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In this latest article from the team at Iceberg Digital, they discuss the evolution of Estate Agency Software. For a long...
13 March 2024
From: Breaking News
Much of the focus may have been on the Spring Budget this week but a variety of charities have received support from...
08 March 2024
From: Breaking News
Property professionals have called for the Government to allocate its promised £3m towards improving the home buying and selling process to...
04 March 2024
From: Breaking News
“I like finance. I find it intellectually interesting – there’s lots of numbers and that’s great.” That sentence coming out of the...
02 March 2024
From: Features
A first-of-its-kind degree has launched that focuses on residential estate agency. The Swindon campus of the Royal Agricultural University (RAU) has launched...
13 February 2024
From: Breaking News
After years of saving, hard work, and market watching, being able to view and make an offer on a property is...
10 February 2024
From: Features
Two brothers who previously worked as estate agents have launched a new networking platform for property professionals in the UK. Chris Tremlett,...
31 January 2024
From: Breaking News
Yulia Barnes is founder and managing partner of Barnes Law 2024 is set to be another significant year for the property...
20 January 2024
From: Features
The recent cyber attack on CTS left around 80 conveyancing firms across the country commercially paralysed as the harm to their...
19 December 2023
From: Breaking News
Heat pumps are become more prevalent across the UK to power our homes’ heating requirements and they are only likely to...
13 December 2023
From: Sponsored Content
Swimming pools, both indoor and outdoor, his and her bathrooms, accommodation for staff, and endless tech-powered gadgets are just some of...
25 November 2023
From: Features
Paul Johnson, Head of Corporate Sales at Leaders Romans Group (LRG) Commercial property has historically been viewed as the more profitable asset...
04 November 2023
From: Features
Estate agents sold a record number of properties via online auction between July and September, figures from proptech firm iamproperty have...
31 October 2023
From: Breaking News
Iamproperty, which champions the so-called Modern Method of Auction, has announced a private equity partner. A statement from the auction service says...
24 October 2023
From: Breaking News
Adding value to a home can be the difference between a quick, successful sale and waiting months for the right person...
07 October 2023
From: Features
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
From: Sponsored Content
Record numbers of homebuyers are set to get on the property ladder with the help of the “Bank of Family” this...
30 August 2023
From: Breaking News
Oliver Bernard has set a new Mayfair and St James record after an off-market sale. The luxury agent has sold an unmodernised...
23 August 2023
From: Breaking News
By Dawson Scott, CTO of Reapit. As the Chief Technology Officer of Reapit, I have always held the view that the privacy,...
19 August 2023
From: Sponsored Content
At iamproperty we are excited to share the announcement of our future innovation strategy and vision, continuing our commitment to transform...
10 August 2023
From: Sponsored Content
Whether you realise it or not, APIs have helped make your day possible. Reflect on everything you’ve done today online. On your...
04 August 2023
From: Breaking News
As the Governor, Andrew Bailey, announces his plans to install heat pumps at the Bank of England, we are increasingly hearing...
22 July 2023
From: Features
Estate agents sold a record number of properties via auction between April and June, data from iamproperty suggests. The proptech firm’s latest...
21 July 2023
From: Breaking News
It’s not a sentence that I thought I would be writing, but Housing Secretary Michael Gove has indeed finally done something...
15 July 2023
From: Features
It’s the start of what promises - perhaps ‘threatens’ is a better word - to be a challenging second half of...
10 July 2023
From: Breaking News
In the fiercely competitive property industry, staying ahead of the game is essential for thriving and achieving success. That's where the...
30 June 2023
From: Sponsored Content
Well as week’s come and go, this one’s been a bit of a downer but it is always worth remembering that...
24 June 2023
From: Features
In this latest article from the team at Iceberg Digital, they review the feature of the Lifesycle CRM, and its importance...
14 June 2023
From: Breaking News
Landmark Information Group has partnered with payment processor Shieldpay. The partnership aims to provide faster and more transparent conveyancing payments. Shieldpay’s digital platform,...
07 June 2023
From: Breaking News
Members of the Federation of Independent Agents (FIA) are to be given free access to an exclusive quarterly online masterclass session...
23 May 2023
From: Breaking News
Who are you and what does it say on your business card? I’m Heather Staff and it says Co-Founder of Street Group...
18 May 2023
From: 60 Second Interview
As a property market expert, I have been closely monitoring the challenges faced by the housing market, particularly the issue of...
17 May 2023
From: Breaking News
Proptech firm iamproperty has launched a new recruitment drive across the North East. There are 10 jobs being created initially with a...
28 April 2023
From: Breaking News
Agents working with auctioneer iamproperty recorded record sales under the hammer during the first quarter of 2023, new research claims. A new...
25 April 2023
From: Breaking News
The liquidator for Doorsteps is seeking a buyer for the collapsed online agent’s intellectual property. Prospective buyers have been messaged by restructuring...
20 April 2023
From: Breaking News
Mayfair, London’s most famous address, is in a state of radical metamorphosis, a local agency brand claims. A new report from Mayfair...
21 March 2023
From: Breaking News
Agents working with iamproperty sold more than 7,000 properties through its auction service last year, the proptech firm has revealed, as it...
01 March 2023
From: Breaking News
Black mould associated with condensation is becoming an increasing problem for homes in the UK and following the tragic death of...
24 February 2023
From: Sponsored Content
Property developers and policymakers have been warned about copycat cases following a Supreme Court decision this week that ruled neighbours of...
02 February 2023
From: Breaking News
Consumer demand for auction can no longer be ignored. Month after month this alternative method of sale sees increased uptake as...
11 January 2023
From: Features
Inventory clerks and letting agency staff have been warned to put safety first when lone working or entering tenants’ properties for...
07 January 2023
From: Features
West Midlands estate agency Berriman Eaton has completed a £250,000 investment drive that has seen it establish a new Worcestershire office...
08 December 2022
From: Breaking News
Here at Angels Media towers, we’re always keen to get the biggest names in the business on board for interviews. And that...
03 December 2022
From: Features
I’ve been on Twitter for a decade and have 23,500 followers - a gratifying number and of those a couple of...
12 November 2022
From: Features
In this guest piece, Andy Jones, Corporate & Build To Rent Director at LRG, looks at whether commercial property can help solve...
12 November 2022
From: Features
Proptech firm iamproperty has reached a new milestone as it reveals its partner agent network has hit 5,000 firms. The milestone represents...
07 November 2022
From: Breaking News
The For Sale board is one of the oldest marketing tools available to agents, but it is still considered one of...
29 October 2022
From: Features
Conveyancing is an integral part of the house buying and selling process. But it is a slow process, with the length...
26 October 2022
From: Features
With reform of the home buying and selling process as crucial as it's ever been, and disrupters like Coadjute and PEXA...
22 October 2022
From: Features
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
A prime central London (PCL) agency established by former Savills and Knight Frank staff is celebrating five years in business. Tedworth Property...
20 September 2022
From: Breaking News
The Land Registry has set out ambitious plans to automate up to 70% of all updates to its register by 2025...
05 September 2022
From: Breaking News
A West Sussex estate agency has unveiled expansion plans after achieving a record-breaking £112m of new home sales in the past...
05 September 2022
From: Breaking News
More than 1,000 estate agency branches are to join iamproperty’s partner network from SDL Auctions after a trade deal between the...
30 August 2022
From: Breaking News
Following a rigorous process, Lifesycle has been chosen as the software provider for By Design, a new high-end network brand for independent...
18 August 2022
From: Breaking News
Research carried out by Rightmove has revealed the home features which have grown the most in popularity, with garden offices topping...
11 August 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
Thanks to a relentless market, the property market has enjoyed a purple patch over the past few years. But now that...
30 July 2022
From: Features
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
Automation is the direction the industry is moving in and it’s gathering pace every day. Forward-thinking agents are using automation and...
20 July 2022
From: Features
Proptech firm iamproperty has surpassed £1bn of sales using the Modern Method of Auction (MMoA) in the past 12 months. Its iamsold...
18 July 2022
From: Breaking News
The current challenges facing the conveyancing sector have put the industry in the spotlight. Here, property expert Colum Smith, Chief Vision...
16 July 2022
From: Features
A client called asking for advice on their social media marketing strategy. They’d thrown a lot of budget at it, but...
06 July 2022
From: Features
The ongoing debate about how to boost agent and conveyancer relations, and improve the homebuying system for all, continues to rage,...
02 July 2022
From: Features
Winkworth Shepherd’s Bush has passed to new owners in the latest example of succession planning at the franchise agency network. Its former owner,...
27 June 2022
From: Breaking News
Auction house iamproperty is marking a record start to the year with landmark sales and fees raised for partner agents. The brand...
23 May 2022
From: Breaking News
Just this month, the Government Property Agency kicked off its search for a digital chief to lead its 10-year technology journey,...
14 May 2022
From: Features
In this video interview – part of a regular monthly series – Homesearch’s Sam Hunter speaks to Angels Media’s Lee Dahill...
04 May 2022
From: Features
More than half of properties across England and Wales only meet insulation standards of 1976 or older. The startling figures, based on...
04 May 2022
From: Breaking News
The property recruitment market seems to be moving as fast as house prices. Here are some of the latest moves that took...
29 April 2022
From: Breaking News
In June, the biggest pilot scheme of a four-day working week anywhere in the world will begin in Britain, with more...
22 April 2022
From: Breaking News
A new survey by interior experts Hammonds Furniture has outlined how important interior style is to potential buyers, with 40% of...
21 April 2022
From: Breaking News
In this week’s Natter, I carry out a Q&A with Lisa Knight, who has taken the impressive journey from barmaid to...
09 April 2022
From: Features
PayProp’s recent Rental Confidence Index survey polled property professionals about their biggest concerns for 2022. Unsurprisingly, new regulations were a top...
09 April 2022
From: Features
The iamproperty group - best known for its online auction business - has snapped up cloud-based property software business VTUK for...
29 March 2022
From: Breaking News
A new service launched in the UK this week selling one-eight to one-half ownership of luxury holiday homes insists it is...
24 March 2022
From: Breaking News
A prominent industry supplier has produced startling statistics about the numbers of fall throughs in just the first 10 weeks or...
22 March 2022
From: Breaking News
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
Ben Ridgway and Jamie Cooke, co-founders of iamproperty Group brought together industry leaders in a recent roundtable to discuss the challenges...
08 March 2022
From: Sponsored Content
Reapit Elements is an open-source, cross-platform design system that gives designers and developers a framework to quickly create responsive, device-agnostic, and...
18 February 2022
From: Sponsored Content
A company that sold a record 465 homes in 2021 has invested in a new office which it claims will “redefine...
18 February 2022
From: Breaking News
If 2020 was the year of survival, then 2021 was about the post-Covid boom. The impact of the pandemic on the...
12 February 2022
From: Features
Features often overlooked by agents and buyers now, such as double glazing and insulation, are likely to become high up on...
10 February 2022
From: Breaking News
In this piece, Leanna Donkin from house. partnership reflects on what the last year has brought for her after a leap...
29 January 2022
From: Features
An estate agency that launched in 2018 saying that High Street offices were dead…has now opened its second physical branch in...
18 January 2022
From: Breaking News
The iamproperty group’s auction service, iamsold, says it’s raised over £804m in capital value from properties sold by the Modern Method...
17 January 2022
From: Breaking News
It’s often said that agency is a people business, and I can see no reason to disagree - agents dealing face-to-face...
10 January 2022
From: Breaking News
Hybrid agency eXp UK is the latest to include the Modern Method of Auction as a sales possibility for its remote...
05 January 2022
From: Breaking News
Christmas - time for a much-needed rest for our industry after getting through a workload which reached almost unprecedented levels in...
20 December 2021
From: Breaking News
A good website is no longer optional for estate agents, as no single aspect of marketing to new customers is more...
13 December 2021
From: Sponsored Content
An estate agency that three years ago launched saying that High Street offices were unnecessary has had a rethink - and...
10 December 2021
From: Breaking News
Online auction specialist Iamsold has opened its training programme for applications for its January 2022 intake. Jamie Cooke, managing director at iamsold,...
08 December 2021
From: Breaking News
A petition is being started, urging the government to ban the payment of referral fees to estate agents. It’s reported to have...
06 December 2021
From: Breaking News
A new league table of earnings by estate agents, based on basic salary and commission combined, suggests that UK agents earn...
18 November 2021
From: Breaking News
An independent estate agency with an eye to fashion has launched a second office in the Home Counties, just nine months...
16 November 2021
From: Breaking News
A business analyst is warning that the growing emphasis on energy efficiency of homes could spell trouble for the value of...
11 November 2021
From: Breaking News
Who are you and what does it say on your business card? David Ruddock – Partner and Head of Residential Sales Operations...
10 November 2021
From: 60 Second Interview
New figures from the Iamproperty group, parent of the Iamsold specialist in the Modern Method of Auction, show that the service...