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Agency board supplier Kremer Signs is working on geotagging tools that can be incorporated into For Sale signs. Tom Cummuskey, sales and...

In recent years, we’ve witnessed a massive influx of channels for media consumers – two of the biggest of which are...

A leading property recruitment agency says that flexible working, restructuring pay and offering better benefits and incentives can help agencies across...

Agents risk losing the personal communication element that drove transactions before the development of technology, an industry veteran has warned. The claim...

For some time, LinkedIn was seen – fairly or unfairly – as stodgy, dull, corporate and formal. The uncool uncle to...

Properties are staying on the market for longer and discounts are rising but fall-throughs are not increasing yet, data suggests. Heather Staff...

Agents have nothing to fear from a market slowdown, an industry executive claims. Nick Ball, head of sales and client services at...

OnTheMarket chief executive Jason Tebb has set out plans to be “more than just a portal." Tebb provided an update to industry...

An anti-money laundering (AML) has queried why there are so few checks on UK property buyers compared with those from overseas. Tim...

If there’s one thing that received a boost as a result of Covid and lockdowns, it’s podcasts – which reached whole...

People in prominent positions in the housing industry aren’t always perfect role models. After all, Chris Pincher was housing minister for...

Industry veteran Bryan Mansell has questioned why the property sector has allowed transaction times to slow to record levels. It comes as...

Proptech firm iamproperty has overhauled its movebutler platform with more material information features and a Love Island theme. The end-to-end onboarding and...

In the third part of this exclusive series with Homesearch’s chief operating officer, Sam Hunter, Angels Media’s Lee Dahill questions him...

Industry veteran Eddie Goldsmith has revealed why solicitors may sometimes have to “fob-off” estate agents and how to get around it. Goldsmith,...

We are all acutely aware of the surge in demand for rental properties in and around the capital in the months...

In this latest ‘Women in Property’ edition of the Natter, I check in with Collette Allen, who was recently appointed as...

In this latest video interview zoning in on the current property market, and the stats, facts and data behind its present...

An anonymous ex-estate agent has revealed how poor pay and high pressure forced them to quit the profession. The mystery agent said...

Many agents will remember the nerves and jubilation of their first property sale. Estate Agent Today has launched a new video series...

In this latest video interview, exclusively for EAT and LAT readers, Estate Agent Today's Lee Dahill chats with Mike Dawson from...

Two senior agency figures have suggested there is more work needed to level the playing field for women in the sector. The...

Many agents will remember the nerves and jubilation of their first property sale. Estate Agent Today has launched a new video series...

In this video interview – part of a regular monthly series – Homesearch’s Sam Hunter speaks to Angels Media’s Lee Dahill...

An industry veteran who helped train Purplebricks agents has partnered with easyProperty to foster its franchisee talent. The online hybrid agent is...

Agents lost out on £600,000 worth of owed commission from withdrawn listings last year, industry data suggests. Withdrawn sales are an occupational hazard...

The property industry is fortunate in including many great people, doing great work across a range of businesses – from traditional agency...

The property recruitment market seems to be moving as fast as house prices. Here are some of the latest moves that took...

Estate agents are being urged to ensure clients have instructed a solicitor from “day dot.” Speaking in an exclusive video interview with...

In this week’s Natter, I carry out a Q&A with Lisa Knight, who has taken the impressive journey from barmaid to...

The Property Franchise Group (TPFG) is planning more acquisitions after a busy 2021 for buying-up agencies. The umbrella property brand, which incorporates...

Visual images are key for securing the quickest sales at the best prices, according to a formal estate agency chief who...

Boomin chief executive Michael Bruce has for the first time given some figures on the usage of some of the key...

With Boomin nearly turning one, I decided to catch up with Michael Bruce, the co-founder of the property website and more...

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

Agents are being advised to revise their processes now to accommodate changes to the information required on property details, which begin...

In this special video interview, Angels Media's Lee Dahill chats to Mitch Handley of Inventory Hive about why - post-Covid -...

There is a danger that some agents forget to undertake basic activities after a lengthy period of a super-strong market. That’s the...

Michael and Kenny Bruce have for the first time given their views on what went wrong for Purplebricks during their time...

In this exclusive for Estate Agent Today readers, video supremo and property expert Chris Watkin conducts an interview with the Bruce...

An estate agent who has now become a PropTech entrepreneur says fees are absolutely not what makes a vendor choose who...

Those aficionados of the Sound of Music will recognise the tag line above. It came to my mind when thinking about...

Peta Milne, founder of Instagram growth and PR service Monimo, and a content writer at Choices Estate Agents, recently sat down...

Well-known property expert and video interviewer Chris Watkin independently investigates how one piece of software is having such a big effect...

Some agents say they have as many as one in 10 vendors taking their properties off the market and seeking to...

Kirstie Allsopp says the Sunday Times has amended its report of an interview in which she says first time buyers may...

The changes to the business models of agents have been turbo-charged by the pandemic - and that makes the industry ripe...

Strike, formerly known as Housesimple, is the latest online agency to claim it’s going to secure a 10 per cent market...

The head of one of Britain’s most successful agency groups says he is a big fan of PropTech - but it...

The chief executive of Belvoir says his agency has had 25 years of significant financial and business success - and much...

Housing ministers have lined up in recent days to support beleaguered Prime Minister Boris Johnson. Housing minister Chris Pincher, upon hearing of new...

In this latest Property Natter video interview, Angels Media CEO Nat Daniels chats with one of the lettings industry's best-known figures about...

Adam Day will be a well-known figure to many in the industry, having been the founder of Hatched (the online agency...

Could estate and letting agents sell their branch office window space for third party advertising, above and beyond promoting the properties...

If UK agents were paid higher fees they could perform a better service to the public. That’s the view of Mark Hayward,...

The team at Estate Agent Today and our publisher, Angels Media, wish all agents a very prosperous New Year.  Thank you for your...

One of the founders and leading figures in the Agents Together industry charity says one silver lining of the pandemic has...

The chair of the strategic board of fledgling Boomin says most existing portals are merely operating like digital newspapers with listings,...

Only one in eight sellers use the estate agent through which they purchased their home to begin with. That’s a staggering loss of...

The chief executive of Propertymark says agents should be trained - but it’s then vital they use their training as a...

Propertymark conducts spot checks on agents to ensure they are compliant - but perhaps gives too little publicity to its role. The...

One of the country’s leading estate agents has shared his top tips for using PropTech. Simon Bradbury is managing director at Thomas...

One of the country’s leading experts in estate agency reviews has given advice to agents on how they can best use...

Angels Media was the official media sponsor of the highly successful Relocation Agent Network’s conference on Friday, with Angels chief executive...

In a first for the Natter, this week's interview is a video affair, with me posing the questions to Stephen Brown,...

Hello and welcome to a very special edition of Agents Do Charity - a tribute to someone who has arguably done...

The perception of the housing market, especially in London, being awash with ‘dirty’ money is a problem that needs to be...

In this latest video interview with the industry, Estate Agent Today's Lee Dahill chats to Richard Price, managing director of Dezrez,...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? David Ruddock – Partner and Head of Residential Sales Operations...

In this latest video interview, exclusively available for EAT & LAT readers, Lee Dahill speaks to Ben Ridgway, managing director of...

A prominent law expert is claiming that a high profile case of property fraud, reported earlier this week, involved a “devastating...

Reservation Agreements provide agents with absolute certainty that both sellers and buyers are being honest. “If they’re lying or… shall we say,...

A BBC investigation has revealed that a man’s house was sold and his furnishings removed without his knowledge, in the latest...

A PropTech chief says agents are now competing with each other for substantially less stock on the market - meaning their...

Pressure appears to be building for the recommendations of the Regulation of Property Agents working party finally to be implemented. It’s now...

An alert has gone out to sales and lettings agents to be more diligent with their checking of data, and to...

PropTech and CRMs should be about far more than merely gathering data - they should be telling agents which prospects are...

Estate agents who differentiate themselves from competitors should not be afraid of charging more - and should have confidence when doing...

In the latest exclusive interview for our Weekend Features section, EAT's video reporter Chris Buckler - an agent himself with Keller...

A video interview claims to spill the beans on how sales progression can be accelerated by three to four weeks. Estate agent...

Chris Watkin - the famous industry content creator, ghostwriter and trainer - has made a series of controversial statements about agents...

In this latest exclusive video interview, EAT’s video reporter Chris Buckler – an agent himself – chats with Peter Grant, chairman of the board at...

Photography has become an increasingly important weapon in an agent’s armoury in recent years as listings compete for space on portals,...

Purplebricks says it’s beginning interviewing this week for roles at three key levels where there were not enough ‘switchers’ willing to...

Purplebricks says its aim to move 650 staff from self-employed status to employed has had a 95 per cent success rate. It...

Since the announcement of the Regulation of Property Agents (RoPA), an increasing amount of Principle, Partners and Directors (PPD) from the...

The man who admits he was “the acceptable face of Foxtons” in its golden period says he finally left because it...

In this latest video interview exclusively for EAT & LAT readers, video interviewer Chris Buckler speaks to Harry Turner, director of...

Two former Local Property Experts at Purplebricks have set up their own hybrid agency, offering an upfront fee or a no-sale-no-fee...

An agent has gone on record saying how he has progressed from being a photocopier boy at a Connells branch to...

Like most aspects of life since the pandemic hit, the employment arena has been hit hard. But not just with uncertainty...

One of the most effervescent figures in the industry has given his five top tips to becoming a great estate agent...

Michael Bruce says the new SmartVal automated valuation system he is this month introducing on Boomin will be the most accurate...

The head of Boomin has attacked Rightmove for the fees it currently charges agents, the likelihood of higher fees to come,...

One of the best known faces in estate agency has launched his own podcast - and is giving Estate Agent Today...

Ben Ridgway gives his views on the current market, material information and PropTech for agents. What is your current view of the...

Creating a New Homes division could be a good way of expanding an agency business according to the head of a...

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

Agents should use a mixture of next-generation 3D style technology and traditional, old-school estate agency to allow them to thrive. That's...

Estate agents are being advised to emphasise to customers that they are local experts. “Show [the public] that you really know your...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Matt Ratliff, Chief Technology Officer of Sort Group. How has your...

The chief executive of Purplebricks says research into pricing strategies has suggested around a third of sellers at least consider using...

Digital signatures are not new but the relative slowness with which they have been adopted by the industry is disappointing, according...

A bankrupt builder from Devon persuaded pensioners to pay him £271,000 to construct a home - but his poor workmanship has...

The debate over For Sale and To Let boards continues apace with some local councils wanting to make it difficult or...

The self-employed agency model will not be successful in the UK because the commission in this country is so low. That’s the...

Last weekend we spoke with Liana Loporto, NAEA Propertymark’s president, in an exclusive interview. Here we follow that up with an...

Property auctions have boomed during the pandemic, despite auction houses having to quickly move away from their traditional in-room events since...

There are just three working days until the end of the stamp duty holiday for most buyers. That’s not even enough time...

Phil Spencer has interviewed five key regional estate agents in the latest of his Move iQ industry videos. It’s a fascinating insight...

Iain McKenzie, chief executive of the Guild of Property Professionals, has given Estate Agent Today readers four exclusive marketing tips. In a...

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

Kerfuffle founder Simon Whale has given Estate Agent Today readers three top tips for improving their performance. The trio of suggestions -...

The Bank of England will intervene if it considers soaring house prices will affect the inflation rate says Sir Dave Ramsden,...

Buying agents level the playing field with estate agents according to Phil Spencer - the TV property expert who started his...

One of the industry’s key marketing suppliers has given four tips for agent readers of Estate Agent Today. Graeme Edwards, managing director...

With property fraud on the rise and an ever-increasing number of transactions taking place in the lettings sector, having strict anti-money laundering...

In a video interview for Estate Agent Today, Dominic Murphy, Managing Director of DM & Co. in the Midlands, speaks to...

Boomin founder Michael Bruce says his new site has enjoyed a stronger start than any other portal in terms of visits, viewings,...

In a video interview for Letting Agent Today, Neil Cobbold, Chief Sales Officer of PayProp, speaks to property professional Chris Buckler...

This time last year the industry was awaiting the launch of a new portal - the free to list public site...

In this week’s In Conversation Today, I chat with Fine & Country UK’s managing director Nicky Stevenson, one of the most...

The estate agency industry is besotted with digital canvassing to try to win business - but that’s the wrong approach to take...

Jason Tebb, the ex-Foxtons agent who is now chief executive of OnTheMarket, has given his first in depth public interview since...

One of the industry’s leading consultants has calculated staff turnover rates at the country’s leading estate agencies. Christopher Watkin, the consultant who...

Buyer behaviour has changed over the past year of the pandemic and it’s up to estate agents to calculate how to...

Few people in the industry have as controversial or challenging a role as Nathan Emerson, the new (but interim) chief executive...

Nathan Emerson, the new chief executive of Propertymark, says his mission is to make the organisation more transparent - and to...

Purplebricks is now part of the mainstream landscape of British estate agency. There - I said it. An agency whose whispered name...

In a video interview for Estate Agent Today, property professional Chris Buckler speaks to Ed Mead,  all-round property guru and founder...

This week’s interviewee in the ‘In Conversation Today’ hotseat is a man better placed than most to shed some light on...

Purplebricks is to tilt its marketing increasingly towards local advertising on traditional and online platforms, and promoting the ‘on the street’...

One of the biggest trends in recent times, as a direct result of the pandemic, is the concept of working from...

You could be forgiven for overlooking International Women’s Day on Monday. Well, almost. Focus was instead turned to the first day back...

Another TV programme will this weekend examine the fate of Suzy Lamplugh, the London estate agent who disappeared 35 years ago...

The head of finance at Propertymark has quit - another high profile departure for the troubled organisation. Estate Agent Today broke the news...

Pre-pandemic, virtual and video viewings were a nice little add-on for some agents, but they were far from universally used and...

In a video interview for Letting Agent Today, property professional Chris Buckler speaks to Mike Dawson, Group Head of Sales at...

This week’s In Conversation Today interviewee needs no introduction. One of the property industry’s most recognisable names, she has been a...

An announcement from Propertymark this afternoon says: The Board of Propertymark has accepted the resignation of its CEO, Tim Balcon. Following four...

The new chief executive of Propertymark has declined to answer questions relating to the resignation of the NAEA president only half...

An MP demanding a root and branch reform of property taxation, including scrapping stamp duty, says the chance of fundamental reform is...

Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick has announced “an exceptional intervention” promising that leaseholders in high-rise buildings above 18 metres will bear no...

In a video interview for Estate Agent Today, property professional Chris Buckler speaks to Justin and Victoria Bhoday - a married...

At the back-end of last year and the start of this, the biggest news stories in town – besides debates over...

The new chief executive of Propertymark, now combining five agency trade bodies including the NAEA and ARLA, has no experience at...

Just as the new chief executive of Propertymark holds interviews across the industry, so The Guild of Property Professionals is coming out...

A new firm has been launched by two agents who formerly worked at Carter Jonas and are aiming at the £400,000...

Propertymark, combining both the National Association of Estate Agents and the Association of Residential Letting Agents, claims to speak for the...

In a wide-ranging video interview for his Move iQ service, Phil Spencer speaks to buying agent and TV property pundit Henry...

Propertymark, the overarching body aiming to bring five different associations (ARLA, NAEA, NAVA, ICBA and APIP) into a single brand, was...

Propertymark is the only agency trade body with sufficient influence on, and links with, government to achieve major gains for the...

One of the country’s most experienced estate agents has spoken out about mental illness in the industry and his own condition...

Here’s hoping you managed to have as good a Christmas and New Year as Covid rules allowed. Journalism in early January is...

The industry regulator who comes into force when the Regulation of Property Agents’ recommendations are adopted may take over versions of...

A prominent PropTech supplier wants agents to hand over much more information to conveyancers to allow them to make faster progress on...

A leading enthusiast of the self-employed agency business model says even in these challenging times people can make a success of...

Hunters chairman and Conservative MP Kevin Hollinrake has hit out at allegedly false claims made by Donald Trump and Nigel Farage. Trump’s...

There’s no denying it, job hunting can be hard work – even more so at the moment, with all that’s going...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? I am James D. Marshall, Founder and CEO of Pupil. What...

Agents Together, the wellbeing and mentorship service which came into existence earlier this year, is launching what it calls a Redundancy...

OnTheMarket’s acting chief executive says the portal will embrace more social media and innovative marketing strategies in the coming period. Yesterday the...

I was giving an interview this week for an upcoming conference - yet another to convert from a physical to a...

For a mixture of reasons, I now only write this column every two weeks. At first, I missed the weekly consideration...

A self-employed agent has gone public to lavish praise on the mentoring scheme which is part of the Agents Together charity. Cameron Carter,...

A new agency called Eazy Agent has launched - it’s another online operation, this time with a starting price of £249. For...

In my last Natter, I explored the differences between estate agency in the UK and the US with the help of...

A leading expert on estate agency and the housing market in Australia has lifted the lid on how Purplebricks failed down...

A founder of Purplebricks, Michael Bruce, suggests there was nothing wrong with the controversial Commisery TV ads that contributed to making...

In a video interview for Estate Agent Today, property professional Chris Buckler speaks to Matt Nicol, managing director of Nicol &...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Jon Horton, Product director of sales progression platform, mio What does...

The advertising and sponsorship links between Purplebricks and Team GB have won the agency a silver medal according to a leading...

In a video interview for Estate Agent Today, property professional Chris Buckler speaks to industry video expert Christopher Watkin. Watkin gives his...

Industry veteran Harry Hill, a former chairman of Countrywide and founder of Rightmove, has now become a mentor at the new...

The death has been announced of one of the country’s leading campaigners against the injustices of the leasehold system, Louie Burns. Burns...

The leader of the Say No To Rightmove campaign has revealed to Estate Agent Today that he has lobbied the portal...

The former commercial director of Rightmove has made a strong defence of much of the company’s activities, including the charges it...

OnTheMarket says it still aims to be the number one portal, but the acting chief executive has revealed a far more...

Virtual viewings could transform estate agency so fundamentally that they might mean the work of five negotiators could in future be...

It’s official – the property market is back open for business. Estate agents have started to unfurlough staff and many are...

In a video interview for his Move iQ service, Phil Spencer speaks to Mark Hayward, managing director of NAEA Propertymark about...

The brothers who founded Purplebricks - Michael and Kenny Bruce - have returned to the agency industry for the first time...

The death has been announced of Colin Lowman, a veteran south London estate agent who had a 64 year career in...

The Guild of Property Professionals says “a remarkable number” of agencies has joined it during the lockdown. Some 27 agencies signed up...

In a wide-ranging video interview for his Move iQ service, Phil Spencer speaks to former agent and founder of Viewber, Ed...

A well-known saying in estate agency is that first-time buyers are the sellers of the future. If we believe this to...

The Say No To Rightmove campaign is to release a set of options for member agents to consider if the portal...

Many of the leading advocates of the self-employed estate agent business model have talked about why many want new recruits with...

The industry should continue to prepare for large-scale reforms such as mandatory agency training, the licensing of agents and a new...

The founder of OnTheMarket has revealed why the portal floated on the stock market and why Ian Springett was the right...

The chief executive of NAEA Propertymark says he expects specific government guidance later this week for estate agents to return to...

The acting chief executive of OnTheMarket says the Coronavirus crisis could indirectly create a catalyst for change in the portals marketplace. Clive...

There’s a warning today to agency chiefs to keep in touch with their staff as lockdown eases across England in a...

The Say No To Rightmove campaign has launched a countdown clock on its website to galvanise agents into remembering only 85...

The coming week’s stories in the mainstream media - inevitably focused on Coronavirus - will be dominated by two things. Firstly there...

In a video interview for Estate Agent Today, property professional Chris Buckler speaks to Sam Hunter, director of Homesearch. Alongside asking Hunter...

The Say No To Rightmove campaign has started buying social media advertising space in a bid to recruit agents. In a ‘promoted’...

Rightmove, Zoopla and even OnTheMarket could make money even if they did not charge agents anything at all to list properties....

A Fine & Country agent has just sold a home based on a video viewing, and is now sharing tips with...

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

A new analysis of the simmering Rightmove crisis says there is now “no clear downside” stopping agents leaving. The Financial Times says that Rightmove’s...

The leader of the Say No To Rightmove campaign says that agents are demanding that there is “no return to full...

An estate agency that runs its own TV shows via YouTube has launched a second season featuring local companies, amenities and...

Only half of the branches signed up to Zoopla have taken advantage of one or other of the discount offers made...

In a video interview for Estate Agent Today, property professional Chris Buckler speaks to Christopher May, director of free-to-list portal Residential...

On April 4, EAT published a piece titled: ‘It’s 2024: what will the industry look like, post corona-virus’. To me, this...

The key figure behind the Say No To Rightmove campaign says the fight for more realistic fees goes on - and...

A video interview released this morning features the experiences of eight agents who have quit Rightmove in the past two years,...

The head of the longest-established agency personnel consultancy in the UK says caution should be exercised over the use of Artificial...

The National Association of Estate Agents has launched its Sales Protocol Toolkit, in a bid to reduce fall-throughs and dramatically improve...

The chief executive of Purplebricks says agents are “miles behind” in using digital information to provide a personalised service.  Vic Darvey has given...

One of Britain’s most experienced estate agents says there’s no alternative to Rightmove, and the portal’s relationship with the industry is...

The mystery of why Countrywide’s crucial sale of its commercial arm has failed to go through as scheduled deepened over the...

Agents have reacted angrily to the government contemplating introducing a Mansion Tax, and to the Housing Secretary not ruling out the...

The Competition and Markets Authority has released a 135 page document giving explicit details of its latest agency cartel investigation. This includes...

The founder of an online agency has spoken publicly for the first time about how his near-death experience led him to...

A survey of readers of Estate Agent Today suggest that the majority believe the Chancellor will fail to honour a pledge...

There’s a warning today that Rightmove could be vulnerable to losing its number one portal status because it has such a...

The new government has announced that its first Budget is to be held on Wednesday March 11 - and it’s giving...

A leading estate agent has urged others in the industry to follow his example and make local TV programmes to build...

The relaunched easyProperty hybrid agency is to rely exclusively on local marketing to drive awareness and customers, and not follow the...

A new portal claims it will do what OnTheMarket failed to do, and offer an agent-led operation charging every agency branch...

Countrywide says it is constantly keeping its current branch structure under review, saying any responsible agency would have to consider the...

28th NOVEMBER 2019: Christopher Watkin’s recent thought-provoking interview with Dan Marsden sheds light on the property industry today and offers an...

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

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

A prominent agency owner and industry figure has attacked Rightmove for failing to support estate agents and has accused it of...

As we know, the world’s moving very fast and how we communicate now is drastically different to even 10 years ago....

The former chief of an online estate agency says the top three surviving firms in the sector must merge if they...

A controversial estate agent and former head of an online agency is urging agents to knock on the doors of vendors...

London agency Benjamin Stevens has made a lifestyle-focused viral ‘TV show’ for YouTube viewers. The agency has called it North London TV...

One of the industry’s leading consultants says Rightmove is in a form of abusive relationship with agents, who should consider legal...

The chief executive of Purplebricks UK says the struggling hybrid agency is definitely not for sale, despite recent sales of stakes...

A new national agency concept - eXp UK - has told Estate Agent Today that its recruitment schedule is running “well...

The US-based real estate firm Keller Williams says it is aiming to be this country’s leading agency training organisation. Ben Taylor, who...

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

November 6 has been declared Budget Day - at least if there is a Brexit deal agreed in principle in the...

The boss of a 15+ branch estate agency group has explained how he thinks regulation could 'ruin' the estate agency industry. Simon...

It may only be October 4, but temperatures have already started to drop this week as preparations for winter begin. As we...

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

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

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

As the self-employed estate agency market continues to grow in the UK, one of Australia's most succesful proponents of the model...

A well-respected agent who was president of the NAEA just five years ago has written to Prime Minister Boris Johnson asking...

The head of online agency Housesimple has made another strident attack on the integrity of High Street agents by saying some...

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

A former Local Property Expert and manager at Purplebricks has gone on record to reveal what it was really like to work...

Is this the ultimate in accountability or a desperate bid to win back public support for a company damaged by the...

One of the most experienced and high profile figures in the industry says individual agents working for online companies are typically...

Former Countrywide employees who take to social media or the mainstream press to criticise the company are betraying those who remained...

In a trading statement this morning, Countrywide says it has “a new covenant package with lenders provides the financial flexibility to...

Property pundit Henry Pryor says he is invited on TV and radio in order to provide “balance” against estate agents who...

The former chief executive of Purplebricks has defended claims that some Local Property Experts are underpaid, saying that success comes through...

The new chief executive of Purplebricks believes hybrid agents could win '20-30% market share' in the UK. Vic Darvey, who replaced Michael...

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

Purplebricks’ former chief executive Lee Wainwright has made a stout defence of the controversial agency’s sales progression process and its local...

The former chief executive of Purplebricks UK says the agency completes on over 80 per cent of the homes it lists...

When employing a new member of staff there are a lot of checks and balances put in place by any business...

OnTheMarket chief executive Ian Springett says rival portals may want to “interfere” with his aim of converting agency members from free...

The founder of Zoopla has explained how the portal got its name and branding, and the philosophy behind it when it...

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

It’s clear that some agents are not fans of Trading Standards officers, described in the comments sections of the trade press...

The head of the new Trading Standards authority regulating estate agents says Online firms are treated exactly the same as High...

We’re accustomed to tech firms promising disruption in how homes are bought, let, sold and rented: now one is pledging to...

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

The property industry is making “important strides” towards gender balance according to a new report - and it says more respect...

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

Countrywide’s executive chairman and group managing director have spoken to Estate Agent Today about the impact of Brexit on the company,...

Here’s an unusual story, describing the work of one of Purplebricks’ Local Property Experts who was with the company for around...

One of the country’s leading conveyancing chiefs has given his support to reforms to the house buying process. But Rob Hailstone -...

Who are you? I’m the Director of Sales for both the well-known industry leading Today publications and The ValPal Network. Leading publications: Estate...

OnTheMarket says one of its key aims for 2019 is to match Rightmove’s product offer to agents. “We’re looking to match Rightmove’s...

“You don't learn to walk by following rules. You learn by doing and falling over,” is an oft-quoted saying of Richard...

ARPM  Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Simon Duce, Managing Director. What is ARPM and what does it...

Property industry commentator and former online agency chief executive Russell Quirk has defended Rightmove’s charges to agents, saying that compared to...

The former chief executive of Emoov says online estate agencies charge too little, so risk appearing cheap and ineffective to potential...

Kenny Bruce, one of the founders of sector-leading online agency Purplebricks, has sent his good wishes to Russell Quirk, who founded...

Former Emoov chief executive Russell Quirk has made his first on-the-record comments about the factors behind the dramatic collapse of his...

A new portal which had branded itself as “the UK’s first decentralised property listing database” appears to have had a setback...

A new portal called YourMoov and describing itself as “the UK’s first decentralised property listing database” is to launch shortly. In an...

A new portal is launching next year with Countrywide and some 30 other estate agency groups signed up, as well as...

The introduction of the Propertymark brand as a ‘consumer friendly’ umbrella name for a series of trade bodies has been a...

Keller Williams, the US agency which allows agents to work from hub-like ‘market centres’, says it now has 130 freelance agents in this...

1.             Who are you and what do you do? HeyJuno Property is a business dedicated to empowering estate and letting agents throughout...

The head of a controversial property portal says agents can by-pass some GDPR marketing restrictions by using his service’s social network. Ben Davis,...

An agent in the Guild is launching a ‘hub’ style operation from December 1 and says the concept of traditional estate...

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...

We’re well and truly back from summer with a flurry of fund-raising to report on this week: thanks to each and...

What are the magic ingredients for building a strong brand, attracting new customers and building trust with your target market? Gareth Helm,...

Lucie Hirst and Delphine Colombo, two of Prime Central London’s most high profile sales agents, have combined forces to set up Hirst...