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![Agency network sets date for AI-focused annual conference](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/shutterstock_192595709.jpg)
The Federation of Independent Agents (FIA) has set a date for its annual conference. It will take place on 12 July 2024...
16 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Guild reveals 20 latest hand-picked agent members](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/AgentsWorking-400x310.png)
The Guild of Property Professionals has chosen 20 new member agents in the first quarter of the year. With the property market...
22 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![The Guild secures new homes referral arrangement for members](/upload/images/shutterstock_1255441363(1).jpg)
The Guild of Property Professionals has launched a referral arrangement for its members with The Land & New Homes Network. New home...
19 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![If lettings are to be dominated by mega-business, what about us hard working independents and our customers?](/upload/images/3%20Proofed%20--%20If%20lettings%20are%20to%20be%20dominated%20by%20mega-business%20weekend%20feature%20By%20Jon%20Byers.jpg)
On the 24th of January, Adam Walker wrote a very interesting piece about the consolidation of the lettings industry where he...
10 February 2024
From: Features
![Agents feeling ‘more positive’ despite listings drop](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/_Estate-Agent-400x310.png)
Agents are feeling more positive about the next 12 months after reporting higher prices and fewer abortive sales. The Federation of Independent...
07 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![Winkworth launches franchisee talent drive](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Franchise-400x310.png)
Winkworth has launched a talent drive to find rising stars to build a career and a business within the franchise network. The...
30 November 2023
From: Breaking News
![Agents’ network welcomes eight new member agents in a month](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/BusinessTeam-400x310.png)
The Guild of Property Professionals has announced eight new members to its network of independent agents. One is George F White in...
26 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![Federation of Independent Agents announces Dataloft partnership](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Compliance-2-400x310.png)
The Federation of Independent Agents (FIA) has unveiled a new collaboration with Dataloft. The partnership will give FIA members access to Dataloft’s...
22 August 2023
From: Breaking News
![Agency network launches exclusive training sessions](/upload/images/Rental%20Market/BusinessWomen-695x395-min.jpeg)
Members of the Federation of Independent Agents (FIA) are to be given free access to an exclusive quarterly online masterclass session...
23 May 2023
From: Breaking News
![Rightmove agency fee income rises but member numbers dip](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/FinanceCalculator-400x310.png)
Rightmove has reported its second highest year for average revenue per advertiser (ARPA) despite agency branch membership dipping slightly. The portal revealed...
03 March 2023
From: Breaking News
![Agency network launches criminal record checks for members](/upload/images/Logos/FIAlogo400x310.jpg)
The Federation of Independent Agents (FIA) has launched criminal record bureau and directorship checks for all new and existing members. Graham Lock,...
20 December 2022
From: Breaking News
![Agency network launches app to boost member connections](/upload/images/Logos/FIAlogo400x310.jpg)
The Federation of Independent Agents (FIA) has launched a new mobile app for members. It is described as the first of its...
23 November 2022
From: Breaking News
![Agency membership body teams up with Marvellous industry trainer](/upload/images/Back-link-images/bussines.png)
The Federation of Independent Agents (FIA) members are to be given access to exclusive training schemes from industry expert Julian O’Dell. The...
16 September 2022
From: Breaking News
![Agency network launches new marketing tool for members](/upload/images/library/DigitalMarketingImage-3-400x310.jpg)
The Federation of Independent Agents (FIA) has partnered with industry data specialist TwentyEA to offer a new tool for the membership...
05 September 2022
From: Breaking News
![Lifesycle the chosen software for a new national high-end network](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/PropertyTransaction-400x310.jpg)
Following a rigorous process, Lifesycle has been chosen as the software provider for By Design, a new high-end network brand for independent...
18 August 2022
From: Breaking News
![Revenue growth per agent hits record levels for Rightmove](/upload/images/Logos/RightmoveNewLogo2016-400x310.jpg)
Rightmove’s average revenue per agent has reached record levels as firms continue to spend more on the portal’s services. The property website...
29 July 2022
From: Breaking News
![Ex-upmarket agency boss launches network for premium leads](/upload/images/PropTech%20%26%20Online/PropertyDevelopmentImage-1-400x310.jpg)
Former Fine & Country chief executive David Lindley has teamed up with other industry heavyweights to launch a network of independent...
12 July 2022
From: Breaking News
![Marketing platform pledges to save agents 'time and money' with relaunched offering](/upload/images/Social%20Media/FB-Google-400x310.jpg)
Agent marketing platform Growth Track has rebranded with a new offering aiming to save firm’s money and boost their digital presence. Now...
15 June 2022
From: Breaking News
![Record 600 names on ESTAS Awards shortlist](/upload/images/ESTAS/EstasLogoStars-2020-400x310.png)
A record 600 firms and individuals have been shortlisted for the 2022 ESTAS Customer Service Awards. Sponsored by blockchain property network Coadjute,...
31 May 2022
From: Breaking News
![Agency groups announce major mortgage acquisitions](/upload/images/Logos/BelvoirGroup2022LogoNEW400x310.jpg)
The Belvoir Group has announced the acquisition of mortgage broker TIME. The agency franchise and financial services brand has acquired the entire issued...
24 May 2022
From: Breaking News
![Agency network aims to be first in the sector to go carbon neutral](/upload/images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/GreenEnvironment-400x310.png)
The Federation of Independent Agents (FIA) is aiming to become the first carbon neutral estate agency network. It has teamed up with...
20 May 2022
From: Breaking News
![Homesearch expands north of the border following agent requests](/upload/images/Locations/ScotlandFlag400x310.png)
Property data and estate agent prospecting platform Homesearch is expanding north of the border. After three years of operation in England and...
05 May 2022
From: Breaking News
![Property Natter: agency with a new concept and terrific fundraising](/upload/images/Site%20logos/PropertyNatter-2019-400x310.png)
As regular readers will know, I like to use this column to shout out about the independent agents who are the...
12 March 2022
From: Features
![Phil Spencer - Agents Have Standards … So Show The Customer!](/upload/images/Site%20logos/PhilSpencer-MoveIQ-EATLAT-400x310.jpg)
For an unregulated industry, agents have an awful lot of regulations to deal with. For example, there’s the mandatory membership of a...
02 February 2022
From: Breaking News
![Property Natter – the A-Z of property for 2021](/upload/images/Site%20logos/PropertyNatter-2019-400x310.png)
It really is beginning to look a lot like Christmas – just a week to go now. Presents all wrapped and...
18 December 2021
From: Features
![Independent agents’ trade group meets in person this week](/upload/images/Logos/FIAlogo400x310.jpg)
The Federation of Independent Agents is to hold its third ‘in person’ conference - called FIACON - this coming Friday in...
06 December 2021
From: Breaking News
![Property Natter – catching up with The Singing Estate Agent](/upload/images/Site%20logos/PropertyNatter-2019-400x310.png)
In this latest Natter piece zoning in on independent agents doing things differently, following on from the one I did with...
20 November 2021
From: Features
![Boomin’s SmartVal service has over 10,000 requests since launch](/upload/images/Logos/Boomin-Logo-400x310.jpg)
Fledgling portal Boomin says its new SmartVal tool has received over 10,000 requests since launching in early September. SmartVal is powered in part by...
07 October 2021
From: Breaking News
![Federation of Independent Agents reveals new partnership today](/upload/images/Logos/FIAlogo400x310.jpg)
The Federation of Independent Agents has today announced a strategic partnership with award-winning website creative firm Estate Apps. The partnership will enable...
28 September 2021
From: Breaking News
![Independent agents’ group celebrates passing key milestone](/upload/images/Logos/FIAlogo400x310.jpg)
The Federation of Independent Agents has passed the key milestone of 50 member branches covering in excess of 200 exclusive postcode...
08 September 2021
From: Breaking News
![Agents begin the process of becoming more important than Rightmove](/img/default/eat.png)
For many, paying money to use an estate agent is primarily because that company has a database of buyers or tenants....
30 June 2021
From: Breaking News
![30 and going strong - Q&A with Michael Jones as firm reaches milestone](/img/default/eat.png)
Michael Jones & Company celebrates its 30-year anniversary this year and, in an effort to both celebrate the work of local...
12 June 2021
From: Features
![Property Natter: talking Brexit, Covid, USPs and mews homes with Lurot Brand](/img/default/eat.png)
Independent agents come in all shapes, sizes and looks, many with their own USPs and little quirks. It is this variety...
05 June 2021
From: Features
![Portal lead management platform deal for independent agents](/img/default/eat.png)
The Federation of Independent Agents is forming a partnership with the new portal lead management platform Agent Response. Agent Response is led...
21 May 2021
From: Breaking News
![Cybercrime warning to estate agents holding sensitive data](/img/default/eat.png)
A leading industry trade body is warning that remote-working agents and smaller independent agencies are particularly vulnerable to the growing threat...
14 May 2021
From: Breaking News
![Property Natter: why agency must never become a closed shop](/img/default/eat.png)
The biggest news story in town this last week – which has brought people who don’t usually like or watch football...
24 April 2021
From: Features
![Purplebricks downgrade signals booming independent agents - claim](/img/default/eat.png)
International investment bank UBS has double-downgraded Purplebricks from ‘buy’ to ‘sell’ - and that could be good for independent agents, a...
22 April 2021
From: Breaking News
![Adrian Gill – talking agency consolidation, PropTech, retail and Boomin](/img/default/eat.png)
This time out, I speak to one of the industry’s biggest-hitters. Adrian Gill may have retired from frontline agency, having had...
15 April 2021
From: Breaking News
![Property Natter: meet the agent poet doing things unconventionally](/img/default/eat.png)
As you’ll know by now, I like to use the Natter to shine a light on independent agents doing things a...
27 March 2021
From: Features
![Independent agents’ group reveals entry criteria for new members](/img/default/eat.png)
The Federation of Independent Agents has released details of the entry criteria for agencies interested in joining the growing group. “We’re already...
26 February 2021
From: Breaking News
![Game Over for Propertymark? What future after shock resignations?](/img/default/eat.png)
Members of Propertymark are left wondering today what if any future there is for the industry’s trade body. The shock resignation yesterday...
18 February 2021
From: Breaking News
![In Conversation Today – Q&A with the man behind a 2020 success story](/img/default/eat.png)
By any available metric, Belvoir had a good 2020. Already a well-known and well-established name, it was highly praised for its...
21 January 2021
From: Breaking News
![Another new portal opens in bid to woo independent agents](/img/default/eat.png)
Another group of independent estate agents have launched a portal - a rival to a similar project launched by other agencies...
21 January 2021
From: Breaking News
![Independent agents not yet convinced about Boomin - claim](/img/default/eat.png)
The Federation of Independent Agents says a survey of member agencies suggests only around a fifth per cent would definitely be listing...
12 January 2021
From: Breaking News
![Independent agents launch portal alternative to Rightmove](/img/default/eat.png)
Independent agents inspired by the Say No To Rightmove campaign are to launch a rival portal next month. Wearethemarket is a portal...
08 January 2021
From: Breaking News
![Property Natter: backbone of our industry – Aspire-ing and roaring to greatness](/img/default/eat.png)
Firstly, Happy New Year – here’s to 2021 being less chaotic than the last! In the final part of our series on...
02 January 2021
From: Features
![Property Natter - backbone of our industry – the London way](/img/default/eat.png)
Many independents will be based in the capital, but given its size and breadth they may get drowned out even more...
19 December 2020
From: Features
![Property Natter: the backbone of our industry – charity, Cornwall and family!](/img/default/eat.png)
Welcome to part three of our ongoing series on local independent agents, as we seek to give this all-important part of...
05 December 2020
From: Features
![PropTech product for independent agents claims to slash 'lost business'](/img/default/eat.png)
The Federation of Independent Agents trade group has unveiled a new automated nurture product available exclusively to members - and it claims...
01 December 2020
From: Breaking News
![Property Natter - backbone of our industry: Golders Green to South Coast](/img/default/eat.png)
As regular readers will know, the Natter kickstarted a series last time out zoning in on local independent agents – the...
21 November 2020
From: Features
![Boomin still booming: another 10 agency sign-ups](/img/default/eat.png)
The soon-to-launch portal Boomin - set up by the people who founded Purplebricks- has signed another 10 independent agents. They are all...
17 November 2020
From: Breaking News
![Free-to-list portal set to launch Artificial Intelligence marketing system](/img/default/eat.png)
Residential People, one of many free-to-list platforms in the hectic portal marketplace, is set to launch which it calls its “AI...
13 November 2020
From: Breaking News
![Independents are our industry’s backbone - want to be involved?](/img/default/eat.png)
As you may have seen over the weekend, the long-running Property Natter column – penned by Angels Media chief executive, Nat...
11 November 2020
From: Breaking News
![Date revealed for largest-ever combined ESTAS 2021 Awards](/img/default/eat.png)
The 2021 ESTAS Customer Service Awards are to be held on Friday June 11. For the first time the awards will host...
09 November 2020
From: Breaking News
![Property Natter - spotlight on independents: the backbone of our industry](/img/default/eat.png)
Firstly, let’s get the obvious out of the way. Lockdown 2, as it’s being known, is now with us, but fortunately...
07 November 2020
From: Features
![Independent agency launches new brand to honour former boss](/img/default/eat.png)
Independent estate agency Heywoods has undergone a major rebrand in honour of its former boss Chris Stops. Stops, 57, passed away in...
16 September 2020
From: Breaking News
![Corporates and onliners lose market share to local firms - claim](/img/default/eat.png)
Independent agents are busier than they have ever been thanks to the post-lockdown surge but larger corporates are actually losing market...
14 September 2020
From: Breaking News
![Agency networks to compete against each other for first time](/img/default/eat.png)
A new customer service award category at The ESTAS will see agency networks competing against each other for the first time. Networks...
14 September 2020
From: Breaking News
![OnTheMarket’s financial advisers talk up company and new CEO](/img/default/eat.png)
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...
02 September 2020
From: Breaking News
![Agents Do Charity - and there’s a long weekend here at last…](/img/default/eat.png)
You might be forgiven for thinking we’ve been cheated out of our Bank Holidays this year, as so many fell during...
28 August 2020
From: Breaking News
![Independent agents offered live-streaming PropTech platform](/img/default/eat.png)
The Federation of Independent Agents has announced its latest partnership - this time with a live-streaming viewing service called Gavl. The platform...
10 August 2020
From: Breaking News
![Online agencies and independents grab larger market share](/img/default/eat.png)
A survey of estate agents’ market share post-lockdown indicates significant advances for independent agencies and online operators. TwentyCi, a data consultancy, says...
05 August 2020
From: Breaking News
![New portal reveals charges to agents plus extra for multi-listing service](/img/default/eat.png)
The new portal OpenBrix, which is powered by Blockchain, has revealed its fee structure ahead of its formal launch on September...
04 August 2020
From: Breaking News
![Independent Agents group links up with recruitment specialists](/img/default/eat.png)
The Federation of Independent Agents has announced its latest partnership offering exclusive services for members - it property recruitment firm The...
13 July 2020
From: Breaking News
![Property Natter – who are the industry’s major trade bodies?](/img/default/eat.png)
They are the names we hear about often, pushing for this or seeking clarifications on that. They are the representatives of...
04 July 2020
From: Features
![Horses for courses - the rise of the personal agent](/img/default/eat.png)
The phrase ‘game-changer’ has been hugely overused. But when applied to how Covid-19 is changing the way estate agents will work...
20 June 2020
From: Features
![Say No To Rightmove campaign says 'list on Zoopla, support OTM'](/img/default/eat.png)
The Say No To Rightmove campaign has set out strategy suggestions for independent agents facing steep portal bills. A 10-page document reveals...
16 June 2020
From: Breaking News
![Desk Shields & Social Distancing Signage from Kremer Signs](/img/default/eat.png)
Social distancing will be part of our daily routine moving forward for the foreseeable future and if you run an estate...
04 June 2020
From: Sponsored Content
![Online Auctions Why Estate Agents Are Joining LetsBid](/img/default/eat.png)
Lets Bid works in partnership with a variety of Estate Agents across the Uk from big franchise brands like Winkworth /...
04 June 2020
From: Sponsored Content
![Exclusive: Independent agents' group links with soon-to-launch portal](/img/default/eat.png)
The fast-growing trade group for independent estate agents has launched a partnership with the soon-to-launch Homesearch portal. Of the various free-to-list portals...
22 May 2020
From: Breaking News
![Independent agents’ group and awards platform reveal new partnership](/img/default/eat.png)
The Federation of Independent Agents and the ESTAS review and awards platform have formed what they call “a key partnership.” The FIA...
01 May 2020
From: Breaking News
![Property Natter: a week in the life of…agents in lockdown!](/img/default/eat.png)
Lockdown measures are still in place for another two weeks, at least, with the possibility of them being extended beyond that....
25 April 2020
From: Features
![Kick-start your agency out of lockdown - key webinar this morning](/img/default/eat.png)
Hello and welcome to Conquering Corona, our bid to help agents through the crisis. If you have appropriate advice to share with...
16 April 2020
From: Breaking News
![It’s 2024: what will the industry look like, post-Coronavirus?](/img/default/eat.png)
There’s a sense that we really are on the verge of a huge change in the industry. It’s too early to be...
04 April 2020
From: Features
![Say No To Rightmove - the fight goes on says campaign leader](/img/default/eat.png)
The key figure behind the Say No To Rightmove campaign says the fight for more realistic fees goes on - and...
27 March 2020
From: Breaking News
![New webinars, contingency plans, trade group info - Conquering Corona](/img/default/eat.png)
Hello and here’s the next batch of guidance and advice from different sectors of the industry, many from influential trade groups. It’s...
19 March 2020
From: Breaking News
![Portals Say No! They reject agents' plea for virus payment holiday](/img/default/eat.png)
The three leading portals have rejected an appeal to give the industry a payment holiday to help firms through the Coronavirus...
13 March 2020
From: Breaking News
![The future of renting for property service providers](/img/default/eat.png)
The property management industry is evolving at a rapid pace, thanks almost entirely to the rise in PropTech. Hundreds, if not thousands...
26 February 2020
From: Features
![Blood and branches will be shed in Countrywide merger, experts predict](/img/default/eat.png)
Some of the biggest figures in the industry have given Estate Agent Today their reaction to the news - broken yesterday...
24 February 2020
From: Breaking News
![Jed Topping, Business Development Executive for Virgin Media](/img/default/eat.png)
Who are you? Jed Topping, Business Development Executive for Virgin Media How can sales and letting agents work with Virgin Media to earn extra revenue?...
20 February 2020
From: 60 Second Interview
![String of independent agents named as latest members of trade body](/img/default/eat.png)
The Federation of Independent Agents has revealed the names of a string of new member companies from across the UK. Founder Graham...
11 February 2020
From: Breaking News
![Independent agents offered ground-breaking new homes opportunities](/img/default/eat.png)
Independent agents in a fast-growing trade body are to be given the opportunity to secure exclusivity on land deals and new...
27 January 2020
From: Breaking News
![Independent agents’ group reveals new software deal for members](/img/default/eat.png)
Estate Agent Today understands that the fast-growing Federation of Independent Agents’ trade group has announced a new partnership - this time...
20 January 2020
From: Breaking News
![Emily Hawthorne, mio Account Manager for the South West of England](/img/default/eat.png)
Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Emily Hawthorne, mio Account Manager for the South West of...
07 January 2020
From: 60 Second Interview
![Market intelligence boost for independent agents in new trade body](/img/default/eat.png)
Agents who join the fast-growing Federation of Independent Agents will have full access to the new Homesearch mine of data. Homesearch debuted...
11 December 2019
From: Breaking News
![New portal led by agents will do what OnTheMarket failed to do](/img/default/eat.png)
A new portal claims it will do what OnTheMarket failed to do, and offer an agent-led operation charging every agency branch...
04 December 2019
From: Breaking News
![Training - how can you be the best estate agent?](/img/default/eat.png)
Here at sales progression and communication tool mio, we recently caught up with Sarah Edmundson, co-director of The AllStars Group, the...
30 November 2019
From: Features
![Exclusive: new app allows agents to test interest in properties pre-sale](/img/default/eat.png)
A new app is being launched which allows agents to gauge possible interest in a property before it is formally put...
28 November 2019
From: Breaking News
![Property Natter: do agents need to adapt to modern communication methods?](/img/default/eat.png)
As we know, the world’s moving very fast and how we communicate now is drastically different to even 10 years ago....
16 November 2019
From: Features
![Portals: How much does YOUR branch pay?](/img/default/eat.png)
The big question for the industry at the moment is the cost and future of portals. This is especially key for agents...
15 November 2019
From: Breaking News
![Exclusive: “multiple agents may quit Rightmove” says new group](/img/default/eat.png)
“Multiple”members of the new trade body, the Federation of Independent Agents, are considering cancelling their subscriptions to Rightmove. FIA founder Graham Lock...
12 November 2019
From: Breaking News
![Agency in long-term deal to provide financial services to regional chain](/img/default/eat.png)
Belvoir has struck an innovative eight-year exclusivity agreement with Dacres, the 20 office estate agency network based in Yorkshire, to deliver...
08 November 2019
From: Breaking News
![Independent agents’ group holding inaugural conference this week](/img/default/eat.png)
The Federation of Independent Agents, the new trade group set up in May, is holding its first conference this week. The FIA...
24 September 2019
From: Breaking News
![Mandatory qualifications for agents - will they help the industry?](/img/default/eat.png)
Earlier this year, the Regulation of Property Agents (RoPA) working group announced the initial details of plans for mandatory qualifications and...
18 September 2019
From: Features
![More portals needed to disrupt Rightmove and Zoopla says new rival](/img/default/eat.png)
A free-to-list property portal says that contrary to opinion within parts of the agency industry, the more portals there are the...
15 August 2019
From: Breaking News
![How can technology help letting agents become more efficient?](/img/default/eat.png)
Have you asked yourself why technology is so important in letting agency today? Just look around and you will know why. Almost...
03 August 2019
From: Features
![Over 12 agencies named as latest members of independents’ group](/img/default/eat.png)
The fledgling Federation of Independent Agents has revealed a list of agents which have joined the scheme. The very latest is Oakwood...
23 July 2019
From: Breaking News
![Free-to-list portal claims 800 new enquiries for agents in four weeks](/img/default/eat.png)
A new global free-to-list property portal says it has secured 800 new property enquiries for estate agents in the last four...