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The Guild of Property Professionals successfully hosted its annual Autumn Tour virtually last week, allowing member agents from across the UK...

High-end estate agency Strutt & Parker says its research points to a sales market recovery underway in some parts of the...

Great story this week about the estate agent in St John’s Wood who found a purse in the back of a...

Annual house price growth slowed for the fifth consecutive month during March and remains negative on a monthly basis, Land Registry...

The ESTAS Group has revealed new branding together with the first details of two new products to be added to its...

OnTheMarket (OTM) has rebuffed a surprise approach from a non-shareholder in the business to overhaul the brand and let him join...

The Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) is the direct result of European Legislation. They were introduced because of the Energy Performance of...

Over the later part of 2022, we have experienced unprecedented economic and political turmoil, which will remain as we head into...

Making predictions for the year ahead is notoriously difficult and leaves me open to having egg on my face, but I’m...

Conveyancing software provider Smoove has revealed that 30 branches across 18 firms have so far signed up to its new flagship...

With reform of the home buying and selling process as crucial as it's ever been, and disrupters like Coadjute and PEXA...

First-time buyers and homeowners seeking to sell alike are worried and confused about the current state of the housing market. With the average...

A recent study conducted by the Technical University of Denmark reported that the attention span of people around the world is...

Over the last two years, the property industry has experienced unprecedented change through shifting market conditions and new regulations around compliance. To...

OnTheMarket has relaunched and rebranded its proptech subsidiary teclet. It will now be called OnTheMarket Software, underlining the portal’s shift to offer...

OnTheMarket chief executive Jason Tebb has set out plans to be “more than just a portal." Tebb provided an update to industry...

Technology continues to enhance the way estate agents work, from improving efficiencies, reducing admin time, and ensuring your team remains highly...

The Guild of Property Professionals launches its Autumn/Winter 2021 Tour this week - the first time its members have met in person...

A bank which a year ago told investors to sell Rightmove shares has now changed its tune - radically. In August 2020...

In the previous edition of PropTech Today, Nathan Emerson highlighted the importance of effective implementation, linking poor staff engagement to the...

Nationwide Building Society is to become the largest mortgage provider to reintroduce 95 per cent Loan-to-Value home loans without government support.  These...

Zoopla has issued a statement saying it’s entering into a long-term partnership with the Leacders Romans Group, which will be “curated...

A consumer financial service suggests it’s already too late for most buyers to meet the latest stamp duty holiday deadline of June...

OnTheMarket has completed its purchase of PropTech firm Glanty - a deal which began 15 months ago.   OTM took an initial 20...

OnTheMarket says it’s going to increase investment in new products and services, and invest further in ‘internal website development resources’. In a...

Connells Group, now on the threshold of taking the ailing Countrywide empire under its wings, has signed a five year partnership...

OnTheMarket is to undergo a revamp under its new chief executive, former Foxtons agent Jason Tebb - who has been given...

A series of PropTech announcements over recent days suggest the sector is still buoyant with innovation. Firstly it’s been revealed that agents...

Here at The ValPal Network, we know that there are other options available when considering to use a valuation tool, so...

More than 18 months on from the acquisition of ZPG for £2.2 billion by Silver Lake Partners, a US private equity...

Boydens, a seven branch family-owned business that dates back to 1852, has become the latest agency to join Zoopla. It will list...

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

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

Sometimes having prior knowledge of a stressful event can be more stressful than the event itself, just look at Brexit for...

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

Low risk letting is everyone’s aim, but unless legitimate guidelines are followed it’s difficult to know if a tenant will prove...

UK estate agents charge the lowest commission out of any nation in the European Union, according to a recent study by...

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

Zoopla says the number of its leads delivered to member agents in the period March 2018 to February 2019 was 36...

In another bid to take on Rightmove, OnTheMarket is introducing a new range of advertising products which will enable agents to...

The end of 2018 was a bit of a rocky time for online estate agents. Yet only a few years ago...

When you recruit a new member of staff, training should be one of your main priorities.  After initial training, ongoing training and...

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

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

Since January 2018, nine of the UK’s biggest banks have allowed competitors direct access to customer data as part of the...

Last time out I looked at the growing importance of content, social media and design – but these should only form...

In recent months, there’s been a notable move in the rental market towards deposit replacement products in place of traditional security...

Foxtons says its long-term branch expansion programme is now “largely complete” and it is shifting its attention to using technology to...

For part two of the 'Day in the life of' series, I spoke to Peter Kavanagh, who first joined Romans in...

Firstly, a huge thanks to everyone who shared and commented on my first blog and for all those that emailed me...

Leaders is expanding the mortgage side of its business with a raft of new products and services, as well as introducing...

A network of agents representing over 800 brands with over 4,000 branches has announced the launch of a host of new...

PropTech has been the industry soundbite for the last couple of years. For many of my fellow agents, I think it’s one...

After the fun and over-indulgence of the festivities, most of us are now back to the world of work. And, with...

If you’re a busy estate or letting agent, you’ll find that it can be quite difficult and time-consuming locating the right...

Our recent roundtable on the government’s proposed ban on tenant fees generated a selection of tips for growing your business. We’re now...

East London estate agency Spencers is today being rebranded as Portico. The seven-branch network - which also trades as Phillip Leigh -...

The rapid growth in popularity of buy-to-let in recent years, fuelled in part by the failings of the pensions industry, has...

Fears raised over the UK housing market in the wake of the Brexit vote have so far proved to be ‘wide...

Who are you? Michelle Farnsworth – Senior Account Manager at LED interior & windows display specialists Mid West Displays.   Where can we see...

As a company that designs and manufactures products we are constantly looking for new products that will WOW you, and in...