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A home office set up in a dedicated room apparently adds £17,500 to the value of a property. Direct Line Insurance has...

Agents have been understandably delighted at the latest Halifax index which shows house prices posting their biggest gain of the year...

Almost all estate agents are still saying Yes to Rightmove, according to figures produced by the portal this morning. Membership numbers for...

A PropTech firm that regularly claims London homes are mis-measured in property descriptions has taken a swipe at Purplebricks. Pupil, a spatial...

A survey of estate agents’ market share post-lockdown indicates significant advances for independent agencies and online operators. TwentyCi, a data consultancy, says...

Rightmove’s new chief financial officer has a basic salary of £390,000 plus bonus options coming to a potential total of £1.75m. Alison Dolan has...

The new portal OpenBrix, which is powered by Blockchain, has revealed its fee structure ahead of its formal launch on September...

A new PropTech platform says its central feature will be the launch of a Multiple Listings Service.  This will allow agents “to...

    Purplebricks says changes to its fees structure - possibly becoming less reliant on controversial upfront charges - has been delayed until...

The Nationwide says annual house price growth has recovered to 1.5 per cent. Its July house price index says the fall in...

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

“Many hands make light work” – Does John Heywood’s old English proverb from the 1300s apply to modern approaches on how...

A statement by OnTheMarket this morning reveals that as of the end of last month it had a record 14,000 advertisers...

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

A new property website relying heavily on Artificial Intelligence allows sellers to by-pass estate agents and instead list directly for £14.99...

The EweMove hybrid agency has been singled out for special praise in a trading statement from its parent company, which also...

It is widely expected that Purplebricks will shortly reveal the result of an experiment with a number of different pricing strategies. The...

Rightmove is reporting a mini-boom that was existing even before the stamp duty holiday - enough to propel average asking prices...

The investment bank UBS says it’s forecasting that Rightmove revenues will be down £53m in the first half of this year. “The...

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

There’s no doubt that Covid-19 has had a huge impact on the UK’s property market, after hundreds of thousands of house...

Chancellor Rishi Sunak - and the agency industry - will no doubt be delighted to know that visits to Rightmove soared...

One of the many free-to-list portals now vying for attention is offering agents six months free access to a platform boasting...

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

The property market has been reopen for almost eight weeks now and during that time demand from prospective buyers has soared. Rightmove...

There are various reports of estate agencies closing branches - or not reopening them after lockdown - as they reduce the...

The Black Lives Matter debate has reached the property industry with some agents dropping the term ‘Master bedroom’ from descriptions. The Times...

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

Purplebricks is starting a new wave of TV advertisements today, continuing its theme from earlier this year as a sponsor of...

With the UK housing market now largely open - there are still restrictions in some areas on home moves to occupied properties...

OnTheMarket says almost 500 branches have signed up in recent months, entitling their business owners to ‘welcome shares’. Of those branches signing...

The estate agency group spearheading the Say No To Rightmove campaign has signed its 36 branches up to new portal Homesearch. The...

Homesearch, the long-awaited new free-to-list portal, launches today with a string of testimonials from supportive estate agents. The new portal announced at...

Collaboration creates a bigger market Iain White, of the Innovation Collaboration Group “the Estate Agency industry must recognise that collaboration will...

With three months of lockdown behind us, commission income is vital, and sales progression is more important than ever. Emma Vigus, Managing...

Revenue for The Property Franchise Group was hit by 20 per cent cent thanks for the lockdown - but sales listings...

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

It’s been confirmed by the Scottish Government that the housing market north of the border resumes for business - and house...

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

The Say No To Rightmove campaign has set out strategy suggestions for independent agents facing steep portal bills. A 10-page document reveals...

A free webinar is taking place this week to show how agents can list properties on Facebook Marketplace. The event, hosted by...

The devolved government in Wales - where the housing market is still officially closed - has urged agents to report rivals...

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

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

OnTheMarket says in a trading statement this morning that as of May 31 only some 9,000 branches were on paying contracts...

A survey of 2,750 buyers and tenants has revealed the aspects of online property listings which they find most annoying. The single...

The only story that has come remotely close to pushing coronavirus – and its various knock-on effects – off the top...

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:...

An agent in the unusual position of operating across the England and Welsh border says many of his competitors appear to...

I was asked a question by a German journalist yesterday. What is the biggest lesson German and European PropTech founders can...

Leading estate agents are warning that the sharp fall in house prices reported by the Nationwide may be just the first...

The man who has been Rightmove’s head of innovation for the past five years has joined an online agency. Hannes Buhrmann has...

The combined market share of agencies in the Guild of Property Professionals is now higher even than it was at the...

Over the last few years, there have been a number of high-profile court cases in which renters took action against letting...

OnTheMarket has introduced a new filter that allows buyers to limit their searches to those properties with online viewing options. These can...

All my recent Natters have been focused on one particular topic, the coronavirus crisis, for obvious reasons. But there has been...

Rightmove says it enjoyed 5.3m visits on Tuesday of this week - up four per cent on the comparable day of...

An analysis of seven countries which underwent different forms of lockdown during the pandemic suggests the British and Italian housing markets...

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

The surge in consumer activity encouraged by the government's decision to reopen the property market last week led to two portals...

A free to list portal has blasted Rightmove, Zoopla and OnTheMarket for using agents' data to boost their profits.  Christopher May, chief...

As you know, having professional images of your properties is the best (only?) way to get people wanting to step through...

There’s been a very significant increase in the number of listings carrying virtual viewings, accelerating during the period of the Coronavirus crisis and...

The market share for all online agents fell sharply in the period up to the start of the pandemic according to new...

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

A study by Rightmove suggests that 94 per cent of buyers and sellers currently in the market are determined to go...

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

An online auction platform is offering agents full legal packs with no upfront cost in a bid to keep the housing...

OnTheMarket says it has another 32 million shares to give away to agents signing full fee contracts with the challenger portal...

At the moment, it somehow seems like tempting fate to think too far into the future, especially in terms of the...

The OneDome and Nethouseprices websites claim to have seen a surge in agents joining in recent weeks as an alternative to...

The last five years have seen unprecedented changes to the property market and agents and their clients have never faced such...

OnTheMaket has this morning announced a raft of what it calls ‘mitigating measures’ to help it survive the Coronavirus crisis. These include...

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

In this time of economic uncertainty, more and more people are becoming unwilling to leave their homes, yet you and your...

Floorplan and photography supplier FocalAgent is making a free offer to every agent in the UK during the virus crisis -...

One of the first analyses of portal listings since the start of the Coronavirus crisis shows that new listings have plummeted...

As the impact of coronavirus unfolds, we are in constant conversations with customers to understand the challenges they’re facing and to...

Some 2,500 estate agency branches have expressed an interest in a new portal, Homesearch, launching next month.  Although the Homesearch website lists...

Hello and welcome to the latest edition of Conquering Corona, our daily update helping the industry cope with the current crisis. If...

Hello, and we trust you had as good a weekend as possible in these difficult circumstances.  As we start a new week...

It’s time to draw a line in the sand and condemn our rival portals for their current charging structure. Little will...

An international comparison of how major portals have discounted their charges to agents show Rightmove and Zoopla making “deeper and longer...

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

Over 600 agents have now signed up to the Say No To Rightmove campaign including some of the biggest names on...

The extraordinary past week of anger over portals’ fees plus early-warning statements like that from Foxtons indicate the anxiety in the...

OnTheMarket this morning announced what it calls “a payment support initiative” for those agents paying full-price membership. It’s for three months and...

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

OnTheMarket has signed auto another new homes builder, Miller Homes. "Miller Homes is the latest large homebuilder to join OnTheMarket and we look forward to introducing the...

Another index shows how strong the market was in the build-up to the escalation in Coronavirus across the country.  The website Home...

The lightbulb moment for LonRes was born out of sheer frustration. I’d just missed out on a deal and the postman...

The three leading portals have rejected an appeal to give the industry a payment holiday to help firms through the Coronavirus...

The Guild of Property Professionals is to give guidance to agents on how to run their businesses remotely.  Chief executive Iain McKenzie...

Rightmove’s growth rate is at an all-time low, despite what some consider to be an unbeatable lead amongst portals in the...

Prominent agency industry analyst Anthony Codling is asking agents whether the board of OnTheMarket did the right thing by firing Ian...

There’s been a surge in UK enquiries to global free-to-list portal Residential People, and a comparable rise in interest from Chinese...

By now, most letting agents and landlords will have heard about the draft legislation laid in Parliament concerning a mandatory minimum...

There are fears that the so-called Boris Bounce which saw a surge in activity after the General Election may be hitting...

Purplebricks banked more than £18m in fees for thousands of homes it did not sell last year according to this morning’s...

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

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

The Atlantic Ocean is a vast space – some 4,000 miles eastwards across from the USA until land is met again....

The property management industry is evolving at a rapid pace, thanks almost entirely to the rise in PropTech. Hundreds, if not thousands...

Forget the Boris Bounce - this might be the Rightmove Retreat. A new tool produced by the portal measures price per...

Boydens, a seven branch family-owned business that dates back to 1852, has become the latest agency to join Zoopla. It will list...

A free-to-list portal says the costs of listing on the established sites - especially Rightmove - are contributing to estate agencies...

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...

Rightmove may continue to be a target for criticism from some agents and rival portals but it has just enjoyed it...

An estate agency that won a major property award only 18 months ago has shut after trading for 40 years. The Marlborough...

OnTheMarket will tomorrow issue over 400,000 shares to agents who have signed new long-term listing agreements with the portal. No details have...

Unfortunately for consumers, buying and selling properties is rarely plain sailing. But fortunately for agents, this provides you with an opportunity to...

An analysis of the market share of online agents shows they are on 4.8 per cent - virtually unchanged from the...

An estate agent has set up his own buying operation because he claims the quality of service for high-end buyers has...

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

Hello - if it’s Monday it’s PJT day, so welcome to the latest update on key moves within our industry. Let us...

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...

An agent is defying attempts by a property portal to get him to pay subscriptions for two branches - because he...

When is a property really off-market? There may be many answers to that question but it’s likely that few would consider...

A leasehold reform campaigner claims estate agents face “growing calls to be held accountable for mis-selling leasehold properties.” Louie Burns, managing director...

Winkworth says it’s achieved a big jump in London sales market share despite “an uncertain and difficult year that was dominated...

Over the past decade, the short-term rental industry, now eponymised by Airbnb, has experienced meteoric growth. This has been driven by the...

Zoopla has revealed large growth in agency membership and visitor figures for 2019. Since being bought by US equity firm Silver Lake,...

A new branch of Keller Williams UK - operating from a so-called market centre office rather than a traditional shopfront branch...

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

The tussle for New Build listings between Zoopla and OnTheMarket has swung in favour of the former this morning with the...

A property portal says that it’s going to remain free to list for estate and letting agents - and that pledge...

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

Purplebricks is not revealing details of the different pricing strategies it is testing “in the field” early this year. Last month the...

Bristol is the location outside London most searched for on Rightmove this year, by both buyers and renters. The average asking price...

A high end estate agency says prices in Prime Central London are poised to rise 18 per cent by 2024 despite...

OnTheMarket has this morning announced it has raised £3.4m through a placing of shares. It has placed 4,857,143 new ordinary shares at a...

A website has slammed the idea that there is a surge of interest in buying homes on Boxing Day, describing the...

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...

Online estate agency Housesimple is extending its offer to sell homes for free to some postcodes in the Midlands.  The offer is...

OnTheMarket has this morning announced that as of December 2, over 3,000 more offices had been signed under new paying contracts...

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

The Australian agent is a very different beast to his or her British counterpart - and it’s not just because we...

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

An online agency which is free to list for vendors says it wants prospective buyers to stay in the property they...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? My name is Mark Hinkins and I’m a Sales Consultant...

A new portal has been launched aiming to take on Rightmove, Zoopla and OnTheMarket in the retirement property sector - and...

The latest market snapshot from the National Association of Estate Agents continues to show how political uncertainty is dampening sentiment and...

Zoopla has revealed the most searched-for property terms on its portal in the past 12 months with ‘garage’, ‘parking’ and ‘garden’...

A PropTech firm has calculated the different delays that lead to transactions taking an average 120 days (and often much longer)...

The listings website Home, which conducts a monthly survey of asking prices and wider market monitors, is reporting a show 10...

The competition is hotting up between Zoopla and OnTheMarket for new homes listings. Today Zoopla has revealed that it has seen a...

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...

OnTheMarket’s share price slumped to an all-time low just before the end of trading last week. The price fell to 69.0p during trading on...

Zoopla says it now offers the fastest listings search of all three leading UK property portals on mobile devices. In turn, it...

An online agent claims to have the answer to why fewer people are buying and selling these days. It’s not Brexit, stamp...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card?  Jason Wilson, mio Account Manager What is mio and what does...

OnTheMarket will on Wednesday of this week issue over a million shares to agents who have signed new long-term listing agreements...

Zoopla is continuing its aggressive expansion of listings and services to agents with news this morning that it has added a...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Milton Rodosthenous, Director of Equity and Capital & LetsBid Property.  What...

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

A small online agency which in six months of trading has secured around 140 sales says it’s on course to be...

The Australian agent is a very different beast to his or her British counterpart - no surprises there. And it’s not...

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

OnTheMarket is being accused by an agent of charging a monthly fee for a branch it knows to be shut. Ian King...

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

The latest Rightmove asking price index indicates a smaller than usual autumn bounce - that’s a sign, the portal says, of...

Zoopla has unveiled new functionality that it claims will make searching for new homes easier for consumers - and resumes the...

Yopa – launched in 2015 as part of the new breed of hybrid operators seeking to shake up the industry –...

The latest housing market snapshot from the listings website Home suggests more regional markets are heading for price corrections. Home says that...

A service has launched for estate and letting agents to copy and paste a widget into online advertisements free of charge. It...

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

OnTheMarket is delivering agents “a higher marketing yield than Rightmove” according to an investment consultancy which works with OTM. Investors appear to...

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...

OnTheMarket has this morning posted its latest results to the stock market. The portal reports that 2,346 branches had converted to full-paying...

Of all the UK properties for sale over the last year, 59% would have been exempt from any type of transaction...

The property market in prime central London showed some impressive signs of recovery during the summer months, according to Knight Frank. The...

Property portal OnTheMarket has thrown down the challenge to Rightmove by launching two new features for its listing agents. The first, Market...

We know that the tenant fee ban has cost letting agents dearly, with an estimated loss of £300 million paid to...

I want to take the time this week to talk about PropTech startups and how they can often be seen to...

A growing free-to-list property portal says there's never been a better time for estate agents to target foreign investors. Residential People, which,...

The German-based Alex Springer publishing company, which is already the largest single investor in Purplebricks, has acquired a prominent online estate...

A trading statement from OnTheMarket reveals that fewer agents than anticipated have so far converted from free or discounted deals to...

As an agent, it’s part of your role to protect and advise your clients throughout the buying and selling process. Mortgages are...

There’s been a five per cent rise in the cases of mortgage fraud as increasing numbers of house buyers appear to...

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

A PropTech company is suggesting that property mis-measurements and resulting over-valuations may be the next PPI scandal. The firm - Spec, which...

Former Purplebricks chief executive Lee Wainwright says the problem for estate agents maintaining a strong level of fees isn’t competition from...

A banking company used by OnTheMarket has issued a note to its investor clients claiming the portal “arguably beats its peers...

A free-to-list portal says it’s an ideal way to capture potential leads so as to augment agents’ client databases that have...

The parent company of franchised hybrid estate agency EweMove says that experienced estate agents outperform inexperienced franchisees - but only for...

The number of new property listings in the UK fell by a whopping 13.2 per cent in August according to online...

Whinge. Moan. Lead quality. Crap market. Decision procrastination. Fee pressure. Bloody competitors. Especially Purplebricks. Brexit, of course, Brexit... These are just some...

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

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

OnTheMarket’s selective fee freeze for agents has been challenged by a new portal which asks agents: ‘Why pay at all?’ OTM revealed...

OnTheMarket says it will not increase listing charges in 2020 for any agents currently paying full fees, while agencies which list on only...

A company operating the controversial Modern Method of Auction says it is trying to improve the sector’s image after a series...

Technology will drive the lettings and property management industry in the future. There is already a plethora of various software and other...

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

Global free-to-list property portal Residential People has announced it’s almost at its next milestone of 800,000 listings within its first six...

Advertising on Zoopla is a must-have for most sellers but for Susan Tate in Anglesey it meant she ended up in...

The typical new real estate agency forms when an entrepreneurial high performer quits their job at a leading chain and sets...

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

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

Prime London subscription-based property platform LonRes has launched an off-market service for its subscribers. It says that as transactions across prime London...

Savills says it’s not commenting on whether it will list on Zoopla in the future. Last week Knight Frank - which in...

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

Zoopla claims its new app has a huge level of what it calls “user engagement” within a month of launching. It’s hit...

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...

Speculation surrounding whether Boris Johnson will honour his pledge to reduce stamp duty risks bringing the housing market “to a grinding...

Traditionally speaking, users who are looking to buy, rent, or sell their property to customers on an international basis have been...

Have you asked yourself why technology is so important in letting agency today? Just look around and you will know why. Almost...

When an industry disruptor enters a marketplace the impact on existing operators can be significant. It has been seen most notably...

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

OnTheMarket has applied to the London Stock Exchange for the release of over a million new shares to agents who have...

1. Win More Listings For estate agency in the UK, the number one task is to get new properties to market. However,...

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

One of the earliest property websites, nethouseprices.com, has been acquired by fledgling property portal OneDome.  Nethouseprices was set up in 2004 and...

I feel I am in a fortunate position. I have been central to the PropTech movement for a number of years,...

Trade bodies and property firms have strongly welcomed the recommendations for root and branch reform of the agency industry - and...

A trade association of agents selling properties overseas has launched a new feature which it claims will give buyers greater security...

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

A new global free-to-list property portal says it has secured 800 new property enquiries for estate agents in the last four...

If agents ran their databases more efficiently, the property portals might find themselves redundant. Controversial opening statement aside, the reality is that...

Property sellers have been urged to list their properties now in the hope of selling their properties for maximum value within...

Welcome to the latest edition of Property Jobs Today. It's the time of the week when you can catch up with...

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 Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has upheld a complaint made against a listing on property website Houser.co.uk. In January, the complainant notified...

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

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

Zoopla has announced an improved app which “enhances the house-hunting journey with a fresh design, improved navigation and an intuitive interface” -...

Purplebricks has released figures which appear to show it is one of the most successful agencies - or perhaps THE most...

Online agency Housesimple has become the first in the UK to sell houses for free. It says that based on the average...

The free-to-list property portal Residential People says it now has over 740 independent agents in the UK on board - and...

Facebook is set to enter the cryptocurrency business with the big reveal of its formal plans scheduled for some point this...

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

Figures released from OnTheMarket this morning suggest that its conversion programme for agents shifting from free deals to paid membership is...

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

Sellers are back with a vengeance according to figures from online agency HouseSimple.  It claims the Brexit date extension has given sellers...

OnTheMarket claims monthly visits to its website hit a record 25.4m in May - but the portal’s latest update gives no...

Subscription-based business-to-business prime London platform LonRes has launched a new service for retained agents.   The Retained Agent Buyer Alert enables buying agents...

Rightmove says its data quality team is to conduct “a full review of the current customer” after an allegation about a...

Two of Britain’s largest and best known estate agencies have endured a day of turmoil at the hands of investors -...

It may well seem that the government is pre-occupied with one issue, and one issue alone. While preparations for Brexit take up a...

A recently-launched free-to-list portal says it’s uniquely positioned to attract overseas buyers and investors interested in purchasing in major UK cities. Residential...

In today’s crowded property marketplace, the needs of tenants have changed. With a greater emphasis on quality of living, tenants are increasingly...

A new sales progression tool that claims to have been hugely successful over an 18-month pilot is being rolled out across...

New data from property consultancy The Advisory shows that the top 10 online estate agents now have a combined market share...

The average time on the market for a property is soaring across the UK thanks to Brexit uncertainty, according to the...

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

New free-to-list portals Residential People and Commercial People are aiming to secure one million property listings by Q4 2019. The portals -...

A new portal for the prime London property market has launched this week, recruiting a string of big-name agents.  Vyomm, founded by...

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

OnTheMarket has revealed several agents have signed up to the portal on long-term contracts and stopped listing properties on Rightmove. The agencies...

Landmark Information’s online valuation tool SmartVal is being retired by the company, with agents who use it being advised to switch to...

The UK PropTech Association, set up in early 2017 with the objective of promoting engagement between tech business and the property...

A new analysis suggests that sales of more than four out of five homes in the UK are taking at least...

With the UK population spending longer in rental accommodation, due to the upfront expense of buying a home, their time and...

OnTheMarket has applied to the London Stock Exchange for the release of over 528,000 new shares to agents who have signed...

A property listings platform has revealed what it describes as ‘the best places to sell a home’ in England and Wales. The...

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

The trade body for ‘home stagers’ says that properties that have been dressed sell three times faster than those that have...

A PropTech firm that lists a customer’s home with successive estate agents until it is sold has raised £500,000 of startup...

Zoopla has been spelling out more details of prospective buyers’ and renters’ patterns of portal-watching and how they relate to leads...

An estate agency has been ordered by the Advertising Standards Authority not to use an advertisement on its website and Facebook...

A new housing market survey paints a bleaker picture than that from Rightmove earlier this week - and instead speaks of...

The first hour of a property’s listing on a portal is the most crucial for sellers or landlords according to research...

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

Of the hundreds of headaches that come with agent territory, worrying about what’s happening to your calls shouldn’t be one of...

There’s anger in the industry over an article in The Times which accused agents of overvaluing properties - although why this was happening...

There’s more bad news for Purplebricks: after a shock 80 per cent downgrading of its stock value by a bank on...

Analysts at Berenberg Bank have sharply reduced their price target for Purplebricks by over 80 per cent from 470p to 80p, accusing...

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...

Winkworth’s latest trading statement reveals that while its rental side blossomed, sales suffered thanks to the familiar cocktail of Brexit, uncertainty...

An anonymous estate agent has renewed his attack on Purplebricks after an article in The Times at the weekend. Estate Agent Today...

An estate agent who operates an online blog has told The Times that Purplebricks has faked price reductions. Other tricks which the agent reveals about...

More than 800 property transactions fall through daily, which can have repercussions both practically and financially, as agents fail to get...

The new portal OneDome is offering what it calls a “consumer-facing digital mortgage product” in a bid to cut fall-throughs. OneDome already...

Many estate and letting agents are receiving more leads through OnTheMarket than through Rightmove, the challenger portal claims - and it...

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

A quick-buy firm that buys homes at around 85 per cent of market value claims the industry is concealing how slow...

One of the largest investors in Purplebricks has now joined forces with an off-shoot of luxury car firm Porsche to launch...

Many of the industry’s best known and widely respected suppliers have set up a new group which they say offers agents...

In another bid to take on Rightmove, OnTheMarket is introducing a new range of advertising products which will enable agents to...

Hello - here we are once again with the weekly round-up of key moves in the agency and related industries. We’re letting...

The latest RICS survey has one key message - 77 per cent of surveyors participating in the study say Brexit uncertainty...

A former senior management figure at Rightmove and online estate agency Doorsteps is going it alone for a new holiday property...

Estate agent anti-money laundering (AML) compliance is under scrutiny again following the publication of figures detailing the fines levied for AML...

The easyProperty online agency has abandoned an across-the-board fee structure, allowing its licensee agents to charge what they like. “Each local market is unique...