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'It's a recipe, not a menu' is a mantra championed by a host of Keller Williams' millionaire estate agents. But what are...

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

OnTheMarket has signed up another big-name house builder to list on its portal. Bellway, which is the UK’s fourth largest house builder...

Purplebricks today launches its media campaign as ‘The Official Estate Agent of Team GB’ for this summer’s Olympic Games. Today’s PR onslaught...

The ValPal Network claims its new product allows agents to gather the maximum amount of information from customers using its automated...

Hello and welcome to a new week, and a new edition of PJT. If you’re on the move or your firm has...

Following on from the second half of the last decade, the first few weeks of 2020 have been a bit mad...

Six common ‘crimes of modern-day call handling’ are blighting UK estate and letting agencies and hampering their growth, reputation and profitability. These...

A new buying agency has launched, aimed at well-heeled purchasers and sellers.  Called Xander Prime it says it is “acting on behalf...

UK estate agents are amongst the worst paid in any country in the world according to new data. Digital marketing firm Yell...

Hello and welcome to the first PJT of 2020 - a new decade and, for many, a time of new opportunities. We’re always...

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

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

Nicky Stevenson, formerly the managing director of the Property Academy, has quit hybrid agency Keller Williams UK after just eight months. Stevenson’s...

Chancellors Estate Agents is next month opening its newest branch in Swindon - the first time the company has operated in...

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

Hello and welcome to the first Property Jobs Today of 2020 - and we’ve plenty to report even with the New...

First things first, a big happy New Year to everyone. Welcome to 2020! It looks set to be another interesting year...

Iceberg Digital launches what it calls its “new flagship marketing platform” named Lifesycle on Monday, January 6. The data marketing platform -...

It's been two years since the SDL Group launched its franchise block management business, SDL Property Partners, the first of its...

An agency in Leeds is next month launching a service which it claims is unique in the area, partnering with a...

Zoopla is launching a new eight week marketing campaign on Boxing Day - and Estate Agent Today has an exclusive look at...

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

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

Outsourcing important business functions such as marketing, HR and IT to attract cost savings, leverage expertise and gain greater competitive advantage is...

Zoopla has this afternoon announced a massive growth programme for 2020 with 120 new staff and expansion in most of its...

Here’s the final part of our questioning of the three portals based on comments and queries from our readers - thanks...

OnTheMarket’s TV advert, promoting its ‘New & exclusive’ feature, will be back on screens from Boxing Day ahead of what it calls a...

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

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

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

love2move, which offers High Street agents a white-labelled digital platform that allows them to offer online services to vendors, has revealed...

The legendary Mayfair estate agency Wetherell is linking with London’s Dexters chain in a new partnership. Wetherell, run by high profile chief...

The man who founded Zoopla is now a second hand car salesman - but with a digital difference. Alex Chesterman, who founded...

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

Problems with relationships are usually helped, if not always resolved, by people asking straight questions and getting straight answers. That’s what we...

Here at sales progression and communication tool mio, we recently caught up with Sarah Edmundson, co-director of The AllStars Group, the...

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

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

A prominent regional agent says the industry owes it to vendors to try competing marketing outlets for property, and not to...

Humberts is the latest estate agency to announce that it’s going to offer customers the controversial Modern Method of Auction option. The...

The head of a new property portal is urging agents to forget about spending money on For Sale and To Let...

A traditional property agent says critics of Purplebricks underestimate the beneficial impact the firm has had on the UK agency industry. And...

Rightmove is this morning reporting a huge fall in the number of new sellers coming to the market - a drop...

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

A sales agency based in Warrington and set up originally to market new homes in Manchester is now expanding into Shanghai...

You don’t need to go far to find news about the UK lettings market. From the banning of tenant fees to...

If you haven’t noticed, it’s November already - a month where it’s increasingly popular for men to grow moustaches for charity....

Purplebricks has this morning released a brief and relatively downbeat trading statement to the City and its shareholders. The statement applies to the...

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

Hello there and welcome along to the latest PJT, your weekly catch-up on who’s moving where in agency, amongst suppliers and...

This week’s Natter is dedicated to three contrasting agencies doing things differently, from a recently established hybrid to a design-led, Insta-friendly...

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

Thanks a lot - or should that be fangs so much? - for sending in photographs of your brilliantly decorated offices...

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

Enhanced customer care strategies, relationship-building schemes, cost-cutting measures and new revenue streams can’t help the lettings industry if the fundamental underlying...

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

First details have emerged of the information vendors may have to provide up-front In future transactions if government house buying reforms...

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

Controversy and Purplebricks have gone hand in hand since the agency was first launched in 2012, through its float on the...

Countrywide has named Amanda Rendle as a new independent non-executive director of the estate agency group; she joined the board yesterday. Rendle...

There has been a real wind of change in estate agency and over the last 18 months we have seen the...

A few weeks ago, I came across a couple of really interesting articles which I immediately thought worth writing a piece...

A new franchisee says she will combine 20 years of property knowledge with state-of-the-art PropTech to provide customers with what she...

There has been a surprise, but small, increase in the market share of online estate agents according to the latest survey. Business...

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

Hello, welcome to the new working week and the latest PJT. Before we kick off, a reminder to please let us know...

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

Property portal Zoopla has hired a new creative agency to help it reach its goal of becoming the UK's 'number one...

A regional agency operating across Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire has announced an acquisition which adds two branches to its network. This week, Alexander...

Raise more money for your charity with help from the industry charity – Agents Giving. At Agents Giving we work with estate and...

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

The new managing director of easyProperty claims the hybrid agency will be targeting branch managers and senior negotiators who think they...

The ValPal Network, which consists of over 800 agency brands with more than 4,000 offices, has launched a new product which...

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

A new estate agency, which claims to only hire property experts, has announced a new investment as well as the recruitment...

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

When Jasmine Fakir moved from her home in Brent, north London, to look after her ill mother she certainly did not...

The niche agency Singer Veille has set up its own PropTech consultancy and application development service for the property industry. Singer Veille...

Hello and welcome to your regular Monday PJT, the essential guide to who’s moving where in our industry. Everyone mentioned here got...

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

The first speakers have been announced for the 2020 conference of the National Association of Estate Agents, to be held on...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? I’m Simon Trippett – Partner at The Property Centre. What services...

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

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...

One of the biggest changes seen in the property market over the last decade is technology growth. With the likes of Rightmove...

Purplebricks has spent £26.7m on marketing in the past year - that represents £382 per instruction.  The figures, revealed in the agency’s...

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

Barratt Developments’ three consumer brands - Barratt Homes, David Wilson Homes and Barratt London - are the first developers to list...

Hello and welcome to the latest PJT, your weekly opportunity to catch up on key moves within the industry. Everyone mentioned here...

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

A PropTech firm is marketing anti-money laundering audit checks for agents to help the industry comply with tighter regulation. Identity verification business...

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

In the old days an agent would procure clients based upon their position in the high street, the size of the...

It’s been two weeks since our last PJT, thanks to the Bank Holiday, so there’s plenty of news in today’s edition. If...

OnTheMarket TV adverts return on Monday with what the portal calls “a refreshed version” giving more prominence to its ‘new and...

Speculation is growing about the future of online agency Yopa. This follows a key resignation from Yopa’s board and one expert’s analysis...

Innovate or Die. But What is Innovation? It Isn’t just PropTech A certain Mr Dick Whittington Esquire was once convinced that the...

Rightmove’s blog suggests that pro-standard photos can increase enquiries by up to four times, but how do you make great photos? You...

The Guild of Property Professionals is launching its second tour of 2019 with an added bonus - a free training session...

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

As the founder of Jupix, I worked in the property industry between 2008 - 2014. I had the privilege to lead...

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

With the often negative portrayal of agents in the media and popular culture, you might ask yourself why anyone would want...

Zoopla is mining data from users of its website to target sellers on Facebook and Instagram, producing leads and making it unnecessary for agencies to...

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...

It’s another Friday so it’s another Agents Do Charity - of course! It’s August and the height of the holidays but as...

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

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

Hello and welcome to the start of a new week and a new Property Jobs Today column, bringing you the industry’s...

Seven in 10 agents fail to use video or YouTube to assist in their marketing according to an analysis by free-to-list...

In a marketplace as competitive as the property industry, you may think that generating leads is the most important focus for...

There’s more ammunition today for those agents who argue that equity release stops people moving and thus cuts the number of...

It’s now more than three years since the EU referendum result in June 2016, and we’re still no clearer on when...

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

Jamie Lester, the London estate agent who starred in The Apprentice almost a decade ago, has set up a property industry...

Stories of a slow property market due to an ongoing lack of supply and Brexit woes have been well-documented in recent...

It’s been a busy year for Giraffe360. Following its £1 million successful funding round in January and moving its headquarters from...

Friday is Agents Do Charity day and as the country enjoys the delights of Wimbledon and rues the Lionesses' departure from...

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

Fine & Country, the international network of prime estate agencies, has this week announced the opening of two new offices. The first...

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

love2move, the online network which allows high street agents to offer a white-labelled hybrid service, has announced its latest partner. Peter David...

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

In the second part of my exploration of startups, I talk to a number of people with lived experience of creating...

Hello there - if it’s Friday it’s Agents Do Charity, and as we prepare for a hot weekend for Glastonbury revellers...

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

The modern method of auction is proving to revolutionise the way properties are bought and sold across the UK.  By putting the...

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

A company which promotes property raffles have been told that it cannot repeat certain elements of its advertisements on Facebook and...

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

The weekend is over all-too-quickly but at least if it’s Monday, it’s Property Jobs Today - your weekly catch up with...

Recent figures from the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) have revealed a rather worrying landscape for small business owners across the...

You may be right in thinking that Brexit has dominated the thinking of the government in the last three years. However,...

Purplebricks has hired the Weber Shandwick PR firm to handle much of its non-investment related public relations. Weber Shandwick has its global...

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...

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

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

Fine & Country has a new office in Hampshire as a result of an independent which has joined its network. Hampshirewide is...

Hello and here’s another PJT to start the week: we hope it’s your first port of call when you want to...

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 estate agency industry is at a crossroads. A turbulent market, unstable political situation and a chronic lack of public confidence has...

Sharp-witted marketing advisers for Marsh & Parsons have done it again with a clever poster and social media campaign to mark...

Welcome to the latest Property Jobs Today - because last week there was a Bank Holiday, we have a bumper edition...

An estate agency in St Albans has rebranded as Fine & Country. JW&Co Langleys office in St Albans was acquired by Tom...

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

Hello - it’s that time of the week again when we celebrate the agency industry’s fantastic fund-raising. We were delighted that our...

The Innovative Collaboration Group - a collection of high-profile tech suppliers to the agency industry - has unveiled a raft of new...

NAEA and ARLA Propertymark have launched an initiative called Propertymark Inspire to promote training and compliance awareness amongst agents.  A statement says the...

What a great time to be a letting agent. In decades, never has there been so much change. As you’re well aware,...

The Property Ombudsman says its members must in future disclose referral fees in a bid to make previously-hidden costs open and...

An agent with over 29 years of experience has taken over as  chief executive officer at Humberts - just as the...

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

Hello and welcome to this week’s PJT, the destination where you can catch up with the key moves announced in the...

So far in our contribution to the campaign to replace leasehold with commonhold we have outlined the stories of some of...

Whether you love or hate it, Purplebricks has undoubtedly left its mark since arriving on the scene in 2015 – much...

An expert who has invested in an online agency in the past has slammed Purplebricks’ business model. James Max, who presents the...

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

“I’m Russell Quirk, and I’ve failed” - with those words, the former chief executive of Emoov has begun to explain how...

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

Fresh analysis by Zoopla has revealed Britain's fastest moving property markets with the lowest number of average days for a seller...

Two PropTech suppliers have this week announced new partnerships and products with the aim of helping estate agents.  Firstly, sales progression and...

In a world where people want instant gratification, it’s important to find ways to connect and engage with customers when they...

The Property Ombudsman (TPO) has released its annual report for 2018, showing a 16% rise in the number of complaints made...

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

An estate agency has contacted the police after 26 of its boards disappeared since September 2018.  Manor Estate Agents, an all-female agency...

A London sales and lettings agent has revealed to Estate Agent Today some of the tactics used by his rivals in...

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

Trading in OnTheMarket’s shares was subject to two so-called Price Monitoring Extensions - temporary freezing of transactions because of erratic movements. The...

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

Having a responsive website - one which is designed to automatically resize to fit the size of the screen of the...

A top London estate agent says the humble For Sale board remains the cheapest and most effective marketing tool - even...

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

You know the problem with new builds - they’re a bit Marmite aren’t they? Contemporary design is all well and good but…how...

A quick buy company that describes itself as an “express estate agency” is making a pitch for vendors who may be...

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

Another property raffle - this time with what appeared to be a castle as its main prize - has hit trouble...

Q: What does it say on your business card? Charlie Lancaster,  Managing Director, m: 07976 507107 e:charlie.lancaster@mybid4it.com,  Blake House, 18 Blake...

A new snapshot of market share claims that online agents accounted for 7.0 per cent of all exchanges in the first...

Two of the PropTech sector's highest profile digital marketing suppliers are integrating in a bid to help agents nurture the leads...

Hello and welcome to Property Jobs Today - your final chance before the Easter break to catch up with the key...

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

Savills has been named the winner of the real estate agents/advisor league table in the UK Business Superbrand list for the...

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

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

It’s a testing time for the property industry, amid Brexit fears, a slowing market and the looming tenant fees ban.  There’s no...

Hello, welcome to a new week and to PJT, your regular Monday round-up of jobs news in the industry. Do please let...

When they first came onto the scene, online-only estate and lettings agents were predicted to swiftly spell the end for traditional...

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...

Four high-profile industry figures have sent an open letter urging agents to think about what they call “smarter marketing” in a...

Whether it is legacy providers with new, young businesses, or large banks with PropTech startups, all types of cross-collaboration are vital. It’s...

This article was originally written for City AM in response to an article it published attacking letting agents. See more here.  A...

When it comes to major issues confronting housing, and in particular the direction that the government would like to take the...

Purplebricks’ and Foxtons’ apparent success on Trustpilot have come under scrutiny in a Times newspaper analysis of the review platform. The Times’...

Fine & Country is opening a new office in York, joining some 300 similarly branded outlets worldwide.  Frances Bowling, manager of Fine...

To get the absolute most from your estate or letting agency business, it’s vital that you partner with the right software...

The founder and former chief executive of Emoov, Russell Quirk, is back in the headlines with a new but until now...

Regional agency Prospect, which already has offices in Berkshire and Surrey, has opened its 10th office at Farnborough in Hampshire. Last year Prospect...

For many years, the majority of agents have stuck to the tried-and-tested 9am-6pm opening hours framework. But is this now changing,...

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

Hello and welcome to this week’s PJT, your weekly chance to catch up on major moves in our industry. Everyone here has...

The huge £215,000 fine levied on Countrywide for failing to abide by anti-money laundering procedures is a demonstration that estate agents...

Who are you? Mikus Opelts, CEO of Giraffe360 What is Giraffe360 and what does it do? Giraffe360 is a unique digital photography subscription service...

The former chief information officer of Foxtons has taken a senior position at Hunters. The appointment of Dan Rafferty as Hunters’ chief operating...

OnTheMarket will be “blanketing the commercial radio landscape” as well as engaging in sports and agency industry sponsorship programmes over the...

Instagram (or, as the younger generation would have it, Insta) is, by any measure, massive.  Only launched in October 2010, it’s a...

The Met Office says today, March 1, is the first official day of spring - perfect timing to coincide with the...

The UK’s two leading conveyancing groups have merged to form what they call a “powerhouse” to be called Simplify. My Home Move...

Online agency platform Love2move insists that its current bid to attract investors will not be damaged by the adverse publicity surrounding...

It’s been a theatrical week in Westminster with talk of defections and duplicity worthy of Shakespeare. Yet the estate agency world has...

Latest figures show that the top 10 online estate agencies have once again failed to exceed five per cent market share,...

Few can deny that with announcements from MPs and an announcement from Purplebricks, that it’s been an extraordinary week.  While it may...

In these tougher times, we recognise that helping agents win new inventory is the key to their businesses.  There were more than...

One of the world’s leading digital analysts has given his latest verdict on the UK portal market and offers a major...

Hello and welcome to this half-term week’s PJT, your regular Monday opportunity to catch up with the key personnel changes in...

With the home buying and selling process firmly on the news agenda of late – everything from a possible ban on...

We all know the three essential things an estate agent must have on their website include the ability to be able...

A new free-to-list property portal is launching in the UK, and has a pledge to serve over 20 counties by the...

What do BREXIT and PropTech have in common?  I got thinking about this question for a number of reasons this week but...

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

The UK’s second-largest online estate agency, Yopa, is this month launching a new advertising campaign under the title ‘Smooth Move’. The agency...

There are many misconceptions about the franchising world but, whether we’re talking about estate agency franchises or fast food franchises, it’s...

BAD PHOTOS – 6 BIG MISTAKES YOU MIGHT BE MAKING! In our last article, we highlighted some really important and shocking stats...

A review website has launched that describes itself as “a new and powerful research and marketing tool in the residential property...

Winkworth has set up a dedicated land and new homes division. The franchise agency, which has most of its offices in and...

The former LSL director of estate agency, David Newnes, has made what is officially described as “a significant investment” in a...

OnTheMarket says it now has listings agreements with more than 12,500 estate and lettings agency branches. In a statement to shareholders and...

OnTheMarket is to continue its TV advertising campaign throughout February - and this time it’s ad is also going to be...

As eagle-eyed readers may have discovered over weekend, Purplebricks is the new back-of-shirt sponsor of the Scotland national team throughout the...

Hello and welcome to this week’s PJT.  Everyone here let us know about their jobs news by emailing press@estateagenttoday.co.uk - please do...

There’s no end to the PropTech and photography solutions available to estate agents these days to help them sell good, old-fashioned...

The monthly index of house price changes in Britain’s major cities, for many years operated under the Hometrack banner, has been...

Agents need to focus on more targeted marketing using a mix of traditional and modern methods to optimise their position in...

Hello and welcome to this week’s PJT, your Monday update on jobs and key moves across the industry. Everyone mentioned here has...

If you want an engaging page-turner novel for cold winter evenings, my recommendation is Our House by Louise Candlish, a bestseller...

When it comes to letting a property, it is important that landlords and renters have faith in their agent. The more...

Alongside hundreds of agents and suppliers, I recently attended the Guild of Property Professionals’ annual conference. As ever, it was a great...

Fine & Country has revealed that it is the fastest-growing premium agency in the UK. Quoting research from TwentyCi - the business...

Every day thousands of estate agency boards are erected across the UK. Even in the digital age the board remains one...

One of the largest estate agencies in the Midlands, Newton Fallowell, says it’s made a remarkable £5m in referral fees from...

Shares in OnTheMarket hit another new low of 75.7p yesterday, dropping over nine per cent on the day and falling well...

A new bespoke Customer Relationship Management system developed by The Property Franchise Group claims to enable High Street agents to fight...

There’s been another raft of movers and shakers in the industry in recent days, so this is a busy Property Jobs...

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

When it comes to building online reputation, Google is king. It is estimated that over 90% of consumers Google a business before...

A firm which recently joined the ‘hub club’ of agencies using centralised services offices says its won a major new build...

The high-end New York based estate agency Corcoran has issued franchise documents for ‘global markets’ prompting speculation that it could spread...

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

It’s been an interesting week of contrasts when it comes to online replacing ‘the old school’. Data from that clever consultancy The...

It’s the word on everyone’s lips: after two and a half years of debate, and months before that leading up to...

Zoopla is claiming a big surge in leads provided to agents and a new high in the number of visits to...

A hybrid estate agency which uses freelance agents operating from a central hub is now expanding from London into the Home...

Hello and welcome to 2019. These are less predictions and more expectations - developments following on from what’s happened in the past...

There’s nothing new about identifying 10 figures who have helped shape an industry over the past year, but that doesn’t mean...

An analysis of property branding by more than 200 companies suggests that Purplebricks and OnTheMarket are two of the big winners with...

Zoopla is launching its latest advertising campaign from Boxing Day with ideas from the creative minds behind Wallace & Gromit.  From Wednesday...

Well here we are, at the last Agents Do Charity of the year. It’s been a record haul of good works, as...

Audioagent and KeyAGENT have merged to create the UK’s largest property marketing group. Together they provide property marketing services to the UK’s...

For my final EAT contribution of 2018, I’ve put together a list of Christmas gifts that you could buy your PropTech-loving...

It is something of an understatement to say that we are in challenging times. BREXIT is unresolved and we wait with...

A top PropTech analyst says Purplebricks is as much an advertising firm as an estate agency but is nonetheless a huge success...

Hello and welcome to another batch of your agency office Christmas pictures…it’s certainly been a bumper year for them and today...

Hard not to mention two major breaking news stories of recent days; one directly affecting the property market and one which...

Over the past year I've had so many conversations with agents telling me how they feel that offering a premium customer...

Has the bell finally tolled for online agencies? Emoov’s collapse and an investor revolt over crowdfunding have left a large question...

Purplebricks says it has £100m net cash to exercise “relentless innovation” and benefit from an industry shake-out that will ”expose undercapitalised traditional...

Research by comparison website Netanagent claims the commission paid to estate agents in London could be over £70,000 depending on where...

There is a perfect storm brewing in the lettings market, and as the saying goes, “you can’t change the direction of...

Maybe it’s the Brexit Blues but something is making the industry excel itself this year when it comes to celebrating Christmas....

The head of the portal PropertyMutual has accused Rightmove, Zoopla and OnTheMarket of being “corporate dinosaurs” and has called on agents...

Two weeks to Christmas but no sign of our industry slowing down with more job moves announced in recent days.  Please let...

Thanks to vast improvements in processing powers, the use of virtual reality (VR) in some sectors is becoming more evident than...

The ‘new broom’ owners of Zoopla have revealed that Gary Bramall is to be the firm’s new chief marketing officer charged with...

With portal rivalry hotting up again, Zoopla has announced that with immediate effect it’s removing all non-property related adverts from all...

At least some calls from potential customers to Emoov are being cut off and rival estate agents are now plundering the...

Every other advert on the TV is featuring Santa Claus, snowmen or reindeer, the tinsel, trees and decorations are out in...

PropTech has been mainstream for a few years now, and as more agents are familiar with the range of products and...

Yet another estate agency has announced that it’s shutting branches and opening a centralised hub. This time it’s Newman Property Experts, a...

I’m spending a lot of time in airport terminals waiting for flights. They’re not the most comfortable of surroundings, but at...

High-end agency Harrods Estates is not content with selling homes in London’s infamous challenging market - now it’s marketing a box...

A sales and lettings agency specialising in waterside property along the Thames is linking up with a larger business to co-market...

Orchards of London is abandoning its current branch network and instead opening a single Hub from the middle of next month. Orchards,...

Photos and floor plans remain an essential tool in property marketing. Despite a wealth of choice from aspiring UK PropTech start-ups the...

Estate and letting agents are being warned not to slow down too early in the run up to Christmas as it...