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Once upon a time there were estate agents. That was it. Nice and simple. If you marketed and sold residential property,...

Welcome to February! It means that 2017 is well under way and we’re edging closer to Spring – a time when...

Technology has been continuing to shape the way estate agents manage their customer service offering for years. It’s now a completely...

In the world of property and estate agency, competition is always fierce. It’s the same when it comes to your website....

Good branding is absolutely crucial to any successful business or product, even more so in a world of social media, instant...

It’s all been kicking off in recent weeks, hasn’t it? Marmite wars, the endless Trump v Clinton debate, Samsung phones blowing...

I write this during the week that David Cameron resigned as an MP – it is quite startling how quickly politics...

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

A few of our Industry Views pieces this week focus on the upcoming EU referendum. I don’t think I can add...

The influential consumer property body HomeOwners Alliance says Purplebricks-style hybrid estate agencies may be “the future”. In a blog on the HOA website,...

In this business you get used to dealing with regular customer and third-party feedback, input, and (occasionally) complaints.  Much like the agency market...

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

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

As any marketer will tell you, the marketing mix in its most basic form is made up of 4 P’s: Price,...

Marketing and property often go hand in hand. But from time to time you might come across certain marketing terms that...

Zoopla Property Group says it has achieved over seven million downloads for its mobile apps, a milestone it reached during October when...

There’s been a lot of talk lately about artificial intelligence (AI). We’ve seen it feature prominently this year on film (in...

Agents across the country, hopefully refreshed by a nice holiday somewhere warm, will be gearing up for the phones to start...

Channel 4 admits to using what it calls “unusual” secret filming techniques and an undercover reporter posing as a Russian politician to...

The Conveyancing Association (CA) has embarked on a mission to engage with the lender community with a view to initiating a...

Thomas Morris Estate Agents has claimed the world’s first ‘virtual open house’ property viewing.  The firm carried out the event via the...

The presupposed notion still exists that new online agents are ‘tech savvy’ whilst the seemingly old fashioned high street agents are...

The Today property sites - Estate Agent Today, Letting Agent Today, Landlord Today, Property Investor Today and Introducer Today - have...