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One of Countrywide’s high-end brands, Hamptons, has joined in what it calls “a new residential partnership” with an agency on the...

Many independents will be based in the capital, but given its size and breadth they may get drowned out even more...

We are on the threshold in December with the pandemic still dominating but we’re delighted there is still positive jobs news...

As regular readers will know, the Natter kickstarted a series last time out zoning in on local independent agents – the...

High profile franchise hybrid agency EweMove has announced ambitious plans to double agent numbers within two years. The firm - which has...

Lifesycle, the platform built by Iceberg Digital to help estate and letting agents work smarter, continues to launch new features and...

In my last Natter, I explored the differences between estate agency in the UK and the US with the help of...

“Many hands make light work” – Does John Heywood’s old English proverb from the 1300s apply to modern approaches on how...

A London agency says it’s seen over 30 new agents join its hub franchise operation during the lockdown, taking the total...

With three months of lockdown behind us, commission income is vital, and sales progression is more important than ever. Emma Vigus, Managing...

There was a big spike in the use of live chat across all agency sectors during lockdown - no doubt spurred...

Most letting agents don’t set up a business to become accountants but losing control of client money poses serious risks for...

Virtual viewings could transform estate agency so fundamentally that they might mean the work of five negotiators could in future be...

** This Bank Holiday Monday both Estate Agent Today and Letting Agent Today look at how agencies have modified offices and protocols...

One of the few agents anywhere in the British Isles who has returned to something like normal working has revealed new...

Hello - we hope you had as good an Easter as possible in these unusual circumstances, and welcome back to work. Now...

The NAEA and ARLA have jointly written to the government asking it to include agents’ commission in its plans to help those financially...

Training operator The Able Agent is to include a module on the Modern Method of Auction in its future programme.  Charlotte Jeffry-Campbell,...

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

Two agencies are looking to the future with optimism, and striking new deals for their own premises. Vickers & Barrass is reported...

“Give me 100 leads and I will make five-times more good appointments than any AI you put me up against,” stated...

A new year dawns - but will 2020 bring new change for the agency industry now that the market appears to...

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

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

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

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

I remember the day well; the day we all fell foul of addiction, the day our website was launched. Until then, at...

A veteran estate agent has got hot under the collar about a London firm which has ordered its negotiators and other...

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

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

A working party of NAEA Propertymark is to conduct a pilot of a new Property Information Questionnaire - part of a...

Outsourcing. Everyone has an opinion on it and there’s a stigma surrounding it in the lettings industry. But get this…letting agents ARE...

Former City analyst Anthony Codling - who is now the front-man for a new property portal - has set out why...

An agent has started an online petition demanding negotiators and others in the agency industry be paid the legal minimum wage...

People now expect a streamlined, digital-first experience from every single service they interact with - and the lettings industry is no...

London estate agency JOHNS&CO, which specialises in new homes, has opened its seventh office in the capital - the announcement came...

For any business, regardless of size, age or industry, operating efficiently is fundamental to your success. When faced with challenges like we...

When Oakland A’s, a small-market team, stunned the baseball world 16 years ago by transforming itself into world-beaters on a shoestring-budget,...

It’s holiday time: schools have broken up, quite a few estate agents are taking time off, and the MPs are in...

Major online agencies appear to be unaffected by yesterday’s Supreme Court decision over workers' rights in the so-called 'gig economy'.  Yesterday’s case concerned...

Letting agents are being advised to think seriously about how they can recoup costs to help compensate for the introduction of...

Is there really any true value to an estate agent in our current climate? Will there be a role for traditional agents...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Ben Robinson, Director of Agency Services at Landmark What is Landmark...

Whisper it quietly, but there seems to be change in the air when it comes to agents recommending lawyers based on...

According to The Branding Journal, a brand is “a name, term, design, symbol, or any other feature that identifies one seller's...

Not so long ago, new UK car sales were racing ahead, fuelled by confidence in the economic recovery, but car production...

Two leading property technology experts have warned Foxtons that it risks failing to keep up with the digital revolution which the...

Knight Frank has recruited an estate agent from Foxtons to run its Tower Bridge branch.  Daniel Woods joins from the firm’s London...

The property marketing company Pelican Media is preparing to launch what it claims is the industry’s first voice control software across...

Knight Frank is the latest agency to cut staff on the prime London sales side because of the downturn. In an announcement...

With ever increasing obligations, estate agents know that compliance matters now more than ever.  However, being able to obtain access to the...

nu-move online estate agents -The Future of Property Nu-move is an online venture that has been created to meet the demand...

Dear Sales Doctor, I'm aware I sound robotic when qualifying an applicant and don't know how to change it; any ideas? When an...

Dear Sales Doctor, About 90% of my valuations end in the vendor saying to me “your fees are too expensive” and with...

As any marketer will tell you, the marketing mix in its most basic form is made up of 4 P’s: Price,...

Haus Properties - the agency run by former Apprentice finalist Jamie Lester - has secured a former Foxtons staff member who...

Three agents have been announced as winners of The ESTAS Agent of the Month competition for June.   The Tring branch of...

The Guardian has obtained what it says are details of the salaries and commissions of Foxtons sales staff. The basic payments...

A housing association has launched an ‘ethical’ sales and lettings agency. Two Rivers Housing Group, based in Gloucestershire, has launched TwoCan, an...