business today - at least in part. Letting and estate agents can reopen their offices...

“Let’s Zoom later”, “are we Zooming in the morning or afternoon?” “Yeah, I zoomed the client earlier” – variations on these...

The phrase ‘game-changer’ has been hugely overused. But when applied to how Covid-19 is changing the way estate agents will work...

Video tours, heralded as the next big thing just a few weeks ago, are being abandoned by buyers and dismissed as...

It’s been confirmed by the Scottish Government that the housing market north of the border resumes for business - and house...

A company promoting a Blockchain platform with promises to speed up the buying and selling process claims the pandemic has proved...

Imagine a Zoom call where ten people are discussing the same topic, but everyone speaks a different language and has a...

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

Tuesday mornings at 6am is usually my time to review all the latest PropTech news. This fires off ideas for my...

A hybrid agency which set a target of rivalling Purplebricks when it launched has announced a recruitment drive and expansion in...

A free webinar is taking place this week to show how agents can list properties on Facebook Marketplace. The event, hosted by...

The Competition and Markets Authority - which yesterday announced it had disqualified two estate agency directors for their parts in a...

Two estate agency directors have been disqualified by the Competition and Markets Authority after taking part in an illegal price fixing...

Estate agents are likely to get through the next five to six months even if the market falls away - but...

The new YOUhome Property Gurus agency has announced another key hire to strengthen its central London activities.  The agency, set up by...

To most people, purchasing a home is the single most significant financial commitment made across a lifetime. Given the impact and...

Covid-19 has placed a spotlight on the impressive variety of fundraising platforms and technologies available – and not often in places...

It’s official – the property market is back open for business. Estate agents have started to unfurlough staff and many are...

A 27 year old agent with a background working in London’s Canary Wharf has headed north to set up his own...

In a video interview for his Move iQ service, Phil Spencer speaks to Mark Hayward, managing director of NAEA Propertymark about...

The brothers who founded Purplebricks - Michael and Kenny Bruce - have returned to the agency industry for the first time...

A survey of estate agents conducted through trade publications has revealed that market uncertainty and the handling of transactions within government...

Russell Jervis, who spent 33 years at Spicerhaart rising to managing director before quitting late last year, has re-emerged this morning...

National property auctioneer Pugh & Co is launching an initiative to partner with estate agents across the UK. Via a new network...

The only story that has come remotely close to pushing coronavirus – and its various knock-on effects – off the top...

There’s no doubt we’re in a less-than-rosy phase of the property cycle. This, however, is not another doom and gloom piece:...

Social distancing will be part of our daily routine moving forward for the foreseeable future and if you run an estate...

Lets Bid works in partnership with a variety of Estate Agents across the Uk from big franchise brands like Winkworth /...

Agents’ declining income - the result of the lockdown and the collapse in transaction volumes - has been revealed for the...

Leading estate agents are warning that the sharp fall in house prices reported by the Nationwide may be just the first...

Dominic Cummings has been at worst a cause of huge anger to a nation that’s already extremely anxious. At best, he’s been...

The Covid-19 crisis hasn’t caused the revolution it has been reported to have. Despite the challenges it has brought, fundamentally, the...

Many of the leading advocates of the self-employed estate agent business model have talked about why many want new recruits with...

All my recent Natters have been focused on one particular topic, the coronavirus crisis, for obvious reasons. But there has been...

The fast-growing trade group for independent estate agents has launched a partnership with the soon-to-launch Homesearch portal. Of the various free-to-list portals...

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

A survey of agents’ attitudes which two weeks ago showed a big majority of agents wanting to work as self employed...

The surge in consumer activity encouraged by the government's decision to reopen the property market last week led to two portals...

Rightmove has taken the unusual step this weekend of issuing its usual monthly asking price index on a Saturday instead of...

As you know, having professional images of your properties is the best (only?) way to get people wanting to step through...

A series of polls taken by Estate Agent Today suggest substantial numbers of agents remain uncomfortable about returning to trading even...

A food packaging manufacturer is re-shaping its production line to make PPE equipment which it is selling to estate and letting...

As last Friday was the VE Day Anniversary bank holiday we have a bumper bundle of fund-raising activities to report on...

The online estate agency Settled appears to have ceased trading with its customers refunded. It was launched in 2014 by former Google...

Who are you? I’m Craig Fenner, a Customer Success Director at Feefo.  I work directly with Feefo’s Enterprise clients to ensure they...

Over the past few weeks, estate agents have been forced to close high street branches and adapt to working from home,...

It’s back to work today for England’s estate agents and the housing market - but it’s the start of a new...

The announcement by the Chancellor of the Exchequer that he was extending the furlough scheme until the end of October appears...

Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick is expected to announce tomorrow that the housing market in England can resume with estate and letting...

The chief executive of NAEA Propertymark says he expects specific government guidance later this week for estate agents to return to...

Domestic cleaners can now re-enter private homes under new Coronavirus return-to-work guidelines - the very guidelines which appear to stop estate...

First details of the government’s programme to allow businesses to reopen have begun to emerge - with little comfort for estate...

Details being presented to Parliament today may include information on how agents can return to work in some sort of ‘new normal.’ A 50...

There’s been an explosion of anger about Rightmove’s pledge to undertake its biggest-ever marketing campaign - while at the same time...

There’s been a furious response to the agent who appears to have breached government rules by opening his branch to the...

“A lot of people have learned that they can work at home, or that there’s other methods of conducting their business......

Countrywide has added its weight to the campaign asking the government to allow agents to get back to work - and...

Since my last column in April, one could argue that very little has changed for agents in terms of the market...

The Property Ombudsman has announced the expulsion of eight agencies, all for contravening TPO codes of practice. Most of the expulsions were...

The coming week’s stories in the mainstream media - inevitably focused on Coronavirus - will be dominated by two things. Firstly there...

Buying and selling a house is often referenced as being one of the most stressful life experiences that we can go...

The online agency network love2move has won a new agency client despite the Coronavirus lockdown. Pinkerton - which covers the North Down,...

The Federation of Independent Agents and the ESTAS review and awards platform have formed what they call “a key partnership.” The FIA...

The Mail Online is running a story on estate agents allegedly breaking the lockdown by conducting physical viewings in recent weeks...

We all know the world has gone digital—nothing new there. Every time you jump online, you’re one of 4.5 billion internet...

The government of one part of the British Isles has produced guidelines for removal firms. Until now, house moving in an era...

An online auction platform is offering agents full legal packs with no upfront cost in a bid to keep the housing...

Kerfuffle is the first property-related review site in the world to offer agents the ability to post video reviews on supplier...

Lockdown measures are still in place for another two weeks, at least, with the possibility of them being extended beyond that....

At the moment, it somehow seems like tempting fate to think too far into the future, especially in terms of the...

Estate agents in one small part of the British Isles are reopening their offices this weekend. Agents on the Channel Island of...

The company at the centre of a controversy over estate agents’ business interruption insurance says its core package does NOT cover...

Fine & Country says now is “a great time” for estate agents to go upmarket and become “the luxury agent” in...

The National Association of Estate Agents is urging its members to use the lockdown as an opportunity to train on its...

Another west country tourist hotspot looks set to ban any future new-build home being sold as a holiday or additional property. Bigbury...

The OneDome and Nethouseprices websites claim to have seen a surge in agents joining in recent weeks as an alternative to...

Rightmove and Knight Frank are today both calling for a series of government incentives to kick-start the market after the Coronavirus...

If it’s really the case that estate agents’ offices could be in the category of High Street premises first allowed to...

Let me start by wishing everyone well in these uncertain and precarious times. I truly hope you, your families, friends and...

Estate agents’ offices will be in the first category of High Street premises to reopen when the lockdown finally ends, newspapers claim this...

A high number of agents across the country have been furloughed in recent weeks and are now at risk of losing...

Hello and welcome to Conquering Corona, our bid to help agents through the crisis. If you have appropriate advice to share with...

Some estate agents are now receiving small business grants from the government, according to the Guild of Property Professionals. Guild chief executive...

The impact of the Coronavirus crisis is going to reduce agents' revenue into the third quarter finishing in late September warns a leading...

Independent agency Nicol & Co is donating £100 to the NHS for every new instruction signed up by April 21. The agency...

In a video interview for Estate Agent Today, property professional Chris Buckler speaks to Christopher May, director of free-to-list portal Residential...

One of the first analyses of portal listings since the start of the Coronavirus crisis shows that new listings have plummeted...

For many this coming Easter weekend will be the strangest ever - for agents and industry suppliers it will not be...

An online estate agency which has described the Coronavirus pandemic as “a disrupter and game changer” for the agency industry says...

The NAEA and ARLA have jointly written to the government asking it to include agents’ commission in its plans to help those financially...

Industry operators who receive dividends as part of their monthly income are pressing the government to include this in its financial...

Due to the current Coronavirus pandemic, we are all being told to stay at home as much as possible to contain...

Based on our historical data over twenty years of nationwide operation and a survey conducted in partnership with YouGov, we estimate...

One of the industry’s leading automated valuation services says it’s running at approaching 1,000 leads a day for agents even during...

Hello and welcome to the latest edition of Conquering Corona, our daily update helping the industry cope with the current crisis. If...

It seems an eternity ago but the housing market in February - that’s only last month - was in rude health...

One of London’s most experienced estate agents says there has been a very significant surge in foreclosure sales in part of...

Hello, and we trust you had as good a weekend as possible in these difficult circumstances.  As we start a new week...

Where else to start? Since my last Natter two weeks ago, all our lives have changed more than we could ever...

In response to the current coronavirus pandemic, which is having such an impact on all parts of life, including the property...

It’s time to draw a line in the sand and condemn our rival portals for their current charging structure. Little will...

It’s been reported that the government is talking with banks and building societies about putting the housing market ‘on ice’ during the...

The government has at last issued extensive advice on home moving and the activities of estate agents during the continuing Coronavirus crisis. This...

Chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced new measures to help the self-employed - likely to be welcomed by self-employed estate agents. The Chancellor...

New sales agreed have already plummeted by 15 per cent and over the next three months there’s going to be a...

We'd hoped it was good news but in fact it's just good-news-yet-to-come. The Savills office in Wuhan, the epicentre of the Coronavirus crisis in...

Estate and lettings agencies that have closed temporarily as a result of the Coronavirus lockdown are to be to exempted from...

It’s far too early for authoritative figures on how devastating the Coronavirus lockdown has been on estate agents but there is...

Hello: so much has happened since the last Conquering Corona column . Before we get on with it, a reminder to...

While controversy swirls around the approach and motives of the sackings and branch closures at Spicerhaart, other agents are showing how...

Agent disenchantment with the major portals has continued as a torrid week nears its end. The spotlight has now shifted to Zoopla...

A free-to-list property portal is warning the estate agency industry that it’s facing “dark days” thanks to the Coronavirus crisis and...

The head of the longest-established agency personnel consultancy in the UK says caution should be exercised over the use of Artificial...

Beleaguered estate agency group Countrywide has asked the government to give agents a business rates holiday. Measures announced in last week’s Budget...

We all know how stressful buying a home is, whether it’s your very first step onto the ladder or your final...

The current market crisis caused by Coronavirus should present OnTheMarket with an opportunity to pause its existing strategy, talk to agents...

Another index shows how strong the market was in the build-up to the escalation in Coronavirus across the country.  The website Home...

Hello and as it’s Monday it’s PJT Day - and there are plenty of people moving jobs in our industry even...

There’s been a huge change in the way estate agencies operate in recent years, with far more focus on marketing properties...

Nested is the latest online agency to base a marketing campaign around criticism of established estate agents.  In three 30-second TV ads...

Training operator The Able Agent is to include a module on the Modern Method of Auction in its future programme.  Charlotte Jeffry-Campbell,...

Monthly webinars via Facebook are being set up to discuss compliance issues with member agents of the Guild of Property Professionals. “Because...

The National Association of Estate Agents has announced that it’s to offer US PropTech solutions to UK agents. The REACH programme has...

The author of dramatic reform proposals for estate agents has given a clear message to ministers - Get On With It!  Lord...

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

Hello and because it’s Friday there are two pieces of good news: it’s nearly the weekend and it’s the day for...

There’s been a surge in UK enquiries to global free-to-list portal Residential People, and a comparable rise in interest from Chinese...

There’s a growing trend for estate agents to quit big-name corporates and either go independent or join US-style brokerages, a top...

A PropTech firm claims it will improve the security of estate agents and other lone workers through a new app and location...

Trading Standards says agents must include more “material information” in property details even if this may not be a wholly positive...

House prices have risen 2.3 per cent in the past year - the strongest rate of inflation for property since July...

More than 18 months on from the acquisition of ZPG for £2.2 billion by Silver Lake Partners, a US private equity...

In the last few Natters I’ve focused on the slow death of local newspaper advertising, and how many agents are now...

The Atlantic Ocean is a vast space – some 4,000 miles eastwards across from the USA until land is met again....

When Wolverhampton estate agency Thomas Harvey opened its doors more than 50 years ago, mortgages weren’t really part of the equation...

The National Association of Estate Agents has launched its Sales Protocol Toolkit, in a bid to reduce fall-throughs and dramatically improve...

Trials of reservation agreements for buyers and sellers have been delayed until the late spring. Statements last year from the Ministry of Housing, Communities...

The threat of Coronavirus is beginning to make an impact in the world of property. The Cushman & Wakefield agency announced overnight that...

New figures from the National Association of Estate Agents show a big surge in demand despite the winter weather since the...

Another westcountry town may ban new-build homes being sold as holiday properties, even though the idea has backfired elsewhere. Fowey in Cornwall -...

A new call has been issued this morning by the Competition and Markets Authority for estate agents to confess if their...

An estate agent who has himself made the move from the High Street to a hybrid operation has urged anyone in...

Why should agencies leave voicemail in the last decade and make 2020 the year to invest in a more modern solution? Voicemail...

Hello and welcome to the end of the week…which must mean Agents Do Charity. There’s plenty to admire in this week’s entries;...

Who are you? Jed Topping, Business Development Executive for Virgin Media How can sales and letting agents work with Virgin Media to earn extra revenue?...

A new national agency concept - eXp UK - has revealed that it has recruited over 50 agents in its first...

The government has dismissed a request from the NAEA and ARLA Propertymark to review business rates for agency offices on High...

A number of estate agents have recently received phishing emails, fraudulently claiming to be from the main portals and trying to...

The government will not announce a Mansion Tax at next month’s Budget. It was first reported by the Sunday Telegraph a week ago,...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Joanne (Jo) Tattum. Channel Manager - Property What is Moneypenny and...

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

A challenger portal says agents should reduce their reliance on the likes of Rightmove and Zoopla by using smaller rival portals...

One of Britain’s most experienced estate agents says there’s no alternative to Rightmove, and the portal’s relationship with the industry is...

A new homes portal says that in the past year it’s seen a rise of 82 per cent in website visitors and...

Agents now have only seven days to complete a referral fees survey, announced late on Friday by Trading Standards and The...

Hello and welcome to the latest PJT - your regular Monday fix of who’s moving where in our industry. As ever, a...

Boris Johnson is considering introducing a mansion tax for high value homes according to a Sunday newspaper. The Telegraph - citing two...

Now we’re well into the second month of the year, we have reached a crucial point in the ongoing plans to...

The National Trading Standards Estate & Letting Agency Team and The Property Ombudsman have launched an urgent survey to assess awareness...

We’re delighted to be able to show another very charming Valentine’s Day window display - this one from Emma’s Estate Agents...

Property auctions – online or otherwise – can be hugely helpful to sellers, buyers and estate agents. Online auctions, in particular, are...

  Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Catherine Shinerock - ARO Account Manager What is your ‘company name’...

Agents “dread” buyers’ questions on value, asking prices and nearby new development according to a survey. Some 50 agents and over 1,500...

A new renovation start-up is operating across eight cities and claims to be able to transform properties - including ones that...

An outspoken industry commentator says some of the country’s leading agencies are failing because they’re not actually run by experienced agents. Russell...

Welcome to the first February PJT. As the year progresses the industry embarks on more appointments, especially with a market that’s...

For a very long time, it was one of the best ways – if not the best way – of generating...

The Law Society has announced that there will be a new TA6 Property Information Form launching next week, on Friday February...

Estate agents concerned over security breaches will be closely analysing what happens with a case concerning a London firm’s compromised email...

A leading property lawyer is urging sellers not to use online agents because to do so would be “a gamble”. Gillian Wright...

Understanding the customer journey plays a huge role in the success of any estate agent. From that very first viewing right through...

Quite a few years ago, I spoke at a conference for auctioneers. It was a traditional affair. Rural location. Nice hotel....

Some older estate agents may end up retiring when mandatory examinations and qualifications are introduced as there will be no ‘free...

It’s been reported that two founders of an estate agency at Leigh in Greater Manchester have been banned until 2025 after...

Logbooks about properties must be made available up-front at the point of marketing and not later in the buying process if...

The housing market appears to have ended 2019 on a positive note according to the National Association for Estate Agents. Its latest...

Independent agents in a fast-growing trade body are to be given the opportunity to secure exclusivity on land deals and new...

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

Property portals generate revenue from estate agents regardless of the outcome of the transaction. This relationship has resulted in a fundamental...

The Competition and Markets Authority says it wants to send “a strong signal” to the estate agency industry that price-fixing will...

The Competition and Markets Authority has released a 135 page document giving explicit details of its latest agency cartel investigation. This includes...

In the field of conveyancing, there’s a new dynamic at play. And that dynamic is customer-driven and customer-focused, using digital technology...

When is a property really off-market? There may be many answers to that question but it’s likely that few would consider...

A rugby star has signed a deal to operate the easyProperty franchise in his home town area. Castleford Tigers prop forward Liam...

A leasehold reform campaigner claims estate agents face “growing calls to be held accountable for mis-selling leasehold properties.” Louie Burns, managing director...

The NAEA and ARLA have written a joint letter to government on the impact of business rates on High Street agency...

The annual conference of the National Association of Estate Agents takes place on February 27 - the date when the future...

Reapit has joined a consortium attempting to make the long-anticipated end-to-end digital home buying process a reality. It’s joined the IPN Consortium,...

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

Six common ‘crimes of modern-day call handling’ are blighting UK estate and letting agencies and hampering their growth, reputation and profitability. These...

A new analysis from a financial services trade body shows that gross mortgage lending is expected to rise significantly in the...

Barbers Estate & Letting Agents in Shropshire doing more than most on the industry to go green. It’s teamed up with TerraCycle,...

Over the past decade, the short-term rental industry, now eponymised by Airbnb, has experienced meteoric growth. This has been driven by the...

I don’t want this to be a long piece. I want this to be short and sharp. I want it to...

Estate agents and others in the property industry have much more to do to deter money laundering. That’s the view of a security...

A leading analyst says Purplebricks has clearly plateaued and will not reach its own target of a 10 per cent market...

A hybrid estate agency which set a target of rivalling Purplebricks when it launched says it aims to recruit 25 agents...

UK estate agents are amongst the worst paid in any country in the world according to new data. Digital marketing firm Yell...

An online estate agent is awaiting sentence after being found guilty of a £5,000 fraud  Claire Ainsworth, who worked for the agency...

Hello and welcome to the first PJT of 2020 - a new decade and, for many, a time of new opportunities. We’re always...

Three signs emerged over the weekend suggesting that the market may be shaping up well for 2020. Firstly a new survey by...

Yesterday (January 10 2020), the Fifth Anti-Money Laundering Directive (5AMLD) became law. It forms part of ongoing international efforts to tackle...

Stepping back and moving out of the front line is all the rage…but not, it seems, for hard-working agents and others...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Emily Hawthorne, mio Account Manager for the South West of...

Chancellors Estate Agents is next month opening its newest branch in Swindon - the first time the company has operated in...

Estate agents who deliberately over-value properties in order to win instructions are effectively committing fraud according to a prominent industry figure. Russell...

After a year dogged by Brexit deadlock, political turmoil, and slow growth, estate agents’ confidence in the property market hit a...

First things first, a big happy New Year to everyone. Welcome to 2020! It looks set to be another interesting year...

A warning has been issued by a prominent industry figure that more bricks-and-mortar High Street agents will go under in 2020,...

The scores are in….and it looks like house prices are going to rise gently in 2020 according to forecasts from almost...

For the stock market generally, 2019 has been a positive year - but a few high profile agencies and associated companies...

NAEA member agents have delivered a relatively downbeat forecast for 2020 - but the organisation says an injection of digital technology...

The new mood of apparent political stability promoted by supporters of Boris Johnson and Brexit appears to have failed to win...

It’s one of the most crucial aspects of the homebuying and selling process but is too often bogged down by frustrating...

The European Union’s highest court has ruled that Airbnb is not subject to strict rules governing estate and lettings agents in...

Police are advising estate agents on how to spot the signs of domestic abuse. The Safer Lincolnshire Partnership’s #cutitout campaign will include an...

Government figures from the Office for National Statistics show that house prices across the UK rose by a mere 0.7 per...

Our mental health affects how we think, feel and act. It affects how we handle anxiety, relate to others and impacts...

The public are being asked to inform the authorities if they know of agents operating fee-fixing cartels. The request - from the...

A major regional estate agency is expanding with another physical office because it says the traditional High Street business model delivers...

The National Association of Estate Agents has given its analysis of 2019 - and it may have been a better year...

A free to list property portal has announced its integration with two leading property management solutions. Estate agents using either Reapit or...

As part of its commitment to promoting and enforcing high standards, RICS has launched its Home Survey Standard, which will become...

Outsourcing important business functions such as marketing, HR and IT to attract cost savings, leverage expertise and gain greater competitive advantage is...

A statement made by Purplebricks in its trading statement yesterday appears to fly in the face of statements it has made...

A high-profile investment advice service says as OnTheMarket nears two years listed on the stock market it “has yet to deliver...

It’s a substantial Tory government for the next five years: what does this mean for estate agents, property and the market? We have...

The latest snapshot from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors shows that the UK housing market is still on hold, pending...

It’s polling day, and not just to decide whether Boris Johnson or Jeremy Corbyn will become Prime Minister. Our latest estate agency...

When we launched Reapit’s Foundations Platform as a Service (PaaS) in November, it may have seemed like a recent development in...

Online estate agency Housesimple is extending its offer to sell homes for free to some postcodes in the Midlands.  The offer is...

Agents who join the fast-growing Federation of Independent Agents will have full access to the new Homesearch mine of data. Homesearch debuted...

Hello and welcome to another day of our estate agency decoration pictures and videos. Every one that we have shown so far...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Emma Vigus, Managing Director of mio What is mio and what...

Christmas gets ever closer and we’re delighted that you’re sending in those splendid festive videos and still photographs. Everyone today got in...

There used to be a consolation for some estate agents at this time of year - while it was wintry and...

The Fifth Money Laundering Directive becomes law in the UK on January 10 2020, strengthening the responsibilities placed on private companies...

The Australian agent is a very different beast to his or her British counterpart - and it’s not just because we...

[Estate Agent Today was ‘off air’ for some of Wednesday and most of Thursday thanks to technical problems - we apologise...

[Estate Agent Today was ‘off air’ for some of Wednesday and most of Thursday thanks to technical problems - we apologise...

A new portal claims it will do what OnTheMarket failed to do, and offer an agent-led operation charging every agency branch...

Sotheby’s International Realty says two recent sales it achieved 115 miles away from its closest office prove that local agents are...

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

There’s been a new warning to estate agents to check they are fully compliant with GDPR regulations following a European case...

love2move, which offers High Street agents a white-labelled digital platform that allows them to offer online services to vendors, has revealed...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? My name is Mark Hinkins and I’m a Sales Consultant...

Zoopla is advising agents to prepare for a festive rush of leads. The portal says it expects a 60  per cent month-on-month increase...

The National Association of Estate Agents is warning UK agents to take stock of their data collection and retention procedures following...

Problems with relationships are usually helped, if not always resolved, by people asking straight questions and getting straight answers. That’s what we...

Here at sales progression and communication tool mio, we recently caught up with Sarah Edmundson, co-director of The AllStars Group, the...

A new portal has been launched aiming to take on Rightmove, Zoopla and OnTheMarket in the retirement property sector - and...

A new app is being launched which allows agents to gauge possible interest in a property before it is formally put...

Homesearch, the data service which launched this year as free-to-use with a subscription model launching in 2020, has announced it’s introducing...

28th NOVEMBER 2019: Christopher Watkin’s recent thought-provoking interview with Dan Marsden sheds light on the property industry today and offers an...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Michelle O’Brien, mio Account Manager for Home Counties North What is...

In just over two weeks, the UK population will head to the polls for the fourth general election since 2010. Of course,...

The latest market snapshot from the National Association of Estate Agents continues to show how political uncertainty is dampening sentiment and...

It normally costs estate or lettings agents £10,000 to buy a franchise for the online company called The Good Estate Agent...

The chief of an online auction service says the Conservatives’ controversial proposal for a three per cent stamp duty surcharge on...

Hello and welcome to the final Property Jobs Today for November - the festive month of December is just around the...

Local media in the south west are reporting that a Torquay estate agent took his own life after telling his partner...

A traditional property agent says critics of Purplebricks underestimate the beneficial impact the firm has had on the UK agency industry. And...

The Great Debate over the charges levied on agents by portals and the huge profits that Rightmove and Zoopla make has...

A prominent agency owner and industry figure has attacked Rightmove for failing to support estate agents and has accused it of...

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

Last winter, Agents Giving had a fantastic response to our Winter Coat Drive, which saw the collection of more than 1,500...

Rightmove has been given the green light to continue using the claim that “every second someone contacts an estate agent about a...

The head of the UK’s longest-established agency recruitment consultancy says experience and qualifications are not key when looking for new staff. Property...

Two separate former High Street estate agents have sung the praise of switching to the hybrid business model. Appleby’s in Gloucestershire is...

Mark Bentley, the immediate past president of the National Association of Estate Agents, has become the highest profile agent yet to...

Reservation Agreements are the subject of the moment in the agency industry. The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government is to...

House prices dipped a tiny 0.1 per cent in October - but this led to the annual rate coming in at...