Reservation agreement provider Gazeal has partnered with Optimus, Landmark’s panel of conveyancers to offer its services as an option for home...
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![Agency sector facing one fall-through per minute - claim](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/HouseMarketCrash-400x310.png)
The estate agency sector is close to being hit by a fall-through per minute as an industry veteran warns that the...
05 December 2022
From: Breaking News
![Autumn Statement - what did our panel of property experts make of it?](/upload/images/Politics%20(MPs%2C%20party%20logos%2C%20etc)/_JeremyHunt%20_400x310.png)
The property sector braced itself for the chill wind of Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s Autumn Statement this week. His pre-Budget comment that he...
19 November 2022
From: Features
![Conveyancing needs its digital enablement moment](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/PropTech/PropertyFind1-400x310.png)
Conveyancing is an integral part of the house buying and selling process. But it is a slow process, with the length...
26 October 2022
From: Features
![SDLT cut ‘a shot in the arm’ for sales, but government could have done more](/upload/images/Politics%20(MPs%2C%20party%20logos%2C%20etc)/_Kwasi%20Kwarteng_400x310.png)
Now that the industry has had the weekend to digest Kwasi Kwarteng’s short and dramatic mini-Budget, more reaction has been filtering...
27 September 2022
From: Breaking News
![Property Natter - how can agents combat the cost-of-living crisis?](/upload/images/Site%20logos/PropertyNatter-2019-400x310.png)
The worst cost-of-living crisis in generations is everywhere we look and agents – and the property industry more widely – are...
24 September 2022
From: Features
![Upfront information specialists go live on Reapit's AppMarket](/upload/images/PropTech%20%26%20Online/Internet-400x310.jpg)
PropTech platform Gazeal, which specialises in digital reservation agreements and upfront seller information, has announced that it now has an app available...
11 August 2022
From: Breaking News
![Agents urged to ‘get heads out of the sand’ on transaction times](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/PropertyTransactionsConcept-400x310.jpg)
Industry veteran Bryan Mansell has questioned why the property sector has allowed transaction times to slow to record levels. It comes as...
06 July 2022
From: Breaking News
![Property Natter - why conveyancers should charge more for a better service](/upload/images/Site%20logos/PropertyNatter-2019-400x310.png)
The ongoing debate about how to boost agent and conveyancer relations, and improve the homebuying system for all, continues to rage,...
02 July 2022
From: Features
![Proptech boss: The sellers’ market isn’t dead yet](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/Agent-Boards-2-400x310.jpg)
House price growth may be slowing but a senior industry figure has said it is incorrect to speculate that this means...
23 June 2022
From: Breaking News
![New product aims to help homebuyers prove their commitment to a purchase](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/PropertyInformationKeys-400x310.jpg)
Proptech firm Gazeal is working on buyer-focused product that can be used to show a seller they are serious about a...
23 May 2022
From: Breaking News
![Agents urged to go 'further and faster' on upfront information](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/Property-MagnifyingGlass--1-400x310.jpg)
A senior industry figure has called for upfront information changes to move faster to boost market confidence amid the cost of...
13 May 2022
From: Breaking News
![New Gazeal product aims to help reduce property sale fall-throughs](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/PropertyTransaction-400x310.jpg)
PropTech company Gazeal has launched a new product to help agents secure a sale at any point. The new product is called...
06 May 2022
From: Breaking News
![Property Natter – the who’s who of the industry](/upload/images/Site%20logos/PropertyNatter-2019-400x310.png)
The property industry is fortunate in including many great people, doing great work across a range of businesses – from traditional agency...
30 April 2022
From: Features
![Upfront info debate: What about buyer transparency?](/upload/images/library/Documents-400x310-min.jpeg)
The debate within estate agency on upfront information rumbles on and now there are calls for greater levels of transparency from...
29 April 2022
From: Breaking News
![Fall-Through Mayhem - over 50,000 deals collapse since New Year](/upload/images/library/PropertyTransactionsConcept-400x310.jpg)
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
![Trading Standards to give more details of property listings changes](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/HousingMarket2020-400x310.jpg)
A webinar this week is set to see the release of more details of changes to property listings being demanded by...
28 February 2022
From: Breaking News
![Reform of properties listings welcomed by industry leaders](/upload/images/library/OnlinePropertySearch-400x310.jpg)
Industry figures have come out in favour of the long-term programme of new compulsory information to be contained on property listings. From...
22 February 2022
From: Breaking News
![Agents are not shysters - Industry figure rejects lawyer’s attack](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/Millennial-Tenant-Kitchen-400x310.jpg)
A leading estate agency figure has hit back at a lawyer’s claim that agents who use exclusivity agreements are “shysters”. Last week...
08 February 2022
From: Breaking News
![Upfront Property Info - huge majority of agents want it now](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/HousingMarket2020-400x310.jpg)
A survey suggests that an overwhelming proportion of estate agents believe the government should make the provision of upfront property information...
20 January 2022
From: Breaking News
![The Battle For Listings - key industry webinar tomorrow](/upload/images/PropTech%20%26%20Online/OnlinePropertySearch-3-400x310.jpg)
It’s the last call for agents to sign up to a ‘Battle For Listings’ webinar to be held tomorrow (10am-11am) by reservations...
11 January 2022
From: Breaking News
![Goodbye Gazumping - masterclass for agents next month](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/PropertyTransaction-400x310.jpg)
A webinar in mid-January will help agents get an edge on securing leads and ensuring transactions are not lost. That’s the claim...
30 December 2021
From: Breaking News
![Are reservation agreements the future of agency? These agents think so!](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/PropertyInformationKeys-400x310.jpg)
You’ve heard me bang on about the wonder of reservation agreements for some time now, but it’s definitely the case that...
11 December 2021
From: Features
![Reservation Agreements give “absolute certainty” to agents - claim](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/Millennials-Handshake-400x310.jpg)
Reservation Agreements provide agents with absolute certainty that both sellers and buyers are being honest. “If they’re lying or… shall we say,...
05 November 2021
From: Breaking News
![Online agency model is flawed but industry must prove it - call](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/MillennialAgent-400x310.jpg)
The existence of online agencies means some consumers believe real life estate agents are unnecessary in a deal - but the rest of...
12 October 2021
From: Breaking News
![PropTech Today - the importance of additional revenue streams for agents](/upload/images/Site%20logos/ProptechToday-1-400x310.png)
I recently took part in a webinar hosted by ICG (The Innovation Collaboration Group) – titled ‘New estate agency revenue streams...
07 October 2021
From: Breaking News
![PropTech can reassure agents in post-SDLT holiday market - claim](/upload/images/PropTech%20%26%20Online/PropTech-Agent-Hands-400x310.jpg)
The right technology can reassure agents that transactions will complete on time - vital to retaining business following the end of the...
06 October 2021
From: Breaking News
![New PropTech link-up for next month’s ESTAS Awards and Forum](/upload/images/PropTech%20%26%20Online/PropTech-4-400x310.jpg)
ESTAS has announced that FocalAgent, a visual content supplier to estate agents, has signed up as an executive partner for the...
30 September 2021
From: Breaking News
![Reservation agreements – they have been here all along](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/Millennial-Tenant-Kitchen-400x310.jpg)
In this guest editorial, experienced property solicitor Lorraine Richardson argues that reservation agreements - designed to reduce the number of fall-throughs in...
25 September 2021
From: Features
![Buying process reform will boost agents’ business long-term - claim](/img/default/eat.png)
A prominent advocate of a reformed transaction process says more secure moving systems can help agents maintain high business levels when...
02 August 2021
From: Breaking News
![PropTech Today – Why has overhaul of buying and selling still not happened?](/img/default/eat.png)
The government and property industry have been talking about it for a long time, and there have been numerous initiatives introduced...
07 July 2021
From: Breaking News
![ESTAS reveal new Executive Partner for 2021 Forum and Awards](/img/default/eat.png)
ESTAS has announced that SDL Property Auctions has become an executive partner for the 2021 Forum and Awards sponsored by Coadjute. In...
17 June 2021
From: Breaking News
![Buyers’ packs would help agents through market frenzy - claim](/img/default/eat.png)
The current housing market frenzy would be easier to deal with if upfront buyers’ packs were available, improving transparency and cutting...
16 June 2021
From: Breaking News
![‘Transform home buying for good’ is goal of new strategic partnership](/img/default/eat.png)
Digital marketing agency Angels Media and digital platform Gazeal have announced an exclusive strategic partnership to help improve and speed up...
25 May 2021
From: Breaking News
![More PropTech partners for the ESTAS Forum & Awards](/img/default/eat.png)
TM Group and sales progression solution mio have signed up as partners for the 2021 ESTAS Forum & Awards, sponsored by...
13 May 2021
From: Breaking News
![Change is coming – how can we improve the homebuying process?](/img/default/eat.png)
With property transactions taking longer than ever and many people operating at capacity, it is easy to overlook the progress made,...
28 April 2021
From: Features
![Move Over Monopoly: New board game reflects real housing market](/img/default/eat.png)
A new property board game called Gazumped aims to rival Monopoly but reflect a much more realistic view of how the house...
01 April 2021
From: Breaking News
![Why top customer service is more important than ever in 2021](/img/default/eat.png)
Later this year, on October 22, the ESTAS 2021 will take place in London. The glittering ceremony will welcome property professionals...
17 March 2021
From: Features
![Upfront Info For Buyers: PropTech firm links with conveyancers](/img/default/eat.png)
One of the companies at the heart of the campaign to provide more upfront information to prospective buyers has struck a...
17 March 2021
From: Breaking News
![Stamp Duty: new cliff edge or cause for delight?](/img/default/eat.png)
Rarely do Budgets produce positive sentiments from the agency industry but Chancellor Rishi Sunak appears to have won widespread support for...
04 March 2021
From: Breaking News
![Reservation Agreement firm sponsors Agency categories at ESTAS](/img/default/eat.png)
Reservation Agreement specialist Gazeal is to sponsor the Estate Agent categories at The ESTAS later this year. Gazeal chief executive Bryan Mansell...
17 February 2021
From: Breaking News
![Reservation Agreements will win instructions for agents, says supplier](/img/default/eat.png)
Agents should put as much emphasis on ensuring a house move actually happens as on winning the instruction to begin with,...
12 February 2021
From: Breaking News
![Allow agents to do more conveyancing during sales - call](/img/default/eat.png)
A PropTech supplier says the conveyancing process is “antiquated” and buyers and sellers would be better served if they were ’shadowed’...
26 January 2021
From: Breaking News
![Agents Losing Money: Fall throughs cost £10k a month per branch](/img/default/eat.png)
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...
17 December 2020
From: Breaking News
![Property tax rises and falling house prices coming in 2021](/img/default/eat.png)
Property tax rises and falling house prices look as if they are on the way according to the small print accompanying...
26 November 2020
From: Breaking News
![Buyer Information Packs give agents an edge over fall-throughs - claim](/img/default/eat.png)
Estate agents can stand out from the crowd and help consumers through lockdown by providing a more secure sales process, a...
17 November 2020
From: Breaking News
![Heard the one about the agent, the conveyancer and the surveyor?](/img/default/eat.png)
Emma Vigus, managing director of sales progression platform mio, in discussion with key suppliers in the residential property industry on operating...
18 July 2020
From: Features
![First-ever transaction with chain using Reservation Agreements](/img/default/eat.png)
A PropTech supplier claims that an agency has secured the first ever transaction where the complete chain used Reservation Agreements. Harrison Residential,...
08 July 2020
From: Breaking News
![Property Jobs Today - New Year, New Job Moves…](/img/default/eat.png)
Hello and welcome to the first PJT of 2020 - a new decade and, for many, a time of new opportunities. We’re always...
13 January 2020
From: Breaking News
![Is this how Reservation Agreements will work?](/img/default/eat.png)
Reservation Agreements are the subject of the moment in the agency industry. The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government is to...
09 November 2019
From: Features
![Revealed - the worst location in the country for gazumping](/img/default/eat.png)
Gazumping is alive and well in much of the country, despite the slowdown in the property market, according to new research...
01 July 2019
From: Breaking News
![Phil Spencer endorses reservation agreements and digital legal packs](/img/default/eat.png)
Phil Spencer and his advice website IQ have endorsed the concept of legally binding reservation agreements and digital legal packs through...
27 June 2019
From: Breaking News
![New ‘tech solutions group’ for agents unveils high-profile suppliers](/img/default/eat.png)
The Innovative Collaboration Group - a collection of high-profile tech suppliers to the agency industry - has unveiled a raft of new...
30 May 2019
From: Breaking News
![Top industry suppliers form new group offering agents ‘tech solutions’](/img/default/eat.png)
Many of the industry’s best known and widely respected suppliers have set up a new group which they say offers agents...
20 March 2019
From: Breaking News
![Reservation Agreement firm claims it entirely eliminates fall throughs](/img/default/eat.png)
An industry provider of reservation agreements says its services can “entirely eliminate” fall throughs and reduce failed transactions “to almost zero.” PropTech...
19 March 2019
From: Breaking News
![Property Natter: referral fees, HIPs & Bee Gees tributes - Rob Hailstone Q & A](/img/default/eat.png)
With the home buying and selling process firmly on the news agenda of late – everything from a possible ban on...
16 February 2019
From: Features
![Gazumping - so is it declining or is it getting worse?](/img/default/eat.png)
The latest research from online estate agency Emoov shows at least one silver lining to the current Brexit-hit housing market -...