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A man has been jailed for fraud after conning potential property buyers out of nearly £16,000. Jaspal Singh Juttla, 64 of Northwood...

Estate agents have the challenging job of creating relationships and trust with their customers, who will make crucial life decisions such...

Estate agents use their experience, knowledge, and connections to help people to sell properties at the best prices. Working in this field...

Netflix addicts may have come across Selling Sunset, an American series focused on the drama of US real estate agents selling...

There’s been a drop of no less than 16,000 in the number of physical viewings over the past year thanks to just...

The increasingly common live-streaming of property viewings is becoming a source of lead generation according to an industry supplier. The creators of...

A panel of estate agents recently participated in a webinar to discuss the benefits of livestream open house viewings. The webinar, part...

Ever since the initial ripples of innovation in the 1990s, PropTech has proceeded to reshape our market beyond recognition; going on...

Described on this site as a ‘powerful disruptor’ in March 2020, few would deny that the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted on...

The estate agency industry has been sharply criticised for its record on protecting staff and customers during the Coronavirus crisis. The compliance...

Government guidelines regarding future Leicester-style local lockdowns suggest that branches can remain open and viewings can continue. However auction houses must shut. So...

Since my last column in April, one could argue that very little has changed for agents in terms of the market...

An international comparison of how major portals have discounted their charges to agents show Rightmove and Zoopla making “deeper and longer...

Outsourcing important business functions such as marketing, HR and IT to attract cost savings, leverage expertise and gain greater competitive advantage is...

In a world where people want instant gratification, it’s important to find ways to connect and engage with customers when they...

How will things be done in the future? There’s no knowing, of course, given the many variables at play, but it’s...

It used to be so easy. Around 20 years ago there were what we now call full-service estate and letting agencies, and...

I’m excited to write this piece. I love it when something comes along and delivers that genuine thrill; the thrill of...

We’re already more than halfway through 2017 and, against all the odds, it’s pushing 2016 close in terms of eventfulness and...

Suzy Lamplugh was just 25 years old when she disappeared whilst working as an estate agent in London in 1986. She’d...

Online estate agency easyProperty has brought in a veteran psychology expert to look at the stress of buying a home -...