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Foxtons has reported its half-year figures for the six months to the end of June and, as expected, they show how...

A data analytics firm that has studied over 2.7m visits to UK property company websites claims that once a visitor arrives...

More than 270 easyProperty licences have been secured by independent estate agents belonging to The Guild of Property Professionals and Fine...

More than a third of the homes in London currently on the market have had their asking prices reduced according to...

Given the shift change in the estate agent world at the moment, with online models becoming more prevalent (think easyProperty’s £60...

The fledgling trade body CIELA says it is going to institute a kitemark-style service for all estate agents to be able...

The on-off-on saga of the fledgling trade group for independent agents has taken another twist. The founder of the organisation suggests that...

A third of ‘quick sale’ companies - those that buy homes in bulk at discounted prices - say the rise of...

The Advertising Standards Authority has banned an advertisement which suggested that the firm behind it had “a physical office ... in...

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

A new report reveals how clients’ reviews and star ratings - used by many online estate agents in particular - are...

We’re already more than halfway through 2017 and, against all the odds, it’s pushing 2016 close in terms of eventfulness and...

It’s not happening here (yet) but several articles on US websites have started talking up the possibility of Amazon going into...

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

Foxtons is reported to have teamed up with Oracle to improve its targeted digital marketing and lead generation. Oracle’s Marketing Cloud product...

An expert analysis of the Purplebricks trading statement for 2016 reveals that the agency’s Local Property Experts each earn an average...

A traditional estate agency has launched a new online package to give vendors the opportunity “to save thousands.” FranKeys in Lincoln has...

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

How many property professionals are truly happy with their revenue? High levels of competition from new market entrants is a significant...

The Competition Appeal Tribunal has issued its judgement in the case between Agents’ Mutual and the Gascoigne Halman agency - and...

The Advertising Standards Authority has upheld a complaint over a Purplebricks website statement featuring testimonials from clients; the complaint was made...

Major westcountry agency Wilkinson Grant has told the Advertising Standards Authority it will not re-use wording following a complaint from a...

The chief executive of Purplebricks, often criticised by detractors for failing to reveal completion rates as opposed to listings, says his...

The troubled trade group Charter for Independent Estate and Letting Agents - which has suggested it may not have enough support...

Few things provoke argument within the industry more than the online v traditional agency debate - and within that debate, nothing...

New figures released this morning from Purplebricks shows the onward march of the hybrid agency and its Local Property Experts. For the...

Entries for the new ESTAS Conveyancing Awards are now open and you have just over a month to get nominations in...

A new PropTech venture aims to do what the ill-fated Veyo system failed to achieve -  creating an online platform bringing...

White & Sons came to MPL Interiors specifically to counteract the growing threat from online and hybrid estate agents, commissioning a...

Our recent roundtable on the government’s proposed ban on tenant fees generated 10 tips for growing your business. Since then, we’ve been...

Two leading property analysts have written a fiercely critical assessment of the merger between easyProperty and the Guild of Property Professionals.   The...

Online estate agency Housesimple says it is aiming to sell the first home in the UK via a viewing on Facebook...

The Guild of Property Professionals, which earlier this month merged with easyProperty, has now announced a new link up, this time...

The fledgling and highly vocal CIELA group says it is possible it may not launch this autumn after all despite months of...

TV property expert and online agency owner Sarah Beeny says there will always be some sellers who prefer to use traditional...

A trade body which has been founded to represent the interests of independent estate agents has partnered with consumer reviews platform...

An estate agent claims that chain management tool View My Chain has helped his firm to deal with chains involving online...

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

Online estate agency Settled has raised £1.2 million in funding to further develop its product. Settled describes itself as a 'powerful digital...

A network of almost 80 independent estate agency offices has launched what it calls a hard-hitting campaign against 'internet-based call centre...

A new online estate agency is offering vendors a sales package for just £24.99. MoveSelf, which is based in Manchester, allows vendors to...

A one branch independent estate agency has this week launched a fixed-fee sales option alongside its traditional commission-based service. WH Breading, which...

The chief executive of eProp Services Ltd - the company formed by a merger between easyProperty and GPEA Ltd (the parent...

We live in world where the online economy is just as important as the offline economy. Whether your business is online...

Analysis of over 120,000 sales valuations has revealed some of the UK's most expensive and cheapest property regions. Central London's 'W' postcode...

To give you a nice distraction from the post-election madness, here’s an interview with Charlie Wright, founder of CIELA (or The...

There’s barely a week that goes by when you don’t read about an estate or letting agency business that’s been acquired...

GPEA Ltd - the parent company of the Guild of Property Professionals and Fine & Country - has announced it has...

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has upheld a complaint made against hybrid estate agency Pink and Cow. The Portsmouth-based firm claimed on...

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

Two successful high street estate agency directors claim to have invested a six-figure sum into their new hybrid estate agency.  ispymyhome.com, which...

A distinctive boutique estate agency that describes itself as a hybrid between traditional and online operators, and which set up a...

If a political party wants to run a country, it’s probably a good idea that it shows it can at least...

Two leading voices in the PropTech sector suggest a radical overhaul of agents’ fee structures, saying that neither traditional full service nor online...

A study described as the biggest of its type seeks to explain why vendors choose - or avoid - online agents. The...

A consumer group which has consistently promoted online agencies says they achieve closer to sellers’ original asking price than the national...

An estate agency is offering to radically extend its marketing approach for each of its vendors’ properties to include a high...

Hybrid estate agency YOPA has launched a recruitment campaign suggesting that agents have “the chance to make between £6k and £12k per...

A website now marketing 380,000 homes from 900 agents across the world has struck a deal with an international property referral...

Zoopla has been reported as saying hybrid estate agencies will not reach their professed targets of achieving 10 per cent of...

The recent rise in consumer complaints against sales and letting agents suggests that there is a general lack of trust and...

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

Customers really dislike leaving voicemail messages. This may not be surprising, there may be many times when you have been faced...

The founder of the trade group seeking to represent independent agencies says he hopes the National Association of Estate Agents considers...

Estate Agent Today understands that the fledgling trade group CIELA - the Charter for Independent Estate and Letting Agents - has...

The best estate and letting agents in the UK were recognised at the prestigious ESTAS luncheon and ceremony, which was held...

A ‘disrupter’ estate agent says the English housing market operates in a way that is far less efficient than Scotland’s -...

The comparison service Get Agent has released the full details of its analysis of the performance of four different online estate...

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

Hybrid estate agency YOPA has announced a successful Series B round of funding in which it raised a total of £15...

Trinity Mirror is aiming to secure more of agents' marketing spend after launching what it is describing as a 'fightback' against...

Viewber, the outsourced property viewing service and brainchild of high-profile former estate agent Ed Mead, says its network of 'Viewbers' now...

Over 1,000 guests celebrated the success of the industry at the 14th annual ESTAS awards on Friday. The event, which is sponsored...

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

Think ‘fake agents’ are no threat to your business? Think again. The rise of online agents - dubbed by some as...

The Guild of Property Professionals, which has over 800 agent members across the country, has this week launched a new website.  The...

On the day when hundreds of agents descend on the capital to celebrate the great and good of the industry at...

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

EweMove, the online brand owned by the Property Franchise Group, now has 108 franchisees - 97 are fully operational and 11...

Network Auctions has added 19 additional estate agency offices to its network so far this year.  They include three offices of Chaffers...

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...

Purplebricks' share price moved up over two per cent yesterday on the strength of its latest trading statement - but its...

Fledgling trade group CIELA says two aspects of its complaint to the Advertising Standards Authority are the subject of ‘further investigation’...

Odds are that you use TripAdvisor when you book a restaurant or hotel; perhaps you scroll down Amazon before clicking ‘buy...

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...

I was recently contributing to whitepaper by a major bank about the future of the property industry and, as I was...

One of the biggest days of the year for agents takes place just two weeks tomorrow when The ESTAS take place...

The new chief executive of the Guild of Property Professionals has accused some online agents of carrying out “aggressive” marketing campaigns...

The HomeOwners' Alliance says it has identified what it describes as "the UK's best performing agent" based on how much it...

A London investment broker says Purplebricks’ share price - currently around 300p - could rise another 50 per cent or more...

As debate continues over the merits of upfront fees against post-sale commission for agents and consumers, the fledgling UK ProperTech Association...

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

News was released this week of a new PropTech partnership: banking disrupter Revolut has joined up with mortgage brokerage, Trussle, to offer...

The new chief marketing officer of online estate agency YOPA is a figure with over 20 years experience with brands such as...

The industry has broadly welcomed the shock announcement of a June 8 General Election as a chance to end long term...

The first meeting of fledgling trade group CIELA has ended with a pledge to expose what it calls ‘fake agents’ which...

Legal Eye has been announced as the latest organisation to support the new customer service awards for the conveyancing sector launch...

Walk in your customers’ shoes Experiencing your business as your customers do would be our number one rule. How often do you...

Senior members of the fledgling Charter for Independent Estate and Letting Agents group are meeting today to discuss how independents can...