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Fixflo’s webinar on February 9 saw an industry panel debate 2021’s threats and opportunities for letting agents. The panel discussed a range...

January presents an opportune time for agency leaders to resolve and plan for resilience, performance and growth in 2021. With most of...

Lettings agents, property managers and landlords should all be aware of the Homes (Fitness for Human Habitation) Act 2018. The Act...

2020 has been a testing year right from the start. With Storms Ciara and Dennis causing £184m+ worth of damage to...

Integration, collaboration and connected platforms – some great buzzwords, but what do they actually mean and do they really help agents? One...

Despite the recent effects of the Covid-19 pandemic, there is still much opportunity in the market for letting agents to grow...

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

Welcome to the latest edition of our daily service dedicated to advice and guidance on how agents can best cope with...

Good morning and welcome to the industry’s daily update on how we cope with the challenge of social distancing and self-isolation...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Nick Lyons CEO What is No Letting Go and what does it...

By now, most letting agents and landlords will have heard about the draft legislation laid in Parliament concerning a mandatory minimum...

In a revival of the Natter’s day in the life of series, I catch up with Rajeev Nayyar, managing director of...

Technology will drive the lettings and property management industry in the future. There is already a plethora of various software and other...

News this week tells of Zehomes, the German property management company, raising €13 million in Series-A funding, bringing its all-time total...

Have you asked yourself why technology is so important in letting agency today? Just look around and you will know why. Almost...

My experience in marketing over the last 10 years has been an interesting journey, however I don’t want to bore you...

The Innovative Collaboration Group - a collection of high-profile tech suppliers to the agency industry - has unveiled a raft of new...

Foxtons and Quintain have both recently made an important decision about their technological innovation, the same decision must also be made...

Who are you? I’m the Director of Sales for both the well-known industry leading Today publications and The ValPal Network. Leading publications: Estate...

In the past year it seems every other story has been about PropTech - the big stuff like Purplebricks and the...

There is a perfect storm brewing in the lettings market, and as the saying goes, “you can’t change the direction of...

The Connells-owned online agency Hatched is to close with immediate effect. A statement from the company says: “Online estate agency Hatched will...

Just like that, the Easter Bank Holiday has come and gone and I find myself now looking ahead to the Summer.  The...

Firstly, a huge thanks to everyone who shared and commented on my first blog and for all those that emailed me...

Training for Agents Giving’s Strictly Come Dancing event is now entering its final two weeks - and Estate Agent Today readers...

Let’s face it - summer seems to be on holiday itself, if the weather in the UK is anything to go...

It’s that time of year again – peak conference/event season. And, while Brexit and a shock snap general election are dominating...

A record number of over 300 agents have so far signed up for next week’s FUTURE: PropTech conference, the largest event...

There has been some really interesting talk recently of the relationship between FinTech (Finance Technology) and PropTech (Property Technology). A few...

Instant gratification is nothing new. It’s been around for millennia. It’s an in-built survival instinct for humans – that want, that...

A post-Christmas treat this week, as I carry out a Q & A with one of the leading figures in property,...

Countrywide’s controversial hybrid estate agency business has produced “fantastic results” according to Sam Tyrer, the group’s Managing Director, Retail & London. In...

Technology has been continuing to shape the way estate agents manage their customer service offering for years. It’s now a completely...

A trading update released by Countrywide this morning shows a 29 per cent slump in London exchanges in the third quarter...

What does it say on your business card? Rajeev Nayyar, Managing Director of Fixflo We’re here to talk about your new product,...

When a tenant paid his initial one month’s rent in addition to a tenancy deposit in exchange for the keys to...

This week we have the Head Shepherd of EweMove, Glenn Ackroyd, in the hotseat. He’s been co-owner of EweMove Sales and Lettings,...

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‘Digital technology in the property industry is here to stay’ was very much the opinion drawn from the recent FUTURE: PropTech...

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

The days are getting longer, the sun is starting to appear on a more regular basis, Easter is just around the...

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

Alex Bailes, until recently spearheading the Countrywide’s activities in the digital world, has now reappeared as Connells Group Head of Digital. Alongside...

Countrywide is to lead a group including Connells and Zoopla in a partnership with the proptech company Fixflo, currently best known...