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Leaders Romans Group (LRG) has appointed its first chief technology officer. Sophia Swain has been recruited to the board-level role. She comes from...

Regulated firms across all sectors will be well aware of Know Your Customer (KYC) checks and their importance in combatting financial...

Regulated firms, particularly estate agents, who take on new business clients are leaving themselves exposed to serious red flags by not...

A premium agency network launched by former Fine & Country boss David Lindley has appointed two new licensees. The network now operates in...

On the 24th of January, Adam Walker wrote a very interesting piece about the consolidation of the lettings industry where he...

The ESTAS Group has scheduled a Big Postcode Reveal event in April to detail winners of its latest award category. The Best...

Synergies between sport and business have long been compared, particularly in the highly competitive world of property. Athletes and those involved...

Leading digital compliance firm SmartSearch has launched an innovative new solution to help professionals working within the UK property sector to...

Industry stalwart Paul Smith has stepped down as chief executive of Spicerhaart. The company announced yesterday that the 62-year-old is taking on...

Agency reviews website allAgents.co.uk has revamped its certified reports to help agents secure new business. The documents provide agents with a downloadable...

Many agents have forgotten what it takes to sell property, an industry figure claims. Speaking on the latest Agents MVMT Pass The...

By adopting a top-notch Customer Relationship Management (CRM) solution, you're not only opening doors to acquiring new customers and nurturing existing...

Well as week’s come and go, this one’s been a bit of a downer but it is always worth remembering that...

There’s never a perfect time to set up in business, but many might think now is exactly the wrong time to...

It’s no secret – 2023 is a difficult year for the property industry. While rising rents should lead to increased income...

The team behind the Best Estate Agent Guide is set to host an inaugural series of roadshows. The EA Masters team is...

Estate agents and others in the industry are being invited to a free “Tech Talk” on the power of motivation to...

According to the recent industry research report ‘Back to the Future’ from tmgroup, mio and CDS 40% of property transaction delays...

Did you know that 46% of withdrawn properties will return to the market within 24 months? Here are 3 steps showing...

With no ease up on the cost of living crisis, understandably many agents’ primary concern is whether or not their tenants...

Quick-buy and part exchange company Spring has announced a leadership reshuffle as it targets £100m of property acquisitions and sales this...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? On my card it says: Vincent Anthony, Managing Director of Propertynest.  ...

Historic estate agency brand Humberts has expanded into the Oxford area with a tenth franchised office. It is led by experienced local...

Agents are being urged to avoid “too much enthusiasm” when conducting market appraisals amid warnings of a house price slowdown. Hybrid agency...

By David Boughtflower Business Analyst at Reapit, 14 years in Residential Sales and Lettings Having entered estate agency in the eye of the...

As economic signs increasingly point to a contraction in the property market, competition for new business will inevitably heat up. But...

OnTheMarket Group has launched its own proprietary customer relationship management (CRM) platform for estate agents following a successful trial period.   TecCRM, which...

From singing and dancing to charitable support and sponsorships, agents have shown that there are plenty of ways to raise money...

The property sector braced itself for the chill wind of Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s Autumn Statement this week. His pre-Budget comment that he...

Agency website and lead generation software provider Homeflow has acquired lead management and automation business of Area Technologies. Homeflow said the move...

A co-founder of new free-to-list portal Jangle has outlined how the new business aims to disrupt the property listings market. Prime property...

The ValPal Network's (TVPN) services have generated 1.4m leads for agents over the past 12 months – with most coming outside...

A 31-year old chartered surveyor has become one of the youngest to achieve RICS Fellowship status. James Brook, founder of Novello Chartered...

The Government’s mini budget on September 23 was anything but ‘mini’ with several major announcements one of the most significant of...

Buyer demand has dropped by a fifth in the fortnight since the mini-Budget while supply has increased from worried homeowners, Zoopla...

Rising stars in the property world gathered with seasoned professionals at the British Museum this week for the Propertymark Qualifications’ annual...

Keller Williams’ (KW) Warwick Market Centre has closed, prompting a blame game between its former owners and the franchise brand. KW Warwick has...

Agents are ‘wrongly’ relying on hard copies of identity documents to verify people’s identities in anti-money laundering (AML) checks, new research...

For some time, LinkedIn was seen – fairly or unfairly – as stodgy, dull, corporate and formal. The uncool uncle to...

Property firms are still failing to make basic anti-money laundering checks (AML), and some may even unwittingly be helping politically exposed...

A client called asking for advice on their social media marketing strategy. They’d thrown a lot of budget at it, but...

In this article, Kristian Stott, Head of New Business at iamproperty, analyses the digital revolution in our lives and in property and why...

A new estate agency has been launched in the west of Scotland by property services firm Bowman Rebecchi. The new business, named...

Purplebricks chief executive Vic Darvey has quit, citing “personal circumstances”.  He leaves at the end of this month with chief operating officer Helena...

A new ‘quick buy’ service has been announced which would mean that sales could be completed in a week, providing a...

Well-known property expert and video interviewer Chris Watkin independently investigates how one piece of software is having such a big effect...

With the new year in full swing, agents around the UK are likely to be making changes to the way they...

If 2020 was the year of survival, then 2021 was about the post-Covid boom. The impact of the pandemic on the...

The branding and technology supplier epropservices - which also owns Fine & Country and the Guild of Property Professionals - is changing...

In this piece, Leanna Donkin from house. partnership reflects on what the last year has brought for her after a leap...

With the drastic changes enacted on the industry over the past two years thanks to the pandemic and political events such...

The past two years have been a whirlwind of change, challenges and chance. The main catalyst has clearly been the pandemic...

The last two years have been dramatic and decisive for many people and many businesses. Both have reassessed their work approaches...

Christmas - time for a much-needed rest for our industry after getting through a workload which reached almost unprecedented levels in...

One of the country’s leading experts in estate agency reviews has given advice to agents on how they can best use...

Boomin has revealed an upgrade to its SmartVal feature, which tries to blend real-time online valuations with local expertise from member...

A new league table of earnings by estate agents, based on basic salary and commission combined, suggests that UK agents earn...

A new membership scheme aiming to increase the industry’s energy efficiency credentials is being launched next year by allAgents. The Sustainable Agent...

PropTech has seen a surge in uptake over the last few years for several reasons – be it the Covid-19 pandemic...

We have been speaking with many agents over the past months and the story appears the same with them all. There...

2021 redefined what it meant to offer exceptional customer experiences for consumers across multiple industries, but particularly for the residential property...

Many agents working in the industry, whether for large corporates or smaller independents, might one day have ambitions to branch out...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? As Chief Business Development Officer I am responsible for Simplify’s...

Hello and welcome to the end of the week - another opportunity to see how our industry is doing great work...

Hunters, now part of The Property Franchise Group, has announced its first so-called ‘Personal Agent’ signing - and says it’s ideal...

As we move into the autumn of 2021, what the coming year has in store for estate agents is something we...

The worst of the Covid-19 pandemic appears to be firmly in the rear-view mirror as we move into the last quarter...

Jackson-Stops, which currently has 42 branches across the UK, has revealed it’s going to have another 20 by the end of...

Admin teams in most businesses are often the lynchpins that ensure compliance and deal with issues in order to keep the...

Fledgling portal Boomin is launching what it claims to be the most interactive and accurate online valuation tool on the market.  It...

Agents should use a mixture of next-generation 3D style technology and traditional, old-school estate agency to allow them to thrive. That's...

The son of an Oscar winner has been named as the latest estate agent working under the easyProperty banner. Damian Wanstall is...

The self-employed agency model will not be successful in the UK because the commission in this country is so low. That’s the...

Agent websites have become more crucial than ever in attracting new business. Consumers are more informed and doing more research online...

In a video interview for Estate Agent Today, Dominic Murphy, Managing Director of DM & Co. in the Midlands, speaks to...

The UK property market is always evolving but never as quickly as it is now. Traditional estate agents are seriously questioning...

The launch of Boomin has been and gone with, perhaps, something less than its expected fanfare of publicity. Of course there are...

The original stamp duty freeze, which started in July 2020, has already helped push house prices to a record high and...

Boomin, created by Michael and Kenny Bruce, promises “highly memorable and engaging” TV and radio ads at its launch in the near...

I have written this column for over four years. I started writing it at a time when no-one really knew anything...

In a wide-ranging video interview for his Move iQ service, Phil Spencer speaks to buying agent and TV property pundit Henry...

A leading business consultancy says the level of working-from-home in the UK by 2025 will be five times that before the pandemic. Estate...

1. How would you say Century 21 franchisees have adapted to the challenges during 2020?  If someone had told me at the...

An estate agency group has launched new franchise business models to help those in the industry impacted by Covid-19. Century 21 UK...

ZPG, parent company of Zoopla, is to buy another comparison website business, in addition to running its existing Uswitch service. Insurance group...

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

Start-up letting agents looking to enter the market are finding it increasingly difficult to set up in business as banks point...

The Boomin portal, which incentivises agents to cross-sell and benefit from referral fees, is to receive advice on fee disclosure from...

A relaunched home buying service says it wants to partner with agents to unlock sales if the housing market deteriorates. The service...

The 2021 ESTAS Customer Service Awards are to be held on Friday June 11. For the first time the awards will host...

Independent agent uses innovative ‘feet up’ campaign to win business. An independent letting agency has invited landlords to put their ‘feet up’...

It’s a given these days that your business needs to be on social media. Consumers spend a large portion of their...

The Stamp Duty Land Tax holiday has been a hot topic of conversation for many in the residential property industry –...

Seller and landlord leads are what makes estate agency tick. Without them, new business is nowhere to be seen and you...

I was giving an interview this week for an upcoming conference - yet another to convert from a physical to a...

A highly-experienced former Savills agent has launched his own buying agency focusing on the prime country market in Surrey. The new company,...

If you’re in any way connected to estate agency all it takes is a quick glance at Facebook or LinkedIn to...

Be proactive, have a plan, and keep prospecting.  After the easing of lockdown measures, it’s safe to say the property market picked...

A self-employed agent has gone public to lavish praise on the mentoring scheme which is part of the Agents Together charity. Cameron Carter,...

Letting agents are struggling to open new bank accounts and even large established letting agents with a long history of trading...