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Reading the news on Estate & Letting Agent Today every day (as I’m sure you all do, too), there appears to...

The most successful agents are typically those who invest in self-improvement. Whether it's staying abreast of changes in social media, experimenting...

The property and construction sector is falling behind most other industries in website performance, analysis suggests. CMS provider Zengenti analysed the performance...

Two London firms have been expelled from The Property Ombudsman (TPO) for failing to pay compensation to consumers. This brings the total...

In today's fast-paced and ever-evolving property industry, it’s essential that forward-thinking agents strive for innovation through PropTech to improve processes, save...

In today's world of rising costs and economic uncertainty, estate agents are seeking innovative ways to maximise their resources while delivering...

Welcome back to the second instalment of our blog series on social media marketing tips for estate agents! In part one,...

As an estate or letting agent, you may already know that having a strong online presence is crucial for success in...

The latest Instagram update allowing multiple links in bios will provide a ‘world of marketing possibilities’ for estate agents, it has...

Artificial intelligence (AI) tools could change the way people search for agents and property within just a few years, an industry...

Fine & Country is to embark on a regional roadshow next month, starting in Wales and moving throughout the UK. The regional...

After two years of extraordinary activity in the housing market there are signs that the clouds are gathering as RICS reports...

New research suggests agents can win more business by making better use of video content. A survey of 2,000 home sellers by...

An estate agent who has spent eight years working for traditional agencies has now set up his own hybrid operation, using...

Connells-owned Countrywide has announced a major deal in which 49 of its brands will use the ESTAS customer review platform. The deal...

A few weeks ago the ESTAS took place at the Grosvenor House hotel in London - the first chance for many...

The Federation of Independent Agents has today announced a strategic partnership with award-winning website creative firm Estate Apps. The partnership will enable...

A leading industry supplier says there’s been a jaw-dropping 495 per cent year-on-year increase in digital spend from agents - and that...

epropservices - parent company of The Guild and Fine & Country - has made another significant PropTech acquisition, its second in three...

Generating leads is a crucial and age-old part of estate agency. Before the internet, lead generation was just as important to...

Lockdown measures are still in place for another two weeks, at least, with the possibility of them being extended beyond that....

Buyers and sellers using online estate agencies could inadvertently sign contracts if they carelessly use email signature blocks. Blocks are the ‘auto-signatures’...

The first speakers have been announced for the 2020 conference of the National Association of Estate Agents, to be held on...

Seven in 10 agents fail to use video or YouTube to assist in their marketing according to an analysis by free-to-list...

In a world where people want instant gratification, it’s important to find ways to connect and engage with customers when they...

Two new free-to-list portals say they have now attracted 100,000 listings from 1,600 agents. The portals - Residential People and Commercial People...

Virtual tours are a compelling way of enhancing a property’s potential through online marketing, increased transparency and efficiency for agents, and...

Two free-to-list portals launched last month in the UK say they have 1,200 agents and 50,000 listed properties on board in...

Having built over 1900 websites for estate and lettings agents in the last 16 years, we know a thing or two...

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

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

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

The chairman of LonRes says online estate agents have only a one per cent share of the market in prime central...

Franchise giant Hunters says independent agencies which joined the firm in recent years have typically beaten the performance of the housing market. Chief...

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

In the modern marketplace – where people live their lives on their smartphones and tablets, social media has a bigger influence...

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

A new website which completely by-passes all kinds of estate agents and allows vendors to upload details of their own properties...

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

It’s all been kicking off in recent weeks, hasn’t it? Marmite wars, the endless Trump v Clinton debate, Samsung phones blowing...

Barely a week goes by without an announcement relating to the latest player entering the online agency world and when they...

Andrews Property Group, which this year celebrates its 70th anniversary, has rebranded its offices and online presence.  It says its new look...

Franchise giant Hunters is launching three new offices, previously trading as the independent Drewery & Wheeldon Estate Agents.  The Lincolnshire indie, first...

Marketing and property often go hand in hand. But from time to time you might come across certain marketing terms that...

It’s interesting to read of plans to debate which business plan really is best for the customer, online or traditional estate...

Public relations is big business these days. Whole companies are set up purely to provide this service. Major corporations have in-house...