With the home buying and selling process firmly on the news agenda of late – everything from a possible ban on...
Archive
16 February 2019
From: Features

The first major estate agency business to launch a crowdfunding bid since the controversial collapse of Emoov has emphasised its “realistic”...
14 February 2019
From: Breaking News

We all know the three essential things an estate agent must have on their website include the ability to be able...
13 February 2019
From: Features

The UK’s second-largest online estate agency, Yopa, is this month launching a new advertising campaign under the title ‘Smooth Move’. The agency...
12 February 2019
From: Breaking News

An estate agent says he’s “bruised” by recent mysterious negative online reviews he has received - shortly after he posted positive...
11 February 2019
From: Breaking News

Mystery surrounds the details of an apparent theft of thousands of pounds by three men who walked into an estate agency...
11 February 2019
From: Breaking News

The first online-only property auction held by a large provincial auction house resulted in a 100 per cent sale rate. The residential...
11 February 2019
From: Breaking News

“You don't learn to walk by following rules. You learn by doing and falling over,” is an oft-quoted saying of Richard...
09 February 2019
From: Features

To a sales-focused agency, having a lettings department can sometimes feel like losing control of the business. Recent cases of property management...
07 February 2019
From: Sponsored Content

The latest analysis of the performance of the top 10 online estate agencies shows that their market share of new listings...
07 February 2019
From: Breaking News

Customer experience (CX) will largely determine the future of estate agency in the UK. This is now a key battleground for...
06 February 2019
From: Features

As an estate agent, you need to be ready to cater for the specific requirements of buyers and sellers, tailoring your...
06 February 2019
From: Sponsored Content

Formal consultations have started concerning the job losses and branch closures for Your Move and Reeds Rains, revealed yesterday by their...
06 February 2019
From: Breaking News

The Property Franchise Group says its online/hybrid agency EweMove traded profitably throughout last year and will show “a significant improvement” over...
06 February 2019
From: Breaking News

At the end of January the Asian PropTech company PropertyGuru announced the imminent launch of beta-phase testing of its cutting-edge new product, PropertyGuru Lens. This...
06 February 2019
From: Breaking News

There’s been a big rise in the number of homes being listed for sale despite ongoing concerns over Brexit. That’s the news...
06 February 2019
From: Breaking News

The former chief executive of Emoov says he has the answer to Foxtons’ current downbeat performance - it should exploit its...
05 February 2019
From: Breaking News

The regional agency MoveSelf, which set up in 2017 as an online estate agent, is shifting emphasis towards For Sale By...
05 February 2019
From: Breaking News

Purplebricks might have the last laugh - its biggest critic is ditching his High Street office and making his own agency online. Controversial...
04 February 2019
From: Breaking News

Kit Malthouse has been making headlines this week, but – in keeping with his tenure as Housing Minister so far -...
02 February 2019
From: Features

The head of a For Sale By Owner website claims that some agents are making “vast amounts” of up to £7,000...
01 February 2019
From: Breaking News

The online publication aimed at London’s high-rolling property professionals, Prime Resi, has named what it believes to be the capital’s 10...
31 January 2019
From: Breaking News

An estate agent who stole per £300,000 from an estate agency spent the money on designer goods and expensive holidays -...
30 January 2019
From: Breaking News

An estate agent in the north of England has been confronted by vigilantes who duped him into thinking they were underage girls. The...
29 January 2019
From: Breaking News

Agents need to focus on more targeted marketing using a mix of traditional and modern methods to optimise their position in...
29 January 2019
From: Breaking News

Property industry commentator and former online agency chief executive Russell Quirk has defended Rightmove’s charges to agents, saying that compared to...
28 January 2019
From: Breaking News

When it comes to letting a property, it is important that landlords and renters have faith in their agent. The more...
26 January 2019
From: Features

The controversial crowdfunding site Crowdcube has listed the founder of online estate agency Doorsteps as one of its five ‘entrepreneurs of...
25 January 2019
From: Breaking News

Purplebricks has increased its listings by an eye-opening 44 per cent in the past two weeks according to an updated analysis...
24 January 2019
From: Breaking News

A new report from Zoopla claims very nearly a third of buyers want to know the street - or even the...
24 January 2019
From: Breaking News

Fine & Country has revealed that it is the fastest-growing premium agency in the UK. Quoting research from TwentyCi - the business...
24 January 2019
From: Breaking News

Every day thousands of estate agency boards are erected across the UK. Even in the digital age the board remains one...
23 January 2019
From: Features

The former chief executive of Emoov says online estate agencies charge too little, so risk appearing cheap and ineffective to potential...
23 January 2019
From: Breaking News

One of the largest estate agencies in the Midlands, Newton Fallowell, says it’s made a remarkable £5m in referral fees from...
23 January 2019
From: Breaking News

A PropTech firm that provides photography for virtual tours, floor plans and online and hard copy property details is relocating from Latvia to...
23 January 2019
From: Breaking News

A new bespoke Customer Relationship Management system developed by The Property Franchise Group claims to enable High Street agents to fight...
22 January 2019
From: Breaking News

Former City analyst Anthony Codling - who is now the front-man for a new property portal - has set out why...
21 January 2019
From: Breaking News

I don’t think I can add anything more to the excellent 2019 pieces we’ve seen on EAT in recent weeks –...
19 January 2019
From: Features

When it comes to building online reputation, Google is king. It is estimated that over 90% of consumers Google a business before...
19 January 2019
From: Features

The share of the market taken by online agencies in the final quarter of 2018 slipped from last summer’s high of...
18 January 2019
From: Breaking News

A survey of 6,000 members of the public and 660 estate and letting agents has revealed some striking findings about how...
17 January 2019
From: Breaking News

The new management at Emoov says that following its acquisition out of administration it will relaunch as an online estate agency later...
16 January 2019
From: Breaking News

Kenny Bruce, one of the founders of sector-leading online agency Purplebricks, has sent his good wishes to Russell Quirk, who founded...
15 January 2019
From: Breaking News

Part of the Arun Estates Group has rebranded - by dropping the ‘& Partners’ element of its name. The agency formerly known...
15 January 2019
From: Breaking News

Former Emoov chief executive Russell Quirk has made his first on-the-record comments about the factors behind the dramatic collapse of his...
14 January 2019
From: Breaking News

It’s been an interesting week of contrasts when it comes to online replacing ‘the old school’. Data from that clever consultancy The...
12 January 2019
From: Features

A new property management firm claims that an average of nine estate agencies have gone bust each week since 2010. Apropos -...
11 January 2019
From: Breaking News

Still recovering from Christmas and New Year? There’s no shame in that - the agents’ fund-raising season resumes in earnest in...
11 January 2019
From: Breaking News

An agent has started an online petition demanding negotiators and others in the agency industry be paid the legal minimum wage...
10 January 2019
From: Breaking News

Direct Line for Business is launching what it calls an online “end-to-end” insurance product for estate agents and property management companies. The...
10 January 2019
From: Breaking News

Estate Agent Today understands from a respected source that the remains of the Emoov and Tepilo online agencies have been acquired...
09 January 2019
From: Breaking News

With the speed of property sales continuing to slow and no end to the sluggishness in sight, it’s time to take...
09 January 2019
From: Features

The former boss of Emoov, the controversial Russell Quirk, has resuscitated his career as a public relations man and pro-Brexit commentator. Just...
09 January 2019
From: Breaking News

One of the world’s leading PropTech analysts says Purplebricks has turned the UK online/hybrid estate agency business into “a one horse...
09 January 2019
From: Breaking News

A branch of the Haart estate agency is reported to have apologised to Purplebricks for claiming that the hybrid agency was...
07 January 2019
From: Breaking News

Purplebricks has tightened its vice-like grip on the online market according to a new analysis - but the race is on...
07 January 2019
From: Breaking News

Hello and welcome to this year’s first edition of Property Jobs Today, reporting on the first industry moves of 2019. We’re told...
07 January 2019
From: Breaking News

The online sales and lettings platform TheHouseShop has scrapped its £500,000 crowdfunding pitch - and it’s blaming the collapse of online...
03 January 2019
From: Breaking News

The housing minister has made it clear that his government - and the property industry as a whole - must deliver...
03 January 2019
From: Breaking News

One of the country’s major property auction companies has a new base. The 233,000 square foot site in Chesterfield has been acquired...
03 January 2019
From: Breaking News

Early figures suggest record numbers of people visited Rightmove just after Christmas, giving renewed hope that the market may step up...
31 December 2018
From: Breaking News

Hello and welcome to 2019. These are less predictions and more expectations - developments following on from what’s happened in the past...
31 December 2018
From: Features

As 2018 ticks away and 2019 beckons, it’s time for everyone at Estate Agent Today to wish you, your family and...
31 December 2018
From: Breaking News

Another year is nearly done – and what an eventful year it’s been. We’ve had more than our fair share of breaking...
22 December 2018
From: Features

An analysis of property branding by more than 200 companies suggests that Purplebricks and OnTheMarket are two of the big winners with...
21 December 2018
From: Breaking News

A bid by online property platform TheHouseShop to raise £500,000 investment via crowdfunding appears to be flatlining. TheHouseShop - until 2015 known...
20 December 2018
From: Breaking News

New figures show that online agencies’ share of listings of homes for sale has plummeted to 4.6 per cent. This is well...
20 December 2018
From: Breaking News

Having built over 1900 websites for estate and lettings agents in the last 16 years, we know a thing or two...
19 December 2018
From: Features
It is something of an understatement to say that we are in challenging times. BREXIT is unresolved and we wait with...
18 December 2018
From: Sponsored Content

A new analysis of the online estate agency business model claims that it ‘could be described as a Ponzi scheme’. The accusation...
18 December 2018
From: Breaking News

A top PropTech analyst says Purplebricks is as much an advertising firm as an estate agency but is nonetheless a huge success...
18 December 2018
From: Breaking News

Hard not to mention two major breaking news stories of recent days; one directly affecting the property market and one which...
15 December 2018
From: Features

Has the bell finally tolled for online agencies? Emoov’s collapse and an investor revolt over crowdfunding have left a large question...
14 December 2018
From: Breaking News

So this is (almost) it. Next week may be a quiet one for business as vendors and landlords alike begin to...
14 December 2018
From: Breaking News

A Newcastle-based property company says it has acquired the listings of Emoov and Tepilo. It has emailed and texted vendors to say...
13 December 2018
From: Breaking News

Purplebricks says it has £100m net cash to exercise “relentless innovation” and benefit from an industry shake-out that will ”expose undercapitalised traditional...
13 December 2018
From: Breaking News

Research by comparison website Netanagent claims the commission paid to estate agents in London could be over £70,000 depending on where...
13 December 2018
From: Breaking News

Vesta, which describes itself as “the new online marketplace for buying and selling rental property” has launched a bid to raise...
12 December 2018
From: Breaking News

It is now known that at least 32 formal complaints have been received by the crowdfunding platform that helped Emoov raise...
12 December 2018
From: Breaking News

It’s that time of year again where we start saying goodbye to 12 months of hard work and start looking forward...
12 December 2018
From: Breaking News

Estate Agent Today has been given details of responses made by administrators to an enquiry about the possible acquisition of some...
11 December 2018
From: Breaking News

The head of the portal PropertyMutual has accused Rightmove, Zoopla and OnTheMarket of being “corporate dinosaurs” and has called on agents...
10 December 2018
From: Breaking News

Whatever one thinks about online estate agencies, it’s a cause of genuine sadness when people lose their jobs - close proximity...
08 December 2018
From: Features

Thanks to vast improvements in processing powers, the use of virtual reality (VR) in some sectors is becoming more evident than...
08 December 2018
From: Features

The chief executive of online agency HouseSimple says “sellers need to be prepared and willing to lower their expectations” in the current...
07 December 2018
From: Breaking News

A leading digital analyst says Purplebricks’ success in the US market is not assured and has expressed concern over whether it...
07 December 2018
From: Breaking News

The chief executive of failed online agency Emoov has been named this week as one of the 500 top “tech influencers”...
07 December 2018
From: Breaking News

It’s that time of the week again when we focus on the great work done by the industry, usually without much...
07 December 2018
From: Breaking News

Purplebricks is understood to be pondering the best way to assist victims of the collapse of Emoov without committing money for...
06 December 2018
From: Breaking News

Investment platform Crowdcube has told Estate Agent Today that defunct online estate agency Emoov revised down its company valuation from £104m...
05 December 2018
From: Breaking News

A statement by the administrators appointed by Emoov says there are prospective buyers for the listings on the online agency and...
05 December 2018
From: Breaking News

Countrywide’s share price fell to its lowest-ever level yesterday - evidence that it’s not just online estate agencies that are having...
05 December 2018
From: Breaking News

The demise of Emoov, Tepilo and lettings platform Urban raises question marks over the long-term viability of online agencies according to...
04 December 2018
From: Breaking News

The chief executive of Emoov and the founder of the new portal Rummage4Property had a dramatic spat on Twitter just hours...
04 December 2018
From: Breaking News

At least some calls from potential customers to Emoov are being cut off and rival estate agents are now plundering the...
03 December 2018
From: Breaking News

Zoopla founder Alex Chesterman - who sold the portal company for more than £2.2 billion to US private equity fund Silver...
03 December 2018
From: Breaking News

The circus surrounding the fate of online agency Emoov has taken an unexpected turn. Yesterday Sky News revealed that the company was...
30 November 2018
From: Breaking News

Sky News says the online estate agency Emoov is preparing to call in administrators in a last-ditch attempt to salvage its...
29 November 2018
From: Breaking News

More speculation has swirled around the future of Emoov as it appeared that company chief executive and founder Russell Quirk had...
29 November 2018
From: Breaking News

A firm is launching a new Home Owner’s Passport this weekend in a bid to speed up conveyancing. With characteristics reminiscent of the much-derided Home...
29 November 2018
From: Breaking News

When was the last time you looked at your business and really thought about what you could do to improve? Yesterday? Last...
28 November 2018
From: Features

OnTheMarket chief executive Ian Springett has told an agents’ conference of the strategy for his service - including a prediction that...
26 November 2018
From: Breaking News

The debate about online auction charges levied on buyers continues this morning with the release of figures showing that one company...
26 November 2018
From: Breaking News

To say legendary ZPG founder and CEO Alex Chesterman left big boots to fill when he stepped back from day-to-day operations...
24 November 2018
From: Features

The title may be unfamiliar but most agents know by now that in the corridors of Whitehall a working party exists...
24 November 2018
From: Features

The future of online agency Emoov remains in the balance this weekend with talks continuing between the management and possible buyers. On...
23 November 2018
From: Breaking News

The introduction of the Propertymark brand as a ‘consumer friendly’ umbrella name for a series of trade bodies has been a...
23 November 2018
From: Breaking News

Hello and welcome to this week’s Agents Do Charity - it’s our weekly round-up of good work done by the industry. Everyone...
23 November 2018
From: Breaking News

A consumer group which has already expressed alarm at some aspects of the so-called ‘Modern Method of Auction’ says it has...
22 November 2018
From: Breaking News

Photos and floor plans remain an essential tool in property marketing. Despite a wealth of choice from aspiring UK PropTech start-ups the...
21 November 2018
From: Features

Estate and letting agents are being warned not to slow down too early in the run up to Christmas as it...
21 November 2018
From: Breaking News

The latest research from online estate agency Emoov shows at least one silver lining to the current Brexit-hit housing market -...
21 November 2018
From: Breaking News

Artificial intelligence (AI) is playing an increasingly important role in our lives – from virtual assistants such as Amazon’s Alexa and...
20 November 2018
From: Sponsored Content

Intelligent Services Group - parent company of online auction service IAM Sold - is rebranding around the IAM name. ISG and its...
20 November 2018
From: Breaking News

Time appears to be running short for the sale of troubled online agency Emoov. An Emoov insider has told Estate Agent Today...
19 November 2018
From: Breaking News

Online agency Doorsteps is slashing its flat fee to just £1 with no commission charge - but for only 48 hours. The...
19 November 2018
From: Breaking News

Given that online property portals, dominated by a handful of websites, are by far the most popular home search method, it...
17 November 2018
From: Features

How will things be done in the future? There’s no knowing, of course, given the many variables at play, but it’s...
17 November 2018
From: Features

An online auction platform which works with estate agents says this method of selling homes works, with four sales in one...
15 November 2018
From: Breaking News

People now expect a streamlined, digital-first experience from every single service they interact with - and the lettings industry is no...
14 November 2018
From: Features

An estate agency analyst has shared with Estate Agent Today his findings on the current and recent conversion rates of online...
14 November 2018
From: Breaking News

I remember renting flats when I was a 25-year-old negotiator at Foxtons. Many of you will remember my love for the...
14 November 2018
From: Breaking News

The market is now over-supplied with homes to sell while at the same time demand is dipping and there are widespread...
14 November 2018
From: Breaking News

An online agency launched by a traditional high street agent to ward off competition says the online business model might have...
13 November 2018
From: Breaking News

The ValPal Network, an automated valuation system, has for the first time provided over 100,000 leads to agents in just one...
13 November 2018
From: Breaking News

Hello and welcome to our latest edition of Property Jobs Today, a weekly run-through of the key job moves within our...
12 November 2018
From: Breaking News

However mild the weather may have been for most of us, it’s a cold autumn for the online estate agency market...
10 November 2018
From: Features

There was a drop in the number of new listings across the UK last month, suggesting that the usual autumn rush to...
09 November 2018
From: Breaking News
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Who are you and what does it say on your business card? It just says “Agent” for, at the end of the...
08 November 2018
From: 60 Second Interview

Keller Williams, the US agency which allows agents to work from hub-like ‘market centres’, says it now has 130 freelance agents in this...
08 November 2018
From: Breaking News

Rather like doctors, estate agents are present at critical points in our lives – moving in together, bidding farewell to a...
07 November 2018
From: Features

The high profile financial difficulties faced by Emoov and the recent fall in the share value of Purplebricks do not mean...
07 November 2018
From: Breaking News

He’s got a fax machine for PropTech, he’s got an answerphone so he’s open 24/7, and he’s got 2.5 per cent...
07 November 2018
From: Breaking News

This won’t be a long article. Just to the point and hopefully with a nice angle to it. I get asked at...
07 November 2018
From: Breaking News

Purplebricks says it has seen year-on-year revenue growth of about 20 per cent despite what its chairman calls “a challenging UK...
06 November 2018
From: Breaking News

One of Emoov’s agents in the field has contacted Estate Agent Today to give an insight into how the agency has...
05 November 2018
From: Breaking News

There’s to be the first-ever Residential Agent Zone at next year’s FUTURE PropTech event to be held on May 14. The zone will...
05 November 2018
From: Breaking News

It’s the most obvious visual medium high street agents have at their disposal, and for many decades has been absolutely pivotal...
03 November 2018
From: Features

Two former High Street agents say their new hybrid agency has enjoyed an impressive launch gathering 40 instructions in just four...
02 November 2018
From: Breaking News

You don’t need EAT to remind you that Christmas is now just next month. Many agents are gearing their fund-raising to that...
02 November 2018
From: Breaking News

Fresh details have emerged about the financial difficulties suffered by Emoov, its search for a buyer and its possible sale price. A...
01 November 2018
From: Breaking News

What questions keep you awake at night? Do you know if you’re losing new instructions by undervaluing, or whether you could...
01 November 2018
From: Sponsored Content

As scary Halloweens go, yesterday was quite a shocker for Britain’s online estate agency sector - and not in a good...
01 November 2018
From: Breaking News

Sky News says Emoov is to be sold, just months after the controversial online agency merged with Sarah Beeny's Tepilo and the...
31 October 2018
From: Breaking News

Countrywide has given Estate Agent Today exclusive details of progress on its Back To Basics programme as it seeks to recover...
31 October 2018
From: Breaking News

A firm which links with agents to operate online auctions has hit back at a consumer group's allegations that this growing sector...
31 October 2018
From: Breaking News

A consumer group says agents are securing increasing income from online auctions, but it warns that for buyers there are pitfalls...
30 October 2018
From: Breaking News

Perhaps it’s been our pre-occupation with Brexit, or on the other hand maybe we’re bored with politics, but this year’s Budget...
27 October 2018
From: Features

A mortgage platform is making a pitch for online estate agencies to link with it and offer their customers “a customised...
25 October 2018
From: Breaking News

Given that ‘UK buyers are the most digitally active home hunters’, with HSBC’s Beyond the Bricks report stating that 90% of...
24 October 2018
From: Features

Not so long ago, the best estate agents were those who did the best work for their clients and therefore built...
24 October 2018
From: Breaking News

One of London’s best known estate agencies marks its 25th anniversary this month, having started with just two branches in one...
24 October 2018
From: Breaking News

Data from HM Revenue & Customs shows some 98,400 homes were sold across the UK in September - that’s slightly lower...
24 October 2018
From: Breaking News

A new online agency says it is currently focussing on one large city but will expand to cover the whole of...
23 October 2018
From: Breaking News

New research by TheAdvisory consultancy, shared exclusively with Estate Agent Today, reveals exactly how fees have fallen for traditional agents in...
22 October 2018
From: Breaking News

Outspoken online estate agency chief Russell Quirk says the estate agency industry is “really p****d off” with Rightmove trying to ride...
22 October 2018
From: Breaking News

It’s been nine years since we created a dedicated team of property receptionists to answer telephone calls on behalf of agents,...
20 October 2018
From: Features

Almost one in five online sales valuations generated by The ValPal Network over a two-year period resulted in a completion with...
19 October 2018
From: Breaking News

What may just be the UK’s ultimate property domain names have come up for sale - property.co.uk and realestate.co.uk. Both domains, which...
19 October 2018
From: Breaking News

Akshay Ruparelia, the young founder and head of the online agency Doorsteps, has been shortlisted for one of the most prestigious...
18 October 2018
From: Breaking News

The culture of impatience and instant gratification has a lot to answer for. It has forced the hand of the property...
17 October 2018
From: Features

Just under one in five buyers in the past two years have suffered moving day delays, either because funds have been...
16 October 2018
From: Breaking News

Purplebricks says its performance in the UK “is currently showing double-digit growth year-on-year in monthly instructions.” In a brief UK trading update...
15 October 2018
From: Breaking News

Doorsteps, the online agency founded by a teenager, has raised over £700,000 - that’s 175 per cent of its original £400,000 target,...
15 October 2018
From: Breaking News

Local business reviews are becoming increasingly important for reputation management, with recent research showing 90% of consumers read online reviews before...
13 October 2018
From: Features

The chief executive of Emoov, Russell Quirk, has suggested that the unexpectedly low take up of online agents may mean that...
11 October 2018
From: Breaking News

A platform which previously offered online private treaty exchanges says a sale of a home in the Republic of Ireland has...
11 October 2018
From: Breaking News

More than half of home owners now use online reviews to choose their estate agent when putting their property on the...
10 October 2018
From: Features

When Professor Andrew Baum’s PropTech 3.0 report was first published, a small event was held to celebrate the very first academic...
10 October 2018
From: Breaking News

Several agents have asked me whether they should consider ditching their high street offices and move to an out of town...
06 October 2018
From: Features

Google celebrated its 20th birthday last month. Yes, it might be hard to recall a time when it wasn’t integral in...
06 October 2018
From: Features

When Facebook first announced it would be entering the property listings market a few weeks ago it sent shockwaves across the...
06 October 2018
From: Features

The latest assessment of supply across the housing market undertaken by online agency HouseSimple claims that the number of new properties...
05 October 2018
From: Breaking News

Bradleys Estate Agents, the westcountry’s largest independent agency chain, is the latest agency to sign up with Bamboo, an online property...
04 October 2018
From: Breaking News

One of the industry’s best respected trainers and consultants has outlined six key reasons why agents should keep offices on the...
03 October 2018
From: Breaking News

Purplebricks has been the subject of another complaint to the Advertising Standards Authority - and the issue has again been categorised...
03 October 2018
From: Breaking News

A website has officially launched this morning, aiming to push the concept of US-style For Sale By Owner online property marketing...
02 October 2018
From: Breaking News

A competitive pricing analysis undertaken for hybrid estate agency Emoov claims that it sells for an average £6,000 more than rival...
01 October 2018
From: Breaking News

Hello and welcome to our weekly catch-up on the major moves within our industry. Remember, you can let the rest of the...
01 October 2018
From: Breaking News

From where I’m standing there’s a lot in common between the debate between online and traditional agents, and the argument over...
29 September 2018
From: Features

Increasingly cash-strapped traditional estate agencies should consider abandoning their High Street offices and work from serviced offices or similar lower-profile and...
28 September 2018
From: Breaking News

A statement to the London Stock Exchange by eProp Services has cemented its role primarily as a PropTech firm. This is in...
28 September 2018
From: Breaking News

The latest figures from Purplebricks, contained within the agency’s annual report released this week, claim that 81 per cent of its...
27 September 2018
From: Breaking News

Yopa - the online agency with huge financial backing from Savills - has attracted a Knight Frank agent to become its...
27 September 2018
From: Breaking News

Today’s long-awaited debate staged by fledgling PropTech platform Best Agent will address the issue of how the agency industry can most...
26 September 2018
From: Breaking News

An estate agency comparison website claims the rise of online and hybrid estate agencies has obliged traditional agents to be more...
24 September 2018
From: Breaking News

The shock immediate closure of Hatched, the online agency heavily invested in by Connells, has raised question marks over the online...
21 September 2018
From: Breaking News

The Connells-owned online agency Hatched is to close with immediate effect. A statement from the company says: “Online estate agency Hatched will...
20 September 2018
From: Breaking News

With the news that Hunters and Fisher German are the latest agencies to offer online auctions to sellers, is this something...
18 September 2018
From: Sponsored Content

Yieldit, an online agency that specialises in selling investment houses and apartments with tenants in situ, is claiming a strong quarter...
18 September 2018
From: Breaking News

Tili does all the work to deliver a smooth home move for customers and income for agents. An innovative and easy to...
17 September 2018
From: Sponsored Content

Hello and welcome to this week’s PJT, your chance to catch up on the major moves in the agency industry over...
17 September 2018
From: Breaking News

An estate agency is pioneering a new business model in which it charges no commission whatsoever to the vendor. Freeagent247, an online...
14 September 2018
From: Breaking News

Hunters and Fisher German are the latest agencies to offer online auctions to vendors. An announcement from PropTech property auction company Bamboo...
14 September 2018
From: Breaking News

Yes, there’s no getting away from it - although the autumn has only just begun, charity work is firmly aiming at...
14 September 2018
From: Breaking News

What are the magic ingredients for building a strong brand, attracting new customers and building trust with your target market? Gareth Helm,...
13 September 2018
From: Sponsored Content

New data reveals that new property listings have fallen for three successive months - and that includes a huge 17.1 per...
13 September 2018
From: Breaking News

The raison d'être for estate agents everywhere is to get their properties noticed! It’s as simple as that. These days you’re likely...
12 September 2018
From: Features

EweMove is the country’s fifth largest online agency group based on transactions, and continues to make a profit according to its owner,...
12 September 2018
From: Breaking News

DISCLAIMER: The author of this article retains no responsibility for any reader discomfort experienced when recalling the seemingly endless horrors of...
12 September 2018
From: Breaking News

A housing academic claims that while popular belief has it that homes are getting smaller, the typical living space in England...
12 September 2018
From: Breaking News

Another eight EweMove franchisees have been appointed in just one month - but controversially, some of them have no estate agency...
11 September 2018
From: Breaking News

Yopa - the online agency enjoying large-scale financial backing from Savills and LSL Property Services, the owner of Your Move -...
11 September 2018
From: Breaking News

There’s been a huge vote of no-confidence in online reviews, often used for marketing by many online agencies and some traditional...
11 September 2018
From: Breaking News

Fake news has become the popular catchphrase of a certain orange-tinted president in recent years. And everyone, from tech giants like...
08 September 2018
From: Features

Hybrid agency Emoov has released research in which it claims consumers rank high street estate agency commission fees as the second...
05 September 2018
From: Breaking News

The online auction platform BidX1 has announced a strategic investment which will be used to accelerate its growth. The investment comes from...
04 September 2018
From: Breaking News

A warning to people selling their homes to beware of internet-based scams offering cut-price surveys has been sounded by a leading...
30 August 2018
From: Breaking News

An online estate agency run by one of the country’s youngest entrepreneurs has agreed to change a reference about savings on...
29 August 2018
From: Breaking News

OK, so the headline has drawn you into the story - but you’ll enjoy the video we have below. It’s the...
29 August 2018
From: Breaking News

Yopa, which says it is the second largest hybrid agency when measured by listings, has received a major new £20m investment. Savills -...
28 August 2018
From: Breaking News

Foxtons is embarking on a rare advertising campaign, using a company owned by the largest independent creative agency in the world,...
28 August 2018
From: Breaking News

Out and about recently, I got to thinking: how often do I actually have the call for cash anymore? Or, for...
25 August 2018
From: Features

Dare we mention it but this is the final Bank Holiday weekend of the year before Christmas - so what a...
24 August 2018
From: Breaking News

The online agency acquired by Purplebricks in Canada has started facing the same criticisms that its parent company have faced in...
23 August 2018
From: Breaking News

Reapit has teamed up with a new tool called mio, which is promising “a smarter way to manage the home buying...
23 August 2018
From: Breaking News

A new survey suggests that face-to-face contact is still valued by buyers and sellers. Research by Winkworth, questioning over 1,000 people who...
22 August 2018
From: Breaking News
22 August 2018
From: Breaking News

It’s not just the bosses’ pay incentives that have been a problem for Countrywide’s senior management - it appears the company...
21 August 2018
From: Breaking News

Traditional estate agencies could be in for a stormy autumn and face being the next casualty of the high street shake-out...
20 August 2018
From: Breaking News

The chief executive of the newly-expanded Emoov group has been giving details of the merger with Tepilo and the possibility of...
17 August 2018
From: Breaking News

The estate agent who is refusing to abide by a decision of the Advertising Standards Authority is now demanding details of...
16 August 2018
From: Breaking News

Another agency has teamed up with an auction company to allow it to offer vendors the choice of both in-room and...
15 August 2018
From: Breaking News

Rumours abound over the future of Countrywide, which lost further share value on Friday, closing very slightly down on the day...
13 August 2018
From: Breaking News

The chairman of LonRes says online estate agents have only a one per cent share of the market in prime central...
13 August 2018
From: Breaking News

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,...
11 August 2018
From: Features
11 August 2018
From: Features

Next week ludlowthompson celebrates its 25th anniversary. Here, I catch up with Stephen Ludlow, co-founder and now executive director of the...
11 August 2018
From: Features

A respected mortgage broker has found that there is widespread public uncertainty amongst the public about the effects of stamp duty...
09 August 2018
From: Breaking News

New property listings in July were down 6.0 per cent across the UK and down no less than 12.7 per cent...
09 August 2018
From: Breaking News

Running an effective property business in today’s market relies on the clever use of technology. The right technology will make your agency...
08 August 2018
From: Features

One of the spate of property raffle competitions has been the subject of a complaint to the Advertising Standards Authority. The complaint...
08 August 2018
From: Breaking News

Countrywide is under fire again over the controversial rescue plan it announced last week. On Friday the troubled agency group’s share price -...
06 August 2018
From: Breaking News

Making my way to our London office on a busy commuter train, my mind got busy thinking about the new do-it-yourself...
04 August 2018
From: Features

The Council for Licensed Conveyancers says it wants legal practice websites to list cost information, including whether they have referral arrangements. The...
02 August 2018
From: Breaking News

In a world increasingly obsessed with all things digital, it's no surprise that many estate agents are choosing to experiment with...
01 August 2018
From: Sponsored Content

Data prepared for the BBC and shared with Estate Agent Today gives a snapshot of how estate agencies, lettings agencies and...
01 August 2018
From: Breaking News

The former deputy chief executive at online agency Tepilo is launching a new training, recruitment and consultancy business for estate agents. Catherine...
01 August 2018
From: Breaking News

A trading statement this morning from The Property Franchise Group says its online brand, EweMove, is still trading profitably - and...
01 August 2018
From: Breaking News

There have been two stories dominating the PropTech headlines over this past week. As WeWork places a gentle arm around the...
01 August 2018
From: Breaking News

The parent company of Your Move, Reeds Rains and other agency brands has succeeded where Foxtons yesterday did not - in...
31 July 2018
From: Breaking News

The new owner of Humberts says he would consider acquiring or working alongside existing agencies who want to be part of...
30 July 2018
From: Breaking News

The big story to break this week in the property world was the announcement by the new owner of Humberts that...
28 July 2018
From: Features

‘Up’ is the key word in Rightmove’s figures for the first half of 2018, released to the City and to shareholders...
27 July 2018
From: Breaking News

A businessman who’s just entered the estate agency industry says he’s got the secret behind Purplebricks’ success - even though he...
26 July 2018
From: Breaking News

Traditional estate agencies should make their work appear more of a luxury and even showcase the prices of individual elements that...
26 July 2018
From: Breaking News

An online estate agency has changed the wording of a listing on Rightmove, Zoopla and on its own website after a...
26 July 2018
From: Breaking News

It’s a highly competitive environment out there, where there's a constant and never-ending struggle that every agency manager, director or owner...
25 July 2018
From: Features

The agonisingly painful decline of Countrywide continues, with no one sure whether it is the darkest hour before the dawn or...
25 July 2018
From: Breaking News

The latest transaction figures from HM Revenue and Customs make depressing reading - a three per cent drop between May and...
25 July 2018
From: Breaking News

A report drawn up by Reapit and data consultancy Dataloft suggests that agents in 2017 lost a potential (and jaw-dropping) £4...
25 July 2018
From: Breaking News

Purplebricks has told the Press Association it wants to secure over 10 per cent of the agency market share in the...
23 July 2018
From: Breaking News

The former head of Rightmove’s lettings division has blasted High Street estate agencies for “living in the past, charging exorbitant fees...
23 July 2018
From: Breaking News

Countrywide has not made any official statement about speculation over the weekend that it was about to seek an additional £100m investment. Estate...
23 July 2018
From: Breaking News

Agents are being offered a new way to capture details of prospective clients thanks to a partnership between The ValPal Network...
23 July 2018
From: Breaking News

We are currently engaged in consultations with our members to help to find a practical solution to the concern of the...
21 July 2018
From: Features

As you probably know, I have been no fan of OnTheMarket (OTM) over the years. You may see this admission as...
20 July 2018
From: Features

If you’re an estate agent and have a property that is difficult to sell or the homeowner simply needs a fast...
20 July 2018
From: Sponsored Content

A Labour MP has used Parliamentary privilege to name a quick buy company and to make accusations about its practices. During Prime...
20 July 2018
From: Breaking News

The Advertising Standards Authority has today issued a three-point guidance note for estate agents, including controversial interpretations of what constitutes a...
18 July 2018
From: Breaking News

There’s a new twist in the row between a Cornish agent and the Advertising Standards Authority. The row revolves around a tweet...
16 July 2018
From: Breaking News

First things first, I have to mention the World Cup. The dream is over, football’s not quite coming home (not until...
14 July 2018
From: Features

The Advertising Standards Authority says its compliance team is considering its next steps following the refusal of estate agency PDQ Estates...
12 July 2018
From: Breaking News

Automated search companies have heaped praise on HM Land Registry following the digitisation of local land charge data - the LLC1...
12 July 2018
From: Breaking News

Over 15,000 households have exchanged after listing with an online agent in the second quarter of 2018 - that’s eight per...
11 July 2018
From: Breaking News

An agent from Cornwall who has waged a long-running campaign against online agencies in general and Purplebricks in particular has been...
11 July 2018
From: Breaking News

A hybrid estate agency has launched in Bury, one of the first of its kind to operate in the UK on...
10 July 2018
From: Breaking News

Leading PropTech guru Mike DelPrete has revealed that he was involved in Purplebricks’ latest expansion, entering the Canadian agency market via the...
10 July 2018
From: Breaking News

Purplebricks says it enjoyed an 81 per cent growth in revenue in the UK the year to the end of April and...
05 July 2018
From: Breaking News

By now we’ve all seen news about the long-term decline in property sales and competition from online alternatives leading to ‘more...
04 July 2018
From: Breaking News

Emoov has launched a crowdfunding campaign giving investors, it says, “a final chance” to put their money into the hybrid agency...
03 July 2018
From: Breaking News

An insolvency firm claims 153 estate agencies have gone bust in the past year with more than 7,000 “showing signs of...
02 July 2018
From: Breaking News

A decade ago we were still years away from Purplebricks, Countrywide was a colossus in the industry, no one had thought...
02 July 2018
From: Breaking News

The creative agency behind the new round of Purplebricks Commisery TV advertisements have been explaining the philosophy they brought to the...
02 July 2018
From: Breaking News

Cast your mind back to July 2008 – Gordon Brown was Prime Minister, the Euros were in full swing in Austria/Switzerland...
30 June 2018
From: Features

So here’s the thing. It’s summer - not much going on, school holidays about to start, industry publications filling out space...
30 June 2018
From: Features

Estate Agent Today is 10 years old this weekend. We hope you’ll agree that’s a cause for celebration and a great...
29 June 2018
From: Breaking News

A leading digital analyst says online agency Yopa has doubled its listings this year and is fighting the merged Emoov-Tepilo operation...
28 June 2018
From: Breaking News

A survey shows only 18 per cent of vendors favour reviews over personal recommendations when it comes to choosing an estate...
25 June 2018
From: Breaking News

What a weekend for British sport! In F1 there was Lewis Hamilton’s dominant win at the French Grand Prix, and the big...
25 June 2018
From: Breaking News

The Money editor of The Mirror newspaper has finally sold a home he first put on the market in late 2016...
21 June 2018
From: Breaking News

A new online agency has started charging only 0.75 per cent commission, payable only on completion, with no VAT and no...
19 June 2018
From: Breaking News

Hello - if it’s Monday, it must be Property Jobs Today, your chance to see a snapshot of the key moves...
18 June 2018
From: Breaking News

Purplebricks is expanding its US activities by entering the markets of Las Vegas, Nevada and Phoenix, in the state of Arizona. A...
15 June 2018
From: Breaking News

Whisper it quietly, but it may be that some bosses of online agencies used traditional High Street companies to sell their...
15 June 2018
From: Breaking News

A new digital search service is being launched next month by HM Land Registry, marking the latest phase in its attempt...
15 June 2018
From: Breaking News

The young entrepreneur behind Doorsteps, the estate agency that deliberately avoids the huge marketing razzamatazz of other online companies, says his...
14 June 2018
From: Breaking News

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...
14 June 2018
From: Breaking News

The rivalry between online and traditional property auction companies continues apace with one high profile player from each camp claiming major...
14 June 2018
From: Breaking News

The For Sale board is one of the oldest marketing tools available to agents, but it is still considered one of...
13 June 2018
From: Features

One of the country’s best known regional traditional agencies, Pygott and Crone, has used a promotion in local news outlets to...
13 June 2018
From: Breaking News

The Advertising Standards Authority has intervened after receiving a complaint about a website and online advertisement for the Howard Cundey agency. The...
13 June 2018
From: Breaking News

Clients of software provider Reapit can now integrate with leading sharing and online valuation service The ValPal Network. The objective is to help Reapit...
12 June 2018
From: Breaking News

An auction house says it was “scoffed at” four years ago when it began offering online options to customers - but...
12 June 2018
From: Breaking News

What is the biggest challenge in estate agency today? At the risk of sounding flippant, selling houses! It’s a unique industry...
11 June 2018
From: Sponsored Content

Letting agents are being advised to think seriously about how they can recoup costs to help compensate for the introduction of...
09 June 2018
From: Features

Having recently attended FUTURE: PropTech in London, it struck me just how far the integration of property and technology has progressed...
09 June 2018
From: Features

Russell Quirk, chief executive of Emoov, says his agency is now one of the top seven in the UK following its...
08 June 2018
From: Breaking News

Prices grew at a faster than expected rate last month according to the Halifax House Price Index, which has reported a...
08 June 2018
From: Breaking News

The entrepreneur behind a free-to-list property portal claiming support from 17 estate agencies has defended the description of them as ‘partners’ -...
07 June 2018
From: Breaking News

A property portal that describes itself as free-to-list has launched today, taking the industry by surprise - however, at least one...
06 June 2018
From: Breaking News

The head of eProp Services, parent company of easyProperty, says growth in the online sector is slower than expected - but that...
06 June 2018
From: Breaking News

The online agency shake-out and consolidation continues apace. Former YOPA director Russell Humphrey has been named as the managing director of estate...
05 June 2018
From: Breaking News

TV property expert Sarah Beeny says she expects online agencies to take 70 per cent market share in the future -...
05 June 2018
From: Breaking News

It’s not just Purplebricks that makes much of its apparently- favourable online reviews - now EweMove has issued a statement expressing...
05 June 2018
From: Breaking News

As the process of making buying and selling more transparent continues to gather pace, the body that regulates conveyancers says it...
05 June 2018
From: Breaking News

The Federal Trade Commission - the US equivalent of the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority - will today discuss how the...
05 June 2018
From: Breaking News

Hello and welcome to this week’s PJT - this is the first edition for a fortnight as last Monday was a...
04 June 2018
From: Breaking News

Last time out I looked at the growing importance of content, social media and design – but these should only form...
02 June 2018
From: Features

A recent holiday in the US gave me an opportunity to catch up with property news over there - and surprisingly,...
02 June 2018
From: Features

The so-called ‘merger’ of Emoov, Tepilo and a lettings firm is actually an acquisition by Emoov of the other two companies. That's...
31 May 2018
From: Breaking News

A new online platform claims agents can now offer people a chance to buy a property with, literally, just one click...
31 May 2018
From: Breaking News

One of London’s best known high-end estate agents, Gary Hersham, says corruption crackdowns in this country and overseas may be deterring...
31 May 2018
From: Breaking News

The long-awaited merger of Tepilo and Emoov is reported to have been confirmed this afternoon and in with them goes online lettings...
30 May 2018
From: Breaking News

A housing association has launched its own online agency which offers to sell vendors' homes for £275. Capsel Homes, based in Mamhilad,...
29 May 2018
From: Breaking News

A leading agent has urged major portals Rightmove, Zoopla and OnTheMarket to feature virtual viewings content more prominently on their platforms. Writing...
29 May 2018
From: Breaking News

Firstly, my sincere apologies - it has now been over a month since my last PropTech blog, doesn’t time fly! In the...
26 May 2018
From: Features

In an era when we are never far away from our phones, tablets or laptops, buying and selling property is benefitting...
24 May 2018
From: Sponsored Content

An estate agent claims that online property listings which include video tours receive 'hundreds more views' than those without. Dan Killeen of...
23 May 2018
From: Breaking News

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...
22 May 2018
From: Breaking News

Two high street estate agents have used the medium of the local press to come out fighting against the threat of...
21 May 2018
From: Breaking News

Reapit has announced the acquisition of Resource Techniques in a bid to strengthen its position in the agency software market. Resource Techniques,...
21 May 2018
From: Breaking News

As promised a few weeks ago, this week’s Natter concentrates on the importance of content, design and social media, three easily...
19 May 2018
From: Features

A study of estate agencies and portals floated on the London Stock Exchange suggests that digital companies have shown much better...
18 May 2018
From: Breaking News

Century 21 UK is slashing the cost of becoming a franchisee for a six week period, cutting the price from £23,500...
18 May 2018
From: Breaking News

Akshay Ruparelia, the teenager who set up the Doorsteps online estate agency only 18 months ago, is now reported to be...
17 May 2018
From: Breaking News

The Property Ombudsman has issued its annual report for 2017 and there’s good news for the estate agency side of the...
17 May 2018
From: Breaking News

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...
16 May 2018
From: Breaking News

Outsourced viewing operator Viewber is expanding its offer to agents by forming what it calls “a close technical cooperation” with keyholding...
16 May 2018
From: Breaking News

Online estate agencies are the centre of attention right now - but one of them seems to be seeking publicity in...
15 May 2018
From: Breaking News

The prospect of technology transforming the selling and buying process, including more power for portals and especially online agents, dominated parts...
14 May 2018
From: Breaking News

The rise and fall - and perhaps rise again - of Countrywide has been of enduring interest to the agency industry...
12 May 2018
From: Features

GetAgent, an estate agent comparison website, has won investment from a growth fund that also provides a 10 month advertising campaign on...
11 May 2018
From: Breaking News

Humberts says it has settled on a buyer after receiving several offers for the troubled agency - although it has delayed identifying...
11 May 2018
From: Breaking News

Sky News says online estate agents Emoov and Tepilo are in talks about a merger - and if it happens the...
10 May 2018
From: Breaking News

An online question-and-answer article with OnTheMarket chief executive Ian Springett has suggested that its focus of criticism may be shifting from...
10 May 2018
From: Breaking News

Countrywide is in no rush to appoint a new chief executive, following the experience of having Alison Platt in the post...
10 May 2018
From: Breaking News

Trussle, which describes itself as the UK’s first online mortgage broker, has won £13.6m in financing from international investors led by...
10 May 2018
From: Breaking News

As the world becomes ever more digital and people increasingly look to technology to provide convenient solutions to sometimes complex problems,...
08 May 2018
From: Sponsored Content

Countrywide’s Group Operations Director Paul Creffield - one of three figures now at the top of the organisation - says he...
08 May 2018
From: Breaking News

One of the world’s leading agency and PropTech analysts says the race is on for who comes second in the UK’s...
08 May 2018
From: Breaking News

Here’s some good news to take into the Bank Holiday weekend. Research undertaken by Estate Agent Today suggests that fees charged by...
04 May 2018
From: Breaking News

Emoov founder Russell Quirk says that in some cases social media might give a more accurate picture of an estate agency’s...
04 May 2018
From: Breaking News

OnTheMarket has announced that industry software company Reapit is introducing a real time data feed for its clients to upload their properties...
04 May 2018
From: Breaking News

How much more of it would you have if you could do all your month-end payments and reconciliations in a couple...
03 May 2018
From: Sponsored Content

Review service allAgents has relaunched its property portal, saying it may become an agent-owned service and pledging to turn it into...
03 May 2018
From: Breaking News

New online auction house BidX1 says it has raised £2,087,000 from its second UK auction, posting a 70 per cent success...
03 May 2018
From: Breaking News

James Brokenshire - yesterday appointed Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government - joins the rank of senior politicians...
01 May 2018
From: Breaking News

A BBC Radio 5 Live analysis of online reviews has reignited the argument about the glut of positive reviews for Purplebricks...
30 April 2018
From: Breaking News

Several newspapers are carrying allegations that the diary secretary working for housing minister Dominic Raab has been selling sex via a...
27 April 2018
From: Breaking News

Spring – the season of rebirth, revitalisation and regeneration – is now upon us, and it’s a time of the year...
26 April 2018
From: Sponsored Content

Online estate agency House Network claims that “the percentage of houses sold at the original valuation price is 98 per cent”. The...
26 April 2018
From: Breaking News

I have total transparency. I love that. I know how the portals are doing, I know how many people are clicking on...
25 April 2018
From: Breaking News

Hybrid agency Emoov is now offering a tailored sales package aimed at attracting developers listing and selling new homes. Rather than paying...
23 April 2018
From: Breaking News

Maplin, Toys R Us, Carpetright, Warren Evans – what do they have in common? All are well-known high street chains that...
21 April 2018
From: Features

The Future: PropTech conference takes place in under a fortnight’s time on May 2 and over 1,200 delegates have now been...
20 April 2018
From: Breaking News

Stubbornly high house prices and concerns over leasehold-related charges top the list of worries amongst the public about the housing market. That’s...
19 April 2018
From: Breaking News

Online estate agency Tepilo and over-60s ‘life plan’ property sales service Homewise have been rapped over the knuckles following complaints made...
18 April 2018
From: Breaking News

As the estate agency business in England moves towards being more robust with professional qualifications and higher standards being introduced, there...
17 April 2018
From: Sponsored Content

Online agency HouseSimple has become a completely No Sale No Fee agency - and is thought to be the only online...
17 April 2018
From: Breaking News

Purplebricks has returned to the fray after recent controversies with a claim that home owners saved themselves over £140m in commission...
16 April 2018
From: Breaking News

Franchise giant Hunters says independent agencies which joined the firm in recent years have typically beaten the performance of the housing market. Chief...
13 April 2018
From: Breaking News

A 15-month research project says HMRC should do more to engage estate agents in recognising the importance of complying with anti-money...
12 April 2018
From: Breaking News

There were 43 per cent more new properties listed for sale than in the same month last year according to online...
12 April 2018
From: Breaking News

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Awais Ahmad - Founder and CEO of Hystreet (I don’t...
11 April 2018
From: 60 Second Interview

To say I had a lot of reaction to last week's column about selling my flat would be an understatement. I've never...
11 April 2018
From: Breaking News

Agents and representatives from other property sectors have reacted enthusiastically to proposals to professionalise the industry. As we reported yesterday, the government...
09 April 2018
From: Breaking News

It’s under two weeks to The ESTAS 2018 held in London on Friday April 20. It’s the biggest and best bash in...
09 April 2018
From: Breaking News

Floor plans are an essential marketing tool, which play an important part in helping an estate agent sell a home. A floor...
07 April 2018
From: Features

Just like that, the Easter Bank Holiday has come and gone and I find myself now looking ahead to the Summer. The...
07 April 2018
From: Features

In the modern marketplace – where people live their lives on their smartphones and tablets, social media has a bigger influence...
06 April 2018
From: Sponsored Content

The first-ever ‘digital mortgage’ deed has been lodged at HM Land Registry, for a property at Rotherhithe in London. Coventry Building Society...
05 April 2018
From: Breaking News

The online agency HouseSimple is to use a video blogger to stay in a property on sale and promote it via...
05 April 2018
From: Breaking News

You don’t have to look far to see an abundance of photo failures, just head to any property portal and they’ll pop...
04 April 2018
From: Features

It’s all very easy, talking and evangelising about the use of technology in the property market, but, now that I’m selling...
04 April 2018
From: Breaking News

Hybrid agency EweMove says it has seen four portfolio acquisitions and 29 new areas ‘purchased’ by franchisees since June 2017, taking...
04 April 2018
From: Breaking News

Countrywide is not quite finished with online experimentation yet, for today sees the launch of an online mortgage service, backed by...
03 April 2018
From: Breaking News

Coming into force on May 25, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) - which replaces the Data Protection Act 1998 -...
03 April 2018
From: Breaking News

As always seems to be the case with Purplebricks, the hybrid agency has had a good week...and a bad one. Undeniably impressive...
31 March 2018
From: Features

The Property Ombudsman has launched an online training module which it describes as the first of its kind. The interactive module -...
29 March 2018
From: Breaking News

Last week, a story was published by CNBC about a couple who sold their home, for above the asking price, without...
28 March 2018
From: Breaking News

Industry suppliers Landmark Information and The ValPal Network have entered what they call “a strategic relationship” to provide the firms’ respective...
28 March 2018
From: Breaking News

Purplebricks has given details of how it intends to use some of its new investment, and in particular is spelling out...
27 March 2018
From: Breaking News

Countrywide’s attempt to rebuild its expertise pool following the Alison Platt era continues apace with the announcement today that John Hards...
26 March 2018
From: Breaking News

An assessment of nine online agencies undertaken by a property website has seen Emoov come out on top after being analysed...
26 March 2018
From: Breaking News

The Future:PropTech event on May 2 is now under six weeks away and more details have been released about speakers and...
26 March 2018
From: Breaking News

Three weeks has flown by (I missed an early deadline last week - apologies) and I find myself writing the next...
24 March 2018
From: Features

The comparison site Reallymoving, which allows users to get online quotes for conveyancers, surveyors and removal firms, has acquired the property...
22 March 2018
From: Breaking News

One of the most important aspects of running a successful estate or letting agency is being able to generate new business...
21 March 2018
From: Features

One of London’s leading estate agents is advising sellers to consider giving the negotiator who sells their property a bonus, and...
20 March 2018
From: Breaking News

London has 585 one bed flats on the market at £1m or more according to research by online agency HouseSimple. HouseSimple says...
20 March 2018
From: Breaking News

A Manchester-based property investment firm is claiming to be the first company in Britain to record an online exchange of a...
19 March 2018
From: Breaking News

For many estate agents seeking to become entrepreneurs, the idea of starting their own business is undoubtedly daunting, especially when going...
17 March 2018
From: Features

High-end international estate agency company Savills claims Yopa, in which it has invested substantial sums, is now the UK’s 10th largest...
16 March 2018
From: Breaking News

TV property expert Phil Spencer is launching an online advice service for buyers and tenants, including offering guidance on the specific...
15 March 2018
From: Breaking News

Online agency Emoov has amended its website following the intervention of the Advertising Standards Authority. The authority says the agency’s site included...
14 March 2018
From: Breaking News

Conveyancing services firm My Home Move has launched a portal which it claims gives users complete transparency checking their conveyancing progress. eWay, which is...
14 March 2018
From: Breaking News

Ombudsman Services, which recently announced it was quitting its role as one of three approved redress schemes for estate and lettings...
12 March 2018
From: Breaking News

In the first of an ongoing series exploring the people who make the property industry tick, I catch up with James...
10 March 2018
From: Features

New research appears to show that Purplebricks, HouseSimple, Yopa and other prominent online agencies are most popular with vendors selling in...
09 March 2018
From: Breaking News

There has been a 19.9 per cent increase in new property listings, with some locations seeing as many as 80 per...
09 March 2018
From: Breaking News

In an exclusive and candid interview with Estate Agent Today, Countrywide chairman Peter Long has admitted that the company had been...
08 March 2018
From: Breaking News

The troubled Countrywide group has this morning revealed its recovery plan to get - in its words - ‘back to basics’...
08 March 2018
From: Breaking News

Getting your property marketing right is vital, and the starting point is with professional images. With most buyers browsing the internet for...
07 March 2018
From: Features

One of the world’s leading property technology analysts has compiled a major report on estate agents’ business models - an exercise...
07 March 2018
From: Breaking News

LSL Property Services - parent company to 12 brands including Your Move, Reeds Rains and London’s Marsh & Parsons - has...
06 March 2018
From: Breaking News

The provider of an automated valuation system has introduced a new feature to allow agents to amend the valuation if there...
06 March 2018
From: Breaking News

Coming into force on May 25, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) - which replaces the Data Protection Act 1998 -...
06 March 2018
From: Breaking News

HM Land Registry has taken another step towards its aim to “make conveyancing simpler, faster and cheaper” for the general public. The...
05 March 2018
From: Breaking News

The operation of ‘online estate agencies’ has changed substantially in the relatively short few years of their existence: I have spotted...
03 March 2018
From: Features

Firstly, a huge thanks to everyone who shared and commented on my first blog and for all those that emailed me...
03 March 2018
From: Features

A mergers and acquisitions specialist says traditional agencies have been pushed into becoming more innovative by the rise of portals and...
02 March 2018
From: Breaking News

Whether you’re an estate agent, letting agent or property manager, having the right software in place – to enhance, upgrade and...
01 March 2018
From: Sponsored Content

When it comes to growing your business sustainably, maintaining a brand that is eye-catching and identifiable with your audience is vital...
01 March 2018
From: Sponsored Content

One of the country’s leading PropTech entrepreneurs has responded to recent criticism of online estate agencies and their allegedly-poor record of...
01 March 2018
From: Breaking News

Organisers of the MIPIM conference - primarily for commercial property but with a growing residential presence - are under pressure to clean up...
01 March 2018
From: Breaking News

We think about technology all the time. At least, I do. And there’s nothing left in property that technology hasn’t touched...
28 February 2018
From: Breaking News

A new report by the residential property team of a legal firm has found widespread criticism of online agents’ over their...
27 February 2018
From: Breaking News

In a show of changing consumer behaviour in the property market, new research has revealed that digital-savvy movers are favouring specialist...
26 February 2018
From: Sponsored Content

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