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Let's be honest – landlords are the lifeblood of any letting agency. Winning and keeping their business keeps the wheels turning...
09 February 2024
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In the competitive and dynamic landscape of the property industry, where every brand vies for attention, it’s vital to distinguish yourself....
17 January 2024
From: Features
When almost all agents and developers use the tried and tested formula of floorplan, professional photography and a well-crafted description, what can be...
13 December 2023
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Robinsons Tees Valley Estate Agents is changing its business name following a change of ownership that actually took place two years...
27 November 2023
From: Breaking News
Estate agency has changed. No longer is it required to sit in a high street office working the old way. Provide a...
12 September 2023
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The term mixed-tenure development usually refers to residential developments where different residential tenures are provided on the same site. Typically, tenure was...
30 August 2023
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Success with your chosen CRM solution should not be a one-and-done package. Once you team up with a stellar CRM provider,...
17 July 2023
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CRMs can be superheroes for your business, but not all of them possess the necessary powers to save the day. As...
11 July 2023
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One of the most valuable, most successful and most recognisable brands worldwide is Coca-Cola. And we have all wondered, at least...
20 May 2023
From: Features
I’ve found myself in contemplative mode this week, looking forward to the future and remembering times past. In the immediate future –...
11 March 2023
From: Features
Black mould associated with condensation is becoming an increasing problem for homes in the UK and following the tragic death of...
24 February 2023
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The Guild of Property Professionals has issued a reminder to agents about the importance of their websites remaining compliant. The property network...
17 February 2023
From: Breaking News
Agency trade body Propertymark has secured Wembley Stadium for a new event that is bringing together sales, lettings, auctioneers, inventories, and...
16 December 2022
From: Breaking News
I wasn’t completely surprised to read here on Estate Agent Today that our industry remains near the bottom of the league...
06 December 2022
From: Breaking News
Estate Agent Today publisher Angels Media and Facebook expert Paul Long have teamed up to launch a new social media lead...
01 December 2022
From: Breaking News
Seven adverts pushing the Government’s flagship levelling up policy have been banned. The advertising watchdog censured the Department for Levelling Up, Housing...
12 October 2022
From: Breaking News
Regional estate agency Bradley Hall has undergone a rebrand as it looks to expand its presence beyond the North East and...
10 October 2022
From: Breaking News
OnTheMarket has relaunched and rebranded its proptech subsidiary teclet. It will now be called OnTheMarket Software, underlining the portal’s shift to offer...
20 September 2022
From: Breaking News
It was announced back in February this year that PEXA, the Australian FinTech/PropTech that enabled the world’s first fully digitised property settlement...
06 August 2022
From: Features
Better LGBT representation is needed among property professionals, both in the workplace and in marketing, campaigners claim. LGBT property networking group Freehold...
28 June 2022
From: Breaking News
Hybrid estate agent ZOOM 995 has relaunched its website and logo as part of a rebrand. As part of the change, the...
07 June 2022
From: Breaking News
Oakfield Estate Agents is marking a quarter-century in business with a major rebrand and a pledge to donate £50 to a...
27 May 2022
From: Breaking News
If you are an easily offended Frankie Valli fan, look away now. A regional agent that was rapped by the Advertising Standards...
03 May 2022
From: Breaking News
Agents are being offered a free video that could help persuade homeowners who are unsure about listing their property. Industry trainer and...
28 April 2022
From: Breaking News
Conveyancing software company ULS Technology has rebranded. The London Stock Exchange-listed company, which encompasses conveyancing brands eConveyancer, DigitalMove, Legal Eye and Amity...
11 April 2022
From: Breaking News
The name of Purplebricks - which once claimed its business model was a global success - has now been removed in...
17 January 2022
From: Breaking News
Phil Spencer’s new series of Move iQ podcasts is to be sponsored by Propertymark. During the nine part series, Spencer will talk...
15 December 2021
From: Breaking News
Back in April, leading portal Zoopla launched a new multi-million-pound marketing campaign, its biggest ever, to help agents capitalise on the...
30 June 2021
From: Features
Michael Jones & Company celebrates its 30-year anniversary this year and, in an effort to both celebrate the work of local...
12 June 2021
From: Features
Free to list portal Residential People has launched a market intelligence platform called Prospr. This has been developed with the aim of...
24 May 2021
From: Breaking News
The Guild of Property Professionals is launching a new PropTech platform called Fee Street, which is in its own words “dedicated...
21 May 2021
From: Breaking News
OnTheMarket has signed an exclusive commercial partnership with property data specialist Sprift, to provide free market appraisal guides. These can be customised...
13 May 2021
From: Breaking News
As the property market continues to boom, competition between portals such as Zoopla, Rightmove, OnTheMarket and Boomin has been hotting up...
21 April 2021
From: Features
Zoopla has unveiled a subtle rebranding plus new features and functionality - and says it wants to be number one, not...
15 April 2021
From: Breaking News
The Federation of Independent Agents has released details of the entry criteria for agencies interested in joining the growing group. “We’re already...
26 February 2021
From: Breaking News
Being a letting agent today means keeping up to date with the long list of rules and regulations governing how a...
20 February 2021
From: Features
It’s pretty cold out there, making a difficult time that much worse - except for fans of sledging of course. But many...
05 February 2021
From: Breaking News
The buying and property management service run by high profile agent Jo Eccles has changed its name. SP Property Group has now...
19 January 2021
From: Breaking News
One of Countrywide’s two up-market brands, Hamptons International, has unveiled a new look which it describes as part of “a transformational...
23 November 2020
From: Breaking News
They’ve got it covered - the charitable arm of Propertymark is offering free face coverings to member agents. The Arbon Trust is...
26 October 2020
From: Breaking News
Online agency easyProperty has announced four new areas to its portfolio to build on its existing 41 locations - and it’s seeking...
29 September 2020
From: Breaking News
A new customer service award category at The ESTAS will see agency networks competing against each other for the first time. Networks...
14 September 2020
From: Breaking News
There are high hopes that the new stamp duty holiday will make an already busy market even busier - but not...
10 July 2020
From: Breaking News
They are the names we hear about often, pushing for this or seeking clarifications on that. They are the representatives of...
04 July 2020
From: Features
An estate agency that runs its own TV shows via YouTube has launched a second season featuring local companies, amenities and...
17 April 2020
From: Breaking News
Due to the current Coronavirus pandemic, we are all being told to stay at home as much as possible to contain...
04 April 2020
From: Features
The landscape of the estate agency market in the UK is evolving to reflect changes in the way we live our...
19 February 2020
From: Features
When is a property really off-market? There may be many answers to that question but it’s likely that few would consider...
22 January 2020
From: Breaking News
In the latest part of the Natter’s ‘day in the life of’ series, I catch up with Chris Osmond, sales director...
30 November 2019
From: Features
As we know, the world’s moving very fast and how we communicate now is drastically different to even 10 years ago....
16 November 2019
From: Features
Fledgling online estate agency Emoov - now owned by PropTech firm Mashroom - has removed reviews and endorsements from its website...
13 November 2019
From: Breaking News
Zoopla has unveiled new functionality that it claims will make searching for new homes easier for consumers - and resumes the...
21 October 2019
From: Breaking News
Raise more money for your charity with help from the industry charity – Agents Giving. At Agents Giving we work with estate and...
09 October 2019
From: Features
Purplebricks is the “Official Estate Agent Of Team GB” for the build-up to and completion of next summer’s Olympics in Tokyo. It is going...
20 June 2019
From: Breaking News
The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors is running a Certified Property Measurer course aimed at training agents and others in the...
05 June 2019
From: Breaking News
The Property Ombudsman says its members must in future disclose referral fees in a bid to make previously-hidden costs open and...
24 May 2019
From: Breaking News
The owner of a home for sale has complained to the Advertising Standards Authority after seeing it marketed on Zoopla -...
10 April 2019
From: Breaking News
Purplebricks’ and Foxtons’ apparent success on Trustpilot have come under scrutiny in a Times newspaper analysis of the review platform. The Times’...
22 March 2019
From: Breaking News
You can tell it’s the onset of spring by the fact that this weekend sees the start of the Formula 1...
15 March 2019
From: Breaking News
Purplebricks has become the major partner with a leading Australian rugby league team, Melbourne Storm. "Purplebricks is reshaping the real estate market...
12 March 2019
From: Breaking News
Cambridge-based agency and auctioneers Cheffins is celebrating the approach of 200 years in business with a very 21st century event -...
19 February 2019
From: Breaking News
Part of the Arun Estates Group has rebranded - by dropping the ‘& Partners’ element of its name. The agency formerly known...
15 January 2019
From: Breaking News
When renting a property out, letting agents and landlords recognise that it is important to take a deposit from the tenant...
15 December 2018
From: Features
Zoopla claims a new Property Valuation Report being trialled in nine areas will win more leads for agents. The PVR will use...
10 December 2018
From: Breaking News
Given that online property portals, dominated by a handful of websites, are by far the most popular home search method, it...
17 November 2018
From: Features
A new estate agency has come up with a novel way of taking prospective purchasers around its patch - by using...
18 October 2018
From: Breaking News
Google celebrated its 20th birthday last month. Yes, it might be hard to recall a time when it wasn’t integral in...
06 October 2018
From: Features
Hello and welcome to this week’s Agents Do Charity - another chance to hear about the remarkable fund-raising done by our...
28 September 2018
From: Breaking News
What are the magic ingredients for building a strong brand, attracting new customers and building trust with your target market? Gareth Helm,...
13 September 2018
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One of the industry's best-known suppliers for displays has undergone a complete rebrand, showcasing a new logo and website. Mid West Displays...
05 September 2018
From: Breaking News
As summer turns to autumn over the next few weeks, that won't stop the nation's agents and property professionals from raising...
31 August 2018
From: Breaking News
Independent review website allAgents says its ultimate ambition is to be a serious rival to existing portals like OnTheMarket. Unveiling a new...
21 August 2018
From: Breaking News
Cast your mind back to July 2008 – Gordon Brown was Prime Minister, the Euros were in full swing in Austria/Switzerland...
30 June 2018
From: Features
Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Tom Cummuskey Sales & Marketing Manager … Fast approaching double...
27 June 2018
From: 60 Second Interview
Estate Agent Today can reveal that Keller Williams, the US-led firm that has 170,000 agents worldwide, is to open its fourth...
22 June 2018
From: Breaking News
The entrepreneur behind a free-to-list property portal claiming support from 17 estate agencies has defended the description of them as ‘partners’ -...
07 June 2018
From: Breaking News
As promised a few weeks ago, this week’s Natter concentrates on the importance of content, design and social media, three easily...
19 May 2018
From: Features
Our industry does great work for good causes not just in this country but around the world, as this week’s Agents...
18 May 2018
From: Breaking News
Maplin, Toys R Us, Carpetright, Warren Evans – what do they have in common? All are well-known high street chains that...
21 April 2018
From: Features
Just like that, the Easter Bank Holiday has come and gone and I find myself now looking ahead to the Summer. The...
07 April 2018
From: Features
When it comes to growing your business sustainably, maintaining a brand that is eye-catching and identifiable with your audience is vital...
01 March 2018
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This week I carry out a question and answer session with one of the most high-profile names in property. Isobel Thomson has...
10 February 2018
From: Features
New housing minister Sajid Javid says the subtle change of name for his department and his own job “reflects this government’s renewed...
09 January 2018
From: Breaking News
Having launched 13 years ago, PayProp, part of Humanstate Group, an international private technology services group, has grown into a leading...
30 September 2017
From: Features
Jackson-Stops & Staff is undergoing a rebrand including the creation of a snappier title - it’s just Jackson-Stops now - as...
01 September 2017
From: Breaking News
When a tenant failed to pay any rent after the first month his tenancy last year, the landlord did not expect...
26 August 2017
From: Features
Property has been changing hands for centuries, but when did estate agents as we know them today – with their branches,...
04 August 2017
From: Features
The fledgling trade body CIELA says it is going to institute a kitemark-style service for all estate agents to be able...
21 July 2017
From: Breaking News
Living next to inconsiderate neighbours can be a nightmare, but letting to bad tenants can prove costly, especially when issues, which...
08 July 2017
From: Features
Our client Robert Cooney – an estate agent based in Taunton, Somerset – was so intrigued by the office refurbishment process...
19 June 2017
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Independent estate agency network The Guild of Property Professionals has announced that its training scheme has been given formal approval. The Associate...
12 June 2017
From: Breaking News
Berkshire estate agents Braxton partnered with MPL Interiors to increase the size of its Maidenhead High Street office and refit its...
12 June 2017
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East London estate agency Spencers is today being rebranded as Portico. The seven-branch network - which also trades as Phillip Leigh -...
12 May 2017
From: Breaking News
The Advertising Standards Authority has given the green light to an circular which provoked complaints suggesting it deliberately did not appear...
05 April 2017
From: Breaking News
Peter Robinson, CEO of AIPP – Association of International Property Professionals – shines a light onto the international property market. Some UK...
01 April 2017
From: Features
It seems prop-tech is exploding at a scary rate, and the latest brands are all trying to grab our attention by...
17 March 2017
From: Sponsored Content
Propertymark, the new brand umbrella for the National Association of Estate Agents and the Association of Residential Letting Agents, is to...
16 March 2017
From: Breaking News
A new website supporting high street estate agents has recently launched. Agent Locator provides an online platform for high street estate agents to showcase...