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You don’t have to simply accept things as they are when it comes to managing your client accounts. If your bank...

Fine & Country is gearing up to host its International Annual Conference and Awards Gala titled ‘Dare to be Iconic’.  The event...

Two brothers who previously worked as estate agents have launched a new networking platform for property professionals in the UK. Chris Tremlett,...

Broadcast personality and presenter Jenni Falconer has been confirmed to return as the host of this year’s Propertymark One conference. She hosted...

The Guild of Property Professionals has launched a second virtual event this Autumn following its inaugural streamed event earlier this year. Scheduled...

Former England footballer turned TV pundit and property expert, Dion Dublin, is to headline the South East Property Expo.   The centre...

The majority of mortgage lenders have committed to showing more flexibility to struggling borrowers but the Government has confirmed that support...

The Able Agent has launched a white label training platform for firms to provide more branded and personalised content. The product, In-House...

Olympic gold medallist Dame Kelly Holmes, has been announced as Propertymark’s final keynote speaker for its landmark conference next month. She will...

Rightmove’s Level 3 Certificate for Estate and Lettings Agents (CELA) has been officially recognised by trade body Propertymark, alongside Propertymark Qualifications. The...

The dreaded ‘C word’ – compliance – has been facing Estate Agents for years now and it’s not going anywhere. Looking ahead...

We’re only in February and it’s already clear that this year will set the future direction of the private rented sector...

The Conveyancing Foundation has launched a new wellbeing at work survey for property professionals. The aim of the charity’s research is to...

Zoopla’s homepage may look a little different from today. The portal is supporting homeless charity Crisis’s Christmas fundraising campaign with a homepage...

Rightmove has launched a new agent qualification that has been officially approved by the government’s regulatory body, The Office of Qualifications...

Fine & Country is to embark on a regional roadshow next month, starting in Wales and moving throughout the UK. The regional...

Zoopla has teamed up with homelessness charity Crisis to help campaign for reform of housing benefits and to tackle the affordable...

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

Rightmove has unveiled details of a new qualification for agents. Sales and lettings agents can now sign up to register their interest...

A leading property association argues it won’t be long before we start to see house price growth slowing. According to the National...

The latest White Paper from the Institute of Residential Property Management (now part of The Property Institute) has called for customers...

High profile agents and industry executives are due to appear in a new video series to share best practice ideas online. The...

PropTech supplier tmgroup is to hold a six-part webinar series called Achieving Change: Think tomorrow, act today. The webinars - from linked...

With soaring property prices, supply continuing to be outstripped by demand and overworked and overtired industry professionals; we’re seeing the sector...

Hello and welcome to the latest PJT, your chance to catch up with who’s moving where in our industry. If you have...

Industry-wide adoption of Unique Property Reference Numbers could be one step closer after an announcement by a major trade body. The Conveyancing...

A property quango wants industry experts to join its board - and will pay £25,000 a year for what it calls...

The government has set up a committee to push forward ideas on the collective form of homeownership known as commonhold. Housing Secretary...

In the first of our revamped PropTech Today series - which will see six industry experts discussing a range of issues...

A series offering “insight and advice” to agents is being launched by Zoopla’s cloud-based software brand, Alto, which was acquired by...

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

Staying on top of the numbers and figures in a constantly changing industry can be stressful. Changing property prices can be...

The three leading portals have rejected an appeal to give the industry a payment holiday to help firms through the Coronavirus...

[Estate Agent Today was ‘off air’ for some of Wednesday and most of Thursday thanks to technical problems - we apologise...

‘Property ghosting’ is a problem that nearly all estate and letting agencies will face at one time or another. Ghosting, which is...

Our own industry’s upheaval over recent years has been no less dramatic than the turmoil at Westminster. The political earthquake has seen...

It’s likely that your agency or one of your clients has recently fallen foul of an old-fashioned trend which has been...

All the most successful startups of recent years – from Airbnb and Uber to Just Eat and Deliveroo – have melded...

NAEA and ARLA Propertymark have launched an initiative called Propertymark Inspire to promote training and compliance awareness amongst agents.  A statement says the...

In recent weeks our campaign to replace leasehold with commonhold has continued to gather momentum both in the press and across...

My article last week has sparked some really great engagement, which I’m delighted about!  Thank you to everyone who commented or dropped...

Four high-profile industry figures have sent an open letter urging agents to think about what they call “smarter marketing” in a...

The Guild of Property Professionals is seeking views from member agents on the government’s reform agenda.  The Regulation of Property Agents working...

Kit Malthouse has been making headlines this week, but – in keeping with his tenure as Housing Minister so far -...

Alongside hundreds of agents and suppliers, I recently attended the Guild of Property Professionals’ annual conference. As ever, it was a great...

It’s the word on everyone’s lips: after two and a half years of debate, and months before that leading up to...

Over the past year I've had so many conversations with agents telling me how they feel that offering a premium customer...

Given that online property portals, dominated by a handful of websites, are by far the most popular home search method, it...

A leading agency chief says the frequent churn of housing ministers means there is only one answer if our industry wants...

Some of Britain’s top property experts say bureaucracy, lack of cooperation and a dwindling number of smaller builders are the main...

A decade ago we were still years away from Purplebricks, Countrywide was a colossus in the industry, no one had thought...

Hello and welcome to the latest PJT, our regular Monday round-up of moves around our industry. Please let us know what’s happening...

Floor plans are an essential marketing tool, which play an important part in helping an estate agent sell a home.  A floor...

Countrywide’s attempt to rebuild its expertise pool following the Alison Platt era continues apace with the announcement today that John Hards...

Welcome to this week’s Property Jobs Today, our regular look at key moves inside our industry. Next week there’s no PJT as...

The long haul back for Countrywide appears to have begun with the first major name who left during the Alison Platt...

Between October and December 2017, some £822 million worth of UK residential property was sold at auction, according to the Essential...

An online estate agency which says it could be the next Purplebricks says prejudice against internet property transactions is waning  “With Neil...

It’s never been more important to show clients you know the market. Using market intelligence is a powerful tool. It allows...

Three separate surveys appear to suggest that even a long-term shortage of homes on sale is not enough to stop a...

It’s the news that has got everyone talking: Barclays are bringing back the 100% mortgage.  The market has taken a bit of...

Here are the top letting agents in Britain who go above and beyond to help their customers, as voted for by...