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The Covid-19 crisis has forced the UK property industry to rethink the way it operates. With little warning, the pandemic disrupted the...

I was asked a question by a German journalist yesterday. What is the biggest lesson German and European PropTech founders can...

Family houses are under-occupied and only incentives to downsize can help improve the housing market - with a stamp duty cut...

The man who has been Rightmove’s head of innovation for the past five years has joined an online agency. Hannes Buhrmann has...

A mystery group, believed to consist of high-level former agents and suppliers, is asking the industry for its feedback on current...

First details of the government’s programme to allow businesses to reopen have begun to emerge - with little comfort for estate...

An instant valuation service has launched a new tool aimed at helping agents prioritise leads through prospective vendors uploading photographs to...

An industry stalwart has urged critics of Rightmove to fight for the portal to offer agents a fairer pricing system, not...

We are all operating in peculiar times. Times of great upheaval. Our lives are both in a complete state of flux...

Hello, and welcome to Wednesday’s guidance and advice for agents and suppliers trying to find a way through the current crisis. If...

Just a month ago our homes felt, for many of us, to be a mere pitstop on a centrifuge of work,...

Working from home is something of a leveller right now, applying to people in the capital and in the sticks, but...

Due to the current Coronavirus pandemic, we are all being told to stay at home as much as possible to contain...

One of Britain’s most outspoken and high profile agents has quit Rightmove in spectacular fashion, using an open letter to the...

A Spanish housebuilder’s bespoke system to allow prospective buyers to view properties without visiting is being offered to the UK agency...

More than 18 months on from the acquisition of ZPG for £2.2 billion by Silver Lake Partners, a US private equity...

The landscape of the estate agency market in the UK is evolving to reflect changes in the way we live our...

The 2010s were a good decade for disrupters. Early on, Airbnb and Uber shook up the holiday lettings/hospitality and traditional black...

A new homes portal says that in the past year it’s seen a rise of 82 per cent in website visitors and...

For a very long time, it was one of the best ways – if not the best way – of generating...

The Hunters franchise group says it’s now the third largest agency in the UK, and it promises to reveal a major...

In the field of conveyancing, there’s a new dynamic at play. And that dynamic is customer-driven and customer-focused, using digital technology...

Estate Agent Today understands that the fast-growing Federation of Independent Agents’ trade group has announced a new partnership - this time...

Following on from the second half of the last decade, the first few weeks of 2020 have been a bit mad...

Zoopla has revealed large growth in agency membership and visitor figures for 2019. Since being bought by US equity firm Silver Lake,...

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

Zoopla has this afternoon announced a massive growth programme for 2020 with 120 new staff and expansion in most of its...

Here’s the final part of our questioning of the three portals based on comments and queries from our readers - thanks...

When we launched Reapit’s Foundations Platform as a Service (PaaS) in November, it may have seemed like a recent development in...

A new tie-up between Coadjute, a network for decentralised workflow and data sharing within the property industry, and banks including NatWest...

The portals say they are ready and willing to play their part in changes approaching the industry, ranging from new agency...

The Australian agent is a very different beast to his or her British counterpart - and it’s not just because we...

Everyone thought John Bercow was short. It probably didn’t help that I was on stage just before him. 5ft 6 versus...

In a new video interview, Steve Carroll, director of industry relations at Real Estate Group, tells industry commentator Christopher Watkin why...

Humberts is the latest estate agency to announce that it’s going to offer customers the controversial Modern Method of Auction option. The...

Last week, it was announced that Plentific, the London-based tenant experience, has raised $32 million in Series B funding. Plentific’s model sees...

Hello and welcome to the regular Monday Property Jobs Today feature, your chance to catch up with who’s moving where in...

KPMG published its Global PropTech Survey 2019 last week with the title: Is your digital future in the right hands? Interesting question:...

Two separate former High Street estate agents have sung the praise of switching to the hybrid business model. Appleby’s in Gloucestershire is...

This line is one that I use a lot in my speeches and presentations, often as part of the final slide. I...

This week’s Natter is dedicated to three contrasting agencies doing things differently, from a recently established hybrid to a design-led, Insta-friendly...

I was shocked, not so long ago, by an out of office reply I received upon sending an email to a...

The Australian agent is a very different beast to his or her British counterpart - no surprises there. And it’s not...

It was in this very column, back in July, when I wrote about how the British government was starting to take...

A few weeks ago, I came across a couple of really interesting articles which I immediately thought worth writing a piece...

A relatively new company which signs up vendors and then effectively sub-contracts their sales to strongly-performing local estate agents says it...

Hello, welcome to the new working week and the latest PJT. Before we kick off, a reminder to please let us know...

The share price of the UK's largest estate agency remained steady yesterday following its appointment of a new chief operating officer. Countrywide...

I have been banging on about partnerships and collaborations for years now. Whether it’s between two real estate firms, two PropTech firms,...

I want to take the time this week to talk about PropTech startups and how they can often be seen to...

A story from America caught my eye this week. It’s about a company called Curbio partnering with another called The Keyes...

In a previous Natter, I promised to talk more about CRMs – and here I stick to that promise. Following on from...

There are those who say that PropTech is at risk of becoming a bubble market, and others who say bubbles don’t...

I remember the day well; the day we all fell foul of addiction, the day our website was launched. Until then, at...

Former Purplebricks US chief executive officer Eric Eckardt is seeking some £6m in funding from across the world for his latest...

I suspect that at some time we have all rented an Airbnb (I am sitting on the couch of one as...

As real estate firms begin to execute their Q3 strategies and think more closely about Q4, there is one major question...

They will be the doctors, lawyers, teachers, thinkers, leaders and captains of industry of the not too distant future, but is...

Innovate or Die. But What is Innovation? It Isn’t just PropTech A certain Mr Dick Whittington Esquire was once convinced that the...

News this week tells of Zehomes, the German property management company, raising €13 million in Series-A funding, bringing its all-time total...

As the founder of Jupix, I worked in the property industry between 2008 - 2014. I had the privilege to lead...

This week, you find me in Italy. Now that we’ve entered that languid month of August, where all of real estate...

I wrote last week about Keller Williams and how their leader, Gary Keller, is doing an admirable job of driving innovation through...

Have you asked yourself why technology is so important in letting agency today? Just look around and you will know why. Almost...

Keller Williams continues to drive culture, mentality, and process transformation by partnering with DocuSign to enable electronic signatures. It’s another lesson in...

1. Win More Listings For estate agency in the UK, the number one task is to get new properties to market. However,...

I feel I am in a fortunate position. I have been central to the PropTech movement for a number of years,...

The recent announcement of a clicktopurchase partnership demonstrates some much-needed progression from Rightmove. In doing so, however, it could be said it...

The city of Norwich has become the sixth part of the UK to switch from council Local Land Charges to digital...

Specialist providers catering for the over-50s has welcomed a move by high-end estate agency Knight Frank to move into equity release. Commenting...

With this summer marking forty years since Margaret Thatcher came to power, her legacy continues to invoke both celebration and consternation...

This week, I want to take a look at the Israeli startup, Venn, an urban revitalisation firm which has recently received...

In the second part of my exploration of startups, I talk to a number of people with lived experience of creating...

A 176 year old agency is claiming success with its first online auction lot selling for over twice the guide price. It...

I want to take the time this week to look at an area of PropTech and real estate which is seeing...

An interesting analysis of Rightmove’s performance on the stock market has led to questions about the long-term profitability and viability of...

It’s London Tech Week, everybody! The sprawling city-wide event taking in dozens of conferences, events, workshops, panel debates and so on,...

PropTech start-up BestAgent is to stage a day-long event for suppliers to the agency industry later this month. This follows BestAgent founder...

Emoov and Countrywide: what a pair, observers might say. They present a tale of two failures - although, in the case of...

In today’s crowded property marketplace, the needs of tenants have changed. With a greater emphasis on quality of living, tenants are increasingly...

One of my biggest concerns in all of my writing, speaking and influencing around PropTech is that for the people we...

We’ve reached the final instalment of my market transformation do’s and don’ts.  In previous articles, we’ve looked at: Do encourage, don’t deter;...

Whether you love or hate it, Purplebricks has undoubtedly left its mark since arriving on the scene in 2015 – much...

It was long awaited, much anticipated and, thankfully, incredibly well attended. FUTURE PropTech 2019 was a big hit and a truly global affair. For...

I hope you had another wonderful Bank Holiday weekend; only three weeks to hold on until the next one. Personally, it...

During our school days, most of us did that task where we imagined and drew the homes of the future, but...

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

The new Federation of Independent Agents - scheduled to launch this week - has revealed a partnership with reviews platform Feefo. The...

It’s not often we can enjoy beautiful sunshine on bank holidays, but I suppose this one was a particularly blessed weekend,...

With Easter now upon us (happy Easter, by the way, and hope you’re enjoying the long weekend, the Easter eggs and...

Low risk letting is everyone’s aim, but unless legitimate guidelines are followed it’s difficult to know if a tenant will prove...

It has been a long time coming, but the tenant fees ban, which forbids landlords and letting agents in England from...

Foxtons and Quintain have both recently made an important decision about their technological innovation, the same decision must also be made...

It’s a testing time for the property industry, amid Brexit fears, a slowing market and the looming tenant fees ban.  There’s no...

New figures from the Equity Release Council suggest more growth in this sector, alarming those agents who see this as a...

Whether it is legacy providers with new, young businesses, or large banks with PropTech startups, all types of cross-collaboration are vital. It’s...

This article was originally written for City AM in response to an article it published attacking letting agents. See more here.  A...

This month’s MIPIM conference in Cannes once again played host to the final round of the much coveted MIPIM Startup Competition.  The...

An interesting debate has been sparked in PropTech this week. It started with an interview, published on YouTube, in which Kristjan Byfield...

Who are you? Mikus Opelts, CEO of Giraffe360 What is Giraffe360 and what does it do? Giraffe360 is a unique digital photography subscription service...

When you recruit a new member of staff, training should be one of your main priorities.  After initial training, ongoing training and...

Rightmove has this morning given its 2018 report to shareholders, laying bare the huge financial wealth of the company which dominates...

No doubt we’ve all seen the recent Purplebricks news - shares have, according to the BBC, ‘plunged after it slashed its...

The chief executive and founder of a developer and property investment group says Purplebricks is “an excellent business” but its recent...

It’s been a theatrical week in Westminster with talk of defections and duplicity worthy of Shakespeare. Yet the estate agency world has...

In these tougher times, we recognise that helping agents win new inventory is the key to their businesses.  There were more than...

Interesting news this week from South Africa where the PropTech startup, Flow, has raised R20m in the country’s 'biggest PropTech seed...

The head of an online agency has accused the National Association of Estate Agents’ conference of being “a sea of old...

We all know the three essential things an estate agent must have on their website include the ability to be able...

What do BREXIT and PropTech have in common?  I got thinking about this question for a number of reasons this week but...

At the end of January the Asian PropTech company PropertyGuru announced the imminent launch of beta-phase testing of its cutting-edge new product, PropertyGuru Lens. This...

Hello and welcome to this week’s PJT.  Everyone here let us know about their jobs news by emailing press@estateagenttoday.co.uk - please do...

The online publication aimed at London’s high-rolling property professionals, Prime Resi, has named what it believes to be the capital’s 10...

By thinking outside the box, agents can truly embrace the idea of space-as-a-service and create entirely new, and highly valuable, streams...

If Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology is as sophisticated as they say, Porter Pioneers’ launch could leave agents kicking their feet.  Those of...

There’s been another raft of movers and shakers in the industry in recent days, so this is a busy Property Jobs...

“Estate Agents must be suffering from supplier fatigue. Where do you even begin? Most agents haven’t got the time.” So started the...

The Minister for Digital and the Creative Industries, Margot James, has used social media to say she is “thrilled to see...

It’s time to think about planning the 2019 events calendar. This year, there are more PropTech conferences scheduled than ever before,...

In the past year it seems every other story has been about PropTech - the big stuff like Purplebricks and the...

For my final EAT contribution of 2018, I’ve put together a list of Christmas gifts that you could buy your PropTech-loving...

Purplebricks says it has £100m net cash to exercise “relentless innovation” and benefit from an industry shake-out that will ”expose undercapitalised traditional...

It’s that time of year again where we start saying goodbye to 12 months of hard work and start looking forward...

Zoopla claims a new Property Valuation Report being trialled in nine areas will win more leads for agents.  The PVR will use...

Thanks to vast improvements in processing powers, the use of virtual reality (VR) in some sectors is becoming more evident than...

In his keynote speech at the recent Negotiator Conference, Professor Andrew Baum sparked debate throughout the property industry. Baum’s speech, which began...

Last year it was ‘disruptor’ and before that came ‘exclusive’ - now, according to one estate agency at least, the over-used...

To say legendary ZPG founder and CEO Alex Chesterman left big boots to fill when he stepped back from day-to-day operations...

Artificial intelligence (AI) is playing an increasingly important role in our lives – from virtual assistants such as Amazon’s Alexa and...

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

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

This won’t be a long article. Just to the point and hopefully with a nice angle to it.  I get asked at...

A recent 'red flag alert' report from an insolvency firm warned that the number of real estate businesses defined as being...

I am currently in the back of a taxi. The deadline for this piece is looming and I am desperate to...

Not so long ago, the best estate agents were those who did the best work for their clients and therefore built...

No, I haven’t lost the plot. Such a thing exists – and if you’re familiar with North London, there is a...

The last couple of weeks’ articles were penned very much for a specific agent readership, something I am trying to be...

When Professor Andrew Baum’s PropTech 3.0 report was first published, a small event was held to celebrate the very first academic...

Last week, the first of a new kind of industry event took place; an open debate between agents and PropTech suppliers. Strong...

Some conveyancers must publish some price and service information on their websites and in other media from December 6, according to...

Propteq Global Property Technology and Innovation summit takes place in London on 26 - 27 Sep. 75 of the world's leading...

DISCLAIMER: The author of this article retains no responsibility for any reader discomfort experienced when recalling the seemingly endless horrors of...

Last week, I wrote about the speed of innovation in the Far East. This week I’d like to do the same...

A 'new breed' estate agency with no shop front, which uses bloggers to market its properties, has announced the opening of...

A few stories caught my eye this week from China, all of which announce the arrival of cutting-edge technological innovation in...

I received a press release yesterday - one of many that get sent my way - and, as I always do,...

Why do we choose to engage with one application more than another, or find ourselves returning to the same piece of...

My eye was caught yesterday morning by news that PropTech company, Agent Software, is claiming that ‘some agencies deliberately over-value properties...

When Oakland A’s, a small-market team, stunned the baseball world 16 years ago by transforming itself into world-beaters on a shoestring-budget,...

At first sight, to suggest this is a good time for an agency business to go for an IPO - that...

Hello again from Italy. Only another week or so left out here, working every day from the same table at my...

The Council for Licensed Conveyancers says it wants legal practice websites to list cost information, including whether they have referral arrangements. The...

There have been two stories dominating the PropTech headlines over this past week. As WeWork places a gentle arm around the...

Hello and welcome to this week’s PJT, the place where you find all the key agency industry moves over recent days. Please...

‘Up’ is the key word in Rightmove’s figures for the first half of 2018, released to the City and to shareholders...

One of the property industry’s best known figures, Richard Berridge, has teamed up with estate agency My London Home to lead...

Since January 2018, nine of the UK’s biggest banks have allowed competitors direct access to customer data as part of the...

Before I get into the nitty gritty of the government (well, one of its startup accelerator schemes) giving away £20,000, let...

I loved my Foxtons office. I started in the Battersea branch. It was the old-style office; traditional carpets, actual properties in...

The German publishing company Axel Springer has increased its stake in Purplebricks to 12.5 per cent - and says it may...

By now we’ve all seen news about the long-term decline in property sales and competition from online alternatives leading to ‘more...

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

Cast your mind back to July 2008 – Gordon Brown was Prime Minister, the Euros were in full swing in Austria/Switzerland...

The time has come for full PropTech/property integration and only those who open themselves to the globe will be part of...

What a big week for PropTech! With the very first MIPIM PropTech conference, taking place in Paris today and tomorrow, comes...

The pace of change is extraordinary. As we reach the middle of one conversation, rumblings of the next already begin. I think...

Having recently attended FUTURE: PropTech in London, it struck me just how far the integration of property and technology has progressed...

A property portal that describes itself as free-to-list has launched today, taking the industry by surprise - however, at least one...

Is there really any true value to an estate agent in our current climate? Will there be a role for traditional agents...

Last time out I looked at the growing importance of content, social media and design – but these should only form...

Respected industry spokesperson Kristjan Byfield is continuing his fightback against the negative coverage of the agency industry in the mainstream press...

Well last week was interesting. The column about my decision to put the property on with a letting agent went viral.  This was...

That’s it. I’ve given up. The lull has continued and it’s becoming quite a bore.  The price drop hasn’t worked. The revamped...

The prospect of technology transforming the selling and buying process, including more power for portals and especially online agents, dominated parts...

There is a lull in my imminent flat sale. Just no activity at all, despite a price reduction!  So, I am forced...

The Future: PropTech conference takes place in under a fortnight’s time on May 2 and over 1,200 delegates have now been...

As the estate agency business in England moves towards being more robust with professional qualifications and higher standards being introduced, there...

To say I had a lot of reaction to last week's column about selling my flat would be an understatement. I've never...

Just like that, the Easter Bank Holiday has come and gone and I find myself now looking ahead to the Summer.  The...

It’s all very easy, talking and evangelising about the use of technology in the property market, but, now that I’m selling...

As always seems to be the case with Purplebricks, the hybrid agency has had a good week...and a bad one. Undeniably impressive...

Last week, a story was published by CNBC about a couple who sold their home, for above the asking price, without...

Purplebricks has given details of how it intends to use some of its new investment, and in particular is spelling out...

Purplebricks has announced what it describes as “a strategic investment from Axel Springer, Europe’s leading digital publisher” - but this comes...

For part two of the 'Day in the life of' series, I spoke to Peter Kavanagh, who first joined Romans in...

Three weeks has flown by (I missed an early deadline last week - apologies) and I find myself writing the next...

A property technology analyst has floated the idea that portals could become eclipsed by powerful alternatives such as Google, triggered by...

Smart sensors, and smart technology as a whole, are enjoying a period of accelerated innovation and adoption.  It’s my opinion that such...

Greetings from Cannes, where the sun is finally shining over MIPIM. I’m sure many of you are out here, too, and...

The UK PropTech Awards are fast approaching. The window is open for applications and nominations and on May 2, the winners...

Firstly, a huge thanks to everyone who shared and commented on my first blog and for all those that emailed me...

A mergers and acquisitions specialist says traditional agencies have been pushed into becoming more innovative by the rise of portals and...

One of the country’s leading PropTech entrepreneurs has responded to recent criticism of online estate agencies and their allegedly-poor record of...

We think about technology all the time. At least, I do. And there’s nothing left in property that technology hasn’t touched...

The death of traditional TV – where viewers sit down together to watch shows at defined times – has been much...

Co-Founder Gary Keller has declared that Keller Williams (KW) is, 'no longer a real estate company...we are a technology company No....

PropTech has been the industry soundbite for the last couple of years. For many of my fellow agents, I think it’s one...

I had an interesting meeting last week with a VR company called Garou. Based in New York, they claim to have...

Purplebricks’ new UK chief executive officer, Lee Wainwright, is to address a major industry conference in May - his first address...

I have high expectations for this year’s PropTech events and property conferences.  Those that I attended in 2017 demonstrated a real step...

Fall-through rates have long been a problem for the UK residential property market, the issue is nothing new. Today, however, the...

Arun Estates says his group’s four main operating companies are to become ‘premium brands’ through a mixture of marketing and PropTech...

Well, I don’t know about you but after the holidays I've got an imprint just below my navel where my belt...

This week, news broke of the ‘first bitcoin homes’ being sold in the UK by Go Move, an estate agency in...

Hands up if you’ve read all of the property reports that have been published in the past week or so? Forever...

As we hurtle towards the end of 2017, it’s time to reflect on the year that’s just been.   Even better, this property-based...

As Augmented Reality (AR) and Microsoft’s Hololens showcase the finest in modern architecture, it’s time for me to think again about...

The housing industry has set out a list of demands in advance of the government’s hotly anticipated Autumn Budget on Wednesday.  Despite...

Online estate agent eMoov recently set itself apart by directly addressing the issues of openness and transparency that have long dogged the online business...

Countrywide's decision to 'pause' the roll-out of its online option for sellers and landlords is "unforgivable and dumbfounding" according to a...

Saudi Arabia has announced it’s to build a new mega-city, rising out of the desert sands in the kingdom’s north, adorning...

Crowdfunding is nothing new. As I pointed out in a previous Natter, it dates back centuries, playing a part in the...

With more news of PropTech investment, this time with Spotahome and Nested, one can’t help but wonder if this boom period is...

Conveyancers and the speed of local council searches have come in for criticism as details have emerged of the government’s consultation...

The government has launched a consultation this weekend calling for evidence on how to make the home buying process “cheaper, faster...

Last week was MIPIM PropTech Summit 2017 in New York, and it was the most oversubscribed to date - proof of the...

The upcoming national conference for the Relocation Agent Network is introducing an innovative format for part of its agenda - speed...

If an industry, which is going through a major change is going to truly implement change at every level, it must...

After some months of speculation within the industry, high-profile supplier Reapit has confirmed today that it is the subject of a...

As those of us in the industry know, there is a fine balance to strike between disruptive technology – and the...

When Kenneth Bruce, co-founder of Purplebricks, published an emotional post on social media this week, my first reaction was; what a...

And so summer draws to a close. The slow, lazy months of July and August have come to pass and the...

In this week’s Natter I’m going to get all political. Don’t worry, I won’t be giving my opinions on Brexit, Trump...

A new managing director has been named for EweMove - with the promise of more high-level appointments to come for the...

The stock exchange seems to be on everyone’s lips at the moment. There’s Agents’ Mutual seeking to float on the Alternative Investment...

Historically, short-term rentals have been an unattractive business for the majority of estate agents and property managers. Scarcity of demand from tenants...

The highly-popular FUTURE:PropTech conference, regarded as the leading event for showcasing and debating industry technology, has been confirmed again for next...

Two leading property technology experts have warned Foxtons that it risks failing to keep up with the digital revolution which the...

House hunters in the UK are the global leaders in online property research according to a new study from HSBC.    The bank...

In its latest report to shareholders, Rightmove has revealed yet more growth in agent numbers, traffic to its website, revenue per...

I would argue the property industry is fundamentally inefficient. Much of that inefficiency is now being handled by PropTech companies and...

ZPG has published its half-year figures this morning showing a six per cent rise in the number of agents and a...

Google, under the command of parent company, Alphabet, has set its sights on building the world’s first digital city, in Toronto,...

Two of the most influential figures behind the PropTech sector have run a microscope over Rightmove’s business model and technology -...

It’s that time of year again – peak conference/event season. And, while Brexit and a shock snap general election are dominating...

Two figures with high profiles in the world of PropTech have formed a consultancy to try to sell their services to...

As Trussle and Placester add to 2017s bonkers tally of PropTech investment, isn’t it time we end the conflict between Tech...

It seems prop-tech is exploding at a scary rate, and the latest brands are all trying to grab our attention by...

Excuse the puntastic (or not) title, but as you’ve no doubt already deciphered I took a trip northwards a couple of...

The chronic shortage of housing supply in the UK relative to demand has been a national issue for decades. The Government...

The story of the week has been the first steps of a trade body to represent independent estate agents - as...

The head of a new ‘disruptive’ online mortgage service says 2017 will see more major estate agency and other property businesses...

Forecasts are so last year: who anticipated Bowie, Brexit or Balls for example? Quotes, on the other hand, really ARE last year...

One of the key factors associated with an active private rental market in the UK, as detailed in the Dataloft PRS...

London Mayor Sadiq Khan’s aim of creating a 24-hour city is one step closer with the appointment of London’s first Night...

Relocation Agent Network has ended the year handing out 28 awards to individuals and firms at a gala dinner in London. The...

Working relationships between estate agents and conveyancers can be mutually beneficial with the referral of work between parties. However, they are missing...

It may be Halloween but here at Estate Agent Today we’re not getting distracted from honoured our heroic industry’s efforts to...

In recent weeks I have been carrying out question and answer sessions with some of the key figures in the property...

More estate agents are using – or at least considering using – virtual reality viewings as part of their services. But what...

A fantastic exclusive this week as I carry out a question and answer session with one of the leading names in...

Later on, the title of this piece should become clearer (at least I hope so). First, though, a few bits and...

The government is reported to have yet again delayed a decision on whether to privatise the Land Registry. The Financial Times says...

Zoopla Property Group is organising a series of seminars for agent members next month, aimed at promoting products offered by its...

With an anticipated “Call for Evidence” from the Dept of Business Innovation & Skills looking into the home-buying experience ETSOS is...

PropTech firm Plentific has teamed up with the HomeOwners Alliance to give another platform for its ‘Find a Pro’ service highlighting...

Summer finally arrived, the transport system (as always) went into meltdown, everyone complained that it was too hot and the sun...

Pi Labs, which has ex-TV Dragon James Caan and Countrywide amongst its investors, is partnering with a Canadian company in a...

Plans for the Northern Powerhouse scheme, designed to rival London and the South East as the main driver of economic growth...

Plentific - a proptech startup that operates a ‘find a professional’ service - has secured £2m in funding.  The service, which lists...

As a service provider to both Estate Agents and Conveyancing Solicitors from one platform, ETSOS sits in a fairly unique position...

The controversy over whether the Land Registry should be sold off will now not be resolved until a new Prime Minister...

It’s official; the estate agency business is tougher than ever. Contrary to perceptions that may exist amongst observers and even clients, the...

The Conveyancing Association is setting up a working group to consider how to increase transparency, cut unnecessary delays and costs, and...

Rightmove has begun testing a virtual reality viewing platform which will allow prospective buyers to view properties without leaving their own...

eMoov has announced that it has secured a loan of £500,000 to help it expand into lettings, international transactions and license...

The government's consultation on the proposed privatisation of the Land Registry closes today. Interested parties have had since March 24 to give...

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has challenged the government over its renewed attempt to privatise the Land Registry. Last week's Queen's...

An online petition against the privatisation of the Land Registry now has around 225,000 signatures with just over a week to...

The government is staying tight-lipped about it for the moment but there may be a major shake-up in house buying on...

On Tuesday we managed hail, snow, rain, sun and a chilly wind all in one day. Whatever you want to say...

A London agent says he has quit OnTheMarket and Agents’ Mutual as a result of the intervention of the Competitions and Markets...

This week, as the title suggests, I turn my attentions to the world of deposit protection schemes. Landlords have been legally obliged...

In 2014 there were 19,000 estate agent branches in the UK. Of which 18,000 were registered to list properties on the...

An executive director at hybrid estate agency EweMove has hit out at the government’s apparent support for innovation in the house...

Estate agents have been urged to follow the example of the travel agency industry and make high street offices more stimulating...

Who are you? Montana Hassan Tell us about yourself? I am the Business Development Director of Gnomen, my primary focus is to build strong...

Software. You might not give it much thought a lot of the time, but it’s an absolutely crucial part of how...

In line with the industry’s expectations, Rightmove has announced its results declaring a record performance by almost every measure. There were a...

The amount of column inches taken up by ‘property’ is at an all-time high.  In my mind there are two major contributing...

A branch of Connells has been named on a government website’s ‘name and shame list’ for failing to pay a member...

An agent has broken new ground by creating an open-plan shop which includes an agency office, a cafe and an interiors...

I started work in 1966 in Exeter with Fox & Sons then moved to a local company in Honiton soon after....

The founder and co-owner of hybrid estate agency EweMove has written to the chief executive of the OnTheMarket portal, lavishly praising...

It’s time to take a pause, to reflect and put into context—and what a year it has been for our industry...

There are a number of fairly recent regulations that agents need to comply with. One of them, now just over a year...

The director of a leading regional independent agency says the agency industry needs a thriving Zoopla to keep Rightmove in check,...

Estate agents interested in operating multiple listing services in the UK have the opportunity to meet one of the United States’...