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Agency listings appear to be on the rise with major brands seeing a spike in valuations and instructions. Data from national agent Jackson-Stops...
24 May 2022
From: Breaking News

Auction house iamproperty is marking a record start to the year with landmark sales and fees raised for partner agents. The brand...
23 May 2022
From: Breaking News

The Acorn Group has opened its 40th branch in Sevenoaks under its Langford Russell brand. It isn’t opening quietly though and is...
20 May 2022
From: Breaking News

Google rather than the portals is the starting point for sellers finding an estate agent, a survey claims. A survey among 2,000...
19 May 2022
From: Breaking News

Supply is slowly increasing but there are signs that buyers are now biding their time. Analysis by property data company TwentyCi shows...
17 May 2022
From: Breaking News

Hybrid agent eXp UK is embarking on a national roadshow this month to showcase its US-inspired business model. It will visit London,...
13 May 2022
From: Breaking News

The limited amount of property stock continues to push up house prices despite cost of living concerns, surveyors claim. The latest RICS...
12 May 2022
From: Breaking News

Houses continued to be the preferred property type for prime London buyers last month as flat sales continue to struggle amid...
09 May 2022
From: Breaking News

There seems a consensus amongst agents, analysts and amateur pundits alike that the market will stay relatively strong for some months,...
09 May 2022
From: Breaking News

The proportion of offers accepted at or above asking price has hit a record high, research shows. The latest Propertymark Housing Report,...
26 April 2022
From: Breaking News

A new ‘local and independent’ boutique estate agency has been founded in the heart of Wimbledon Village, with a vision of...
22 April 2022
From: Breaking News

London’s prime sales market is set to underperform compared with 2021 but is still looking to be better than the pre-pandemic...
19 April 2022
From: Breaking News

It was a quiet first quarter this year for sanctions at The Property Ombudsman (TPO). The redress scheme has revealed that just...
08 April 2022
From: Breaking News

Estate agency marketing tool Spectre is planning to boost its data science team as it predicts greater use of artificial intelligence...
06 April 2022
From: Breaking News

Trading Standards has advised agents to update listings once they reach the "sold subject to contract" (SSTC) stage. It comes after legal...
05 April 2022
From: Breaking News

Visual images are key for securing the quickest sales at the best prices, according to a formal estate agency chief who...
04 April 2022
From: Breaking News

The self-employed model, after years of not really catching on fully, was given a major boost by the pandemic and the...
26 March 2022
From: Features

In a new column, solicitor Colum Smith, an expert in combating fraud at Taylor Rose MW Solicitors, explains why those looking...
26 March 2022
From: Features

When was the time you actively learned something new from your clients or competitors? If it’s a difficult question to answer quickly,...
19 March 2022
From: Features

Sales agreed per Propertymark member branch are now running at eight per month - the highest figure since last October according...
18 March 2022
From: Breaking News

An estate agent who has now become a PropTech entrepreneur says fees are absolutely not what makes a vendor choose who...
17 March 2022
From: Breaking News

The online agency brand eXp UK claims it’s growing at an industry leading pace - and it puts it all down...
11 March 2022
From: Breaking News

We know from our customer research that being able to showcase property that looks the best it can online is the...
09 March 2022
From: Features

Ben Ridgway and Jamie Cooke, co-founders of iamproperty Group brought together industry leaders in a recent roundtable to discuss the challenges...
08 March 2022
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An estate agent who has spent eight years working for traditional agencies has now set up his own hybrid operation, using...
07 March 2022
From: Breaking News

A popular myth suggesting 50 per cent of homes sell with a second agent, is simply untrue. That’s the claim from property...
02 March 2022
From: Breaking News

Well-known property expert and video interviewer Chris Watkin independently investigates how one piece of software is having such a big effect...
02 March 2022
From: Breaking News

We know that agents rely heavily on property software solutions to run their agency, particularly to ease the burden of administrative...
01 March 2022
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A national newspaper has lifted the lid on what it alleges to be the backgrounds of high-end self-employed agents who feature...
28 February 2022
From: Breaking News

OnTheMarket has inked a deal with Kremer Signs to supply agents with Smartboards to be added to For Sale signs -...
23 February 2022
From: Breaking News

In the first few months of 2022, agents have experienced some of the lowest stock levels in several years. The number...
23 February 2022
From: Breaking News

The overwhelming majority of vendors do not choose their estate agent based on fees, but on wider market expertise. That’s the finding...
23 February 2022
From: Breaking News

A PropTech platform claims its “unique” features will help its subscribers get a 1,500 per cent return on investment by the...
21 February 2022
From: Breaking News

Some regional property markets are perilously close to running out of any stock to sell. That’s the news from property data...
08 February 2022
From: Breaking News

Purplebricks is claiming that literally thousands of High Street agents from conventional bricks-and-mortar firms are applying to the agency. It says this...
01 February 2022
From: Breaking News

Low fee agents such as Purplebricks and some other online operators are generally not trusted by the public when selling their...
01 February 2022
From: Breaking News

Purplebricks says there’s an uncertain period ahead following a sharp loss of revenue in the first half of its trading year. In...
31 January 2022
From: Breaking News

Homesearch has won £5m new investment from venture capital firm Octopus Ventures - an organisation that has also backed three businesses...
20 January 2022
From: Breaking News

OnTheMarket agents are to have access to the prospecting tool SmartMail, produced by data firm Sprift. SmartMail is a canvassing and prospecting...
12 January 2022
From: Breaking News

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

A conveyancer has contacted Estate Agent Today suggesting that the Simplify Group IT data crisis could be the death knell for the company...
04 January 2022
From: Breaking News

As agents return to work after the Christmas break, here’s an insight into possible new instructions. A quarter of owners apparently think...
31 December 2021
From: Breaking News

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

A housing market forecast based on conveyancing instructions says average prices will dip this month. Average prices will fall by 1.1 per...
23 December 2021
From: Breaking News

Only one in eight sellers use the estate agent through which they purchased their home to begin with. That’s a staggering loss of...
21 December 2021
From: Breaking News

A petition is being started, urging the government to ban the payment of referral fees to estate agents. It’s reported to have...
06 December 2021
From: Breaking News

Rightmove has launched its second modular training course for agents, a sale skills exercise with high profile trainer Josh Phegan. The course is...
30 November 2021
From: Breaking News

A PropTech platform is urging agents to keep in touch with clients on their databases to increase their chances of future...
18 November 2021
From: Breaking News

It’s been a busy and arguably fruitful year for the property market, with an eager consumer base pushing forwards with their...
17 November 2021
From: Features

The average asking price across the UK is now £43,000 higher than it was in late 2019 according to data and...
17 November 2021
From: Breaking News

PropTech has seen a surge in uptake over the last few years for several reasons – be it the Covid-19 pandemic...
13 November 2021
From: Features

Franchise giant Winkworth says at least eight new offices will open next year, following an upbeat performance in 2021. In a trading...
12 November 2021
From: Breaking News

There’s been a significant rise in buyer interest in the energy efficiency of properties - but so far it’s making no...
11 November 2021
From: Breaking News

We have been speaking with many agents over the past months and the story appears the same with them all. There...
10 November 2021
From: Features

OnTheMarket says it delivered a record number of instant valuation enquiries last month, beating its previous best period in June of...
10 November 2021
From: Breaking News

A torrid period for Purplebricks' share value means it opens stock market trading today with a price of just 33p. This is less...
08 November 2021
From: Breaking News

Purplebricks' share price tumbled a remarkable 34 per cent this morning when trading opened on the London Stock Exchange. The price crashed...
04 November 2021
From: Breaking News

Zoopla says its new In-Search ads have secured over 38m impressions since their launch. ‘In-Search’ ads are hosted on Zoopla’s listings search...
03 November 2021
From: Breaking News

PropTech is booming, and its rise was only accelerated by the Covid-19 pandemic, which forced the real estate industry – as...
26 October 2021
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New figures from Knight Frank show that price growth in the high end country market moderated in the third quarter of...
26 October 2021
From: Breaking News

The housing market is not immune from the supply shortage hitting the economy, according to Knight Frank - with London the...
13 October 2021
From: Breaking News

OnTheMarket figures for the first half of this year show stronger revenue and improved profits. Agency numbers have increased modestly since January...
12 October 2021
From: Breaking News

More than 10,000 certificates have been awarded to agents who have taken Rightmove’s first modular training. This is an accredited GDPR course...
12 October 2021
From: Breaking News

Like most industries, estate agency is changing. A general trend to a more hybrid model, accelerated by the pandemic has resulted...
06 October 2021
From: Features

Hamptons is to expand the provision of New Homes and residential development services across all of its 90 branches, after a...
04 October 2021
From: Breaking News

It’s certainly the case that awareness of part exchange isn’t very high in the property and agency world, despite the potential...
22 September 2021
From: Features

In a 'coup' for property data firm Homesearch, Keller Williams UK, which has some 400 agents under its banner across the UK,...
21 September 2021
From: Breaking News

Business intelligence is paramount to companies looking to gain a competitive edge, particularly in saturated markets like estate agency. Each client...
08 September 2021
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Newly instructed properties across the country dropped by 10 per cent in August compared to July’s numbers, according to Homesearch. The company,...
07 September 2021
From: Breaking News

Tech, as has been shown more than ever during the pandemic, can be a wonderful thing – bringing people closer together,...
04 September 2021
From: Features

Chestertons, the London high-end estate agency chain, is reported to be looking for a buyer. Sky News says it’s hired Deloitte, the...
02 September 2021
From: Breaking News

A PropTech operator claims that agents currently pay around £250 per lead, averaging costs of different sources ranging from Google Ads...
02 September 2021
From: Breaking News

360 tour technology company Made Snappy has grown rapidly over the past 18 months and whilst many agents have grasped the...
28 August 2021
From: Features
26 August 2021
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A new survey of online and hybrid agents claims that they are now taking a 13 per cent share of the...
24 August 2021
From: Breaking News

The Property Ombudsman says there’s been a big increase in enquiries to its service in recent months, despite the pandemic. In its...
24 August 2021
From: Breaking News

Sinclair Taylor, the first company to offer debt solutions to estate agencies, has been acquired by The Broadriver Group, a diverse...
17 August 2021
From: Breaking News

Yet another housing market snapshot is reporting the stock of property for sale plummeting further downwards. Property website Home says that while...
13 August 2021
From: Breaking News

A major agency is predicting that the imbalance between supply and demand, which has characterised the housing market for all of...
10 August 2021
From: Breaking News

Transaction volumes in prime London fell in July according to data from LonRes. Transactions were down 22 per cent compared with July...
10 August 2021
From: Breaking News

Kevin Thomas, the long time director at Thomas Morris Sales & Lettings, is retiring from the industry after more than 40...
02 August 2021
From: Breaking News

The stamp duty holiday came and went with much fanfare. For many buyers it represented a rare opportunity to make some...
31 July 2021
From: Features

With stock remaining perilously short for most agents, the industry has been advised to use data to identify those existing owners...
30 July 2021
From: Breaking News

Available residential property listings across the country are at historic lows according to property data firm Homesearch. The company, which focuses its...
30 July 2021
From: Breaking News

Boomin has given its member agents more details of its new valuation tool being launched next month. Called SmartVal, it is described...
28 July 2021
From: Breaking News

It’s a big ask to expect anyone to suddenly change what they have always done, particularly if their results have proven...
21 July 2021
From: Features

The biggest challenge facing many agents in the current climate is the general shortage of stock, both for sales & lettings. Let’s...
21 July 2021
From: Breaking News

Property consultancy LonRes says June was a record-breaking month for property sales in the capital, with exchanges up 140 per cent...
20 July 2021
From: Breaking News

Let it never be said that this column isn’t here to help out agents directly. In this week’s Natter, I speak...
17 July 2021
From: Features

A leading agency in the capital says it’s seen its strongest ever half year of trading. According to Chestertons’ latest market analysis,...
07 July 2021
From: Breaking News

Purplebricks will this week reveal the result of almost two years of trials into a new pricing structure. The details will come...
05 July 2021
From: Breaking News

It doesn’t seem that long ago that 2D floorplans were considered cutting edge – but it’s safe to say they’re now...
01 July 2021
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Peter Everett - a veteran High Street estate agent with a quarter of a century at LSL and a decade at...
25 June 2021
From: Breaking News

There’s been a dramatic slump in instructions for online agencies, particularly Purplebricks, according to data produced by one online firm itself. 99Home...
24 June 2021
From: Breaking News

In the first of a two-part special with the presidents of the UK’s largest property trade organisation, we carry out an...
19 June 2021
From: Features

The property market is currently in a unique position where the number of house hunters looking for their next home is...
19 June 2021
From: Features

Average house prices in the year to the end of April increased by 8.9 per cent according to the government’s Office...
17 June 2021
From: Breaking News
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Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Well I rarely use them now! Chris Hodgkinson, Managing Director What...
16 June 2021
From: 60 Second Interview

Swiss investment bank UBS has advised investors to sell their Purplebricks shares as the market share for the controversial agency appears...
16 June 2021
From: Breaking News

As the high-street sees a dramatic increase in footfall1, a trend that is set to continue, agents are elevating their window...
07 June 2021
From: Sponsored Content

OnTheMarket has announced new functionality in a direct bid to take on Rightmove and Zoopla. The functionality, to go live within the...
03 June 2021
From: Breaking News

Before you read on, ask yourself, how many times did you hear “we want to move, but just we can’t find...
26 May 2021
From: Features

A controversial league table of corporate agents’ market share is deliberately excluding Purplebricks and other online agencies. This is despite Purplebricks this...
20 May 2021
From: Breaking News

Data consultancy LonRes has given a typically upbeat assessment of the Prime London sales market - despite the effects of Coronavirus...
20 May 2021
From: Breaking News

Three of the leading portals have made major announcements as the fierce rivalry between the big players continues apace. Firstly Zoopla claims its latest...
19 May 2021
From: Breaking News

Gathering and analysing feedback at all stages in the customer journey is highly important. So, where do we begin? For many estate...
15 May 2021
From: Features

OnTheMarket has signed an exclusive commercial partnership with property data specialist Sprift, to provide free market appraisal guides. These can be customised...
13 May 2021
From: Breaking News

A series offering “insight and advice” to agents is being launched by Zoopla’s cloud-based software brand, Alto, which was acquired by...
11 May 2021
From: Breaking News

Rightmove is to roll-out two-factor authentication within Rightmove Plus to try to protect agents against attempts by fraudsters to steal leads and...
10 May 2021
From: Breaking News

Keller Williams now boasts 377 estate agency partners across the UK - agents that have set up and run their own...
01 May 2021
From: Features
30 April 2021
From: Breaking News

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

The market share of hybrid and online agents has remained at eight per cent, according to property industry consultancy TwentyCi. This figure...
20 April 2021
From: Breaking News

There’s been a surge in activity in London’s prime housing market according to LonRes. The property data company says that new instructions in March...
19 April 2021
From: Breaking News

If someone broke into your house and took a video of lots of personal information, like photos of family and pets,...
17 April 2021
From: Features

We’re officially transitioning to summer – marked by the clocks going forward and warmer weather – just as restrictions start to...
15 April 2021
From: Sponsored Content

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

The shortage of supply compared to demand, which has characterised the housing market in recent months, could soon be a thing...
09 April 2021
From: Breaking News

The UK property market is always evolving but never as quickly as it is now. Traditional estate agents are seriously questioning...
07 April 2021
From: Features

It’s 12 years since we opened our doors with the Fine and Country estate agency in Drayton on April 1 2009. The...
03 April 2021
From: Features

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

The Chancellor’s recent announcement that the stamp duty holiday would be extended for another three months was undoubtedly great news for...
27 March 2021
From: Features

PropTech firm Sprift has entered into a deal with The Guild of Property Professionals. The partnership means that Guild member agents have...
23 March 2021
From: Breaking News

Purplebricks is now part of the mainstream landscape of British estate agency. There - I said it. An agency whose whispered name...
20 March 2021
From: Features

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

Recently I heard the stat that over 50% of property is sold with the second agent, which was backed up by...
10 March 2021
From: Features

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Dan Muir, Area Sales Manager, LetsBid Property What is LetsBid and...
05 March 2021
From: 60 Second Interview

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Jake Field - Area Sales Manager What is lets bid Property...
05 March 2021
From: 60 Second Interview

When I joined Zoopla, I took the same approach that I always take whenever I enter a new sector: I was...
03 March 2021
From: Features

Pre-pandemic, virtual and video viewings were a nice little add-on for some agents, but they were far from universally used and...
27 February 2021
From: Features
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Honesty is a concept that journalists will tell their readers is non-existent for estate agents. Yeah, right! But as the end...
27 February 2021
From: Features

Zoopla says over 250 agents have now signed up to its partnership deal with PropTech firm FocalAgent, set up by former...
26 February 2021
From: Breaking News

The acquisition of Countrywide by Connells might just be the deal of the century in the British estate agency industry. That’s the...
23 February 2021
From: Breaking News

A report drawn up by a software firm analyses sales, lettings and valuation leads from agents listing on Rightmove, Zoopla and...
22 February 2021
From: Breaking News

Estate agents quitting companies and setting up on their own will prosper only by tapping into the most appropriate level of...
17 February 2021
From: Breaking News

Hello - another Monday dawns but the good news is that we can update you on the industry’s latest appointments. Everyone here...
15 February 2021
From: Breaking News

Estate agents might be expert at advising on buying and selling properties on their books but when it comes to buying...
13 February 2021
From: Features

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

One of the early operators of the self-employed agency model has launched a scheme under which its agents receive shares in the...
10 February 2021
From: Breaking News

House price growth is running out of steam ahead of the stamp duty holiday cliff-edge. That’s the suggestion from the Halifax; its latest...
08 February 2021
From: Breaking News

Agents can win more instructions by using text messages to prospective sellers as part of a short term ‘nurture’ campaign, according...
04 February 2021
From: Breaking News

Property portals remain an essential marketing tool for estate agents and their value is clearly appreciated by consumers. However, with a...
01 February 2021
From: Breaking News

Technology has advanced in leaps and bounds in recent years, undoubtedly improving many parts of the moving process for both estate...
30 January 2021
From: Features

The government may be stopping MPs debating an extension to the stamp duty holiday - despite a pledge they would do...
20 January 2021
From: Breaking News

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Will Thompson, Associate Director at Pugh & Co Auctions. I...
19 January 2021
From: 60 Second Interview

Well, what a year it has been for everyone, including the property market. I don’t think there’s anyone out there who...
19 December 2020
From: Features

Mystery still surrounds the number of homes actually sold by Purplebricks, despite upbeat statements regarding the number of instructions it wins. The...
16 December 2020
From: Breaking News
16 December 2020
From: Breaking News

Purplebricks says it’s to continue to test new pricing models next year - and has not ruled out completely moving away...
15 December 2020
From: Breaking News

Another day, another house price record as the bull market continues. The latest Halifax index shows prices surging 7.6 per cent to...
08 December 2020
From: Breaking News

One of the biggest supporters of the self employed estate agent business model admits there are risks and it’s not for...
01 December 2020
From: Breaking News

Free-to-list portal group OneDome claims 425 estate agency branches joined its listing services last month, OneDome Group operates two portals, OneDome and...
30 November 2020
From: Breaking News

Online network love2move - which gives partner High Street agents an option to offer vendors an online sales service - is...
26 November 2020
From: Breaking News

Two prominent suppliers have teamed up to offer customers instant visibility of chain lengths, details of agents connected to properties being...
24 November 2020
From: Breaking News

It’s no secret that the recent pandemic has forced more businesses to operate remotely, but the shift for estate agents has...
18 November 2020
From: Features

The new property portal Boomin has revealed its fees structure for agents. Tapping into the industry debate over portal fees, Boomin describes...
18 November 2020
From: Breaking News

The latest Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors review of sales and rentals, often amongst the most pessimistic of analyses, says Covid 19...
12 November 2020
From: Breaking News

It’s been announced this morning that Connells is in takeover discussions with the troubled Countrywide agency group. Countrywide has given Connells until...
09 November 2020
From: Breaking News

Purplebricks has issued a statement to its shareholders saying it’s ‘never been more relevant’. However, the expected radical change to its fees structure appears...
02 November 2020
From: Breaking News

A trading statement from Foxtons this morning provides a rare piece of good news for the troubled London agency. It says business...
29 October 2020
From: Breaking News

A new tool which identifies preferences of Facebook users and then targets them with ads for appropriate homes on sale, is...
27 October 2020
From: Breaking News

There is no doubting that 2020 has been a challenging year for all industries, with the lettings market being no exception. Following...
24 October 2020
From: Features

The Covid-19 pandemic has impacted the way every industry operates and the property sector is no exception. Following an enforced seven-week...
23 October 2020
From: Sponsored Content

Some 713 estate agency branches have failed to reopen following the spring lockdown according to a business consultancy. TwentyCi says that is the...
20 October 2020
From: Breaking News

Another new property portal has been launched, this one - Mutual - describing itself as the ‘Pre-Portal Property Platform for estate...
20 October 2020
From: Breaking News

Conveyancers are sending a blunt message to estate agents: transactions will take longer than usual and don’t chase us with queries and...
19 October 2020
From: Breaking News

New instructions almost doubled across prime areas of London in September compared to the same period a year ago, while the...
15 October 2020
From: Breaking News

A new portal-style PropTech product has launched and wants to recruit estate agents to its fold - despite describing the way...
12 October 2020
From: Breaking News

The latest review by the National Trading Standards Estate and Letting Agency Team into referral fees places the outdated practice of...
10 October 2020
From: Features

Many agents, certainly those in London, will have faced the difficult task of selling a flat with a shorter lease. A...
09 October 2020
From: Sponsored Content

The total Sales Agreed in 2020 so far has overtaken Sales Agreed up to this point in 2019, despite the Coronavirus...
09 October 2020
From: Breaking News

Recent Natters have explored the differences between the UK and American models of agency, and why Purplebricks failed to make a...
26 September 2020
From: Features

With the high street open again, and the Chancellor’s temporary stamp duty holiday helping to stimulate the market, estate and letting...
19 September 2020
From: Features
19 September 2020
From: Features

The strong house price growth experienced in recent months could soon be 'marred' by oversupply, according to Home.co.uk. The property website says...
16 September 2020
From: Breaking News

The result of a test case over Business Interruption Insurance involving agents has been handed down by the High Court. It has...
15 September 2020
From: Breaking News

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

A leading agent says the government’s new Coronavirus clampdown from Monday will push more home owners to sell. Caspar Harvard-Wills, a partner at...
10 September 2020
From: Breaking News

Be proactive, have a plan, and keep prospecting. After the easing of lockdown measures, it’s safe to say the property market picked...
09 September 2020
From: Sponsored Content

Another US real estate agency wants to follow Keller Williams, Berkshire Hathaway and others by opening in the United Kingdom. Nest Seekers International...
08 September 2020
From: Breaking News

A sentiment survey conducted amongst 585 estate agents by the OnTheMarket portal suggests fewer than half have witnessed price rises since...
08 September 2020
From: Breaking News

The Residential Property Surveyors’ Association appears to be taking on the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors in a battle for authority...
07 September 2020
From: Breaking News

With access to finance being such a hot topic at the moment, more and more estate agents are turning to commercial...
29 August 2020
From: Features

It was officially announced last week that the UK is in recession for the first time since 2009, and although this...
22 August 2020
From: Features

If anyone thought the days of Purplebricks bosses making millions were in the past, think again. The chief executive and chief finance...
18 August 2020
From: Breaking News

Life as we know it has changed – for everybody – and what tenants want, need and expect in this post-pandemic...
15 August 2020
From: Features

Asking prices are up again for a third consecutive month in all English regions and across Scotland and Wales. The measurement, from...
14 August 2020
From: Breaking News

The latest market snapshot by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors warns the current boom may not continue as government support measures...
13 August 2020
From: Breaking News

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

Purplebricks says changes to its fees structure - possibly becoming less reliant on controversial upfront charges - has been delayed until...
03 August 2020
From: Breaking News

Agents are awaiting the outcome of a test case regarding Business Interruption Insurance, which may determine whether they receive thousands of...
31 July 2020
From: Breaking News

Steve, his name was. Steve, the board man. A rather frightening man, if truth be told. When I started at Foxtons, he used...
29 July 2020
From: Breaking News

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

Knight Frank has reported a remarkable set of figures for June showing how the housing market has bounced back with a...
17 July 2020
From: Breaking News

The latest monthly index suggests that the average asking price in England and Wales has jumped 1.5 per cent in the...
16 July 2020
From: Breaking News

The estate agency group spearheading the Say No To Rightmove campaign has signed its 36 branches up to new portal Homesearch. The...
02 July 2020
From: Breaking News

With three months of lockdown behind us, commission income is vital, and sales progression is more important than ever. Emma Vigus, Managing...
27 June 2020
From: Features

Countrywide has released details of its trading performance, including the knock its income has received as a result of the housing...
26 June 2020
From: Breaking News

A former chief executive of Countrywide has issued a string of extravagant claims about the lockdown success of the online agency...
17 June 2020
From: Breaking News

An estate agency with a reputation for PropTech innovation says it now live-streams all instructions in a bid to operate more...
16 June 2020
From: Breaking News

As we emerge from lockdown, quickly progressing sales to completion is vital to replace lost commission income. What role can mio...
15 June 2020
From: Sponsored Content

OnTheMarket says in a trading statement this morning that as of May 31 only some 9,000 branches were on paying contracts...
11 June 2020
From: Breaking News

The latest sentiment snapshot produced by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors confirms the trend that the market is still improving...
11 June 2020
From: Breaking News

If you are an established UK estate agent, the status quo dictates that you will most likely work for ‘the man.’ Corporate...
09 June 2020
From: Sponsored Content

A survey of estate agents conducted through trade publications has revealed that market uncertainty and the handling of transactions within government...
09 June 2020
From: Breaking News

LSL Property Services has this morning released details of its response to the Coronavirus crisis. All members of its board have taken...
05 June 2020
From: Breaking News

Consumers are not as worried as they should be about conveyancing fraud, putting them at risk of losing life-changing sums of...
02 June 2020
From: Breaking News

The combined market share of agencies in the Guild of Property Professionals is now higher even than it was at the...
01 June 2020
From: Breaking News

A specialist legal advisory service is urging conveyancers to use the reopening of the housing market as an opportunity to increase...
27 May 2020
From: Breaking News

Homesearch - the new property portal which describes itself as “the future of the property industry” - has delayed its launch. It was scheduled...
15 May 2020
From: Breaking News

A large majority of property professionals polled by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors say a stamp duty holiday would be...
14 May 2020
From: Breaking News

The fallout from Covid-19 has hit everyone hard. With breaking news today that agents are able to look at how to...
13 May 2020
From: Features

There’s been a substantial 20 per cent rise in formal complaints about agents taken up by The Property Ombudsman. The figures refer...
11 May 2020
From: Breaking News

The scandal over Business Interruption Insurance policies is hotting up, with class actions being discussed against insurance firms and the Financial Conduct Authority announcing...
01 May 2020
From: Breaking News

Let me start by wishing everyone well in these uncertain and precarious times. I truly hope you, your families, friends and...
18 April 2020
From: Features

With a lengthy lockdown already behind us one might think that fund-raising was a step too far - but not for...
17 April 2020
From: Breaking News

Some 2,500 estate agency branches have expressed an interest in a new portal, Homesearch, launching next month. Although the Homesearch website lists...
06 April 2020
From: Breaking News

Over the last two weeks we’ve seen the country come to a standstill and the property market effectively put on ice...
01 April 2020
From: Features

Advice to removal companies from their main trade body has put a stop to most transactions not already at a very...
25 March 2020
From: Breaking News

Purplebricks is anticipating “a prolonged period of low activity” during the Coronavirus crisis with 25 instructions a day according to a...
24 March 2020
From: Breaking News

Hello and welcome to today’s Conquering Corona, a service we’re running to share official guidance and agents’ advice in a bid...
17 March 2020
From: Breaking News

There’s been a huge change in the way estate agencies operate in recent years, with far more focus on marketing properties...
14 March 2020
From: Features

Sales in February grew, for the third consecutive month, according to the latest market snapshot from the Royal Institution of Chartered...
12 March 2020
From: Breaking News

LSL Property Services says the Coronavirus crisis has led to a softening of "lead sales indicators" - and it warns of...
10 March 2020
From: Breaking News

There’s been a surge in UK enquiries to global free-to-list portal Residential People, and a comparable rise in interest from Chinese...
05 March 2020
From: Breaking News

More than 18 months on from the acquisition of ZPG for £2.2 billion by Silver Lake Partners, a US private equity...
29 February 2020
From: Features

The landscape of the estate agency market in the UK is evolving to reflect changes in the way we live our...
19 February 2020
From: Features

The 2010s were a good decade for disrupters. Early on, Airbnb and Uber shook up the holiday lettings/hospitality and traditional black...
15 February 2020
From: Features

For several years the regular monthly RICS market snapshot has made depressing reading - now, for there second month in a...
13 February 2020
From: Breaking News

Coutts has identified areas of London where house prices are still below peak. Although the wealth manager and private bank says there...
07 February 2020
From: Breaking News

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Catherine Shinerock - ARO Account Manager What is your ‘company name’...
06 February 2020
From: 60 Second Interview

A new renovation start-up is operating across eight cities and claims to be able to transform properties - including ones that...
04 February 2020
From: Breaking News

Property portals generate revenue from estate agents regardless of the outcome of the transaction. This relationship has resulted in a fundamental...
25 January 2020
From: Features

When is a property really off-market? There may be many answers to that question but it’s likely that few would consider...
22 January 2020
From: Breaking News

Figures released this morning by data firm LonRes provide the latest evidence of a so-called Boris Bounce with the market improving...
21 January 2020
From: Breaking News

Whisper it quietly but the housing market could be significantly stronger in 2020 than in recent years. Two key indicators in the...
16 January 2020
From: Breaking News

Over the past decade, the short-term rental industry, now eponymised by Airbnb, has experienced meteoric growth. This has been driven by the...
15 January 2020
From: Features

A leading analyst says Purplebricks has clearly plateaued and will not reach its own target of a 10 per cent market...
14 January 2020
From: Breaking News

Estate agents who deliberately over-value properties in order to win instructions are effectively committing fraud according to a prominent industry figure. Russell...
06 January 2020
From: Breaking News

After a year dogged by Brexit deadlock, political turmoil, and slow growth, estate agents’ confidence in the property market hit a...
04 January 2020
From: Features

We’re nearing the end of another year in which many agents have faced challenging times and a frustrating market hit by...
19 December 2019
From: Breaking News

Here’s the final part of our questioning of the three portals based on comments and queries from our readers - thanks...
12 December 2019
From: Breaking News

The latest snapshot from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors shows that the UK housing market is still on hold, pending...
12 December 2019
From: Breaking News

When we launched Reapit’s Foundations Platform as a Service (PaaS) in November, it may have seemed like a recent development in...
11 December 2019
From: Features

A new tie-up between Coadjute, a network for decentralised workflow and data sharing within the property industry, and banks including NatWest...
11 December 2019
From: Sponsored Content

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Emma Vigus, Managing Director of mio What is mio and what...
10 December 2019
From: 60 Second Interview

The legendary Mayfair estate agency Wetherell is linking with London’s Dexters chain in a new partnership. Wetherell, run by high profile chief...
03 December 2019
From: Breaking News

Homesearch, the data service which launched this year as free-to-use with a subscription model launching in 2020, has announced it’s introducing...
28 November 2019
From: Breaking News

The listings website Home, which conducts a monthly survey of asking prices and wider market monitors, is reporting a show 10...
15 November 2019
From: Breaking News

This morning’s new market snapshot from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors confirms the worst - that the market is in...
14 November 2019
From: Breaking News

Two separate former High Street estate agents have sung the praise of switching to the hybrid business model. Appleby’s in Gloucestershire is...
12 November 2019
From: Breaking News

The latest market snapshot of prime central London suggests that homes there are now 15.2 per cent cheaper than five years...
11 November 2019
From: Breaking News

An estate agency has been fined £30,000 for waiting until minutes after the sale of a flat was completed to tell...
07 November 2019
From: Breaking News

A controversial estate agent and former head of an online agency is urging agents to knock on the doors of vendors...
24 October 2019
From: Breaking News

Controversy and Purplebricks have gone hand in hand since the agency was first launched in 2012, through its float on the...
18 October 2019
From: Breaking News

The latest housing market snapshot from the listings website Home suggests more regional markets are heading for price corrections. Home says that...
18 October 2019
From: Breaking News

Stories with good news about the prime central London market seem few and far between but the latest figures from B2B...
17 October 2019
From: Breaking News

There has been a surprise, but small, increase in the market share of online estate agents according to the latest survey. Business...
15 October 2019
From: Breaking News

A London agent is urging rivals to provide realistic valuations, even if vendors want more and despite temptations to over-value to...
14 October 2019
From: Breaking News

Auction House has reported a record number of sales for September, while its founder claims private treaty sales 'won't be able...
09 October 2019
From: Breaking News

The ValPal Network, which consists of over 800 agency brands with more than 4,000 offices, has launched a new product which...
07 October 2019
From: Breaking News

How can estate and letting agents nurture leads who aren't ready to sell or let a property instantly? It's a question many...
28 September 2019
From: Features

Picture this: You have finally pushed that sale or purchase through, which means your client is over the moon and happy...
25 September 2019
From: Features

Hello and welcome to your regular Monday PJT, the essential guide to who’s moving where in our industry. Everyone mentioned here got...
23 September 2019
From: Breaking News

A hybrid estate and lettings agency operating currently in Manchester, Liverpool and others parts of the north of England has told...
18 September 2019
From: Breaking News

An estate agent in Cardiff has come up with a marketing wheeze in a bid to win more instructions - but...
05 September 2019
From: Breaking News

Online estate agency Housesimple has appointed a company to handle its public relations and social media as it rolls it its...
21 August 2019
From: Breaking News

The typical new real estate agency forms when an entrepreneurial high performer quits their job at a leading chain and sets...
17 August 2019
From: Features

Richard Rawlings’ annual roadshow opens on September 3 with the first of 17 stops across the UK, each giving a three...
16 August 2019
From: Breaking News

Estate agents have collectively been fiercely criticised for allegedly exaggerating valuations to win instructions, doing a disservice to vendors and not...
13 August 2019
From: Breaking News

The latest survey from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors suggests that last month’s optimistic assessment of the housing market has...
08 August 2019
From: Breaking News

Despite optimistic reports on prime London’s housing performance from some sources in recent weeks, figures from subscription service LonRes paint a...
06 August 2019
From: Breaking News

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

Rightmove’s half year figures this morning continue to show strong growth in profits and revenue - but there are the first...
26 July 2019
From: Breaking News

‘Property ghosting’ is a problem that nearly all estate and letting agencies will face at one time or another. Ghosting, which is...
23 July 2019
From: Sponsored Content

An online agency which last autumn said it wanted to have as much as a three per cent market share of...
23 July 2019
From: Breaking News

Home, the property platform that often produces downbeat market forecasts, now says there are signs of improvement in London at least. It...
16 July 2019
From: Breaking News

It’s now more than three years since the EU referendum result in June 2016, and we’re still no clearer on when...
13 July 2019
From: Features

If agents ran their databases more efficiently, the property portals might find themselves redundant. Controversial opening statement aside, the reality is that...
10 July 2019
From: Features

The modern method of auction is proving to revolutionise the way properties are bought and sold across the UK. By putting the...
26 June 2019
From: Features

MyBid4It is an online auction platform which has been developed to partner with Estate Agents and revolutionise the way properties are...
26 June 2019
From: Sponsored Content

High Street estate agents should re-define themselves in today’s competitive market by becoming Residential Property Experts offering a wide range of...
14 June 2019
From: Breaking News

It's becoming increasingly difficult to sell a property, especially in those regions undergoing a price correction. That’s the verdict from Home, a...
14 June 2019
From: Breaking News

A recent survey conducted by comparison website GetAgent found that traditional high street agents have been given a firm thumbs up...
06 June 2019
From: Sponsored Content

The estate agency industry is at a crossroads. A turbulent market, unstable political situation and a chronic lack of public confidence has...
05 June 2019
From: Features

New data from respected property consultancy LonRes shows that prices in prime central London fell 9.7 per cent in the 12...
28 May 2019
From: Breaking News

The UK property market can be seen by criminals as an effective vehicle to conceal the proceeds of economic crime. Criminally...
18 May 2019
From: Features

The Property Ombudsman (TPO) has released its annual report for 2018, showing a 16% rise in the number of complaints made...
08 May 2019
From: Breaking News

A London sales and lettings agent has revealed to Estate Agent Today some of the tactics used by his rivals in...
07 May 2019
From: Breaking News

The breathing space offered by the October Brexit deadline and the receding prospect of a No Deal exit from the EU...
03 May 2019
From: Breaking News

A new snapshot of market share claims that online agents accounted for 7.0 per cent of all exchanges in the first...
16 April 2019
From: Breaking News

Experienced sales trainer Boyd Mayover, co-founder of Sales Doctors, explains how agents can overcome price objectives, impress prospective clients and offer...
10 April 2019
From: Features

UK estate agents charge the lowest commission out of any nation in the European Union, according to a recent study by...
09 April 2019
From: Sponsored Content

There’s anger in the industry over an article in The Times which accused agents of overvaluing properties - although why this was happening...
08 April 2019
From: Breaking News

More than 800 property transactions fall through daily, which can have repercussions both practically and financially, as agents fail to get...
30 March 2019
From: Features

Virtual tours are a compelling way of enhancing a property’s potential through online marketing, increased transparency and efficiency for agents, and...
27 March 2019
From: Features

The latest RICS survey has one key message - 77 per cent of surveyors participating in the study say Brexit uncertainty...
15 March 2019
From: Breaking News

The Guild of Property Professionals says its network of over 800 independent estate agents across the UK has, collectively, the highest...
14 March 2019
From: Breaking News

Latest data from property platform Home suggests that instruction numbers across the UK as a whole are down four per cent...
13 March 2019
From: Breaking News

The Money Laundering Regulations require estate agents to risk assess their business relationships and apply an appropriate level of investigation to...
11 March 2019
From: Sponsored Content

A slew of allegations have been made against agents and sometimes even by agents, over alleged misdemeanours over property listings as...
08 March 2019
From: Breaking News

Here’s an unusual story, describing the work of one of Purplebricks’ Local Property Experts who was with the company for around...
04 March 2019
From: Breaking News

A 36 per cent collapse in sales between November and January has created an “unprecedented” five year low in the number...
19 February 2019
From: Breaking News

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

We all know the three essential things an estate agent must have on their website include the ability to be able...
13 February 2019
From: Features

What do BREXIT and PropTech have in common? I got thinking about this question for a number of reasons this week but...
13 February 2019
From: Breaking News

New data from LonRes shows that prices of homes in three key prime areas of London tumbled 5.7 per cent last...
13 February 2019
From: Breaking News

As an estate agent, you need to be ready to cater for the specific requirements of buyers and sellers, tailoring your...
06 February 2019
From: Sponsored Content

When it comes to building online reputation, Google is king. It is estimated that over 90% of consumers Google a business before...
19 January 2019
From: Features

Still recovering from Christmas and New Year? There’s no shame in that - the agents’ fund-raising season resumes in earnest in...
11 January 2019
From: Breaking News

A hybrid estate agency which uses freelance agents operating from a central hub is now expanding from London into the Home...
04 January 2019
From: Breaking News

New figures show that online agencies’ share of listings of homes for sale has plummeted to 4.6 per cent. This is well...
20 December 2018
From: Breaking News

A top PropTech analyst says Purplebricks is as much an advertising firm as an estate agency but is nonetheless a huge success...
18 December 2018
From: Breaking News

Purplebricks says it has £100m net cash to exercise “relentless innovation” and benefit from an industry shake-out that will ”expose undercapitalised traditional...
13 December 2018
From: Breaking News

With portal rivalry hotting up again, Zoopla has announced that with immediate effect it’s removing all non-property related adverts from all...
04 December 2018
From: Breaking News

At least some calls from potential customers to Emoov are being cut off and rival estate agents are now plundering the...
03 December 2018
From: Breaking News

To say legendary ZPG founder and CEO Alex Chesterman left big boots to fill when he stepped back from day-to-day operations...
24 November 2018
From: Features

Photos and floor plans remain an essential tool in property marketing. Despite a wealth of choice from aspiring UK PropTech start-ups the...
21 November 2018
From: Features

Estate and letting agents are being warned not to slow down too early in the run up to Christmas as it...
21 November 2018
From: Breaking News

Given that online property portals, dominated by a handful of websites, are by far the most popular home search method, it...
17 November 2018
From: Features

A new prime London hybrid agency wants what it calls “disillusioned property professionals” to join the firm and take advantage of...
16 November 2018
From: Breaking News

However mild the weather may have been for most of us, it’s a cold autumn for the online estate agency market...
10 November 2018
From: Features
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Who are you and what does it say on your business card? It just says “Agent” for, at the end of the...
08 November 2018
From: 60 Second Interview

The LonRes data consultancy that monitors transactions right across prime central London says Brexit is the single biggest factor impacting the...
07 November 2018
From: Breaking News

Purplebricks says it has seen year-on-year revenue growth of about 20 per cent despite what its chairman calls “a challenging UK...
06 November 2018
From: Breaking News

It’s the most obvious visual medium high street agents have at their disposal, and for many decades has been absolutely pivotal...
03 November 2018
From: Features

Two former High Street agents say their new hybrid agency has enjoyed an impressive launch gathering 40 instructions in just four...
02 November 2018
From: Breaking News

What questions keep you awake at night? Do you know if you’re losing new instructions by undervaluing, or whether you could...
01 November 2018
From: Sponsored Content

A recent 'red flag alert' report from an insolvency firm warned that the number of real estate businesses defined as being...
31 October 2018
From: Sponsored Content

Given that ‘UK buyers are the most digitally active home hunters’, with HSBC’s Beyond the Bricks report stating that 90% of...
24 October 2018
From: Features

Purplebricks says its performance in the UK “is currently showing double-digit growth year-on-year in monthly instructions.” In a brief UK trading update...
15 October 2018
From: Breaking News

Local business reviews are becoming increasingly important for reputation management, with recent research showing 90% of consumers read online reviews before...
13 October 2018
From: Features

OnTheMarket’s trading figures for the six months to the end of July show, as predicted, losses while the company is building...
11 October 2018
From: Breaking News

Several agents have asked me whether they should consider ditching their high street offices and move to an out of town...
06 October 2018
From: Features

Bradleys Estate Agents, the westcountry’s largest independent agency chain, is the latest agency to sign up with Bamboo, an online property...
04 October 2018
From: Breaking News

In our previous 2 blogs we have covered the definitions of the Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations (CPRs) and what the practical...
29 August 2018
From: Sponsored Content

There’s little doubt that downsizing is less of a factor in the housing market than it used to be - so...
25 August 2018
From: Features

After gaining my MBA qualification from Edinburgh Business School in 2005, I took careful consideration over my career moves and prospective...
22 August 2018
From: Features

My eye was caught yesterday morning by news that PropTech company, Agent Software, is claiming that ‘some agencies deliberately over-value properties...
15 August 2018
From: Breaking News

A PropTech firm has adopted the unusual position of claiming some agencies deliberately over-value properties in a bid to win instructions. Agent...
14 August 2018
From: Breaking News

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,...
11 August 2018
From: Features

A new digital product claims to help agents estimate which of their past customers are statistically most likely to move again...
16 July 2018
From: Breaking News

There’s more gloomy reading for vendors from a new report by website Home, which says the volume of properties slashing their...
13 July 2018
From: Breaking News

We all need to lighten up from time to time, especially at the start of another working week at the height...
02 July 2018
From: Breaking News

Summer is traditionally the time of the year when the property market slows down, with people going away on their holidays...
19 June 2018
From: Sponsored Content

The former managing director of Foxtons, Peter Rollings, has spilled the beans on what it was like working at the heart...
18 June 2018
From: Breaking News

Peter Rollings is one of the most respected and best-known figures in property, having helped to rapidly grow Foxtons (where he...
16 June 2018
From: Features

Clients of software provider Reapit can now integrate with leading sharing and online valuation service The ValPal Network. The objective is to help Reapit...
12 June 2018
From: Breaking News

An Oxfordshire estate agency is shutting up shop at the end of this week in order to allow its parent company...
11 June 2018
From: Breaking News

A property portal that describes itself as free-to-list has launched today, taking the industry by surprise - however, at least one...
06 June 2018
From: Breaking News

Firstly, my sincere apologies - it has now been over a month since my last PropTech blog, doesn’t time fly! In the...
26 May 2018
From: Features

As promised a few weeks ago, this week’s Natter concentrates on the importance of content, design and social media, three easily...
19 May 2018
From: Features

New data from Haart estate agency suggests that despite many homes sticking on the market, apparently would be buyers are locked...
14 May 2018
From: Breaking News

The rise and fall - and perhaps rise again - of Countrywide has been of enduring interest to the agency industry...
12 May 2018
From: Features

House prices in the three months to the end of April were 2.2 per cent higher than in the same period...
09 May 2018
From: Breaking News

OnTheMarket has announced that industry software company Reapit is introducing a real time data feed for its clients to upload their properties...
04 May 2018
From: Breaking News

The assessment by an investment consultancy that Purplebricks sells some 76 per cent of the homes it lists may have made...
20 April 2018
From: Breaking News

Demand is down for the 12th successive month according to the latest market survey by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors. New...
12 April 2018
From: Breaking News

A 15-branch agency group operating in parts of London and the Home Counties has joined OnTheMarket according to a statement from...
10 April 2018
From: Breaking News

Floor plans are an essential marketing tool, which play an important part in helping an estate agent sell a home. A floor...
07 April 2018
From: Features

In the modern marketplace – where people live their lives on their smartphones and tablets, social media has a bigger influence...
06 April 2018
From: Sponsored Content

As always seems to be the case with Purplebricks, the hybrid agency has had a good week...and a bad one. Undeniably impressive...
31 March 2018
From: Features

Purplebricks has given details of how it intends to use some of its new investment, and in particular is spelling out...
27 March 2018
From: Breaking News

Three weeks has flown by (I missed an early deadline last week - apologies) and I find myself writing the next...
24 March 2018
From: Features

A property technology analyst has floated the idea that portals could become eclipsed by powerful alternatives such as Google, triggered by...
23 March 2018
From: Breaking News

The Haart agency group has given an upbeat picture of the housing market in its latest figures with instructions up 15...
22 March 2018
From: Breaking News

One of the most important aspects of running a successful estate or letting agency is being able to generate new business...
21 March 2018
From: Features

For many estate agents seeking to become entrepreneurs, the idea of starting their own business is undoubtedly daunting, especially when going...
17 March 2018
From: Features

A PropTech firm claims its new tool gives people the option of running an entire agency...from a phone. BestAgent, which has built...
14 March 2018
From: Breaking News

The troubled Countrywide group has this morning revealed its recovery plan to get - in its words - ‘back to basics’...
08 March 2018
From: Breaking News

A former president of the National Association of Estate Agents has attacked “irresponsible agents” for over-valuing asking prices in London in...
26 February 2018
From: Breaking News

Hello and welcome to this week’s Property Jobs Today. If you haven’t caught this feature before, it’s a regular Monday opportunity...
26 February 2018
From: Breaking News

Land and investment deals achieved by Connells Group in 2017 will add a further 2,750 units to its new homes pipeline,...
26 February 2018
From: Breaking News

A new PropTech platform is providing a service to help agents market their new listings instantly across portals and social media. BestAgent...
20 February 2018
From: Breaking News

Why I won’t buy Purplebricks shares and why if I had any, I’d sell fast… In its latest adverts, Purplebricks attempts to...
13 February 2018
From: Features

Estate Agent Today can exclusively reveal that well known London estate agent Patricia Farley has joined the new ‘freelance’ agency Harding...
09 February 2018
From: Breaking News

Connells Group - which includes Connells, Sequence and other brands - says it recorded over 9,000 new homes sales in 2017. This...
09 February 2018
From: Breaking News

The housing market has started 2018 as it ended 2017 according to the RICS, with new buyer enquiries, instructions and sales...
08 February 2018
From: Breaking News

Whisper it quietly, but there seems to be change in the air when it comes to agents recommending lawyers based on...
03 February 2018
From: Features

Harding Green, an agency with a business model based on freelance associates earning commission of up to 70 per cent, says...
31 January 2018
From: Breaking News

Here’s how the LetsBid Property team is helping them do it. A new property platform called LetsBid has launched in the...
24 January 2018
From: Sponsored Content

Connells Group’s estate agency business increased its market share of new instructions in 2017 by almost four per cent, despite a...
19 January 2018
From: Breaking News

The body that regulates conveyancers says controversial referral fees should be disclosed earlier in the house buying process - but they...
10 January 2018
From: Breaking News

In 2018, Google will introduce changes to the way it ranks websites, meaning sites will be ranked on the quality of...
02 January 2018
From: Sponsored Content

Here it is - the industry’s verdict on the latest set of figures from Purplebricks. The agency doesn’t play by any of...
15 December 2017
From: Breaking News

The housing market remains flat as it heads towards 2018 according to the latest snapshot survey by the Royal Institution of...
14 December 2017
From: Breaking News

Purplebricks’ latest trading statement for the six months ending October 31 claims a large rise in revenue, its number of UK...
13 December 2017
From: Breaking News

Just a fortnight today we’ll be packing our bags and preparing for a well-deserved but all-too-short festive break...but until then, there’s...
08 December 2017
From: Breaking News

A former Hamptons International and Savills agent is the first to join a ‘freelance agency’ set up in prime central London. In...
07 December 2017
From: Breaking News

The fact is that most house hunters simply do not have the time, let alone the inclination, to trawl around properties...
28 October 2017
From: Features

You may think there are enough horror stories going around the agency industry and Britain as a whole right now -...
19 October 2017
From: Breaking News

The latest RICS market survey shows that buyer enquiries and transactions slipped back last month with expectations pointing to “a subdued...
12 October 2017
From: Breaking News

There’s much said in the mainstream press about estate agency fees and how costly they can be for consumers. But one point...
11 October 2017
From: Sponsored Content

A company launching later this month, set up by an ex-Chestertons agent, wants to employ over 20 freelance associates who can...
19 September 2017
From: Breaking News

How has the world of estate agency changed in the last few decades? That’s the question this week’s Natter is going...
16 September 2017
From: Features

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has launched a comprehensive guide to what it calls “the responsibilities of residential property agents...
12 September 2017
From: Breaking News

easyProperty has unveiled details of its relaunch, declaring itself to be the UK’s second largest hybrid estate agency - second only...
07 September 2017
From: Breaking News

Despite the fact that eight out of 10 statistics are reportedly made up (if you can believe that figure), I bet...
02 September 2017
From: Features

Are you protecting your data right? This may sound like the sort of direct warning you get from cold callers or...
19 August 2017
From: Features

The Sunday Times made uncomfortable reading for Purplebricks yesterday as the newspaper raised more questions about the number of homes the...
14 August 2017
From: Breaking News

There’s a distinct sense of déjà vu over the debacle of OnTheMarket. I avoided joining two years ago because I couldn’t see...
12 August 2017
From: Features

Record low stock numbers, political uncertainty and the aftermath of tax changes are the obstacles hindering the housing market, according to...
10 August 2017
From: Breaking News

After a roller-coaster day on the Stock Exchange yesterday, Purplebricks has sought to defend itself against further possible share price losses...
03 August 2017
From: Breaking News

Agents say the latest Nationwide index showing a surprise rise in house prices does not change the fact that it is...
02 August 2017
From: Breaking News

Countrywide says the roll out of its online sales and lettings service is on schedule to reach 50 per cent of...
28 July 2017
From: Breaking News

As discussed in our previous article, it’s all about the first impression. Once your team have handled that initial phone call...
22 July 2017
From: Features

The latest market snapshot from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors shows price growth dipping further, struggling transaction volumes and the...
13 July 2017
From: Breaking News

One of the industry’s leading trainers and consultants claims there is “a gaping hole” in the way agents use marketing content...
06 July 2017
From: Breaking News

**The free photography course for estate agents (part one) offer has now expired. It is still available in special circumstances so...
03 July 2017
From: Sponsored Content

Dear Sales Doctor, The biggest challenge I’m facing right now is winning more instructions. What advice do you have for my listers...
01 July 2017
From: Features

The Nationwide is warning that a slowdown in household spending is likely in the near future, leading to a ‘drag’ on...
29 June 2017
From: Breaking News

A network which helps estate agents win more instructions in the land and new homes sector is launching a lead generation...
27 June 2017
From: Breaking News

The Property Ombudsman’s annual report reveals a significant increase in the number of formal complaints resolved by the scheme and a...
22 June 2017
From: Breaking News

As the nation goes to the polls today, industry boards supplier Agency Express reports that the property market picked up in...
08 June 2017
From: Breaking News

The banning of letting fees levied on tenants has dominated the industry headlines in recent months but this election campaign suggests...