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Foxtons has announced the acquisition of two estate agents worth £10.55m. The listed agency giant has acquired IMM Properties Ltd, trading under...

Estate agency software provider Street.co.uk has announced an integration with lead generation tool Spectre to help agents secure instructions. Agency firms that...

Adoption of virtual tours among estate agents remain low but new data suggests they could boost sales. Industry analysis shows just 4%...

Supply is slowly increasing but there are signs that buyers are now biding their time. Analysis by property data company TwentyCi shows...

Independent Kent agent Miles & Barr took a musical approach to an office relocation last weekend. Miles & Barr, which has 12...

There are signs that properties are starting to take longer to sell. A lack of stock in recent months has meant agents...

Propertymark has expressed hope that the Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill will help boost much needed agency supply. The trade body has...

Fundraising efforts featuring bikes, boats and James Bond all feature in this week's edition of Agents Do Charity. Remember, if you have...

Millions of people use online property portals every year to conduct their property search, whether it be for sales or for...

There seems a consensus amongst agents, analysts and amateur pundits alike that the market will stay relatively strong for some months,...

The property supply shortage may be easing but Zoopla has warned it will still take some time for stock to be...

April looks set to go down as the busiest month for house sales of the year.  And with record numbers of properties predicted...

Estate agency recruiter Josh Rayner has said job demand is at the highest level he can remember. Rayner, who runs property jobs...

The proportion of offers accepted at or above asking price has hit a record high, research shows. The latest Propertymark Housing Report,...

Agency stock is shifting faster and buyers who hesitated last year are now finding it harder to afford similar priced properties,...

The supply shortage may be coming to an end. That is the view from the latest RICS Residential Market Survey. The research among...

Winkworth agents posted record sales income last year, attributed to the stamp duty holiday. The London-listed agent franchise group revealed in its...

Reviews website allAgents has begun teasing details of its 2022 awards. Agents will be able to pick up their gongs in person...

Conveyancing software company ULS Technology has rebranded. The London Stock Exchange-listed company, which encompasses conveyancing brands eConveyancer, DigitalMove, Legal Eye and Amity...

Trading Standards has advised agents to update listings once they reach the "sold subject to contract" (SSTC) stage. It comes after legal...

More acquisitions are being predicted at agency franchise group Belvoir. It comes as the listed brand yesterday reported record group revenue of...

Agents are being offered an easier way to offer 3D virtual viewings that could get homes listed more quickly. Spatial data technology...

They say that in fashion, if you wait for long enough, clothes that are hanging at the back of your wardrobe...

A number of pro-active conveyancers are joining a new conveyancing directory being set up by one of the leading figures in...

Buyers are focusing increasingly on green fixtures and fittings according to a new study. Insurance firm Aviva says the most in-demand features...

Sales agreed per Propertymark member branch are now running at eight per month - the highest figure since last October according...

For the second time in recent weeks, Purplebricks has de-listed a property after an unacceptable comment by the seller on social...

The Purplebricks share price remained relatively unchanged yesterday following the shock announcement that chief executive Vic Darvey was quitting the company...

The market boom goes on, for now at least. In February, house prices rose at their fastest since June 2007 according to...

A new housing market snapshot from Zoopla suggests that in the supply of homes coming to the market has triggered a...

A popular myth suggesting 50 per cent of homes sell with a second agent, is simply untrue. That’s the claim from property...

In the last two years digital Property Logbooks for our homes have moved from concept to reality with almost a quarter...

Property searches are not showing up some new road schemes because they are classified by local councils as planning consent for...

Agents Giving - widely recognised as the industry’s main charity - has appointed another senior agency figure to its board. It’s Iain...

Trading Standards and the government have jointly announced compulsory new data which must appear on property listings. A property's council tax band or...

Seven years after it launched on the London Stock Market, speculation continues that Purplebricks may be about to de-list and return...

The average home sale in England and Wales in 2021 achieved 98 per cent of the asking price - slightly improved...

There’s an ingenious twist to one agency’s fund-raising this week, and EAT readers (along with the wider public) can have a...

Purplebricks is reported to have removed a property listing from its website when it discovered the vendors - a Christian couple...

Agents finding it difficult to persuade potential vendors to come to the market this early in the year have new ammunition...

A new survey of people who have sold their home in the past six months has given a strong backing to...

OnTheMarket agents are to have access to the prospecting tool SmartMail, produced by data firm Sprift. SmartMail is a canvassing and prospecting...

Propertymark, the main industry trade body, has this evening updated its guidance on Covid safety for estate and letting agents in...

A webinar in mid-January will help agents get an edge on securing leads and ensuring transactions are not lost. That’s the claim...

Prospect Estate Agents in the south east of England have pulled out all the stops this festive season with a wonderful...

A good website is no longer optional for estate agents, as no single aspect of marketing to new customers is more...

OnTheMarket has revamped its website in a bid to shed the final connections with the portal’s failed leadership and strategy of...

TV property celebrity Amanda Lamb has revealed the winners of the 2021 allAgents customer experience awards. They were announced at the awards’...

There’s been a significant rise in buyer interest in the energy efficiency of properties - but so far it’s making no...

Auction House London says the Coronavirus pandemic has proved that the power of livestream sales far outweighs the impact of earlier online...

Knight Frank says it’s already being contacted by prospective vendors wanting their homes to be listed for sale next spring. James Cleland,...

There’s been a huge rise in references to electric car charging within property listings submitted to Rightmove. The number of homes listed...

New research shows that despite media attention and new government policies, better energy efficiency is not a key issue for the...

Rightmove says sellers who have upgraded their Energy Performance Certificate rating to a C - from a D, E or F -...

A small property portal has accused Rightmove, Zoopla and OnTheMarket of listing properties with asking prices far in excess of market...

An analysis of estate agencies in 21 major cities suggests a big rise in competing companies, prompting risks of fee wars between...

OnTheMarket figures for the first half of this year show stronger revenue and improved profits. Agency numbers have increased modestly since January...

There were 13 new buyers for every property listed for sale in the UK in September according to Knight Frank.  Over the...

Fund-raising takes all sorts of shapes and sizes and this week we have a splendid selection proving that point. Don’t miss out...

The latest market snapshot of prime London by estate agency Benham and Reeves shows demand up 5.8 per cent annually for...

Luke Thirkettle heads up the lettings division at Stratfords, a single-branch lettings and sales agency based in Milton Keynes. Here, he speaks to...

We’re not sure if agents will agree with this but a high profile consumer group has come up with the final...

An online agency which describes itself as being “the future of property” is up for sale. Nu:move is a franchise operation, set...

Zoopla has calculated how much the average house price has risen every single day since the start of the pandemic in...

As we motor towards the next major global climate change conference – the UN’s COP26 being held in Glasgow from 31...

Every agent likes to have their phones ringing off the hook. So London agent Robert Irving Burns must have been excited when...

Following speculation overnight, Foxtons - one of London's leading and most high-profile agencies - has this morning announced the appointment of Nigel Rich CBE...

One of the property market's leading names has welcomed young people into its company for work experience through a partnership with...

Warwick Estates has revealed the most in-demand features for new-build buyers. The firm has analysed Rightmove data and found that those buying...

An online conveyancer is on the hunt for a mansion tester. My Home Move Conveyancing is seeking a mansion tester who will...

The Karma Club: An industry partner has celebrated its second birthday by reaching a landmark of more than £15,000 donated to...

OnTheMarket’s new market appraisal guides - first announced some months ago - have this morning gone live.  In June OTM announced a...

A major agency is predicting that the imbalance between supply and demand, which has characterised the housing market for all of...

A much higher than usual proportion of homes on sale in the current market have successfully found a buyer, according to...

With stock remaining perilously short for most agents, the industry has been advised to use data to identify those existing owners...

A number of estate agencies have signed up to a service which charges £30 to view a property. The online service, called...

Properties with professional marketing packs sell up to 48 per cent quicker than those without, according to an experiment conducted by...

A call has gone out for Property Logbooks to receive official recognition as “digital assets” by the Law Commission: the move...

It doesn’t seem that long ago that 2D floorplans were considered cutting edge – but it’s safe to say they’re now...

Propertymark has named two new non-executive directors described as having “a wealth of knowledge and independence.” A statement says their appointments “will expand...

Working from home used to get a bad rap. With the phrase mocked as ‘shirking from home’, homeworkers were often seen...

London property is still a draw for the wealthiest in the world according to Knight Frank. Despite international travel restrictions, the number...

There may well have been times in recent weeks when any agent would have been forgiven for wanting a break -...

An app that promotes both on- and off-market homes to prospective buyers has linked up with a moving service PropTech platform.  Houso...

Despite the vast amount of publicity given to the concept of virtual viewing, a survey suggests relatively few properties on sale...

OnTheMarket has announced new functionality in a direct bid to take on Rightmove and Zoopla. The functionality, to go live within the...

In a trading statement this morning Foxtons has revealed that following a 49 per cent increase in sales revenue in the...

Rightmove is to review the processes of an online platform which directly uploads sellers' property details via an app. Two years ago...

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

OnTheMarket has signed an exclusive commercial partnership with property data specialist Sprift, to provide free market appraisal guides. These can be customised...

The ESTAS Awards ceremony is traditionally held each May but no prizes for guessing why this year, as with 2020, things...

The Prime Central London pain throughout the pandemic can be seen by new figures just released by an investment consultancy, showing...

Parts of the UK property market face a supply shortage with a quarter fewer properties listed for sale in England and...

You could make about 65 more cold calls, or hold 13 more viewings, or you could take a power-nap every day...

Keller Williams now boasts 377 estate agency partners across the UK - agents that have set up and run their own...

New figures from Zoopla today emphasise just how frenzied the housing market remains. Here are the figures: - so far in the first...

Propertymark has shortlisted five of the 700 or so PropTech suppliers in the UK, as part of the trade body’s REACH...

A major agency is reporting a “frenzy” with branches inundated with enquiries as soon as homes are listed. Nicky Stevenson, managing director of...

New research shared with Estate Agent Today suggest that in areas of the country almost four in 10 homes for sale...

We’re officially transitioning to summer – marked by the clocks going forward and warmer weather – just as restrictions start to...

This time out, I speak to one of the industry’s biggest-hitters. Adrian Gill may have retired from frontline agency, having had...

An agent in part of the UK with the strongest seller’s market claims the stock shortage is the worst he’s seen...

Sky News is reporting that new portal Boomin is to announce the former chief executive of Sir Richard Branson’s business empire...

One of the most outspoken campaigners against stamp duty has been fined for avoiding tens of thousands of pounds in … stamp...

While lengthy lockdowns have caused many to re-evaluate their homes, the apartment lifestyle remains an ambition for many. That’s the view of...

With just days before the launch of new portal Boomin, Rightmove says it’s hit a record 9.1m visits in a 24...

Data from Rightmove suggests a sharp increase in the number of chain-free properties on the market because sellers are increasingly willing...

Zoopla has crunched the numbers for the continuing stamp duty holiday in England and Northern Ireland, calculating 500,000 buyers will have...

One of the companies at the heart of the campaign to provide more upfront information to prospective buyers has struck a...

It now takes 43 days longer to sell a home than it did a year ago. Comparison site GetAgent, which makes the...

Pressure is building on London agency Foxtons to repay its furlough funding. The company issued an upbeat trading statement on Wednesday; while...

An agency has changed a property listing on its website following an intervention by the Advertising Standards Authority. The agency was Campbell...

The acquisition of Countrywide by Connells might just be the deal of the century in the British estate agency industry. That’s the...

A high-profile London agency is asking the police and property industry bodies including Trading Standards to investigate a fake company posing under...

This time out, I’m in conversation with one of the big three established portals. Since it was founded in 2007, Zoopla...

Property portals remain an essential marketing tool for estate agents and their value is clearly appreciated by consumers. However, with a...

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

One of the country’s top auctioneers is not going to stage any ballroom auctions this year - and it’s keeping its 2022...

There’s been a flurry of recent activity involving agencies quoted on the London Stock Exchange: Hunters, The Property Franchise Group and...

Free-to-list portal One Dome has launched a dedicated New Homes section - in line with the longer-established paid-for portals - and...

By any available metric, Belvoir had a good 2020. Already a well-known and well-established name, it was highly praised for its...

Two mysterious online agencies have had their advertisements for the same property banned by the Advertising Standards Authority. The agencies - Manchestersalerent and...

An estate agency is being criticised for marketing properties as second homes in an area reportedly suffering a housing shortage. Local media...

Over the last 20 years, the growth of online property portals – including Zoopla, Rightmove and PrimeLocation – has transformed the...

An auction house that's made a transition from ballroom operations to online streaming is to publish all fees for all lots -...

The pandemic has reignited the flagging country house market and boosted demand for larger homes with gardens, claims Savills. Larger country houses...

One of the founder agencies of the new Boomin portal, scheduled to launch in the New Year, has also rejoined Zoopla. Farrell...

The Homes Act requires landlords to consider whether their tenants' indoor air is safe. Five key air contaminants are listed in...

Delays with the return of property searches is one key factor for sales taking longer to complete. As conveyancers start to warn...

One of the oldest portals in the UK, Mouseprice, has been bought by a service which describes itself as the country’s...

The Federation of Independent Agents trade group has unveiled a new automated nurture product available exclusively to members - and it claims...

A new estate agency in one of the country’s most widely-mocked towns has opened its doors - and is not afraid...

Asking prices are down for the first time in many months. It’s a small drop - an average of 0.5 per cent...

The latest Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors review of sales and rentals, often amongst the most pessimistic of analyses, says Covid 19...

Various investors in Countrywide have submitted early online paperwork to The Panel on Takeovers and Mergers - the red tape required to...

Tenancy deposit disputes are messy and often frustrating for all involved. While the number of formal disputes remains low, the pandemic...

The six brands that make up The Property Franchise Group are the latest signings for yet-to-launch portal Boomin. TPFG’s brands are national...

Fledgling portal Boomin - launching later this month - has announced another 10 independent regional agencies as founder members. This includes its...

Boomin is to levy a traditional monthly fee for estate and letting agents listing on the site, in line with other...

An online agency says its virtual auction service can be used even by its rivals between now and the end of...

Advanced information released today about Boomin suggests it will seek a much closer relationship with agents than existing portals, with lifetime...

Lettings agents, property managers and landlords should all be aware of the Homes (Fitness for Human Habitation) Act 2018. The Act...

A new tool which identifies preferences of Facebook users and then targets them with ads for appropriate homes on sale, is...

Zoopla has linked with a PropTech company led by the former boss of Purplebricks to offer agents free virtual viewings services. The...

OnTheMarket’s latest trading update shows a significant rise in revenue but agency branch membership numbers stalling. Revenue was up 28 per cent...

A platform which signs up vendors and allocates their sale to a high-performing local agent says it sells property two months...

A new survey of the market share split between High Street and online agencies shows that Purplebricks remains the digital market...

The agency leading the Say No To Rightmove campaign has returned all of its offices and brands to Zoopla. The Acorn Group,...

Property sellers are twice as likely to find a buyer for their property if the original asking price does not change,...

The strong performance of the auction market in recent months has been reinforced by the latest figures from iamsold, the UK's...

For a number of years now, predictions have been made that one of the major tech giants will eventually enter the...

Another US real estate agency wants to follow Keller Williams, Berkshire Hathaway and others by opening in the United Kingdom. Nest Seekers International...

A new league table shows how many listings exist per agency in 23 different cities across the UK.  The analysis looks at the...

An American realtor who once predicted his company would have 5,000 UK estate agents working under its banner is now saying...

A new website aims to be the go-to service for agents who want reviews to help them assess the usefulness of...

The latest market snapshot by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors warns the current boom may not continue as government support measures...

It has been three months since the property market was given the green light to reopen. During this time, we have...

The Zoopla Rental Market Report, published this week, mentioned a two-speed rental market, but what does that mean? We are seeing two...

We have had a special relationship for many years and are bonded as countries in many ways – historically, politically and...

A new website that describes itself as an estate agency says it wants to “empower people to sell their own home”...

An agent in Hertfordshire says he routinely secures 5,000 visits to ‘live open houses’ on Facebook Live, and have on one...

Emma Vigus, managing director of sales progression platform mio, in discussion with key suppliers in the residential property industry on operating...

At a recent Conveyancing Association webinar focused on the provision of upfront information in the property sale process, there was a...

There’s more confirmation this morning that the housing market is enjoying a short-term bounce - and that’s before the effect of...

How businesses can list properties on Facebook Marketplace   What is Facebook Marketplace? Marketplace is a discovery and search experience on Facebook designed to...

The industry’s first virtual awards event has taken place with hundreds of agents participating courtesy of YouTube. Winners of the prestigious ESTAS...

In the first of a series of articles, Emma Vigus, managing director of mio, the estate agent sales progression platform, explores the...

Some weeks later than usual for understandable reasons, the ESTAS Awards 2020 are almost here - and for the first time...

A former chief executive of Countrywide has issued a string of extravagant claims about the lockdown success of the online agency...

To most people, purchasing a home is the single most significant financial commitment made across a lifetime. Given the impact and...

There’s no doubt we’re in a less-than-rosy phase of the property cycle. This, however, is not another doom and gloom piece:...

How prime London has changed. In 2002 work began on The Knightsbridge. Located within a stone’s throw of Harrods and a near-neighbour...

London estate agency Benham & Reeves says there’s been a sharp fall-off in demand for ultra-expensive homes in prime suburbs of...

The number of full property details viewed on Rightmove - a key indicator of market health - is already stronger than...

A large majority of property professionals polled by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors say a stamp duty holiday would be...

The announcement by the Chancellor of the Exchequer that he was extending the furlough scheme until the end of October appears...

A respected estate agency has revised downwards its price forecast for the housing market for the second time since the start...

There's widespread expectation that Foxtons’ senior management will face sharp criticism at the company’s Annual General Meeting today. The hottest issue at...

Listings from an agent who ended his contract with Rightmove were not removed as he expected - instead, he is accusing...

The Say No To Rightmove campaign, which expects to have some 3,000 offices signed up by the end of the month,...

The government is being urged to allow estate and lettings agents to return to work as soon as possible when the...

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

The impact of the Coronavirus crisis is going to reduce agents' revenue into the third quarter finishing in late September warns a leading...

New temporary rules have thrown a lifeline to troubled agencies like Countrywide and Purplebricks which may need to raise additional funds...

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

One of the country’s best known high-end independent estate agencies is marketing a home for £22.5m and hopes it finds a...

New sales agreed have already plummeted by 15 per cent and over the next three months there’s going to be a...

For complete transparency, I write this column first thing on a Tuesday morning and have done for a couple of years...

There’s been widespread outrage amongst agents at Rightmove’s offer to allow some agents a deferred payment scheme operating for just three...

In these uncertain times it’s good to report positive news - ESTAS, the customer review and awards platform, has announced its...

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

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Nick Lyons CEO What is No Letting Go and what does it...

It may be that we’re facing another year - make that yet another year - of disruption in the housing market. Coronavirus...

The ESTAS today reveals its shortlist for the 2020 Awards which includes the Zoopla Xcellence Award - a special category that celebrates...

Rightmove has released another stonking set of results - but there are signs that some agents are defecting from the ever-more-expensive...

A woman claims she had no idea that her husband stole almost £1.5m from two high-profile employers - one of them...

Regional estate agency chain Ashtons has been listed in the Sunday Times 100 Best Small Companies to Work for, for the...

Both Countrywide and LSL Property Services have submitted early online paperwork to The Panel on Takeovers and Mergers, an independent body...

Sky News claims that Countrywide and LSL Property Services are discussing a merger to become a £500m super-agency.  In an exclusive it...

A prominent consumer group says homes sold precisely 14 days after first being listed typically achieve the best price - closest...

A challenger portal says agents should reduce their reliance on the likes of Rightmove and Zoopla by using smaller rival portals...

For several years the regular monthly RICS market snapshot has made depressing reading - now, for there second month in a...

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

An outspoken industry commentator says some of the country’s leading agencies are failing because they’re not actually run by experienced agents. Russell...

The average time it took a home to sell last year - measured from its first day listed on a portal...

Property portals generate revenue from estate agents regardless of the outcome of the transaction. This relationship has resulted in a fundamental...

A new website called Silver Sharers says it’s chief objective is to help older home owners remain in their properties without...

In six years of editing Estate Agent Today, some of my most dramatic moments have been covering the troubles - some...

Estate agents who deliberately over-value properties in order to win instructions are effectively committing fraud according to a prominent industry figure. Russell...

Hello - HNY and all that from the team at Agents Do Charity. We’re delighted to be back with three great stories...

For the stock market generally, 2019 has been a positive year - but a few high profile agencies and associated companies...

Connells has confirmed that it has closed two branches in Dorset in the south west of England, in addition to the...

Hello and welcome to the final Property Jobs Today before Christmas - and yes, there are still plenty of people moving...

A high-profile investment advice service says as OnTheMarket nears two years listed on the stock market it “has yet to deliver...

We recently asked readers for their questions to the portals - the questions they couldn’t really ask their local reps, but...

Zoopla is advising agents to prepare for a festive rush of leads. The portal says it expects a 60  per cent month-on-month increase...

Property voyeurism and the festive season have long been bedfellows for many Brits. The heady combination of over-indulgence and regret, close proximity...

He portrays himself as a scourge of the Remoaner elite and a champion of the people, but when it comes to...

It’s beginning to look a lot like…we’re running a very popular service for agents, as we’ve been inundated with more fund-raising...

A new app is being launched which allows agents to gauge possible interest in a property before it is formally put...

It normally costs estate or lettings agents £10,000 to buy a franchise for the online company called The Good Estate Agent...

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

Purplebricks claims it actually sells - not just lists - three times more than the UK’s next largest estate agency.  The claim...

Rightmove has been given the green light to continue using the claim that “every second someone contacts an estate agent about a...

The phrase ‘death of the high street’ can be found in nearly any publication in any given week. And for fair...

A new league table of High Street agents’ charges published over the weekend reveals the locations where agents charge an average...

Stories with good news about the prime central London market seem few and far between but the latest figures from B2B...

There are fewer ‘accidental landlords’ - vendors who resort to letting out their homes because the sales market is difficult. That’s the...

When renting a property out, letting agents and landlords recognise that it is important to take a deposit from the tenant...

Midlands estate agency Centrick has launched a new specialist division to focus on the luxury homes market across the West Midlands...

‘Workers of the world, unite. You have nothing to lose but your chains’. So is written on the tombstone of the father...

A hybrid estate and lettings agency operating currently in Manchester, Liverpool and others parts of the north of England has told...

A PropTech start-up says its service allows investors from anywhere in the world to buy property in the UK which can...

A former Foxtons estate agent has set up a property finding service which is exclusively for first time buyers - believed...

One of the country’s largest regional estate and lettings agencies has now fully rejoined Zoopla. Yorkshire-based Dacre, Son & Hartley brings its...

An estate agent in Cardiff has come up with a marketing wheeze in a bid to win more instructions - but...

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

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

A new PropTech online platform called BestAgent Property Marketplace is to launch next year following a series of 12 meetings this autumn. It...

A new digital platform has been set up in a bid to provide a one-stop-shop for self-build enthusiasts - and it...

Online estate agency Housesimple has appointed a company to handle its public relations and social media as it rolls it its...

A free-to-list property portal says that contrary to opinion within parts of the agency industry, the more portals there are the...

One of the agencies most active in the creation of OnTheMarket is trialling a return to listing on Zoopla after an...

The latest survey from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors suggests that last month’s optimistic assessment of the housing market has...

Rightmove’s half year figures this morning continue to show strong growth in profits and revenue - but there are the first...

Connells Group-owned Sequence UK has been told by the Advertising Standards Authority to update Rightmove listings more promptly after properties are...

The new owners of Emoov have confirmed that 70 previous customers have opted to re-list their homes with the firm since it...

The summer market momentum building thanks to warmer weather and reduced Brexit uncertainty took a hit in June, according to new...

The head of a website that contrasts the performances of rival estate agents is urging buyers to ‘drill down’ and find...

New figures released show High Street estate agents taking an increasingly large market share as online operators continue to crumble. According to the...

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

MyBid4It is an online auction platform which has been developed to partner with Estate Agents and revolutionise the way properties are...

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

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

A survey suggests there’s no firm correlation between a traditional agency’s opening hours and its performance in selling property - and...

Zoopla has taken a swipe at OnTheMarket by conducting a poll of sellers’ views about having properties listed exclusively on just...

My experience in marketing over the last 10 years has been an interesting journey, however I don’t want to bore you...

A review website set up by a former estate agent says £1m of new funding will allow it to roll out...

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors is running a Certified Property Measurer course aimed at training agents and others in the...

Estate Agent Today has been named Property Trade Magazine of the Year 2019 at the annual Property Press Awards. It fought off...

Reforms to the house buying process in England and Wales to bring it more into line with Scotland could slash the...

North East England regional agency chain Bradley Hall has amended details for a property listed on its website following a complaint...

Thousands of homeowners listed their properties for sale in the days following the latest Brexit delay on April 12, new research...

An estate agency has produced figures showing a 12.5 per cent slump in the number of homes listed to sell in...

Research  by HouseSimple suggests that over 31 per cent of homes currently on sale in major UK towns and cities have...

A ‘property potential’ portal which claims to be highly successful across the south east of England is now going to launch...

The owner of a home for sale has complained to the Advertising Standards Authority after seeing it marketed on Zoopla -...

Two new free-to-list portals say they have now attracted 100,000 listings from 1,600 agents. The portals - Residential People and Commercial People...

The final - and some say most prestigious - shortlist for this year’s ESTAS awards has been revealed. The People Awards, sponsored...

A controversial online estate agency has gone into liquidation two years after describing High Street agents as “smug, suited slime-balls.” BetterMove, registered...

Knight Frank says the number of exchanges in Prime Central London in the year to the end of February slumped 14...

Virtual tours are a compelling way of enhancing a property’s potential through online marketing, increased transparency and efficiency for agents, and...

An industry provider of reservation agreements says its services can “entirely eliminate” fall throughs and reduce failed transactions “to almost zero.” PropTech...

Two free-to-list portals launched last month in the UK say they have 1,200 agents and 50,000 listed properties on board in...

The ESTAS has released details of those agents and suppliers to the industry who have been shortlisted for the most prestigious...

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...

Customer experience (CX) will largely determine the future of estate agency in the UK. This is now a key battleground for...

As an estate agent, you need to be ready to cater for the specific requirements of buyers and sellers, tailoring your...

New figures released this morning from OnTheMarket claim its listing inventory bis now over 80 per cent of the size of...

There’s been a big rise in the number of homes being listed for sale despite ongoing concerns over Brexit. That’s the news...

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

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

Mystery surrounds the identity of an estate agency which has been accused of charging a seller five years after the home...

The controversial crowdfunding site Crowdcube has listed the founder of online estate agency Doorsteps as one of its five ‘entrepreneurs of...

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

The new management at Emoov says that following its acquisition out of administration it will relaunch as an online estate agency later...

Zoopla is radically changing its strategy by exploiting the freedom it has under its new private equity ownership. That’s the conclusion of...

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

Customers are still trying to get hold of Emoov, Tepilo and Hatched months after they closed down. Estate Agent Today has seen...

Are you a real Doctor? Not in the conventional sense no, sorry to disappoint! I’m Tom Durrant and I’m the Creative Director...