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![10 reasons to become a Your Move franchise.](/upload/images/adv-2021/sponsored-content/LSL/online.jpg)
If you’re thinking about becoming an Estate Agency franchise or converting your existing estate agency business to a franchise, here we...
16 May 2024
From: Sponsored Content
![AML compliance done digitally through proper identity verification](/upload/images/APLYiD-Apr24-Blog-1-Enhancing-AML-compliance%202.jpg)
Estate agents and lettings agents have a legal obligation to protect themselves from money laundering and as such you must recognise...
13 May 2024
From: Sponsored Content
![Land Registry urged to cut fees so agents can comply with material information rules](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews3-400x310.png)
Propertymark has urged the Land Registry to provide more accessible and affordable services to its members. Responding to a call for evidence...
10 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![OnTheMarket launches new town hall tour dates](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/BTR%20and%20affordable%20housing%20-%20By%20Andy%20Jones%20Property%20Investor%20Today%20BuildToRent-400x310.png)
OnTheMarket is set to bring back its popular town hall meetings with agents. It will be the first since its acquisition by...
07 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![Agency groups to discuss industry regulation in House of Lords](/upload/images/shutterstock_1906337941(1).jpg)
Representatives from Propertymark, Trading Standards and The Property Ombudsman (TPO) are set to discuss estate agency regulation in the House of...
01 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![House of Lords launches agency regulation inquiry](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews3-400x310.png)
Peers in the House of Lords have launched an inquiry into agency regulation. The House of Lords Industry and Regulators Committee will...
26 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![Agents Do Charity - get your boxing gloves ready!](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Special%20Logo's/AgentsDoCharity.png)
A variety of charities have received support from the property industry over the past week. If there are charitable endeavours you think...
16 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![Good for movers? Bank of England holds interest rates again](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/_BankofEngland-1-400x310.png)
The Bank of England maintained interest rates at 5.25% yesterday, raising hope among agents that this would boost buyer confidence and...
15 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![Industry podcast: ‘Rightmove is too cheap’](/upload/images/shutterstock_1931610188.jpg)
Agents who complain about the price of Rightmove aren’t using it properly, industry figures have suggested. The claims were made in the...
03 November 2023
From: Breaking News
![Upmarket agency brand embarks on regional tour](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews3-400x310.png)
Fine & Country is embarking on its Autumn Regional Tour this month. This events across the UK bring together industry professionals, business...
01 November 2023
From: Breaking News
![Party leaders quiet on PRS at conferences](/upload/images/2%20Party%20leaders%20quiet%20on%20PRS%20at%20conferences%20-%20PayProp%20PR%20Op-ed%20by%20Neil%20Cobbold.jpg)
Housing supply rather than the private rented sector (PRS) made the headlines during the Conservative and Labour Party conferences this year...
14 October 2023
From: Features
![Propertymark aims to put housing on party conference agenda](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews3-400x310.png)
Propertymark is extending its political engagement and reach by exhibiting at the party conferences this week. The agency trade body will be...
02 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![Some self-employed agency models act like cults - claim](/upload/images/shutterstock_1591427464.jpg)
Self-employed models have a place in estate agency but there is a risk of some becoming ‘cultish,’ a senior industry figure...
07 August 2023
From: Breaking News
![Levelling up: how a quality CRM provider helps your agency grow](/upload/images/adv-2021/sponsored-content/ReapIT/RPT%20SC%204%20360x280.png)
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
From: Sponsored Content
![Agency AGMs: Lettings market helps TPFG and Winkworth remain confident](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/MortgageCalculated.png)
Two major agency brands used their annual general meetings (AGM) yesterday to outline a positive view of the property market, with...
07 June 2023
From: Breaking News
Taking a proactive approach with viewing generation can increase foot flow through properties and generate more offers, and ultimately close more...
28 March 2023
From: Sponsored Content
Considering the cost it takes to get a lead – from advertising to PR to relationship building – could you be...
28 March 2023
From: Sponsored Content
![Suits you sir! Is it time to ditch the agency dress code?](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/_Estate-Agent-400x310.png)
Estate agents should ‘rock the clothes they want’ rather than sticking to corporate 1980s suit fashions, an industry executive has claimed. It...
27 February 2023
From: Breaking News
![Land Registry boss: I don’t blame conveyancers for transaction delays](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Estate-Agent-400x310.png)
A senior Land Registry executive has insisted he wasn’t blaming conveyancers for transactions delays following a controversial blog last month that...
13 February 2023
From: Breaking News
![Fine & Country: Tougher market provides opportunity for good agents](/upload/images/Logos/Fine%26CountryNEWLOGO2022.jpg)
Agents remain positive about the year ahead but may need to raise their fees or grow market share to survive, Fine...
29 December 2022
From: Breaking News
![Opinion - what will 2023 bring for the property market?](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Seasonal%20Photos/2023Loading-400x310.png)
As we move closer to the end of the year, we invariably begin to think of what 2023 will bring, how...
10 December 2022
From: Features
![Premium agency brand elects new advisory council](/upload/images/Logos/Fine%26CountryNEWLOGO2022.jpg)
Fine & Country has elected new representatives to its National Advisory Council (NAC). The NAC is responsible for providing advice, suggestions and...
30 November 2022
From: Breaking News
![Property Natter - day in the life of a NTSELAT policy manager](/upload/images/Site%20logos/PropertyNatter-2019-400x310.png)
Given their leading role in the recent upfront information revolution, interest in the work of the National Trading Standards Estate &...
05 November 2022
From: Features
![Agents Do Charity - cleaning up for good causes](/upload/images/Site%20logos/AgentsDoCharity-1-18-400x310.png)
From bake sales to beach clean-ups, there have been plenty of ways that agents have been giving back for good causes...
14 October 2022
From: Breaking News
![Upmarket agency hits the road for autumn regional tour](/upload/images/Logos/Fine%26Country-logo400x310.png)
Fine & Country is to embark on a regional roadshow next month, starting in Wales and moving throughout the UK. The regional...
06 October 2022
From: Breaking News
![Agency brands name new managing directors](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/BusinessDeal-1-400x310.jpg)
Spicerhaart has appointed a former Connells area director to lead some of its most high-profile brands. Daniel Ansell has been appointed as...
09 September 2022
From: Breaking News
![Connells Midlands Launches Shared Ownership Hub](/upload/images/library/HousingPuzzle-5-400x310.jpg)
Connells Midlands has launched a new Shared Ownership Hub to help deliver affordable housing in the region. It will provide an end-to-end...
02 September 2022
From: Breaking News
![Property Natter - a day in the life of a mortgage broker](/upload/images/Site%20logos/PropertyNatter-2019-400x310.png)
In this latest Day in the Life of...Natter, I get an insight into one of the most vital cogs of the...
27 August 2022
From: Features
![Market insight: Buckle up, but keep perspective](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/Homes-MaginifyingGlass-400x310.jpg)
As uncertainty, apprehension and anxiety increasingly infiltrates every aspect of our professional and personal lives, to ‘keep calm and carry on’...
27 August 2022
From: Features
![On the road again - The Guild launches agent roadshow](/upload/images/library/MillennialAgents-2020-400x310.jpg)
The Guild of Property Professionals is set to embark on a roadshow next month to meet agents and share insights and...
22 August 2022
From: Breaking News
![Conveyancing body launches new ‘Find an Expert’ service to improve access](/upload/images/PropTech%20%26%20Online/OnlineProperty-8-400x310.jpg)
The leading trade body for the conveyancing industry has launched a new ‘Find an Expert’ service via its website. This will help...
11 August 2022
From: Breaking News
![Five of the best tips and tricks for running a successful lettings business](/upload/images/adv-2021/Guides%20%26%20Tips/ReapIT/400x310%20Andrew-Tyler%20(002).jpg)
Have you ever noticed that it is much easier to fix other people's problems than your own? Whether it is resolving a friend's...
09 August 2022
From: Recruitment & Business Matters
![PropTech Today: why most agents aren’t getting the most out of their PropTech](/upload/images/Site%20logos/PropTechTodayLogo-New-400x310.png)
It may be cliche to say, but technology is advancing at such a fast pace. So fast, in fact, that according...
29 July 2022
From: Breaking News
![Property Natter - do agents need to worry about the metaverse?](/upload/images/Site%20logos/PropertyNatter-2019-400x310.png)
Between you and me, dear reader, I had little to no idea about what the metaverse was before researching it for...
18 June 2022
From: Features
![Home ownership policy promised as PM survives no-confidence vote](/upload/images/Politics%20(MPs%2C%20party%20logos%2C%20etc)/BorisJohnson-3-400x310.png)
A significant housing announcement has been promised by Prime Minister Boris Johnson as a part of a sweetener that saw him...
07 June 2022
From: Breaking News
![OnTheMarket expands Property Academy partnership](/upload/images/Logos/OnTheMarketLogo-New-2022-400x310.jpg)
OnTheMarket has expanded its partnership with agency coaching brand Property Academy. The exclusive commercial relationship was agreed last year, giving full-fee paying...
11 May 2022
From: Breaking News
![Buyer demand 'waning' ahead of interest rate decision](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/PropertyMarket-2-400x310.jpg)
The property market could be set for further upheaval when the Bank of England makes its latest interest rate decision today. The...
05 May 2022
From: Breaking News
![Successful Town Hall initiative expanded by OTM after growing demand](/upload/images/Logos/OnTheMarketLogo-New-2022-400x310.jpg)
OnTheMarket has revealed it is expanding the scope and scale of its successful Town Hall initiative in response to growing demand...
20 April 2022
From: Breaking News
![Agency accuses rivals of copying Hybrid Property Centre model](/upload/images/library/LoudSpeaker-1-400x310.jpg)
haart, part of the Spicerhaart estate agency group, has accused rival agencies of copying its hybrid working model. Spicerhaart group managing director...
18 March 2022
From: Breaking News
![Agents Do Charity - don’t get blown away in the storm!](/upload/images/library/AgentsDoCharity-1-18-400x310.png)
It may be blowing a gale outside but we’re safe and warm here reading about our industry’s great work for good...
18 February 2022
From: Breaking News
![Property Natter – events for agents to look out for in the first half of 2022](/upload/images/Site%20logos/PropertyNatter-2019-400x310.png)
Property events and functions are now back in full swing, with 2022 likely to be the first ‘normal’ year for this...
12 February 2022
From: Features
![Bottoms Up! Agent brews his own beer and it’s in a local pub](/upload/images/Miscellaneous/BeerEstateAgent400x310.jpg)
An estate agency has brought cheer - or should that be cheers? - to the local community by brewing a beer. Neil...
01 February 2022
From: Breaking News
![PropTech tool shows buyers detailed fit-out of homes pre-purchase](/upload/images/PropTech%20%26%20Online/AI-PropTech-400x310.jpg)
A new PropTech platform has an ultimate aim of allowing house buyers to select and order their interior decorations and modifications...
28 January 2022
From: Breaking News
![No escape from phone calls, even in Microsoft Teams meetings…](/upload/images/PropTech%20%26%20Online/Smartphone-Technology-400x310.jpg)
If you thought checking in to a Microsoft Teams video-conferencing meeting would allow you to escape telephone calls, think again. Outsourced communications...
20 January 2022
From: Breaking News
![From agency to software guru: meet MRI Software’s new Agency Solutions expert](/upload/images/library/MRIMichaelConnolly-400x310.png)
MRI Software’s newest Agency Solutions expert, Michael Connolly, made the leap from working on the front line of an estate agent...
15 December 2021
From: Features
![Independent agents’ trade group meets in person this week](/upload/images/Logos/FIAlogo400x310.jpg)
The Federation of Independent Agents is to hold its third ‘in person’ conference - called FIACON - this coming Friday in...
06 December 2021
From: Breaking News
![Booming opportunity: how technology can empower finance teams to do more](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/MillennialAgents-2020-400x310.jpg)
In this op-ed, Warwick Haycock, accounting software specialist at The Access Group, looks at how the use of tech can empower...
30 October 2021
From: Features
![Agent Roadshow back on tour for the first time in 18 months](/upload/images/Logos/Guild-Logo-400x310.jpg)
The Guild of Property Professionals launches its Autumn/Winter 2021 Tour this week - the first time its members have met in person...
25 October 2021
From: Breaking News
![Revealed: what to consider before setting up your own agency](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/MillennialAgent-Tech-400x310.jpg)
Many agents working in the industry, whether for large corporates or smaller independents, might one day have ambitions to branch out...
09 October 2021
From: Features
![A foot in the door - Savills welcomes young people for work experience](/upload/images/Logos/Savills-NEW-logo400x310.png)
One of the property market's leading names has welcomed young people into its company for work experience through a partnership with...
17 September 2021
From: Breaking News
![Phil Spencer - Why agents MUST get their communications right](/upload/images/Site%20logos/PhilSpencer-EAT-LAT-2020-400x310.jpg)
Day in, day out, I see how good estate agents really are. Whether it’s in my day job on Location, Location, Location...
06 September 2021
From: Breaking News
![Interview: experienced agents show increased appetite for training and qualifications](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/BusinessStrategyMeeting-400x310.jpg)
Since the announcement of the Regulation of Property Agents (RoPA), an increasing amount of Principle, Partners and Directors (PPD) from the...
04 September 2021
From: Features
![Agents’ Offices: masks no longer required - announcement soon](/img/default/eat.png)
Agents are to be told this week that employees can drop face masks, social distancing and other workplace measures put in...
12 July 2021
From: Breaking News
![New Propertymark chief reveals Digital Expansion Programme](/img/default/eat.png)
Industry trade body Propertymark has unveiled a digital expansion programme. A statement from the organisation says this initiative shows new chief executive...
22 June 2021
From: Breaking News
![Property Natter: how tech-led will estate agency be in 10 years?](/img/default/eat.png)
Around 18 months ago, just a few months before the pandemic hit, I did a Natter with the team at software...
19 June 2021
From: Features
![PropTech Today - bad product or bad plan?](/img/default/eat.png)
In the previous edition of PropTech Today, Nathan Emerson highlighted the importance of effective implementation, linking poor staff engagement to the...
26 May 2021
From: Breaking News
![Property Natter – 5 ways estate agency has changed since May 2020](/img/default/eat.png)
It’s now over a year since the property market officially reopened after an unprecedented two-month shutdown at the height of the...
22 May 2021
From: Features
![The 5 best questions to ask your competitors' vendors (and when to do it)](/img/default/eat.png)
We know the industry-wide statistic that more than 50% of all vendors end up selling with the second (or sometimes third)...
13 May 2021
From: PropTech & Innovation
![Bal Arora – Managing Director at Orlando Reid](/img/default/eat.png)
Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Bal Arora – Managing Director In your experience, what is the...
13 May 2021
From: 60 Second Interview
![New video series offers insight and advice to agents](/img/default/eat.png)
A series offering “insight and advice” to agents is being launched by Zoopla’s cloud-based software brand, Alto, which was acquired by...
11 May 2021
From: Breaking News
![Property Natter: Day in the life of Simon Brown, ESTAS founder](/img/default/eat.png)
In a return to a favourite series of mine, as it gives an excellent insight into the very many facets of...
08 May 2021
From: Features
![What would you do with an extra 6.5 hours a week?](/img/default/eat.png)
You could make about 65 more cold calls, or hold 13 more viewings, or you could take a power-nap every day...
01 May 2021
From: Features
![Agents’ performance measured by PropTech firm’s new dashboard](/img/default/eat.png)
Software provider Rex has launched three new live dashboards for agencies, one of which covers agent performance. Rex says the dashboards -...
27 April 2021
From: Breaking News
![Stamp duty holiday: could the market be more vulnerable to fraud?](/img/default/eat.png)
The Chancellor’s recent announcement that the stamp duty holiday would be extended for another three months was undoubtedly great news for...
27 March 2021
From: Features
![Property professionals welcome digitisation to better manage transactions](/img/default/eat.png)
The findings of the new ‘Thriving in a Pandemic’ report, recently published by tmgroup and mio, have highlighted that the market...
17 March 2021
From: Features
![Property Natter - is working from anywhere the future for UK estate agency?](/img/default/eat.png)
One of the biggest trends in recent times, as a direct result of the pandemic, is the concept of working from...
13 March 2021
From: Features
![Five questions to ask your competitors' vendors (and when to do it)](/img/default/eat.png)
We know the industry-wide statistic that more than 50% of all vendors end up selling with the second (or sometimes third)...
24 February 2021
From: Features
![EAvolution21 – A UK PropTech event hosted by Dezrez and its partners](/img/default/eat.png)
On March 23rd 2021, Dezrez and its partners are hosting EAvolution21 the event that showcases the latest in PropTech using an...
18 February 2021
From: Sponsored Content
![Game Over for Propertymark? What future after shock resignations?](/img/default/eat.png)
Members of Propertymark are left wondering today what if any future there is for the industry’s trade body. The shock resignation yesterday...
18 February 2021
From: Breaking News
![Revealed – top 3 work from home tips for agents](/img/default/eat.png)
We’re now in Lockdown 3.0 and most of us have become used to juggling home-working, home schooling and a million and...
03 February 2021
From: Sponsored Content
![Agents Do Charity - we’re back in business with a vengeance…](/img/default/eat.png)
The New Year lull is well and truly over and this week’s Agents Do Charity show fundraising is back in business despite...
22 January 2021
From: Breaking News
![OnTheMarket revamp under highly-paid new chief executive](/img/default/eat.png)
OnTheMarket is to undergo a revamp under its new chief executive, former Foxtons agent Jason Tebb - who has been given...
15 December 2020
From: Breaking News
![Richard Price, Managing Director at Dezrez](/img/default/eat.png)
Who are you? Hi, I’m Richard Price, Managing Director at Dezrez. Who are Dezrez and what EACRM do you provide? At Dezrez we’re on...
08 December 2020
From: 60 Second Interview
![What should agents look for in a software provider in 2021?](/img/default/eat.png)
If this year has taught us anything, it's that estate agents need their software provider and specifically their CRM, to help...
05 December 2020
From: Features
![Rezi Estate Agency Software Integrates with Zapier in Industry First](/img/default/eat.png)
Rezi’s integration with Zapier has transformed the way in which estate agents can now save time, money and resource. Agents are...
27 November 2020
From: Sponsored Content
![Agents – how can you provide the best service for consumers during lockdown?](/img/default/eat.png)
So, we’re back to where we were in the spring, more or less. England is in a national lockdown again to...
25 November 2020
From: Sponsored Content
![Agency chief claims self-employed model led to record month](/img/default/eat.png)
A regional wing of Fine & Country has reported a record month - and puts it down to the self-employed ‘associate’ business model...
17 November 2020
From: Breaking News
![Agencies’ ‘hub’ business model may apply in other industries](/img/default/eat.png)
The so-called hub model of estate agency adopted by a growing number of firms appears to be part of a wider...
29 October 2020
From: Breaking News
![Top tips for creating engaging blog content](/img/default/eat.png)
Putting fingers to keyboard to create blogs and articles isn’t always the easiest job for agents, particularly when meetings, viewings and...
27 October 2020
From: Marketing & Social Media
![Commercial office space of the future](/img/default/eat.png)
With no clear end in sight and conflicting Government advice as to whether we should work from home or go to...
24 September 2020
From: Sponsored Content
![Safety first: five-step risk assessment for agents’ offices](/img/default/eat.png)
With the high street open again, and the Chancellor’s temporary stamp duty holiday helping to stimulate the market, estate and letting...
19 September 2020
From: Features
![Women In Residential Property - group grows during lockdown](/img/default/eat.png)
The networking organisation Women in Residential Property has grown to over 300 members - its highest ever total. Launched three years ago...
20 August 2020
From: Breaking News
![Regulation - is there a better way of becoming a better industry?](/img/default/eat.png)
If a week is a long time in politics (an old phrase, for younger readers), then a year is a very long...
25 July 2020
From: Features
![Property Natter: what will property conferences and events of the future look like?](/img/default/eat.png)
Conferences, events and awards dinners are a hugely important part of the property calendar, bringing the great and the good of...
18 July 2020
From: Features
![“What I hate about corporate agencies” - hybrid chief tells all](/img/default/eat.png)
The chief executive of a hybrid agency in London has revealed why he deserted big corporates to create his own company. Rollo...
07 July 2020
From: Breaking News
![Leicester lockdown is warning to agents to abide by ‘new normal’](/img/default/eat.png)
The return of non-essential businesses to lockdown in Leicester as a result of a localised spike in Coronavirus cases is a...
01 July 2020
From: Breaking News
![Countrywide loses 30% of income thanks to lockdown](/img/default/eat.png)
Countrywide has released details of its trading performance, including the knock its income has received as a result of the housing...
26 June 2020
From: Breaking News
![Property Natter - the property industry should track Zoom’s phenomenal growth](/img/default/eat.png)
“Let’s Zoom later”, “are we Zooming in the morning or afternoon?” “Yeah, I zoomed the client earlier” – variations on these...
20 June 2020
From: Features
![Hybrid agency launches share offer for investors after rapid growth](/img/default/eat.png)
One of the leading ‘new breed’ of hybrids relying on self-employed agents is opening a share offer to investors in a...
18 June 2020
From: Breaking News
![Disgraced agency directors disqualified after price-fixing scandal](/img/default/eat.png)
Two estate agency directors have been disqualified by the Competition and Markets Authority after taking part in an illegal price fixing...
15 June 2020
From: Breaking News
![LSL bring staff back off furlough as board takes one third pay cut](/img/default/eat.png)
LSL Property Services has this morning released details of its response to the Coronavirus crisis. All members of its board have taken...
05 June 2020
From: Breaking News
![Agent sends reassuring letting to sales and lettings clients](/img/default/eat.png)
** This Bank Holiday Monday both Estate Agent Today and Letting Agent Today look at how agencies have modified offices and protocols...
25 May 2020
From: Breaking News
![Propertymark’s 29-point guide for offices, teams and activities](/img/default/eat.png)
** This Bank Holiday Monday both Estate Agent Today and Letting Agent Today look at how agencies have modified offices and protocols...
25 May 2020
From: Breaking News
![Agents’ Insurance Claims: only two days left to submit details](/img/default/eat.png)
The City regulator which is bringing a test case over insurance firms refusing to honour Business Interruption policies wants policyholders including...
18 May 2020
From: Breaking News
![Good Game! Good Game! Zoom helps agency re-live TV favourites](/img/default/eat.png)
Over Easter we carried stories of good deeds done by agents and how firms were coping with working from home -...
08 May 2020
From: Breaking News
![Let Sales Resume! Pressure piles on government from agents and suppliers](/img/default/eat.png)
Three of the highest profile industry suppliers and house moving services have given government a four-step plan to restart the housing...
05 May 2020
From: Breaking News
![How have your teams kept up morale during lockdown?](/img/default/eat.png)
Lockdown may be over soon - but who knows what a relaxation of the current restrictions will really mean for our...
30 April 2020
From: Breaking News
![Property Natter: a week in the life of…agents in lockdown!](/img/default/eat.png)
Lockdown measures are still in place for another two weeks, at least, with the possibility of them being extended beyond that....