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A new agency has launched, describing itself as being “dedicated to creating extraordinary marketing for extraordinary homes across Hampshire, Surrey and...

Like so many I’ve been infuriated by the injustice meted out to sub-postmasters and postmistresses over many years.  I was aware of...

After a difficult 2023, the property market has been buoyed by a triple-boost in the early days of 2024.  According to the...

When almost all agents and developers use the tried and tested formula of floorplan, professional photography  and a well-crafted description, what can be...

Proptech firm iamproperty has named a former eBay and MoneySupermarket executive as group chairman. Mark Lewis is the latest high profile recruit...

Agency media brand Made Snappy 360 has launched a free smartphone photography course for estate agents. It claims to bring industry photography...

A new estate agency has benefited from a grant scheme run by multinational company Tata Steel. Lincolnshire estate agent Grahame Barratt-Needham has...

For most people, buying a house or flat is the largest financial commitment they will ever make. Which is why many...

New research from an estate agency attempts to quantify what most of the industry already knows - that prospective buyers won’t...

In an exclusive interview with Estate Agent Today, Simon Coaker, Sales & Marketing Director of Desert Springs Resort, shared captivating insights into...

Purplebricks has claimed it is returning to its 'disruptive roots' after unveiling a cheaper pricing model. The online agent, officially acquired by...

A new property platform aiming to help homeowners sell off-market properties has attracted 10,000 registered buyers in its first few months...

A veteran property photographer has revealed the ‘easy to spot’ signs that shows an agent isn’t using professional photography, warning it...

From Million Dollar Listing to Selling Sunset, we’re used to seeing real estate reality TV in full force on Netflix. Whilst...

As the first signs of spring begin to appear, we look at how letting agents and landlords can start the season...

As the first signs of spring begin to appear, we look at how letting agents and landlords can start the season...

Property developers and policymakers have been warned about copycat cases following a Supreme Court decision this week that ruled neighbours of...

In recent weeks, the big buzzword across all industries has been AI, as it has the real potential to transform the...

As we’ve mentioned in other blogs, even though we’re going through uncertain times, this is the right time not only to...

Agents have highlighted the main horrors they have come across when listing homes. A Halloween-themed survey of 500 agents by industry media...

New research claims to show what buyers most want to see in photographs on a sales listing - and it may...

It’s the oddest thing. Surely, the most fundamental requirement of an estate agent having won an instruction, is to get it...

Letting agents and landlords who know how to avoid deposit disputes at the end of a tenancy can save time, money,...

Good estate agents are always busy, we get that, but the constant juggling of tasks that could be outsourced to others...

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

I came across something which genuinely shocked me the other day. It was research showing that 1.7 per cent of homes listed...

The property jobs market hasn't taken a summer holiday this month. Here are some of the latest moves that took place during...

Hundreds of homes reaching portals for sale with no supporting photos, research suggests. Estate agent media provider Giraffe360 analysed current sales stock...

Agents risk losing the personal communication element that drove transactions before the development of technology, an industry veteran has warned. The claim...

Agents and property professionals have been in boats, on bikes and even used football stars to help raise funds for charity...

A former letting agent claims to have removed the need for estate agents to use floorplan software. Mark McCorrie, who describes himself...

Our inbox is regularly stuffed with exciting new industry developments and tools to help agents work better.  Here are some of the...

Visual images are key for securing the quickest sales at the best prices, according to a formal estate agency chief who...

In this weekend feature, inventory expert and chair of the AIIC, Daniel Evans, sets out why rental reform changes will make...

When was the time you actively learned something new from your clients or competitors? If it’s a difficult question to answer quickly,...

Franchise giant Belvoir has snapped up one of the earliest British estate agencies to adopt the model of using self-employed or...

We know from our customer research that being able to showcase property that looks the best it can online is the...

In this weekend feature, inventory expert and chair of the AIIC, Daniel Evans, sets out what a really good inventory should...

In this piece, Leanna Donkin from house. partnership reflects on what the last year has brought for her after a leap...

An agency has re-opened its head office after a two-year break because of Covid. Davidsons Estates has kept open a city centre...

An estate agency is running a competition to encourage residents to photograph badly-located For Sale and To Let boards. The Basingstoke branch...

PropTech firm CoreLogic UK has acquired the property search and marketing platform Rummage4. Rummage4 was founded in 2015 by agent Robert May...

When we all thought that the Covid-19 pandemic was coming to an end, the virus decided to throw another curveball and...

A hybrid agency that charges no fees to vendors but instead relies on referral fees for income has officially rolled out...

It really is beginning to look a lot like Christmas – just a week to go now. Presents all wrapped and...

Hello again and with just two weeks to go before the festivities begin, there’s a definite ramping up of fund-raising for...

Today we have photographs from another office that’s been persistent - or should that be puss-insistent - in celebrating the festive...

Mark Meyer, CEO, Meyers Estate Agents: “We’re on a mission to revolutionise the traditional concept of estate agency.   We don’t have...

As a character from a fairly well-known TV show once said, winter is coming and we’re all contemplating where 2021 has...

A portal says many buyers feel disappointed when viewing a property becuase it is typically smaller than agents’ photographs suggest.  MoveStreets claims...

Howl you doing? Yes, it’s just a fortnight until Halloween and time to wheel out unspeakably awful puns and the occasional...

Many agents working in the industry, whether for large corporates or smaller independents, might one day have ambitions to branch out...

An estate agency that charges buyers not sellers is proposing to roll out nationwide. FreeAgent247.com, has been set up by Daniel Lewis...

Agents are being warned about removing personal data and information from marketing material. Paul Offley, compliance officer at The Guild of Property...

Photography has become an increasingly important weapon in an agent’s armoury in recent years as listings compete for space on portals,...

The pandemic has led to many people ditching more formal wear as they work from home on a more regular basis,...

Drone technology has come on a long way in recent years, with different use cases across various industries. New developments in...

Good property marketing photos have arguably never been more important in an increasingly visual and tech-led world. We saw just the...

Does this photo drive you mad? Do you see it everywhere (including on Estate Agent Today stories)?  Who are these people and...

A regional estate agency is planning an expansion programme after undergoing a management buyout by a former Business Woman of the...

Taking photographs or video footage during a routine property inspection can be a contentious subject. While landlords have every right to...

Kevin Thomas, the long time director at Thomas Morris Sales & Lettings, is retiring from the industry after more than 40...

We’re about to enter August and second half of the Olympic Games - and fund-raising is happening at a Gold medal...

Properties with professional marketing packs sell up to 48 per cent quicker than those without, according to an experiment conducted by...

I recently saw a fly-through video for a home on sale for well over £2m. The imagery was good (made better by...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card?  Thom Hudson, photographer at Meyers Estate Agents What is Meyers...

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...

After a recent incident involving an Estate Agent based in Devon in which a property virtual tour they published revealed a...

As an estate agent, you should of course be performing robust Know Your Customer (KYC) checks as part of your Anti-Money...

An estate agency is investigating how a swastika appeared in a photograph accompanying property details about a house on sale. The Grantham...

The sizes and numbers of gardens in London are reducing because stamp duty is encouraging more extensions as an alternative to moving. That’s...

Buyer behaviour has changed over the past year of the pandemic and it’s up to estate agents to calculate how to...

Automatically changing the main marketing photo on a portal listing can attract up to 40 per cent more traffic, it has...

Zoopla says over 250 agents have now signed up to its partnership deal with PropTech firm FocalAgent, set up by former...

An agent working for a Countrywide brand in Lancashire has been given a suspended jail sentence after being found guilty of...

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

Many independents will be based in the capital, but given its size and breadth they may get drowned out even more...

The importance of marketing properties is something that is often undervalued. Big budgets are dedicated to selling everyday items such as...

Christmas is creeping up on us and, for some agents at least, a short seasonal closedown beckons. To get us in the...

Deposit disputes can be time-consuming and difficult for all parties involved whether it be a letting agent, landlord, or tenant. Although at...

Put the pandemic on the back burner. Forget the freezing weather. Here’s a great way to start a working week -...

Here at Giraffe360, the PropTech startup, we have raised a £3.5 million funding round to further accelerate our product development and...

Recent debate about urgent need for reform and better collaboration within the property industry, has once again come under the spotlight...

Hello and welcome to the latest of our parade of estate agency videos and photographs to mark Christmas 2020. It may be a...

We’re off and running with our annual showcase of the decorations and festivities in agency branches and for those working from...

A prominent PropTech supplier wants agents to hand over much more information to conveyancers to allow them to make faster progress on...

The second England-wide lockdown is here. The good news is that this time round, the property market remains open for business,...

A new survey has been launched by the Residential Property Surveyors Association. The RPSA - which wants to rival the RICS as...

Clear communication and common-sense actions by landlords, letting agents and students at the start of a tenancy can drastically improve the...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? I am James D. Marshall, Founder and CEO of Pupil. What...

Zoopla has linked with a PropTech company led by the former boss of Purplebricks to offer agents free virtual viewings services. The...

A family-run agency which last year asked people to “make an offer” to buy a franchise is now claiming it will...

Across the UK and Europe, lockdown measures are changing and the markets are kicking back into life as we grow accustomed...

As many in the industry will know, Ian Westerling passed away last week at the age of 51: he was a...

Whilst Estate and Letting Agents have adapted their operations during COVID-19, to ensure safer working practices under Government guidance, ‘virtual property...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Stewart McRae, Sales Director at CoreLogic UK What is ‘company name’...

Whisper it quietly but in just 10 days time we have the final Bank Holiday before Christmas. We would like to mark...

A new agency called Eazy Agent has launched - it’s another online operation, this time with a starting price of £249. For...

In my last Natter, I explored the differences between estate agency in the UK and the US with the help of...