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

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

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

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...

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

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

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...

If you haven’t noticed, it’s November already - a month where it’s increasingly popular for men to grow moustaches for charity....

An estate agency has been fined £30,000 for waiting until minutes after the sale of a flat was completed to tell...

An online agent claims to have the answer to why fewer people are buying and selling these days. It’s not Brexit, stamp...

You’ve probably heard about unified communications (UC) before. But why are your competitors and other organisations moving towards centralised comms platforms? What are...

A London council wants government backing for a borough-wide Section 7 direction - effectively banning all agents’ boards being erected without...

Until now General Election pledges of stamp duty reforms were restricted to the Conservatives - but now a tax consultancy says...

This line is one that I use a lot in my speeches and presentations, often as part of the final slide. I...

The National Association of Estate Agents and the Association of Residential Letting Agents have issued their manifesto for next month’s General...

Buyers and sellers changing their minds lie behind almost a third of fall-throughs - the single biggest reason why transactions collapse,...

A new study by the London School of Economics suggests that a high profile ban on the sale of new homes...

This week’s Natter is dedicated to three contrasting agencies doing things differently, from a recently established hybrid to a design-led, Insta-friendly...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Milton Rodosthenous, Director of Equity and Capital & LetsBid Property.  What...

Two very different views on Brexit have come forward in the past 24 hours from different players in the industry. First off,...

Agents and property industry figures have given a clear message to the government six weeks ahead of the General Election -...

A tax expert is urging owners of second homes, as well as property investors and existing landlords, to seek independent financial...

I was shocked, not so long ago, by an out of office reply I received upon sending an email to a...

An estate agency will pay out over £40,000 after being found to have misled customers and allowing one of its own...

Hello and welcome to a new week - one with darker evenings and colder days. But there is still plenty of activity...

There are many adjectives that can be applied to Boris Johnson, probably very few of them complimentary, but there’s one that...

It’s that time again, with the clocks going back an hour to mark the start of slightly brighter mornings and significantly...

Young homebuyers want tech-savvy, astute and attentive estate agents who are able to handle their complex requirements via a range of...

One of the country’s most prominent estate agents has given renewed backing to a pilot project on reservation agreements, being tested...

Hello, welcome to another Monday and the latest PJT. As ever, a brief reminder to please let us know your appointments new...

Yopa – launched in 2015 as part of the new breed of hybrid operators seeking to shake up the industry –...

Since I started working with Zero Deposit for me the market leader in deposit replacement alternatives, the most common question I am...

Controversy and Purplebricks have gone hand in hand since the agency was first launched in 2012, through its float on the...

The police are looking for witnesses or anyone who can help identify the burglars accused of an extensive spray-paint attack on...

News broke last weekend of a further online estate agency casualty as letting agent Upad announced on its website that it...

There has been a real wind of change in estate agency and over the last 18 months we have seen the...

The US-based real estate firm Keller Williams says it is aiming to be this country’s leading agency training organisation. Ben Taylor, who...

This is stating the obvious to estate agents but the government has revealed that homes near parks, gardens, playing fields and...

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

There has been a surprise, but small, increase in the market share of online estate agents according to the latest survey. Business...

A relatively new company which signs up vendors and then effectively sub-contracts their sales to strongly-performing local estate agents says it...

An estate agency service in the Lake District has rolled out a new benefit to all its staff - and in...

England rugby fans will have been disappointed to find out that Saturday's planned World Cup group stage clash with France in...

The boss of a 15+ branch estate agency group has explained how he thinks regulation could 'ruin' the estate agency industry. Simon...

A regional agency operating across Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire has announced an acquisition which adds two branches to its network. This week, Alexander...

Raise more money for your charity with help from the industry charity – Agents Giving. At Agents Giving we work with estate and...

An estate agency based in Cumbria has rebranded to Hunters following a management buyout. Cumberland Estate Agents has been purchased by its...

I have been banging on about partnerships and collaborations for years now. Whether it’s between two real estate firms, two PropTech firms,...

Auction House has reported a record number of sales for September, while its founder claims private treaty sales 'won't be able...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? David Masters – Account Manager for the Midlands What is ‘company...

The latest figures from Halifax show annual house price growth has dipped to a six-year low. Average property price growth in...

Halloween is just over three weeks away and while the government prepares for the planned departure from the EU on the...

The ValPal Network, which consists of over 800 agency brands with more than 4,000 offices, has launched a new product which...

Welcome back to Property Jobs Today - your Monday roundup of all the latest employment news from the industry. If you have...

Estate agents are being encouraged to consider providing increased flexible working options for their staff, including increased opportunities to work from...

A yet-to-launch estate agency comparison site is nearing its crowdfunding target of £50,000. Invite Agents, which is crowdfunding on crowdcube, had, as...

It may only be October 4, but temperatures have already started to drop this week as preparations for winter begin. As we...

Three key industry organisations have endorsed a best practice guide for the controversial Modern Method of Auction. The iamsold guide is aimed at...

A former sales agent with a historic property name and heritage has launched his own buying agency after becoming 'frustrated' with...

Property professionals are increasingly worried about the threat of cyber attacks, according to new research. Some 41% of 'real estate professionals from...

An independent estate agency has committed its future to the high street by moving one of its offices to a more...

It never rains but it pours. And that’s certainly been the case for the online estate agency sector in the last...

Hybrid agency Yopa has announced that its chief executive, Ben Poynter, will be standing down at the end of October to...

I want to take the time this week to talk about PropTech startups and how they can often be seen to...

A growing free-to-list property portal says there's never been a better time for estate agents to target foreign investors. Residential People, which,...

London-focussed business-to-business deal data service LonRes has acquired an anti-money laundering compliance consultancy specialising in residential and commercial property. Financial Crime Services,...

The reform of the buying process is to take centre stage at a special conference called Bold Legal LIVE! taking place...

The German-based Alex Springer publishing company, which is already the largest single investor in Purplebricks, has acquired a prominent online estate...

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

When Jasmine Fakir moved from her home in Brent, north London, to look after her ill mother she certainly did not...

The latest market snapshot from the National Association of Estate Agents shows that the late summer period was a good one...

The collapse of Thomas Cook, widely seen as failing modernise with the expectations of modern shoppers, is a clear lesson for...

Picture this: You have finally pushed that sale or purchase through, which means your client is over the moon and happy...

Tim Hyatt, currently in charge of Knight Frank’s London residential operation, is to take over as the firm’s residential work across...

The Federation of Independent Agents, the new trade group set up in May, is holding its first conference this week.  The FIA...

A well known regional agent has closed one of its offices saying “the old shop window of an estate agency is...

A sales and lettings agency which has entered insolvency is reported by a local newspaper to have offered vendors cut-price fees...

Last week we covered a story, broken by The Times, about a new website allowing users to discover the air quality...

Hello and welcome to your regular Monday PJT, the essential guide to who’s moving where in our industry. Everyone mentioned here got...

In a previous Natter, I promised to talk more about CRMs – and here I stick to that promise. Following on from...

HM Revenue & Customs has revealed that the original Emoov online agency has been fined for breaches of money laundering regulations. HMRC...

A quick move company claims that the general public underestimate estate agents’ fees by around £6,000.  A survey of 2,000 home owners...

The first speakers have been announced for the 2020 conference of the National Association of Estate Agents, to be held on...

Property management service Move with Us has announced a new partnership with chain management service View My Chain. Move with Us, founded...

‘Workers of the world, unite. You have nothing to lose but your chains’. So is written on the tombstone of the father...

Earlier this year, the Regulation of Property Agents (RoPA) working group announced the initial details of plans for mandatory qualifications and...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? I’m Simon Trippett – Partner at The Property Centre. What services...

A hybrid estate and lettings agency operating currently in Manchester, Liverpool and others parts of the north of England has told...

A study from Santander Mortgages has blown the cover on first time buyers, suggesting they know almost nothing and research very...

A PropTech company is suggesting that property mis-measurements and resulting over-valuations may be the next PPI scandal. The firm - Spec, which...

Former Purplebricks chief executive Lee Wainwright says the problem for estate agents maintaining a strong level of fees isn’t competition from...

A comprehensive report into the changing complexion of the High Street suggests that some 143 estate agents’ offices closed in the...

The independent Seel and Co, one of Cardiff’s and Wales’ oldest independent agencies and auction houses, has been acquired by Jeffrey...

One of the biggest changes seen in the property market over the last decade is technology growth. With the likes of Rightmove...

The Guild of Property Professionals has welcomed government steps to provide buyers and sellers with greater transparency in transactions - and...

The parent company of franchised hybrid estate agency EweMove says that experienced estate agents outperform inexperienced franchisees - but only for...

A £3.6 billion Towns Fund to support towns across England to build prosperous futures through innovative regeneration is a perfect chance...

The government has issued a revised version of its official How To Buy and How To Sell documents, aimed at consumers...

As the self-employed estate agency market continues to grow in the UK, one of Australia's most succesful proponents of the model...

It’s been six years since the Help to Buy scheme was launched, with the honourable intentions of helping more people onto...

A survey claims that millions of potential sellers would use online estate agents - and bizarrely, this includes an online agency...

A portal which describes itself as a social network and which has been operating on a soft launch basis for many...

Whinge. Moan. Lead quality. Crap market. Decision procrastination. Fee pressure. Bloody competitors. Especially Purplebricks. Brexit, of course, Brexit... These are just some...

In the old days an agent would procure clients based upon their position in the high street, the size of the...

A new PropTech online platform called BestAgent Property Marketplace is to launch next year following a series of 12 meetings this autumn. It...

A company operating the controversial Modern Method of Auction says it is trying to improve the sector’s image after a series...

Some may say that we’re almost in the ninth month of the year but for many, August Bank Holiday heralds the...

There has been a sceptical response by agents and others in the property industry to the government’s latest headline-grabbing tweaks to...

The National Association of Estate Agents has told the government that it wants one single Ombudsman to provide redress across all...

The head of online agency Housesimple has made another strident attack on the integrity of High Street agents by saying some...

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