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As 2024 progresses, I expect to see an increase in the role that estate agents play in local communities. Once perceived...

The Federation of Independent Agents (FIA) has unveiled a new collaboration with Dataloft. The partnership will give FIA members access to Dataloft’s...

If we turn the clock back only twenty years, the concept of managing our lives from a handheld device was within...

As uncertainty continues to prevail across the industry, aided by a government in crisis, the challenges in the months ahead feel...

Between you and me, dear reader, I had little to no idea about what the metaverse was before researching it for...

Rising property prices in the UK mean that occupiers are renting long past their forties. According to the government’s last English...

The Covid-19 pandemic has had a huge impact on all aspects of our lives, but undoubtedly one major negative side effect...

PropertyHeads, a platform describing itself as a social network for house buyers and sellers, has a new PropTech partnership. It’s linked with...

Like most industries, estate agency is changing. A general trend to a more hybrid model, accelerated by the pandemic has resulted...

An estate agency is celebrating its 21st anniversary by launching a new ‘realtor’ franchise model based on enhanced technology and personalised...

The frenzy of activity in the housing market thanks to the stamp duty holiday shows the need for automated processes to...

The Competititon and Markets Authority says it’s to look into reviews on Google and Amazon, and see whether the online giants...

There may well have been times in recent weeks when any agent would have been forgiven for wanting a break -...

Rightmove is to review the processes of an online platform which directly uploads sellers' property details via an app. Two years ago...

An online platform claims each agency branch in the UK has benefited from the stamp duty holiday by over £120,000. WiggyWam says...

OnTheMarket is to release its full year performance figures to shareholders on June 8. This will be for its trading year to January...

Iamsold, the company best known for its Modern Method of Auction online platform, has won top spot in an auction league...

A surveyors group has launched a new ‘Home Review’ service which it claims will identify structural problems which create an immediate...

The Bruce brothers' new portal Boomin has launched a day early - and no, this isn't an April Fool. The site went live...

OnTheMarket has signed a big media deal with the UK’s largest news publisher. The deal is with Reach, which owns nine national...

Purplebricks is now part of the mainstream landscape of British estate agency. There - I said it. An agency whose whispered name...

Purplebricks is to tilt its marketing increasingly towards local advertising on traditional and online platforms, and promoting the ‘on the street’...

The MP who presides over online petitions such as the one calling for an extension of the stamp duty holiday says...

Over the last 20 years, the growth of online property portals – including Zoopla, Rightmove and PrimeLocation – has transformed the...

An online agency says its virtual auction service can be used even by its rivals between now and the end of...

A new online platform claims to be the first of its kind to speed up the private treaty sales process for...

HM Land Registry is now accepting witnessed electronic signatures on documents for the  transfer of ownership of property, the creation of...

Conferences, events and awards dinners are a hugely important part of the property calendar, bringing the great and the good of...

Zoopla has entered into a partnership with an online platform to promote the so-called Modern Method of Auction option to estate...

An online agency that describes itself as the fifth largest in the sector has announced it’s launching a digital auction service. 99home...

National property auctioneer Pugh & Co is launching an initiative to partner with estate agents across the UK. Via a new network...

As residential sales and lettings professionals we are conditioned to adapt to change, it’s the nature of the profession. However, developments...

Property auctions – online or otherwise – can be hugely helpful to sellers, buyers and estate agents. Online auctions, in particular, are...

love2move, an online network which allows high street agents to offer a white-labelled hybrid service, has teamed up with the Mortgage...

A leading agent and property management expert says the shock closure of online agency Upad is a sign that technology alone...

The collapse of Thomas Cook, widely seen as failing modernise with the expectations of modern shoppers, is a clear lesson for...

With the often negative portrayal of agents in the media and popular culture, you might ask yourself why anyone would want...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Lino Goncalves – Area Sales Manager What is Lets bid property...

When an industry disruptor enters a marketplace the impact on existing operators can be significant. It has been seen most notably...

Hello and welcome to the start of a new week and a new Property Jobs Today column, bringing you the industry’s...

The modern method of auction is proving to revolutionise the way properties are bought and sold across the UK.  By putting the...

A firm that offers a white-labelled online agency platform to traditional High Street agents has signed up a new customer. love2move was...

In recent years click & collect has become a popular way for retailers, supermarkets and online shopping sites such as Amazon...

An online auction platform has launched a new instant property purchase feature as part of its expansion plans. Under The Hammer, a...

It’s a testing time for the property industry, amid Brexit fears, a slowing market and the looming tenant fees ban.  There’s no...

An industry provider of reservation agreements says its services can “entirely eliminate” fall throughs and reduce failed transactions “to almost zero.” PropTech...

Online agency platform Love2move insists that its current bid to attract investors will not be damaged by the adverse publicity surrounding...

A new analysis of the online estate agency business model claims that it ‘could be described as a Ponzi scheme’. The accusation...

Intelligent Services Group - parent company of online auction service IAM Sold - is rebranding around the IAM name. ISG and its...

Time appears to be running short for the sale of troubled online agency Emoov. An Emoov insider has told Estate Agent Today...

An online agency launched by a traditional high street agent to ward off competition says the online business model might have...

A firm which links with agents to operate online auctions has hit back at a consumer group's allegations that this growing sector...

Purplebricks has told the Press Association it wants to secure over 10 per cent of the agency market share in the...

The rivalry between online and traditional property auction companies continues apace with one high profile player from each camp claiming major...

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

New online auction house BidX1 says it has raised £2,087,000 from its second UK auction, posting a 70 per cent success...

The comparison site Reallymoving, which allows users to get online quotes for conveyancers, surveyors and removal firms, has acquired the property...

A Manchester-based property investment firm is claiming to be the first company in Britain to record an online exchange of a...

The death of traditional TV – where viewers sit down together to watch shows at defined times – has been much...

An online estate agency brand launched a year ago by a traditional high street agent to ward off competition has exceeded...

Andrews & Robertson, one of the UK’s highest profile auction houses, has been taken over by Ireland’s BidX1 and is set...

The Advertising Standards Authority has told the organisers of a house raffle that they must not repeat a promotion because of...

Online estate agent eMoov recently set itself apart by directly addressing the issues of openness and transparency that have long dogged the online business...

Six more High Street estate agencies have signed up to an online platform that allows them to offer customers a fixed-fee...

An online platform has been launched with the aim of allowing first time buyers to seek crowdfunding to raise enough cash...

An online platform that allows the public to compare the services and fees of traditional estate agents in their areas has...

I’ve been in France for the past few days and depending on your viewpoint, I made a spectacularly good or singularly...

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

Historically, short-term rentals have been an unattractive business for the majority of estate agents and property managers. Scarcity of demand from tenants...

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

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

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

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

A sales progression tool claims to have reduced the average transaction time for a property from around 94 days to around...

So, Property Week has announced its Property Awards shortlist for 2017. Looking at the entries for PropTech Company of the Year, I'm surprised...

1) Who are you? Kevin Ward – Director and founder of Agentlocator.co.uk 2) For those not familiar with Agent Locator, can you explain...

A new website supporting high street estate agents has recently launched. Agent Locator provides an online platform for high street estate agents to showcase...

Technology has been continuing to shape the way estate agents manage their customer service offering for years. It’s now a completely...

Working relationships between estate agents and conveyancers can be mutually beneficial with the referral of work between parties. However, they are missing...

As the PropTech industry continues to expand, with dedicated events and more innovative startups entering the world of UK property, online...

Barely a week goes by without news of the latest disastrous AirBnB experience suffered by an unsuspecting landlord.   Whether it’s damage...

A survey of over 2,000 people suggests that online estate agents lose out to their traditional counterparts in terms of public...

We're all wise to the fact that spring is typically the busiest time of year for the property market. The financial...

easyProperty has become the first online estate agency in the UK to link with an online platform that permits the exchange...

Up Estates, an online estate agency operating chiefly in Coventry, Nuneaton and Hinckley, says it will next year open a string...

One of the country largest agency chains, Connells, has unveiled an updated logo and boards, along with plans to modernise its offices...