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13 March 2024
From: Breaking News
In this latest article from the team at Iceberg Digital, they discuss Uzair, an industry-specific artificial intelligence (AI). Iceberg Digital, the creators...
07 February 2024
From: Breaking News
I think we can all agree that the National Trading Standards Material Information reforms are a good thing for the property...
06 December 2023
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Long-awaited guidance on material information in property listings was revealed yesterday but policing of the rules won’t be any different, it...
01 December 2023
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The National Trading Standards Estate and Letting Agency Team (NTSELAT) has published the long-awaited Parts B and C of material information...
30 November 2023
From: Breaking News
The Residential Logbook Association (RLBA) has produced a first specification for a ‘Digital Deed Pack’ that can be used for any...
19 July 2023
From: Breaking News
OnTheMarket this morning claims to be the first major UK property portal to use Artificial Intelligence natural-language technology. The controversial technology is...
07 July 2023
From: Breaking News
Check out some of the latest charitable endeavours from agency and property brands this week. If you have a charitable event or...
02 June 2023
From: Breaking News
Labour says it will reform how land is valued under Compulsory Purchase Order powers in a bid to increase house building...
31 May 2023
From: Breaking News
The Home Buying & Selling Technology Group (HBSG) has launched the latest version of the Property Data Trust Framework following live...
26 May 2023
From: Breaking News
The acquisition will boost the group’s presence in South London, and both branches will be re-branded to Portico. John Chase, director at...
05 April 2023
From: Breaking News
I’ve been on Twitter for a decade and have 23,500 followers - a gratifying number and of those a couple of...
12 November 2022
From: Features
The Acorn Group has promised its clients that it will be business as usual following its acquisition by Leaders Romans Group...
02 September 2022
From: Breaking News
Last weekend, Nat Daniels' latest Property Natter column focused on the average day in the life of a conveyancer. In this feature,...
20 August 2022
From: Features
Agents are being reminded that they still have an obligation to provide all material information as the sector awaits Part B...
12 July 2022
From: Breaking News
New estate agency listings that don’t display a price can no longer be uploaded to Rightmove from today. The portal giant has...
01 July 2022
From: Breaking News
Portals are aiming to boost consumer awareness of new material information rules rather than refusing non-compliant listings. Agency listings have been required...
22 June 2022
From: Breaking News
Agents have been getting active in recent weeks to raise money for Ukrainian refugees. Fundraising activities range from office-based collections and referencing challenges...
20 May 2022
From: Breaking News
Millions of people use online property portals every year to conduct their property search, whether it be for sales or for...
11 May 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 most valuable assets to any company is the data it stores. According to a recent study completed by...
30 March 2022
From: Features
Agents are being advised to revise their processes now to accommodate changes to the information required on property details, which begin...
25 March 2022
From: Breaking News
A prominent industry supplier has produced startling statistics about the numbers of fall throughs in just the first 10 weeks or...
22 March 2022
From: Breaking News
Propertymark is urging agents to respond to a consultation exercise being conducted by the National Trading Standards Estate and Letting Agents...
14 March 2022
From: Breaking News
High end estate agency Savills says the imposition of sanctions on Russians, amid new measures obliging overseas buyers to be more...
11 March 2022
From: Breaking News
Leaders Romans Group, which is fast becoming one of the UK’s largest agencies, has acquired another firm. It’s the first purchase of...
03 March 2022
From: Breaking News
A webinar this week is set to see the release of more details of changes to property listings being demanded by...
28 February 2022
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Trading Standards and the government have jointly announced compulsory new data which must appear on property listings. A property's council tax band or...
21 February 2022
From: Breaking News
With the new year in full swing, agents around the UK are likely to be making changes to the way they...
12 February 2022
From: Features
Do you have an 'open API'? We use 'X' who have an 'open API' so we would need you to integrate with...
14 January 2022
From: Breaking News
Dog facilities - even separate rooms for them - are now a major factor on the ‘want list’ for growing numbers...
30 December 2021
From: Breaking News
We may be getting an extended summer but agents haven’t just been basking in the heatwave. There has been plenty of goodwill...
24 September 2021
From: Breaking News
A leading planning consultancy has claimed that ‘the myth’ that housing developers are hoarding land after gaining planning consent in order...
23 September 2021
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A Midlands estate agency has come up with a solution to avoid confusion over property offers. Forget poor connections or bad handwriting that...
13 September 2021
From: Breaking News
An agent support service set up in the early days of the pandemic has closed down with its architect saying “If...
21 July 2021
From: Breaking News
There’s no need for excuses if you’re not fund raising for good causes on Saturday evening - tens of millions will...
02 July 2021
From: Breaking News
Sarah Edmundson, the chief executive of the Agents Together charity - set up by the Bruce brothers, Michael and Kenny -...
23 May 2021
From: Breaking News
The biggest news story in town this last week – which has brought people who don’t usually like or watch football...
24 April 2021
From: Features
Who are you? Hi, I’m Richard Price, Managing Director at Dezrez. Who are Dezrez and what EACRM do you provide? At Dezrez we’re on...
08 December 2020
From: 60 Second Interview
Hello and welcome to your regular Friday charity round-up from the industry - appropriately enough on the day of the latest...
13 November 2020
From: Breaking News
Recent Natters have explored the differences between the UK and American models of agency, and why Purplebricks failed to make a...
26 September 2020
From: Features
Nicky Stevenson, formerly the managing director of the Property Academy, has quit hybrid agency Keller Williams UK after just eight months. Stevenson’s...
07 January 2020
From: Breaking News
Hello and welcome to PJT: even with little more than a fortnight before Christmas it seems there are still plenty of...
09 December 2019
From: Breaking News
This is stating the obvious to estate agents but the government has revealed that homes near parks, gardens, playing fields and...
16 October 2019
From: Breaking News
Once a year you might be perfectly justified in putting your feet up for a weekend and enjoying some great sport...
12 July 2019
From: Breaking News
Hello - it’s that time of the week again when we celebrate the agency industry’s fantastic fund-raising. We were delighted that our...
31 May 2019
From: Breaking News
While media attention has been on Theresa May, Brexit and the Tories, chatter in the agency industry has been about what...
25 May 2019
From: Features
Hello and welcome to this week’s ADC - yet more examples of stupendous fund-raising by our industry (and a lot of...
17 May 2019
From: Breaking News
As the clock ticks down and Britain’s future gets ever more difficult to predict, one of the few certainties to cling...
22 March 2019
From: Breaking News
Instagram (or, as the younger generation would have it, Insta) is, by any measure, massive. Only launched in October 2010, it’s a...
02 March 2019
From: Features
Well-known Essex and Hertfordshire agency Mullucks Wells is rebranding as part of the Hunters Group. Mullucks Wells will remain independently owned but...
28 February 2019
From: Breaking News
A solicitor is warning estate agents and the public about allegedly wrong advice relating to the additional homes stamp duty surcharge. Julie...
13 February 2019
From: Breaking News
Hello and welcome to our latest edition of Property Jobs Today, a weekly run-through of the key job moves within our...
12 November 2018
From: Breaking News
I am a patient man; a pacifist. Yet there is little in life right now that would satisfy me more than...
26 September 2018
From: Breaking News
As we move towards another Bank Holiday Weekend, there is no shortage of phenomenal fundraising efforts from those in our industry. If...
25 May 2018
From: Breaking News
Hello and welcome to this week’s PJT, the regular Monday update on who’s moving where within our industry. Let us know what’s...
23 April 2018
From: Breaking News
It’s all very easy, talking and evangelising about the use of technology in the property market, but, now that I’m selling...
04 April 2018
From: Breaking News
Whether you’re an estate agent, letting agent or property manager, having the right software in place – to enhance, upgrade and...
01 March 2018
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Latest figures suggest there are only 1,850 apprentices employed in the entire property sector, suggesting an even smaller number in the...
07 February 2018
From: Breaking News
We seem to be getting more and more contact from agents and others in the industry who are doing great work...
02 February 2018
From: Breaking News
A new firm has launched in Surrey describing itself as “the premium hybrid estate agency” with an innovative presence on the...
13 October 2017
From: Breaking News
Property has been changing hands for centuries, but when did estate agents as we know them today – with their branches,...
04 August 2017
From: Features
William H Brown, part of the Sequence UK network, has acquired Barnfields estate agents in Enfield, north London. Barnfields was an independent...
03 August 2017
From: Breaking News
Two established independent estate agency brands have joined forces to create the Estate Agency Franchise Group and are looking to expand. The...
09 June 2017
From: Breaking News
The property market in northern England, supported in part by the Northern Powerhouse concept, has attracted a lot of media attention,...
24 March 2017
From: Features
There was nothing doing in the Budget - no stamp duty reform, no second look at mortgage interest tax relief changes,...
10 March 2017
From: Breaking News
A Labour MP says a deal is now on the cards for an estate to be purchased after months of controversy,...
24 October 2016
From: Breaking News
Several agencies have refused to market properties on a social housing estate which was bought by private investors in January. The Mirror...
23 September 2016
From: Breaking News
Foxtons has removed its listing for the sale of a property on an estate in Walthamstow after concerns expressed by nearby...
25 August 2016
From: Breaking News
Who are you? Iain White, Business Consultant and, most importantly, father to 4 boys. I travel frequently with work so to...
15 August 2016
From: 60 Second Interview
It has been revealed that the new housing minister, Gavin Barwell, appears to be campaigning to oppose a new housing scheme...
19 July 2016
From: Breaking News
The Budget's over, Easter is a week away, and agents are preparing for the busiest time of year - whatever the...
18 March 2016
From: Breaking News
Kinleigh Folkard & Hayward has opened two new offices, taking its London-wide network to well over 50 branches. The new offices are...
19 January 2016
From: Breaking News
An estate agency that has occupied the same London office for 135 years has now seen the property receive formal listed...
07 September 2015
From: Breaking News
The police are investigating a theft from an independently run franchise in Northampton, according to a report in The Northampton Chronicle &...
24 August 2015
From: Breaking News
Zoopla has launched its Real Time Listings Service, allowing member agents to send updates to property listings on ZPG websites within...
24 June 2015
From: Breaking News
Hamptons International is opening an Earlsfield & Southfield branch in south-west London, taking its network to 86 offices in the capital...