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Heat pumps are become more prevalent across the UK to power our homes’ heating requirements and they are only likely to...

As domestic battery storage systems become increasingly prevalent in UK homes, enquiries about their usage and functionality are on the rise....

Utility management platform Muuvo has announced a new partnership and technical integration with online agency Yopa. A dashboard has been created exclusively...

OneDome has added new functionality to its portal to let users search for properties by their proximity to selected schools. Buyers can now...

The ESTAS Group has launched an ‘app’ style version of its platform for smartphones. ESTAS Mobile offers all the functionality of the...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? My name is Mark Bevan and I am the Sales...

Agency software provider Alto has launched a new way for users to keep track about its latest product developments.  The Zoopla-backed cloud-based...

Success with your chosen CRM solution should not be a one-and-done package. Once you team up with a stellar CRM provider,...

CRMs can be superheroes for your business, but not all of them possess the necessary powers to save the day. As...

OnTheMarket has become the first major UK portal to offer a dedicated contact form for Scottish Home Reports. When a property is...

In this latest article from the team at Iceberg Digital, they review the Lifesycle CRM platform.  Last month saw Lifesycle become one of the...

The Landsite platform for real estate professionals has partnered with RICS to provide its members with access to its features. The digital...

Taking a proactive approach with viewing generation can increase foot flow through properties and generate more offers, and ultimately close more...

Considering the cost it takes to get a lead – from advertising to PR to relationship building – could you be...

Reapit has launched a new client app that can be branded by agency users for their buyers, sellers, landlords and tenants...

Lead consolidation platform Callwell has signed a new long-term agreement that sees functionality extended throughout the enlarged Connells Group network including...

Proptech firm iamproperty has launched a new legal preparation module to its movebutler onboarding and sales progression platform. The aim is to...

Why is it that some agents report seeing little impact/improvement from adopting a PropTech solution when another (similar) agent reports transformational...

You are aware of the business benefits of digital transformation. You understand the need for your estate agency to leverage technology to...

A new ‘zero spend’ property portal is seeking agents to help with its development ahead of a full launch next year. The...

Zoopla-backed agency software provider Alto has launched new mobile functionality to support agents on-the-go.  Agents will be able to search for contacts on...

In the current challenging economic environment, agencies need to ensure more than ever that they’re getting the most out of every...

Reapit has launched a new version of its AgencyCloud software tool. The new product from the CRM provider is called Agency Edition...

In a recent McKinsey poll* 85 per cent of people said that fear of criticism, fear of uncertainty and fear of...

Potential buyers will be able to search for eco-friendly homes and message an agent through WhatsApp as part of a range...

Zoopla-backed agency software provider Alto is to host a virtual event to showcase its offering. Taking place on 14 September, Altogether Live...

HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) recently published a list of firms that have received penalty notices for failure to meet their...

Have you ever noticed that it is much easier to fix other people's problems than your own? Whether it is resolving a friend's...

It may be cliche to say, but technology is advancing at such a fast pace. So fast, in fact, that according...

OnTheMarket chief executive Jason Tebb has set out plans to be “more than just a portal." Tebb provided an update to industry...

OnTheMarket has partnered with flexible workspace platform Instant Offices to boost commercial listings. The deal will increase the flexible office space listings being...

In this article, the team at Iceberg Digital highlight how one agent has benefitted from using software that has enabled him...

RE/MAX has signed a software contract with Zoopla-owned Alto. The two-year agreement means that all of RE/MAX’s 250 plus associates across England...

Next month will see new rules around upfront Material Information for property sales and lettings come into force in the UK...

After years of delays and upheaval, the Renters' Reform Bill finally appears to be back on the agenda, in an effort...

Hunters has signed a six-year agreement to use Zoopla-backed Alto’s agency software. All of Hunters 200-plus branches and any additional offices added...

Property portals are preparing to support agents in complying with a new era of upfront material information. From the end of May,...

OnTheMarket has revealed it is expanding the scope and scale of its successful Town Hall initiative in response to growing demand...

Zoopla’s cloud based software service Alto has launched a video series giving a behind the scenes look at estate agencies around...

Those aficionados of the Sound of Music will recognise the tag line above. It came to my mind when thinking about...

Ben Ridgway and Jamie Cooke, co-founders of iamproperty Group brought together industry leaders in a recent roundtable to discuss the challenges...

Hybrid agency EweMove has this morning announced that it’s moving all of its 170 branches to a new fully-automated cloud-based system...

We know that agents rely heavily on property software solutions to run their agency, particularly to ease the burden of administrative...

In the last two years digital Property Logbooks for our homes have moved from concept to reality with almost a quarter...

Rightmove has rolled out a new feature within MyRightmove that allows home-hunters organise saved properties into various property lists. The portal says...

A massive multi-million pound marketing blitz by Zoopla starts on Monday. The portal says the campaign will capitalise on what it says...

OnTheMarket has revamped its website in a bid to shed the final connections with the portal’s failed leadership and strategy of...

HM Land Registry will accept only digital register update applications from November 2022. Most applications received currently are submitted as PDFs or...

There is no denying that managing properties is labour intensive. As real estate agents you are responsible for administering and addressing...

The telecoms solutions company behind "Phone-in-a-Phone" (PiP) now brings property professionals the UK's first mobile-only business phone system in an app...

The worst of the Covid-19 pandemic appears to be firmly in the rear-view mirror as we move into the last quarter...

Guided by our philosophy of being open and connected, at MRI we are constantly evolving and developing relationships and partnerships with...

Boomin has announced the appointment of six agents, described as independent representatives, who are now on the new portal’s strategic board. The...

Anyone working in residential property knows it is taking longer and longer to get from SSTC (sold subject to contract) to...

The race to complete home sales before the stamp duty holiday came to an end on June 30 has created what...

The Oxfordshire-based PropTech founders and software developers of Openview, today announced they have welcomed Pattinson Estate Agents to their list of clients.   Peter Grant, Managing...

Zoopla has unveiled new features which it says will deliver more value to agents. In-Search Ads gives agents and housebuilders the option...

OnTheMarket’s new chief executive has posted his first full year’s trading figures - and they suggest the portal is making progress...

OnTheMarket has announced new functionality in a direct bid to take on Rightmove and Zoopla. The functionality, to go live within the...

The free to list portal Residential People has launched what it claims to be a new Map View feature which “goes...

OnTheMarket has signed an exclusive commercial partnership with property data specialist Sprift, to provide free market appraisal guides. These can be customised...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? I am Mark Armstrong, and my business card says...

In my previous Estate Agent Today feature, I endeavoured to explain the key differences between APIs and Apps, to help improve...

International investment bank UBS has double-downgraded Purplebricks from ‘buy’ to ‘sell’ - and that could be good for independent agents, a...

As the property market continues to boom, competition between portals such as Zoopla, Rightmove, OnTheMarket and Boomin has been hotting up...

Rightmove’s new Modern Method of Auction service launches on Monday.  The service - which Rightmove calls Online Conditional Auctions - will involve...

Zoopla has unveiled a subtle rebranding plus new features and functionality - and says it wants to be number one, not...

Have you found yourself asking the question: “what is the difference between an API and an App?” No doubt we are all...

The launch of Boomin has been and gone with, perhaps, something less than its expected fanfare of publicity. Of course there are...

We are just over one year on from the day our lives truly changed, when the UK went into its first...

OnTheMarket has completed its purchase of PropTech firm Glanty - a deal which began 15 months ago.   OTM took an initial 20...

Pre-pandemic, virtual and video viewings were a nice little add-on for some agents, but they were far from universally used and...

On March 23rd 2021, Dezrez and its partners are hosting EAvolution21 the event that showcases the latest in PropTech using an...

OnTheMarket is to undergo a revamp under its new chief executive, former Foxtons agent Jason Tebb - who has been given...

If this year has taught us anything, it's that estate agents need their software provider and specifically their CRM, to help...

Here at Giraffe360, the PropTech startup, we have raised a £3.5 million funding round to further accelerate our product development and...

Here at The ValPal Network, we know that there are other options available when considering to use a valuation tool, so...

Seller and landlord leads are what makes estate agency tick. Without them, new business is nowhere to be seen and you...

Two City consultancies instructed by OnTheMarket have talked up the company’s fortunes after the appointment of its new chief executive.  Shore Capital, which in...

The founder of Purplebricks, Michael Bruce, has this morning revealed his new project to be called Launch B - and he...

Most letting agents don’t set up a business to become accountants but losing control of client money poses serious risks for...

The Covid-19 crisis has forced the UK property industry to rethink the way it operates. With little warning, the pandemic disrupted the...

OnTheMarket has introduced a new filter that allows buyers to limit their searches to those properties with online viewing options. These can...

Rightmove, Zoopla and even OnTheMarket could make money even if they did not charge agents anything at all to list properties....

In this time of economic uncertainty, more and more people are becoming unwilling to leave their homes, yet you and your...

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

PropTech services The ValPal Network and Loop Software have launched an integration which they say will reduce admin and maximise valuation opportunities...

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...

Reapit has launched a platform, cloud infrastructure and marketplace called Foundations which aims to provide “all the PropTech solutions” for agencies’...

Zoopla has unveiled new functionality that it claims will make searching for new homes easier for consumers - and resumes the...

Rightmove’s blog suggests that pro-standard photos can increase enquiries by up to four times, but how do you make great photos? You...

I wrote last week about Keller Williams and how their leader, Gary Keller, is doing an admirable job of driving innovation through...

It’s been a busy year for Giraffe360. Following its £1 million successful funding round in January and moving its headquarters from...

Zoopla has announced an improved app which “enhances the house-hunting journey with a fresh design, improved navigation and an intuitive interface” -...

Zoopla is today unveiling what it calls “a new direction” for its software division and the creation of “market-leading agency CRM...

Humberts, the agency which was one of the first to ditch High Street offices in favour of fewer larger hubs, has...

Having a responsive website - one which is designed to automatically resize to fit the size of the screen of the...

We all know the three essential things an estate agent must have on their website include the ability to be able...

OnTheMarket says one of its key aims for 2019 is to match Rightmove’s product offer to agents. “We’re looking to match Rightmove’s...