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Reservation agreement provider Gazeal has partnered with Optimus, Landmark’s panel of conveyancers to offer its services as an option for home...

The estate agency sector is close to being hit by a fall-through per minute as an industry veteran warns that the...

The property sector braced itself for the chill wind of Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s Autumn Statement this week. His pre-Budget comment that he...

Conveyancing is an integral part of the house buying and selling process. But it is a slow process, with the length...

Now that the industry has had the weekend to digest Kwasi Kwarteng’s short and dramatic mini-Budget, more reaction has been filtering...

The worst cost-of-living crisis in generations is everywhere we look and agents – and the property industry more widely – are...

PropTech platform Gazeal, which specialises in digital reservation agreements and upfront seller information, has announced that it now has an app available...

Industry veteran Bryan Mansell has questioned why the property sector has allowed transaction times to slow to record levels. It comes as...

The ongoing debate about how to boost agent and conveyancer relations, and improve the homebuying system for all, continues to rage,...

House price growth may be slowing but a senior industry figure has said it is incorrect to speculate that this means...

Proptech firm Gazeal is working on buyer-focused product that can be used to show a seller they are serious about a...

A senior industry figure has called for upfront information changes to move faster to boost market confidence amid the cost of...

PropTech company Gazeal has launched a new product to help agents secure a sale at any point. The new product is called...

The property industry is fortunate in including many great people, doing great work across a range of businesses – from traditional agency...

The debate within estate agency on upfront information rumbles on and now there are calls for greater levels of transparency from...

A prominent industry supplier has produced startling statistics about the numbers of fall throughs in just the first 10 weeks or...

A webinar this week is set to see the release of more details of changes to property listings being demanded by...

Industry figures have come out in favour of the long-term programme of new compulsory information to be contained on property listings. From...

A leading estate agency figure has hit back at a lawyer’s claim that agents who use exclusivity agreements are “shysters”.  Last week...

A survey suggests that an overwhelming proportion of estate agents believe the government should make the provision of upfront property information...

It’s the last call for agents to sign up to a ‘Battle For Listings’ webinar to be held tomorrow (10am-11am) by reservations...

A webinar in mid-January will help agents get an edge on securing leads and ensuring transactions are not lost. That’s the claim...

You’ve heard me bang on about the wonder of reservation agreements for some time now, but it’s definitely the case that...

Reservation Agreements provide agents with absolute certainty that both sellers and buyers are being honest. “If they’re lying or… shall we say,...

The existence of online agencies means some consumers believe real life estate agents are unnecessary in a deal - but the rest of...

I recently took part in a webinar hosted by ICG (The Innovation Collaboration Group) – titled ‘New estate agency revenue streams...

The right technology can reassure agents that transactions will complete on time - vital to retaining business following the end of the...

ESTAS has announced that FocalAgent, a visual content supplier to estate agents, has signed up as an executive partner for the...

In this guest editorial, experienced property solicitor Lorraine Richardson argues that reservation agreements - designed to reduce the number of fall-throughs in...

A prominent advocate of a reformed transaction process says more secure moving systems can help agents maintain high business levels when...

The government and property industry have been talking about it for a long time, and there have been numerous initiatives introduced...

ESTAS has announced that SDL Property Auctions has become an executive partner for the 2021 Forum and Awards sponsored by Coadjute. In...

The current housing market frenzy would be easier to deal with if upfront buyers’ packs were available, improving transparency and cutting...

Digital marketing agency Angels Media and digital platform Gazeal have announced an exclusive strategic partnership to help improve and speed up...

TM Group and sales progression solution mio have signed up as partners for the 2021 ESTAS Forum & Awards, sponsored by...

With property transactions taking longer than ever and many people operating at capacity, it is easy to overlook the progress made,...

A new property board game called Gazumped aims to rival Monopoly but reflect a much more realistic view of how the house...

Later this year, on October 22, the ESTAS 2021 will take place in London. The glittering ceremony will welcome property professionals...

One of the companies at the heart of the campaign to provide more upfront information to prospective buyers has struck a...

Rarely do Budgets produce positive sentiments from the agency industry but Chancellor Rishi Sunak appears to have won widespread support for...

Reservation Agreement specialist Gazeal is to sponsor the Estate Agent categories at The ESTAS later this year. Gazeal chief executive Bryan Mansell...

Agents should put as much emphasis on ensuring a house move actually happens as on winning the instruction to begin with,...

A PropTech supplier says the conveyancing process is “antiquated” and buyers and sellers would be better served if they were ’shadowed’...

Fall throughs which could be avoided by Reservation Agreements have cost agency branches an average £10,000 per month. That’s the claim from digital...

Property tax rises and falling house prices look as if they are on the way according to the small print accompanying...

Estate agents can stand out from the crowd and help consumers through lockdown by providing a more secure sales process, a...

Emma Vigus, managing director of sales progression platform mio, in discussion with key suppliers in the residential property industry on operating...

A PropTech supplier claims that an agency has secured the first ever transaction where the complete chain used Reservation Agreements.  Harrison Residential,...

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

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

Gazumping is alive and well in much of the country, despite the slowdown in the property market, according to new research...

Phil Spencer and his advice website IQ have endorsed the concept of legally binding reservation agreements and digital legal packs through...

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

Many of the industry’s best known and widely respected suppliers have set up a new group which they say offers agents...

An industry provider of reservation agreements says its services can “entirely eliminate” fall throughs and reduce failed transactions “to almost zero.” PropTech...

With the home buying and selling process firmly on the news agenda of late – everything from a possible ban on...

The latest research from online estate agency Emoov shows at least one silver lining to the current Brexit-hit housing market -...

New research shows 35 per cent of deals fall through within three weeks of a seller receiving an offer and a...