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The head of the portal PropertyMutual has accused Rightmove, Zoopla and OnTheMarket of being “corporate dinosaurs” and has called on agents...

Zoopla claims a new Property Valuation Report being trialled in nine areas will win more leads for agents.  The PVR will use...

Thanks to vast improvements in processing powers, the use of virtual reality (VR) in some sectors is becoming more evident than...

The UK renting demographic is diversifying at a rapid pace. While the current market poses many challenges for traditional letting agents,...

Emoov has this afternoon appointed administrators as a result of not being able to secure a buyer - the move had...

Every other advert on the TV is featuring Santa Claus, snowmen or reindeer, the tinsel, trees and decorations are out in...

When was the last time you looked at your business and really thought about what you could do to improve? Yesterday? Last...

East Midlands estate and lettings agency Jackson Grundy has signed up to OnTheMarket. The firm, with its Northampton headquarters, has 10 sales...

Artificial intelligence (AI) is playing an increasingly important role in our lives – from virtual assistants such as Amazon’s Alexa and...

Online agency Doorsteps is slashing its flat fee to just £1 with no commission charge - but for only 48 hours. The...

Every cloud has a silver lining, and a high end prime central London estate agent appears to have found one from...

Given that online property portals, dominated by a handful of websites, are by far the most popular home search method, it...

How will things be done in the future? There’s no knowing, of course, given the many variables at play, but it’s...

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

A new company is claiming to reduce chain collapses during sales by creating a lockout agreement, also known as a reservation agreement. Property...

One of Emoov’s agents in the field has contacted Estate Agent Today to give an insight into how the agency has...

The head of a controversial property portal says agents can by-pass some GDPR marketing restrictions by using his service’s social network. Ben Davis,...

A new junior estate agent apprenticeship standard has been launched with skills being offered for residential, commercial and auction sectors. Created by...

No, I haven’t lost the plot. Such a thing exists – and if you’re familiar with North London, there is a...

It’s been nine years since we created a dedicated team of property receptionists to answer telephone calls on behalf of agents,...

It’s time to sort the wheat from the chaff when it comes to overseas buyers of property. If you listen to Theresa...

OnTheMarket’s trading figures for the six months to the end of July show, as predicted, losses while the company is building...

A platform which previously offered online private treaty exchanges says a sale of a home in the Republic of Ireland has...

It seems a lifetime ago but in fact we’re approaching just the first anniversary since the government triggered its Call for...

An insurance company is launching a policy which it says will protect consumers with comprehensive cover in the event of a...

Bradleys Estate Agents, the westcountry’s largest independent agency chain, is the latest agency to sign up with Bamboo, an online property...

A website has officially launched this morning, aiming to push the concept of US-style For Sale By Owner online property marketing...

You will perhaps have seen recently that the Government has decided to boost funding to the regulator, the National Trading Standards...

A few stories caught my eye this week from China, all of which announce the arrival of cutting-edge technological innovation in...

Countrywide’s eagerly-awaited General Meeting for shareholders takes place today and is widely expected to back the ailing agency group’s controversial rescue...

OnTheMarket has seen another increase in listings to more than 10,500 offices, but it is repeating a warning that its free...

I received a press release yesterday - one of many that get sent my way - and, as I always do,...

My eye was caught yesterday morning by news that PropTech company, Agent Software, is claiming that ‘some agencies deliberately over-value properties...

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,...

The number of properties withdrawn from the market in the second quarter of this year was greater than the number of...

With all the recent change and upheaval in the rental sector it may be time to consider how letting agencies will...

Figures from Savills suggest that there’s currently an average 1.14 price adjustments per sale across the prime regional markets of the...

OnTheMarket has now signed listing agreements with UK estate and letting agents with a total of over 10,000 offices - but...

One of the country’s largest regional agencies is moving into the sale of homes overseas despite Brexit uncertainty and concern over...

The UK division of Keller Williams, the world's largest estate agency, says it can help entrepreneurial agents to set up their...

Humberts’ new owner has issued a statement saying he is on “a personal mission to revolutionise the industry and become the...

I loved my Foxtons office. I started in the Battersea branch. It was the old-style office; traditional carpets, actual properties in...

A decade ago we were still years away from Purplebricks, Countrywide was a colossus in the industry, no one had thought...

In recent weeks, you could have been forgiven for thinking that you’re not actually in the UK.  Flash floods aside, the...

The young entrepreneur behind Doorsteps, the estate agency that deliberately avoids the huge marketing razzamatazz of other online companies, says his...

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

The entrepreneur behind a free-to-list property portal claiming support from 17 estate agencies has defended the description of them as ‘partners’ -...

A property portal that describes itself as free-to-list has launched today, taking the industry by surprise - however, at least one...

A magazine which earlier this year claimed that two big corporates pressured customers to use their preferred mortgage brokers has now...

Hello and welcome to this week’s PJT - this is the first edition for a fortnight as last Monday was a...

A new online platform claims agents can now offer people a chance to buy a property with, literally, just one click...

The long-awaited merger of Tepilo and Emoov is reported to have been confirmed this afternoon and in with them goes online lettings...

A housing association has launched its own online agency which offers to sell vendors' homes for £275. Capsel Homes, based in Mamhilad,...

Firstly, my sincere apologies - it has now been over a month since my last PropTech blog, doesn’t time fly!  In the...

A study of house price affordability has revealed that train drivers can afford a greater proportion of homes in the UK's...

Two online agents and a number of PropTech companies have been named in startups.co.uk's Startups 100 index. Coming in at number 64...

Reapit has announced the acquisition of Resource Techniques in a bid to strengthen its position in the agency software market. Resource Techniques,...

As promised a few weeks ago, this week’s Natter concentrates on the importance of content, design and social media, three easily...

There is a common misconception that the private rented sector (PRS) is entirely made up of young professionals and students. While...

Akshay Ruparelia, the teenager who set up the Doorsteps online estate agency only 18 months ago, is now reported to be...

That’s it. I’ve given up. The lull has continued and it’s becoming quite a bore.  The price drop hasn’t worked. The revamped...

Hello and welcome to this week’s Property Jobs Today, our weekly feature on who’s moving where throughout our industry. And it’s...

 Humberts says it has settled on a buyer after receiving several offers for the troubled agency - although it has delayed identifying...

I have sold hundreds of lettings businesses over the last twenty-five years. Based on this experience, these are the mistakes that you...

The managing director of troubled estate agency Humberts says he has been “inundated” with prospective buyers since news broke over last...

Hybrid agency Emoov is now offering a tailored sales package aimed at attracting developers listing and selling new homes. Rather than paying...

The assessment by an investment consultancy that Purplebricks sells some 76 per cent of the homes it lists may have made...

With the rise of Purplebricks in recent years, many will be eager to know what the hybrid agency’s Local Property Experts...

Just like that, the Easter Bank Holiday has come and gone and I find myself now looking ahead to the Summer.  The...

Barclays is next week launching a so-called ‘green mortgage’ which links the loan to the Energy Performance Certificate rating of the...

As the Easter sales weekend kicks off, the head of a prominent buying agency says estate agents confuse the true valuation...

Last week, a story was published by CNBC about a couple who sold their home, for above the asking price, without...

A company which creates interior displays for agency offices and other players in the property industry have introduced a so-called scrappage...

A buying agent says a higher proportion of Britain’s rarified country estates market is now being sold off-market. Jess Simpson, an ex-Savills...

A magazine claims its investigations into the sales tactics of Countrywide and Connells suggest the two agency are “harming consumers, stopping them from...

For many estate agents seeking to become entrepreneurs, the idea of starting their own business is undoubtedly daunting, especially when going...

Conveyancing services firm My Home Move has launched a portal which it claims gives users complete transparency checking their conveyancing progress.  eWay, which is...

Thanks very much to everyone getting in touch to publicise their efforts for good causes: we’re always delighted to help. Just let...

The troubled Countrywide group has this morning revealed its recovery plan to get - in its words - ‘back to basics’...

The magazine Mortgage Strategy says Countrywide is investigating reports that one of its estate agent branches pressured buyers to use in-house...

When it comes to property, ‘Japanese knotweed’ are the two words most homeowners and prospective buyers do not want to hear.  With...

New figures released by ZPG suggest increasing numbers of agents are listing on three portals. Amongst the latest agencies to renew long...

Whether you’re an estate agent, letting agent or property manager, having the right software in place – to enhance, upgrade and...

Representatives from estate and lettings agencies as well as professional organisations have formed The Home Buying And Selling Group with a...

In the great swathe of housing market data which is delivered each month, conveyancers’ case volumes often get overlooked, however the...

Co-Founder Gary Keller has declared that Keller Williams (KW) is, 'no longer a real estate company...we are a technology company No....

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

Thanks once again for your contributions to this weekly round-up of agents’ good works; we love covering these stories which show...

OnTheMarket remains defiant despite the decision of Douglas & Gordon, one of its founder agencies, to list once again on Zoopla...

And now, as if the friction between property and PropTech wasn’t difficult enough, estate agents are turning on estate agents.  We are...

Almost a third of all ‘Suspicious Activity Reports’ concerning possible anti-money laundering infringements and reported to the National Crime Agency have...

A new year means new predictions for what’s to come in the letting industry. Sometimes things come to fruition as expected....

Estate Agent Today can exclusively reveal that well known London estate agent Patricia Farley has joined the new ‘freelance’ agency Harding...

Q. How did you get in to the property industry? My career in the property industry actually started out as a holiday...

The ESTAS Group has announced that it now accepts Feefo reviews as part of its agency awards process.  The ESTAS Group’s Estate...

I have high expectations for this year’s PropTech events and property conferences.  Those that I attended in 2017 demonstrated a real step...

Homes for sale in some parts of inner London are seeing price discounts of up to 10 per cent says Hometrack...

Auction House says it has maintained its number one industry ranking, selling 3,485 lots last year – four per cent up...

IAM Sold says it is the largest independent residential auctioneer in the UK based on lots sold, for the second year...

What do you need to know if you are considering selling your sales or lettings business?  Here’s ten top tips to think...

There was an excellent article, published last week, based around an interview with Chandra Dhandapani, CBRE’s chief digital and technology officer.  The...

Arun Estates has launched what it describes as “a major new departure” - a fully-staffed High Street office but covering a...

Moneypenny is pledging to expand the services to offers to agents following the acquisition of a firm creating business products and...

A new property portal called Linktosale aims to launch in the UK at the start of March following what appears to...

Online estate agency Tepilo has denied industry speculation that it is to change its fee structure now that it is under...

Cotswold property and land agency Butler Sherborn has changed its business status to become a Limited Liability Partnership (LLP). The agency currently...

A website called Roofoveryourhead has launched which threatens to bypass estate agents and allow vendors to sell for free. The site uses language similar...

Well, I don’t know about you but after the holidays I've got an imprint just below my navel where my belt...

The countdown to Christmas has now officially begun and what better way to celebrate than with an online advent calendar from...

Independent agency Coast and Castle has been acquired by Signature, a chain in the north east of England with 18 other...

Another new year is nearly upon us and, once we’ve got the season of mince pies, mulled wine, pigs in blankets,...

James Hillier and Rob Bearsby, who have operated Apex Residential at Bexleyheath in London for the past 14 years, have switched...

Earlier this month Fine & Country announced it was to offer an auction option to vendors - now the Surrey agency...

Agents and even the Labour Party have backed the government’s scrapping of stamp duty for first time buyers’ purchases up to...

A new software tool claims to be able to verify leads by checking on buyers via social media.  Using Facebook, LinkedIn and...

A firm which offers a white-labelled online estate agency platform which can be used by otherwise-traditional agencies to provide a Purplebricks-style...

A large part of the DCLG’s Call for Evidence on the home buying and selling process focuses on the role of...

OnTheMarket is reported to be threatening an estate agency with legal action. Earlier this week Estate Agent Today reported that Henry Adams, a...

The 15-branch Henry Adams agency has signed up to ZPG, just the day after the portal group said it had seen...

Fine & Country is to offer auction sales options to vendors in its 200 offices from next year. “The modern method of...

Winter seems to be firmly with us now, if the plunging temperatures are anything to go by. After a ridiculously mild...

The fact is that most house hunters simply do not have the time, let alone the inclination, to trawl around properties...

Crowdfunding is nothing new. As I pointed out in a previous Natter, it dates back centuries, playing a part in the...

Sajid Javid, Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, has launched a consultation on proposals to reform the house buying...

The Estate Agent’s Act 1979 is rapidly approaching its 40th anniversary, yet still agents make mistakes and can all too easily...

With more news of PropTech investment, this time with Spotahome and Nested, one can’t help but wonder if this boom period is...

Two of the leading lights in the growing Proptech sector are now working with a company which has a product it...

Innovative London agency Nested has raised an additional £36m in funding - brining the total behind the company to almost £50m. Nested,...

Belvoir has announced that it has made an approach to The Property Franchise Group regarding a possible merger. In a statement to...

Employment tribunal fees could soon become extinct, after the Supreme Court ruled they were an obstacle to the ‘access of justice’.  Once...

A new firm has launched in Surrey describing itself as “the premium hybrid estate agency” with an innovative presence on the...

The decision by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) to fine five estate agents for engaging in a price fixing cartel has...

Having launched 13 years ago, PayProp, part of Humanstate Group, an international private technology services group, has grown into a leading...

Every week we carry reports of how great causes are helped by individual agents and other property professionals - this week...

Carter Jonas has launched a new website which it says ”reflects and enhances the business’ role in delivering a highly personalised...

It used to be so easy. Around 20 years ago there were what we now call full-service estate and letting agencies, and...

Another attempt to create an automated conveyancing system has been launched with the claim that it will banish paper trails and...

Nested, the chain-breaking estate agency that offers vendors a guaranteed sale of their property within 90 days, is to expand beyond...

The ValPal Network is launching a new tool for its 4,100 agent users - an area barometer which reflects the buoyancy of...

Trustpilot has announced it is to remove UK reviews of Purplebricks which it says were "mistakenly invited" by the agency to be...

A PropTech start-up says its booking, valuation and communication tools will be available free of charge to any agency with fewer...

The Guild of Property Professionals has launched a partnership with the ESTAS Group, which runs the customer feedback platform and customer...

The Daily Telegraph claims that what it calls “dodgy practices” are leaving customers “thousands of pounds out of pocket.” The article quotes...

Giving clients reliable advice when they are buying, selling or letting a home lies at the core of every successful estate...

When a tenant failed to pay any rent after the first month his tenancy last year, the landlord did not expect...

Research in the United States shows that traditional full-service estate agencies achieve better sale prices than the biggest alternative in that...

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

The stock exchange seems to be on everyone’s lips at the moment. There’s Agents’ Mutual seeking to float on the Alternative Investment...

Once upon a time there were estate agents. That was it. Nice and simple. If you marketed and sold residential property,...

No one can say Agents’ Mutual has failed to provoke debate within the industry. The project was the centre of fierce argument...

As the mainstream mortgage market braces itself for yet another clampdown on buy-to-let lending, a growing number of property investors are...

Property has been changing hands for centuries, but when did estate agents as we know them today – with their branches,...

With several agent partner programmes available across the country, estate agents can often increase business by offering sales by auction, with...

Purplebricks has landed a deal to sell new-build homes, an activity previously done usually directly by developers or traditional high street estate...

The first ever home to have a viewing staged over Facebook Live has sold after it received three offers as a...

  A hybrid agency called 99Home Ltd, which made its debut back in April, appears to have relaunched with what it calls...

PropTech start-up OneDome - which describes its products as allowing traditional estate agents to challenge Purplebricks and other online rivals -...

Living next to inconsiderate neighbours can be a nightmare, but letting to bad tenants can prove costly, especially when issues, which...

Supporting the adoption of technology does not mean we have to stop protecting the core values of the property industry. In...

Mark Goddard was the founder and CEO of The Property Software Group (PSG), a property software solutions firm established in 2007,...

The UK PropTech Association (UKPA), of which I am a member of the steering committee, is an organisation with a purpose...

LonRes has launched a new product which it says helps developers and agents ensure maximum exposure to previously untapped buyers. A new...

The popularity of property auctions in the UK has increased enormously in recent years, supported by popular TV shows such as...

“Housing policy should be in independent hands.” That was the conclusion of a panel debate that Andrews held, not recently, but two...

The sealed bids process - where purchasers submit their final offer by a specific time and date - should be more transparent,...

Independent estate agency network The Guild of Property Professionals has announced that its training scheme has been given formal approval. The Associate...

Not in vain the distance beacons. Forward, forward let us range, Let the great world spin forever down the ringing grooves of...

A sales progression tool claims to have analysed how long it takes to expedite sales chains of different lengths, and to...

The banning of letting fees levied on tenants has dominated the industry headlines in recent months but this election campaign suggests...

Since we last spoke, the ESTAS – the biggest and best property awards ceremony in the UK – has been and...

Conveyancers have backed a call by the Conservatives for reform of the house buying process - and says more up-front information...

Two of the most influential figures behind the PropTech sector have run a microscope over Rightmove’s business model and technology -...

A company which last month launched a service which it claims allows High Street estate agents to compete with online and...

Given that around 95% of property searches now start online, it is more important than ever that an agent has an...

EasyProperty has removed from its advertising any reference to clients getting ‘an offier in 20 weeks’ after an intervention by the...

Reports in the commercial property industry publication Property Week suggest there may be difficulties concerning the sale of Countrywide’s commercial operation,...

What does it say on your business card? Peter Mansfield, Group Chairman, The World Property Network, www.twpn.com  and TheWorldPropertyNetwork.com                                  What is The World Property Network...

Even some of the most successful professionals from other professions fail to grasp the most important point when it comes to...

Countrywide’s Bairstow Eves brand has launched a series of video guides for customers using their £995 online agency service and for...

A firm is claiming to be allow high street agents to offer vendors an online sale services as well, without the...

Being featured in newspapers, magazines and websites, as well as on radio and TV, can be a great way to build...

Two figures with high profiles in the world of PropTech have formed a consultancy to try to sell their services to...

In recent years the mortgage industry has gone through some testing times. Recession and regulation have led to more stringent lending...

The bitter war of words against Purplebricks waged by the fledgling Charter for Independent Estate and Letting Agents reached a new...

A firm that offers online, hybrid and traditional estate and lettings agency services says the digital side of its business is...

Peter Robinson, CEO of AIPP – Association of International Property Professionals – shines a light onto the international property market. Some UK...

The property market in northern England, supported in part by the Northern Powerhouse concept, has attracted a lot of media attention,...

A year ago, we were days away from the introduction of a 3% stamp duty surcharge on second homes – a...

Nested, the chain-breaking estate agency that offers vendors a guaranteed sale of their property within 90 days, has secured a new...

A software platform offering a hybrid conveyancing and compliance service to agents has been launched following 12 months of testing with...

Earlier this week it was Dads4Daughters Day – a campaign that strives to promote gender equality in the workplace.  I have three...

A new recruitment business for the property industry in general and agents in particular is offering a phased-fees system for clients...

It has been a busy week for investment in PropTech businesses and no doubt you have already got reading fatigue about...

A new London-based online estate agency called Nested says it has had a “superb start” to trading, using its unusual business...

I had a very interesting chat with the man behind a new portal the other day. He was John Dixon, the portal...

Over 60% of UK consumers think that Estate Agents’ Photos Are Very Poor To Average A recent survey* by dedicated property photo...

The World Property Network, a global property portal, has launched a show on Sky Property TV - the first portal in...

A Scottish property portal now ‘live’ and claiming to list almost all the homes for sale north of the border, says...

Over the past two decades, investing in buy-to-let has been a relatively easy way to make money, which is why so...

A data portal called REalyse and aimed at professional property investors is launching today after raising £500,000 in seed capital.  The site...

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

The guys at Which? are at it again, all over estate agents like a rash for “over valuing” properties so they...

One of Britain’s biggest mortgage companies has come up with a new way to try to boost buying across the housing...

Marsh & Parsons has expanded its Residential Development & Investment team - just one of a number of agencies to announce...

The East Midlands, which consists of several areas including Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Rutland, Northamptonshire, Nottinghamshire, and much of Lincolnshire, has an ancient...

Excuse the puntastic (or not) title, but as you’ve no doubt already deciphered I took a trip northwards a couple of...

The first week of February has seen some extraordinary goings on in the property sector, from which two stories particularly stand out...

The East of England, which takes in areas from Hertfordshire to Norfolk, has recorded the biggest hike in property prices over...

Following the election of Donald Trump, there has been a rise in the number of United States investors searching for property...

The story of the week has been the first steps of a trade body to represent independent estate agents - as...

An American investment analyst has used the Motley Fool online city column to give a glowing endorsement to one of the...

The rental market has had to face a raft of changes over the past year, including the introduction of the 3% stamp...

There is no doubt that 2016 managed to catch the world by surprise on more than one occassion.  But will 2017 be...

Savills has acquired Guernsey-based company Montagu Evans Channel Islands Limited to create the company’s first presence on the island, and to...

A Northern Ireland newspaper says that the home of a killer dentist, which it describes as being worth £400,000, has now...

As circus performers, most estate agents would fail. Some of you might find that difficult to comprehend. After all, many uninformed members...

It may still be too early to start compiling a Christmas wish list, but it is the right time to provide...

We recently carried a particularly inspiring story of an Essex estate agent who believes that at 21 he is currently the...

When a tenant paid his initial one month’s rent in addition to a tenancy deposit in exchange for the keys to...

Mid West Displays has established a reputation as a leading manufacturer of window & interior display solutions and products. The LEDMAG...

Who are you? Matt Lancaster, one of the founding partners of Free2Convey and Docs4Home.   Tell us about Free2Convey… Free2Convey is the UK’s first free...

All estate and letting agents now have a website – but just how effective is yours? Your 'virtual shop window' is now...

An online agency called DoorStepAgents.com claims to have set up a service which is both the cheapest and ‘best value’ sales...

Jonathan Morgan, who operates Leeds city centre specialist agent Morgans, has won an lifetime achievement award. The award, made at the Yorkshire...

Strutt & Parker says it has achieved record annual sales figures from its latest National Open House day on October 8. It says...

One of the world’s leading property portal and online consultants says Purplebricks, which is now operating in Australia and the UK,...

Charity knows no geographical boundaries and we’re always pleased to support fundraising across the country and beyond. If you want to publicise...

The ESTAS Group, which runs the national customer feedback scheme and produces the largest annual awards event for the residential agency...

After two long years, Moneypenny finally moved into its new headquarters over the summer.  It was a milestone we had all been...

Property sales and lettings agency William H Brown, part of the Sequence UK network, has acquired Porter Glenny estate agents in...

A new portal has launched listing off-market properties at the very highest end of the market, and says it does not...

Some of London’s ailing new homes schemes may have been thrown a lifeline by the decision of technology giant Apple to occupy...

Who are you? Nick Dyoss, Group Business Development Director, SearchFlow, property intelligence specialists You have a high profile within the conveyancing search industry,...

Auction house Clive Emson has launched a digital service through which vendors can sell land and property via an online auction. Clive...

Zoopla Property Group (ZPG) has announced the launch of a new feature on its website which will help estate agents to...

The huge rush to acquire buy-to-let property in the first quarter of the year ahead of the stamp duty change deadline...

Later on, the title of this piece should become clearer (at least I hope so). First, though, a few bits and...

Zoopla Property Group is seeking to integrate uSwitch, its price comparison service, with MoveIT, its agents’ platform for ancillary revenue generation. It...

While we as a country salute our paralympic heroes in Rio, our industry does the same for those agents and other...

A property analytics company has devised a method of calculating the ‘best’ locations in which to work as an estate agent,...

In the capital, people will pay a premium to live near great transport links, and as we’ve seen from Crossrail and...

The founder of a controversial service helping vendors find the ‘right’ estate agency and negotiating its fees says he has had...

Harmony – it’s not always a word that springs to mind when thinking about the world of work. But if you think...

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

Britain’s gathering Olympics medal haul is heart-warming, but our heroes in Rio are not the only ones doing great work and...

Jackson-Stops & Staff says the housing market has weakened a little since the EU referendum but prices have not suffered and...

The morning after the EU referendum, and Westminster, Britain, Europe and the world were left in shock at the news that...

Sheffield in South Yorkshire, which was once one of the leading industrial cities in Britain and is still recognised for its...

A client recently told me how much their estate agency spends on advertising and marketing every year.  It wasn’t pennies, and even...

An estate agency owned by Countrywide has relaunched with what it calls “an innovative, premises-free business model that seeks to redefine...

The high-profit property crowdfunding site Property Partner has laid off 13 of its employees - equivalent to around 29 per cent...

Haus Properties, the high-profile London estate agency started almost five years ago by Apprentice star Jamie Lester, now appears to be...

An online search engine claims it will allow estate agents to “make significant cost savings in advertising portal fees” with the...

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

Estate agents from around the country are reporting only limited damage to business or prices caused by the Brexit result of...

New research appears to confirm what many agents have thought for a long time - many prospective buyers take only five...

‘Digital technology in the property industry is here to stay’ was very much the opinion drawn from the recent FUTURE: PropTech...

Humberts is introducing what it calls a ‘personal assistant’ for retirees in a bid to woo the growing market of elderly...

One of the UK’s leading manufacturer of LED light frames has introduced a new range that promises ‘a little bit more’....

A few of our Industry Views pieces this week focus on the upcoming EU referendum. I don’t think I can add...

With more house-hunters than ever now starting their search for a new home by typically looking online on one of the major...

Cashing in on the publicity surrounding the share price of Purplebricks and recent entries into hybrid estate agency by Countrywide and...

A product that describes itself as a ‘concierge service for estate agents’ has launched under the title Property Butler, with links...

It's great to hear how new proptech is being embraced by a number of front line agents in order to network...

Almost three in 10 buyers have seen their house purchase fall through after making an offer - typically leaving them almost...

Sales skills, and the ability to negotiate in particular, have always been a core ingredient for any estate agent – and...

While buy-to-let lenders brace themselves for further interventions as part of proposals currently being drawn up by the Prudential Regulation Authority...

It’s nearly June – June! – already. Seriously, where has this year gone? This means summer is nearly upon us, with a...

The glorious thing about the referendum on our EU membership is that four weeks today it will all be over –...

Fraudsters attacking the conveyancing sector, successfully stealing large sums of money from homebuyers, are making national headlines at a depressing rate....

Connells has acquired the five-branch independent Paul Dubberley from property investment company Bond Wolfe. Established in 1992, Paul Dubberley offers sales, lettings,...

Here are the top letting agents in Britain who go above and beyond to help their customers, as voted for by...

The action group representing rebel OnTheMarket agents says it is considering legal action with a barrister named to lead any possible...

When a potential buyer comes into the office and says they want to view a property on your books, the natural...

Two estate agencies have looked to a crowdfunding platform to try to raise investment. Online agency HouseSpotters wants £150,000 to “ensure the...

SearchFlow, property intelligence specialists, has partnered with Decision First to offer an unrivalled service to protect conveyancers and homebuyers from the...

Recently, I was speaking to the owner of a chain of estate agents which is thinking of refreshing its company image. They...

Countrywide has taken another step into the residential development mortgage market by acquiring Mortgage Bureau, which works with national house builders as...

Subletting of prime London lettings properties is a lucrative business.  What began as a rogue trade over the course of several years,...

Storm Katie (makes it sound so harmless when they give it a name like that, doesn’t it?) might have given the...

Average house prices across the UK increased by 7.9 per cent over the year to January, up from 6.7 per cent in...

The property market is racing ahead, but not everyone who wants to be part of it appears to want to keep...

A new portal, New Home Finder, has agreed a contract with Redrow to market its entire UK portfolio, including forthcoming developments,...

You are a public-spirited lot - this week’s Agents Do Charity section is perhaps the largest ever thanks to the good...

What are we going to do about Generation Rent? Only as recently as February 2016 did tenants steal the headline away...

Life is getting pretty frustrating for estate agents, and not just because getting houses onto the market is such an uphill...

Ivy Gate, the start-up hybrid estate agency which won investment from TV Dragon James Caan three years ago, has announced its...

Predicting ho­­w the housing market might play out over the next few months is incredibly difficult. There are a significant number...

SearchFlow’s rebrand and positioning as the specialist in ‘property intelligence’ is a response to new technological advancements and the changing market...

This week, SearchFlow launches it new brand. Group Marketing and Communications Director, Maud Rousseau discusses the ethos behind the new brand...

Zoopla is to become a partner with the Ideal Home Show this spring, which is expected to attract over 250,000 visitors. The...