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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

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

The war of words between various property review platforms continues apace. The latest accusation concern comparison website GetAgent, and specifically reviews of...
09 March 2022
From: Breaking News

The market’s likely to slow this year as the rising cost of living saps some buyer confidence, so agents are understandably...
04 March 2022
From: Breaking News

Kirstie Allsopp says the Sunday Times has amended its report of an interview in which she says first time buyers may...
21 February 2022
From: Breaking News

The shortage of stock in the current market is making it tough for High Street agents according to one of the...
17 February 2022
From: Breaking News

A prominent analyst says he expects a U-turn on the “folly” of interest rate rises sooner rather than later - but...
17 February 2022
From: Breaking News

Imagine a world where you, as an agent, could focus on what you do best. Building and managing relationships, showing properties,...
19 January 2022
From: Features

Work patterns and the employee experience have changed dramatically because of Covid, with a substantial rise in home, flexible and hybrid...
13 January 2022
From: PropTech & Innovation

As the UK housing market faces an ongoing boom, there’s one profession that’s certainly rushed off its feet — estate agents....
11 December 2021
From: Features

The Covid-19 pandemic has had a huge impact on all aspects of our lives, but undoubtedly one major negative side effect...
11 December 2021
From: Features

There are many features and functionalities a website must have to be successful. Ultimately, the purpose of your website should be...
03 December 2021
From: Sponsored Content

Trust has always been vital for building and nurturing good relations between an agent and their customer. Maintaining trust will keep...
20 November 2021
From: Features

A high-speed internet connection is the second most important factor for buyers after property size, a survey claims. And the study -...
18 November 2021
From: Breaking News

Auction House London says the Coronavirus pandemic has proved that the power of livestream sales far outweighs the impact of earlier online...
09 November 2021
From: Breaking News

We have all heard the terrible forecasts and listened to Sir David Attenborough’s speeches on the environment and the “we still...
30 October 2021
From: Features

New research shows that despite media attention and new government policies, better energy efficiency is not a key issue for the...
26 October 2021
From: Breaking News

2021 redefined what it meant to offer exceptional customer experiences for consumers across multiple industries, but particularly for the residential property...
13 October 2021
From: Features

The property industry and its many stakeholders are key participants in a global digital transformation that has been underway for quite...
09 October 2021
From: Features

Picky buyers are walking away from property deals after realising the internet connection at a property is poor, research claims. A poll...
15 September 2021
From: Breaking News

The Victorian phrase “as safe as houses” well surmises the security of the housing market as, whether they are buying or...
09 September 2021
From: Marketing & Social Media

Every so often it comes around – the argument that stamp duty should be reformed/removed/replaced (delete as appropriate). But why? Where’s the...
21 August 2021
From: Features

One of the biggest trends since Covid, in the property world and elsewhere, has been a shift towards more hybrid, flexible...
14 August 2021
From: Features

A recent news story will have set alarm bells ringing for agencies up and down the country, when it was revealed...
31 July 2021
From: Features

Working from home used to get a bad rap. With the phrase mocked as ‘shirking from home’, homeworkers were often seen...
23 June 2021
From: Features

easyJet founder Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou has given his personal backing to the newest recruit of online agency easyProperty - even though...
18 June 2021
From: Breaking News

“A hybrid offering, which serves customers of all needs and capabilities, is what we should all be working towards.” Following Aconveyancing opening...
12 June 2021
From: Features

Independent agents come in all shapes, sizes and looks, many with their own USPs and little quirks. It is this variety...
05 June 2021
From: Features

The growth of the internet and technology has transformed virtually every aspect of our lives, including how we approach the property...
05 June 2021
From: Features

In this week’s In Conversation Today, I am delighted to chat with Lucy Morton, Head of Residential Agency at JLL, about...
27 May 2021
From: Breaking News

Normal life still seems far away so there hasn’t been the usual spotlight on a good-news-feeling that comes every year on...
26 March 2021
From: Breaking News

Last year saw a monumental shift in almost every aspect of our lives: not least the way we work, socialise and...
13 March 2021
From: Features

The property sector is in the middle of a boom and demand is high. Last week’s announcement that the stamp duty...
10 March 2021
From: Features

In this week’s In Conversation Today, I speak with Anthony Payne, Managing Director and co-founder of LonRes, a data and network...
04 March 2021
From: Breaking News

On March 23rd 2021, Dezrez and its partners are hosting EAvolution21 the event that showcases the latest in PropTech using an...
18 February 2021
From: Sponsored Content

As we now find ourselves in the UK’s third national lockdown in 10 months, what tenants want, and need from their...
30 January 2021
From: Features

Property expert Phil Spencer is warning that “chaos” and “mayhem” looms in the housing market if the stamp duty holiday is...
11 January 2021
From: Breaking News

The importance of marketing properties is something that is often undervalued. Big budgets are dedicated to selling everyday items such as...
19 December 2020
From: Features

First off, hello and welcome to this new series – appearing in Estate Agent Today’s Breaking News section each month –...
10 December 2020
From: Breaking News

Newspapers are pushed through the door, whereas websites have to pull in visitors - it’s a simple but fundamental difference with vast implications...
21 November 2020
From: Features

Many agents are brilliant at giving a personal touch and are professional in the way they treat customers, but I would...
11 November 2020
From: Features

As we embark on another nationwide lockdown, the team at SDL Auctions are keen to help agents ride the storm, beat...
11 November 2020
From: Sponsored Content

What are the best ways for a letting agency to generate additional revenue and stay ahead of the competition? Management fees are...
07 November 2020
From: Features

Generating leads is a crucial and age-old part of estate agency. Before the internet, lead generation was just as important to...
27 October 2020
From: Marketing & Social Media

The property market has bounced back with all of the expected resilience and flexibility that is its hallmark since it reopened...
24 October 2020
From: Features

2020 has definitely been a year of change. With little warning, the pandemic disrupted the day-to-day operations of almost every industry...
17 October 2020
From: Features

The only certainty at the moment is ongoing uncertainty. It’s something we’ve got used to in 2020, but it’s still not...
10 October 2020
From: Features

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

A family-run agency which last year asked people to “make an offer” to buy a franchise is now claiming it will...
21 September 2020
From: Breaking News

Estate agents and small businesses are being warned to take greater care over passwords to stop hackers breaking into their systems. David...
17 September 2020
From: Breaking News

For a mixture of reasons, I now only write this column every two weeks. At first, I missed the weekly consideration...
09 September 2020
From: Breaking News

A new agency called Eazy Agent has launched - it’s another online operation, this time with a starting price of £249. For...
18 August 2020
From: Breaking News

A new study confirms the growing trend of buyers wanting good broadband links - and the possibility that homes without them...
31 July 2020
From: Breaking News

In the first of a series of articles, Emma Vigus, managing director of mio, the estate agent sales progression platform, explores the...
04 July 2020
From: Features

“Let’s Zoom later”, “are we Zooming in the morning or afternoon?” “Yeah, I zoomed the client earlier” – variations on these...
20 June 2020
From: Features

We all know the world has gone digital—nothing new there. Every time you jump online, you’re one of 4.5 billion internet...
29 April 2020
From: Features

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

Two auctions held behind closed doors have been deemed a success, and evidence that the property market can still function despite...
31 March 2020
From: Breaking News

The lightbulb moment for LonRes was born out of sheer frustration. I’d just missed out on a deal and the postman...
14 March 2020
From: Features

In the last few Natters I’ve focused on the slow death of local newspaper advertising, and how many agents are now...
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

New research suggests the internet and broadband coverage have become even more important to buyers and tenants. The study - involving 228...
06 February 2020
From: Breaking News
01 February 2020
From: Features

A hub-style agency says it’s achieved what it calls a mega-sale - and claims it’s the largest ever by a hub...
28 January 2020
From: Breaking News

Logbooks about properties must be made available up-front at the point of marketing and not later in the buying process if...
28 January 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

Yes, believe it or not, we’ve nearly reached the end of a whole decade. And what an eventful decade it’s been. We’ve...
14 December 2019
From: Features

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 head of a new property portal is urging agents to forget about spending money on For Sale and To Let...
21 November 2019
From: Breaking News

An estate agency says it is now holding weekly online auctions in addition to its bi-monthly traditional ‘showroom’ auctions. Loveitts, which operates...
12 November 2019
From: Breaking News

A high profile estate agency selling some of the most expensive homes in the west of England has shut two of...
26 September 2019
From: Breaking News

The collapse of Thomas Cook, widely seen as failing modernise with the expectations of modern shoppers, is a clear lesson for...
26 September 2019
From: Breaking News

There are those who say that PropTech is at risk of becoming a bubble market, and others who say bubbles don’t...
18 September 2019
From: Breaking News

In the old days an agent would procure clients based upon their position in the high street, the size of the...
04 September 2019
From: Features

Innovate or Die. But What is Innovation? It Isn’t just PropTech A certain Mr Dick Whittington Esquire was once convinced that the...
22 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

When an industry disruptor enters a marketplace the impact on existing operators can be significant. It has been seen most notably...
31 July 2019
From: Features

Hello and welcome to the start of a new week and a new Property Jobs Today column, bringing you the industry’s...
29 July 2019
From: Breaking News

The industry press has given substantial space to recommendations from the Regulation of Property Agents, the government’s working party which has...
20 July 2019
From: Features

In the last ten years Google's revenue, largely from pay per click ads (Adwords), has grown by 527% (Source: Statista). In...
03 July 2019
From: Sponsored Content

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has upheld a complaint made against a listing on property website Houser.co.uk. In January, the complainant notified...
03 July 2019
From: Breaking News

A 176 year old agency is claiming success with its first online auction lot selling for over twice the guide price. It...
27 June 2019
From: Breaking News

When employing a new member of staff there are a lot of checks and balances put in place by any business...
19 June 2019
From: Features

All the most successful startups of recent years – from Airbnb and Uber to Just Eat and Deliveroo – have melded...
15 June 2019
From: Features

The founder of Zoopla has explained how the portal got its name and branding, and the philosophy behind it when it...
14 June 2019
From: Breaking News

PropTech start-up BestAgent is to stage a day-long event for suppliers to the agency industry later this month. This follows BestAgent founder...
11 June 2019
From: Breaking News

Ultra slow broadband speeds could knock a quarter off the value of a property according to research undertaken by online agency...
24 May 2019
From: Breaking News

1989 was a significant time for the property industry: it marked the beginning of the end of a period of unprecedented...
04 May 2019
From: Features

Having a responsive website - one which is designed to automatically resize to fit the size of the screen of the...
24 April 2019
From: Features

This month’s MIPIM conference in Cannes once again played host to the final round of the much coveted MIPIM Startup Competition. The...
20 March 2019
From: Breaking News

Rightmove is undertaking an investigation into a PropTech app that has tried to list private sales on the portal. The perhaps-ironically named...
07 March 2019
From: Breaking News

A new sales portal has launched with a radically different business model, aiming to pay agents to list on it. It’s the brainchild of...
28 February 2019
From: Breaking News

There’s been another raft of movers and shakers in the industry in recent days, so this is a busy Property Jobs...
21 January 2019
From: Breaking News

I don’t think I can add anything more to the excellent 2019 pieces we’ve seen on EAT in recent weeks –...
19 January 2019
From: Features

The chief executive of Emoov and the founder of the new portal Rummage4Property had a dramatic spat on Twitter just hours...
04 December 2018
From: Breaking News

When was the last time you looked at your business and really thought about what you could do to improve? Yesterday? Last...
28 November 2018
From: Features

Yet another estate agency has announced that it’s shutting branches and opening a centralised hub. This time it’s Newman Property Experts, a...
28 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

How will things be done in the future? There’s no knowing, of course, given the many variables at play, but it’s...
17 November 2018
From: Features

Not so long ago, the best estate agents were those who did the best work for their clients and therefore built...
24 October 2018
From: Breaking News

The culture of impatience and instant gratification has a lot to answer for. It has forced the hand of the property...
17 October 2018
From: Features

The chief executive of Emoov, Russell Quirk, has suggested that the unexpectedly low take up of online agents may mean that...
11 October 2018
From: Breaking News

A new internet and DAB radio station specialising on the subject of property will launch from purpose built studios next month. Property...
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

Google celebrated its 20th birthday last month. Yes, it might be hard to recall a time when it wasn’t integral in...
06 October 2018
From: Features

I am a patient man; a pacifist. Yet there is little in life right now that would satisfy me more than...
26 September 2018
From: Breaking News

A warning to people selling their homes to beware of internet-based scams offering cut-price surveys has been sounded by a leading...
30 August 2018
From: Breaking News

Next week ludlowthompson celebrates its 25th anniversary. Here, I catch up with Stephen Ludlow, co-founder and now executive director of the...
11 August 2018
From: Features

Making my way to our London office on a busy commuter train, my mind got busy thinking about the new do-it-yourself...
04 August 2018
From: Features

Traditional estate agencies should make their work appear more of a luxury and even showcase the prices of individual elements that...
26 July 2018
From: Breaking News

Cast your mind back to July 2008 – Gordon Brown was Prime Minister, the Euros were in full swing in Austria/Switzerland...
30 June 2018
From: Features

In recent weeks, you could have been forgiven for thinking that you’re not actually in the UK. Flash floods aside, the...
23 June 2018
From: Features

The For Sale board is one of the oldest marketing tools available to agents, but it is still considered one of...
13 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

The Federal Trade Commission - the US equivalent of the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority - will today discuss how the...
05 June 2018
From: Breaking News

Maplin, Toys R Us, Carpetright, Warren Evans – what do they have in common? All are well-known high street chains that...
21 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

An assessment of nine online agencies undertaken by a property website has seen Emoov come out on top after being analysed...
26 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

Getting your property marketing right is vital, and the starting point is with professional images. With most buyers browsing the internet for...
07 March 2018
From: Features

Alice Hickmott is the perfect advertisement for apprentices in estate agency - especially as we are now in National Apprentice Week. Essex...
06 March 2018
From: Breaking News

Whether you’re an estate agent, letting agent or property manager, having the right software in place – to enhance, upgrade and...
01 March 2018
From: Sponsored Content

In a show of changing consumer behaviour in the property market, new research has revealed that digital-savvy movers are favouring specialist...
26 February 2018
From: Sponsored Content

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

The Charter for Independent Estate and Letting Agents says Purplebricks is still not complying with a ruling made by the Advertising...
06 February 2018
From: Breaking News

According to The Branding Journal, a brand is “a name, term, design, symbol, or any other feature that identifies one seller's...
20 January 2018
From: Features

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

They say presentation is key (something that Theresa May now knows all too well after her calamitous conference speech). But equally...
14 October 2017
From: Features

It used to be so easy. Around 20 years ago there were what we now call full-service estate and letting agencies, and...
23 September 2017
From: Features

What does your role involve? As team manager for the property team, I make sure PAs and clients are happy and...
21 September 2017
From: Sponsored Content

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

I’ve been in France for the past few days and depending on your viewpoint, I made a spectacularly good or singularly...
09 September 2017
From: Features

An estate agent who is campaigning for boards to be banned in his local area says they should be 'confined to...
05 September 2017
From: Breaking News

As someone who spends his days peering into the PropTech world, one thing I’ve observed is the way in which certain tech prompts...
23 August 2017
From: Breaking News

An estate agency that has just launched in south Devon says it is giving its customers the advantages of a 24-hour...
23 August 2017
From: Breaking News

If you’re a busy estate or letting agent, you’ll find that it can be quite difficult and time-consuming locating the right...
15 August 2017
From: Sponsored Content

Once upon a time there were estate agents. That was it. Nice and simple. If you marketed and sold residential property,...
12 August 2017
From: Features

Property has been changing hands for centuries, but when did estate agents as we know them today – with their branches,...
04 August 2017
From: Features

You saw it, right? This article from Monday’s Guardian? It says that one in five estate agents are at risk of...
02 August 2017
From: Breaking News

House hunters in the UK are the global leaders in online property research according to a new study from HSBC. The bank...
01 August 2017
From: Breaking News

Reapit has launched a new digital product following agents’ demands to handle an increasing volume of out of hours dealings with...
25 July 2017
From: Breaking News

Foxtons is reported to have teamed up with Oracle to improve its targeted digital marketing and lead generation. Oracle’s Marketing Cloud product...
11 July 2017
From: Breaking News

An organisation that calls itself the Cornish Republican Army - and which has claimed responsibility for starting a fire in one...
11 July 2017
From: Breaking News

How many property professionals are truly happy with their revenue? High levels of competition from new market entrants is a significant...
08 July 2017
From: Features

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

Our recent roundtable on the government’s proposed ban on tenant fees generated 10 tips for growing your business. Since then, we’ve been...
23 June 2017
From: Features

A network of almost 80 independent estate agency offices has launched what it calls a hard-hitting campaign against 'internet-based call centre...
15 June 2017
From: Breaking News

A one branch independent estate agency has this week launched a fixed-fee sales option alongside its traditional commission-based service. WH Breading, which...
14 June 2017
From: Breaking News

A telephone number is more than just a number. To consumers, it gives useful information about the company it belongs to....
12 June 2017
From: Sponsored Content

We live in world where the online economy is just as important as the offline economy. Whether your business is online...
12 June 2017
From: Sponsored Content

Google, under the command of parent company, Alphabet, has set its sights on building the world’s first digital city, in Toronto,...
24 May 2017
From: Breaking News

An internet monitoring service operated by international financial services giant Morgan Stanley says OnTheMarket is continuing to lose both its share...
22 May 2017
From: Breaking News

Think ‘fake agents’ are no threat to your business? Think again. The rise of online agents - dubbed by some as...
12 May 2017
From: Features

I was recently contributing to whitepaper by a major bank about the future of the property industry and, as I was...
27 April 2017
From: Breaking News

In this Natter we have an exclusive interview with David Cox, CEO of ARLA Propertymark and one of the best-known figures...
08 April 2017
From: Features

An online estate agency which says it could be the next Purplebricks says prejudice against internet property transactions is waning “With Neil...
17 March 2017
From: Breaking News

Only one in nine customers of estate agents regard face-to-face contact as the most important element of the process to determine...
13 March 2017
From: Breaking News

OnTheMarket has swatted away the latest criticism from a long-term critic, online estate agency head Russell Quirk - although it has...
03 March 2017
From: Breaking News

A Scottish property portal now ‘live’ and claiming to list almost all the homes for sale north of the border, says...
01 March 2017
From: Breaking News

Instant gratification is nothing new. It’s been around for millennia. It’s an in-built survival instinct for humans – that want, that...
28 January 2017
From: Features

When I read about the possible formation of yet another ‘mutual’ with the aim of furthering and protecting the interests of...
21 January 2017
From: Features

The rental market has had to face a raft of changes over the past year, including the introduction of the 3% stamp...
14 January 2017
From: Features

As the old saying goes, just because it’s on the internet it doesn’t mean it’s true - and certainly a few...
13 January 2017
From: Breaking News

I have a confession to make. In 1988 I became a Seekers franchisee. For those of you who don't know who...
07 January 2017
From: Features

One of the earliest entrepreneurs to found a website to allow for-sale-by-owner property listings back in 2000, predicts current online agents...
05 January 2017
From: Breaking News

The head of a new ‘disruptive’ online mortgage service says 2017 will see more major estate agency and other property businesses...
30 December 2016
From: Breaking News

Technology has been continuing to shape the way estate agents manage their customer service offering for years. It’s now a completely...
17 December 2016
From: Features

An estate agency described as operating a ‘pay as you go’ business model says it wants to “disrupt the disruptors” operating...
25 November 2016
From: Breaking News

Auction rooms across the UK are filled with people looking to buy property, from bargain hunters to seasoned investors, ensuring that...
22 October 2016
From: Features

Online reviews play an increasingly vital role in shaping the decisions of customers. Practically everyone using the internet to compare estate...
22 October 2016
From: Features

Connells Group is to continue with its experimental ‘live chat’ facility on its website after seeing a significant rise in valuation bookings...
19 October 2016
From: Breaking News

The Advertising Standards Authority has explained to Estate Agent Today why many of the complaints made against estate and letting agents...
13 October 2016
From: Breaking News

Zoopla Property Group says there were over 53m visits to its Zoopla and PrimeLocation websites in September, up 13 per cent...
04 October 2016
From: Breaking News

More estate agents are using – or at least considering using – virtual reality viewings as part of their services. But what...
22 September 2016
From: Sponsored Content

A fantastic exclusive this week as I carry out a question and answer session with one of the leading names in...
16 September 2016
From: Features
The key lies in improving your customer experience through technology For Agents, the tremendous growth in online estate agents highlights a strong...
13 September 2016
From: Sponsored Content

Later on, the title of this piece should become clearer (at least I hope so). First, though, a few bits and...
09 September 2016
From: Features

It’s easy to forget, but there was a time when the internet didn’t exist. When the idea behind the world wide...
19 August 2016
From: Features

For young people the length and breadth of the UK, Thursday of this week meant that the waiting was over and...
19 August 2016
From: Features

This week, 25 years ago the world's first website went live to those of us who were around then. Amazingly, despite the...
12 August 2016
From: Features

Whether you work from a traditional office, a coffee shop or a bedroom, one thing's for sure is that these days...
04 August 2016
From: Sponsored Content

With more house-hunters than ever now starting their search for a new home by typically looking online on one of the major...
17 June 2016
From: Features
16 June 2016
From: Sponsored Content

The influential consumer property body HomeOwners Alliance says Purplebricks-style hybrid estate agencies may be “the future”. In a blog on the HOA website,...
14 June 2016
From: Breaking News

Who are you? Sarah Neate, Design and Marketing Manager Who Are Mid West Displays? We make, supply and install window and interior display panels. ...
08 June 2016
From: 60 Second Interview

Complaints made against adverts issued by property firms have increased by 10% in the last year. The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) reports...
26 May 2016
From: Breaking News

Some 82% of consumers say they would prefer to work with a 'personal agent' who can manage the whole process of...
25 May 2016
From: Breaking News

Last time out I spoke about the beginnings of a PropTech revolution, with two major London-based events in the offing over...
13 May 2016
From: Features

I wish it were otherwise, but there’s a crisis just beginning to sweep over newspapers – with, a bit beneath the...
06 May 2016
From: Features

Finding the right estate agency software supplier can be difficult and time-consuming. It's increasingly important to find a partner that suits your...
05 May 2016
From: Sponsored Content

Who are you? I’m the champion of local owner managed estate agents, leading them in the fight to beat the competition What...
03 May 2016
From: 60 Second Interview

A digital marketing agency says it has identified ‘top key phrases’ used by would-be buyers when they begin their property searches...
26 April 2016
From: Breaking News

In what some industry observers may see as a shrewd marketing move, OnTheMarket is believed to be considering a name change...
01 April 2016
From: Breaking News

When, during his budget speech, George Osborne announced Capital Gains Tax (CGT) was going down to 20%, I experienced a mix...
25 March 2016
From: Features

Agents' boards get a lot of stick. Many see them as stains on the landscape, some see them as useless in...
18 March 2016
From: Features

Zoopla Property Group says it has recorded a 61 per cent leap in appraisal leads in February compared to the same...
18 March 2016
From: Breaking News

A local council is banning estate and letting agents’ boards after it has been handed legal powers to ‘prevent their spread’. Agents...
14 March 2016
From: Breaking News

Here’s a story with more than a little in common with Britain’s own property portal wars. A long-running legal saga between Danish...
11 March 2016
From: Breaking News

Software. You might not give it much thought a lot of the time, but it’s an absolutely crucial part of how...
04 March 2016
From: Features

Marketing and property often go hand in hand. But from time to time you might come across certain marketing terms that...
30 January 2016
From: Features

There seems to have been a seismic shift in recent years for companies to migrate everything ‘on brand’ online. However signage...
27 January 2016
From: Sponsored Content

I started work in 1966 in Exeter with Fox & Sons then moved to a local company in Honiton soon after....
22 January 2016
From: Features

Do you remember Martha Lane-Fox? She was the poster girl for lastminute.com and an icon of the dot.com bubble that ended...
15 January 2016
From: Features

Online estate agent Purplebricks has now completed its pre-Christmas IPO with shares initially valued at £240m. It’s the latest news that...
08 January 2016
From: Features

A six bed farmhouse in Consett, County Durham has been named the most viewed property in 2015 by Zoopla. The home that...
30 December 2015
From: Breaking News

eMoov founder and managing director Russell Quirk has taken to print to explain why he believes 2016 will be the year...
24 December 2015
From: Breaking News

There were 110 million visits to Rightmove on average every month in 2015. Results for the site, which measured hits from January 1...
21 December 2015
From: Breaking News

easyProperty has become the first online estate agency in the UK to link with an online platform that permits the exchange...
26 November 2015
From: Breaking News

An interesting story caught my eye a few weeks ago. A man from Lytham St Annes in Lancashire attempted to sell...
20 November 2015
From: Features

The new Propcision website says it now has a tool which allows users to see the marketing histories of London properties...
18 November 2015
From: Breaking News

An online estate agency has taken on the established high-end agents by marketing a home in prime central London for £19.5m...
16 November 2015
From: Breaking News

The domain name Houses.co.uk - which we reported last month was for sale for a surprisingly low £3,000 - has had...
06 November 2015
From: Breaking News

It’s rare for an incumbent to pivot to a disruptive business model, even in the face of compelling logic that they...
30 October 2015
From: Features

An estate agent who was jilted by his girlfriend has been jailed for sending explicit sexual images of her to another...
29 October 2015
From: Breaking News

Controversial online agency chief Russell Quirk has described aspects of Countrywide’s newly-revealed digital ambitions as “cursory” and showing “arrogance.” Yesterday Estate Agent...
28 October 2015
From: Breaking News

The chief executive of Countrywide, Alison Platt, has hinted her firm may invest in, or acquire, an internet start-up company to...
27 October 2015
From: Breaking News

The internet domain name of the online estate agency Houses.co.uk has been put up for sale at a budget price, less...
15 October 2015
From: Breaking News

The controversial UK property portal Houser is shortly launching an internet site marketing homes for sale across the United Arab Emirates,...
13 October 2015
From: Breaking News

It’s interesting to read of plans to debate which business plan really is best for the customer, online or traditional estate...
09 October 2015
From: Features

There’s been a lot of talk lately about artificial intelligence (AI). We’ve seen it feature prominently this year on film (in...
25 September 2015
From: Features

The war of words and statistics between rival portals continues apace as OnTheMarket says its visits hit a record last month according...
07 September 2015
From: Breaking News

The internet has changed the way that most businesses operate. In many cases, the opportunities opened up by the emergence of...
04 September 2015
From: Features

So, has everyone been enjoying the fine summer weather we’ve been experiencing? Oh, wait…fear not, I will attempt to inject a...
07 August 2015
From: Features

Tips on using digital signage in your window 1. Why digital signage is an asset to your business - Raise the profile of...
21 July 2015
From: Sponsored Content

The National Trading Standards Estate Agency Team has prepared a draft of revised guidelines on property sales, to replace the old...
14 July 2015
From: Breaking News

The rising phenomenon of agent-rating and review websites is a topic that seems to have caused considerable division and controversy among...
10 July 2015
From: Features

The internet and rapidly evolving digital landscape has revolutionised the way people buy and sell properties. With some reports suggesting 95 per...
03 July 2015
From: Features

A review of 30 prominent property sales websites undertaken by a digital marketing company demonstrates, perhaps predictably, a huge lead for...
23 June 2015
From: Breaking News

The National Association of Estate Agents says HMRC have been making unscheduled visits to individual agency offices to check on their...
19 June 2015
From: Breaking News

An online property sales platform - with a catchphrase that says traditional agents’ fees “are bigger than a Texan’s waistband and...
19 June 2015
From: Breaking News

With blue skies and warm summer light making properties look even more attractive to buyers, now is the perfect time to...
05 June 2015
From: Sponsored Content

Hello and welcome to my brand new blog! Every month I’ll be giving you an insight into the varied, exciting and...
05 June 2015
From: Features

Yesterday we heard about the letter from the CMA warning agents about anti-competitive behaviour. Today, in a scoop for Estate Agent...
04 June 2015
From: Features

Search the internet and you will find a multitude of articles claiming that upgrading a property with green improvements can add...
02 June 2015
From: Sponsored Content

Estate Agents today are continually competing with rival companies to get instructions and ultimately increase their profit margin. So what makes your...
29 May 2015
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If it is true (and who would doubt it?) that 90% of property searches start online, then how does this affect...
26 May 2015
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In the latest exchange in the long-running war of words between Zoopla and OnTheMarket, ZPG claims that the new portal is...
18 May 2015
From: Breaking News

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