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It seems as if optimism is out of fashion right now: just look at the headlines to see what I mean....

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

Is print dead as an advertising medium for estate agents? Many have suggested it is, thanks to the rise and rise of...

Have you ever wondered how industry-specific software and property portals have influenced the typical estate agency of today? A new book, which...

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

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

The 2010s were a good decade for disrupters. Early on, Airbnb and Uber shook up the holiday lettings/hospitality and traditional black...

For a very long time, it was one of the best ways – if not the best way – of generating...

It’s that time again. Each year I take a look at newspaper readership - not from the angle of journalists, but...

As we move closer to the halfway point of 2019, property market conditions for agents and their clients remain challenging. Brexit may...

When you think of the best ad campaigns – from moustachioed opera singers and talking meerkats to millions of bouncing balls...

No, I haven’t lost the plot. Such a thing exists – and if you’re familiar with North London, there is a...

Johnston Press, the company which owns the i national newspaper and some 200 local titles - many with property supplements carrying...

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

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

In the modern marketplace – where people live their lives on their smartphones and tablets, social media has a bigger influence...

In the first of an ongoing series exploring the people who make the property industry tick, I catch up with James...

It’s easy to be dismissive of the value of local newspapers for advertising residential property but things are never as straightforward...

I had a very interesting chat with the man behind a new portal the other day. He was John Dixon, the portal...

OK, you’ve had your fun. Now let’s leave the regulators regulate and work for the public. If you don’t know what I...

A firm described as one of the country’s 20 best small estate agencies has closed both of its offices. Estate Agent Today...