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Landmark Information Group has been named as a principal partner for this year’s ESTAS Awards held in October. As part of this...

Prime buying agency Black Brick has seen cash buyers double this year. Data from the buying agent shows 66% of clients have...

In this latest article from the team at Iceberg Digital, they discuss their series of ground-breaking innovations announced at their annual...

The private rental landscape has been undergoing a profound transformation, with technology playing a pivotal role in shaping the way tenancies...

The winners of the AllAgents Customer Experience Awards have been revealed. A ceremony was held at the Crowne Plaza, Glasgow last week...

The Good Estate Agent hybrid agency franchise has taken to the skies by diversifying into travel. While some agents may be looking...

Prime estate agent John D Wood & Co has named a new Head of Sales and claims this marks “a new...

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

Estate agency has changed. No longer is it required to sit in a high street office working the old way. Provide a...

Cluttons has moved its London office headquarters to a new prime trophy building in the City as it looks to accelerate...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? My name is Mark Bevan and I am the Sales...

The term mixed-tenure development usually refers to residential developments where different residential tenures are provided on the same site. Typically, tenure was...

 In this latest article from the team at Iceberg Digital, they review the dynamics of the property market, and the current...

The publication of inflation figures by the government tomorrow will be a Do-Or-Die moment for the housing market, it’s been claimed. At...

Propertymark has named its new chairperson and board members during its annual general meeting. Succeeding Propertymark’s, Nicky Heathcote, Bill Butler has been...

It’s a brave business owner who actually invites criticism.  I speak from the personal experience of asking the opinions of the...

LSL has sold its mortgage, protection, and general insurance brokerage firms Embrace and First2Protect. The brands have been sold to Pivotal Growth,...

I was delighted to read recently about the creation of the first ever ‘register of logbooks’ in the UK, which offers...

Agency brand LSL has announced the sale of its new build mortgage and protection brokerage firms, Group First, which operates under...

Sanctions against Russian oligarchs are working but agents and property professionals are being warned against getting complacent when checking international buyer...

You are aware of the business benefits of digital transformation. You understand the need for your estate agency to leverage technology to...

Digital transformation is not a new concept. It has been around for many years in various forms and across multiple industries,...

The temperature may be heating up outside and there are also few signs of the jobs market cooling down for agents...

Homesearch has partnered with professional body Propertymark, to provide increased support to its estate agent members and boost innovation across the...

The Belvoir Group has announced the acquisition of mortgage broker TIME. The agency franchise and financial services brand has acquired the entire issued...

After years of delays and upheaval, the Renters' Reform Bill finally appears to be back on the agenda, in an effort...

Agents may be gearing up for this year’s ESTAS Customer Service Awards but there is another accolade that you could aim for next...

More than half of those working within the property sector are suffering from higher levels of fatigue or stress, due to...

The finance arm of LSL Property Services - known as Pivotal Growth - has snapped up a specialist mortgage and insurance...

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

The last two years have been dramatic and decisive for many people and many businesses. Both have reassessed their work approaches...

A Hertfordshire-based hybrid agency has released a surprising and some might argue refreshing message, saying it’s not interested in size as...

Zoopla-owned software company Yourkeys and mortgage, insurance and wealth management broker SPF Private Clients have integrated. Yourkeys’ software provides buyer and seller...

LSL Property Services has told Estate Agent Today that the company did not agree to a potential sale of its mortgage arm at...

A property quango wants industry experts to join its board - and will pay £25,000 a year for what it calls...

Like many of you, I have watched a lot of football recently and I’ve enjoyed every minute. It has been an...

It may be the height of summer but the industry is still super-busy and new appointments continue to come thick and...

LSL Property Services, owner of Reeds Rains and Your Move agencies, has sold its holding in conveyancing panel management firm LMS...

In an industry which is faced with constant changes in day-to-day practices and even more so given the Covid terrain which agents...

Britain’s second largest estate agency has outlined radical new plans to shift direction, making financial services and not sales or rentals...

The TDS annual review 2020 indicates that deposit disputes have remained low over the last year, at around 1%. This is...

LSL Property Services is to set up a mortgage brokerage called Pivotal Growth. The new brokerage - set up with Pollen Street...

This week’s interviewee in the ‘In Conversation Today’ hotseat is a man better placed than most to shed some light on...

An agency says it now sells more prime London properties than any of its rivals. Chestertons makes the claim based on figures...

One of the early operators of the self-employed agency model has launched a scheme under which its agents receive shares in the...

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

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

One of Countrywide’s two up-market brands, Hamptons International, has unveiled a new look which it describes as part of “a transformational...

As regular readers will know, the Natter kickstarted a series last time out zoning in on local independent agents – the...

Hello and at the start of another working week, welcome to our regular jobs slot announcing who’s moving where within the...

Propertymark, which will from later this year combine both the National Association of Estate Agents and the Association of Residential Letting...

The new president of NAEA Propertymark says one of her key objectives for the year ahead is to prepare the industry...

I want to talk to you about new ways to sell homes. Let's not encourage people to sell but just swap...

It must have been a close thing on Friday as to whose faces were looking the most glum - those at...

What do General Electric, IBM, Microsoft, and WhatsApp have in common? Yes, they are American companies that boasted revenues of $50...

Do you want to run the newly-merged Propertymark, embracing both the National Association of Estate Agents and the Association of Residential Letting...

It’s another Bank Holiday weekend and the first since lockdown was eased and the housing market returns - so perhaps a...

Only 33 per cent of agents want to return to working the same way as before the Coronavirus crisis, according to...

We are all operating in peculiar times. Times of great upheaval. Our lives are both in a complete state of flux...

There’s a sense that we really are on the verge of a huge change in the industry. It’s too early to be...

For complete transparency, I write this column first thing on a Tuesday morning and have done for a couple of years...

The coronavirus outbreak has highlighted once again how fragile and interconnected our societies have become. We don’t know yet how dangerous Covid-19...

2020, the start of a new decade. Looking back, 2010 feels like such a long time ago, and looking forward to...

Yes, you can promise yourself that you won't eat all the mince pies, or yet another roast potato, nor drink as...

The portals say they are ready and willing to play their part in changes approaching the industry, ranging from new agency...

With Brexit still unresolved, the domestic agenda has been pushed from the headlines by the seemingly overwhelming public and political discord...

The Fifth Money Laundering Directive becomes law in the UK on January 10 2020, strengthening the responsibilities placed on private companies...

28th NOVEMBER 2019: Christopher Watkin’s recent thought-provoking interview with Dan Marsden sheds light on the property industry today and offers an...

Last week, it was announced that Plentific, the London-based tenant experience, has raised $32 million in Series B funding. Plentific’s model sees...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? David Masters – Account Manager for the Midlands What is ‘company...

I want to take the time this week to talk about PropTech startups and how they can often be seen to...

Innovate or Die. But What is Innovation? It Isn’t just PropTech A certain Mr Dick Whittington Esquire was once convinced that the...

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

Purplebricks, which recently admitted that it had been over-ambitious in its overseas expansion, says it will give “a further update” on...

When it comes to major issues confronting housing, and in particular the direction that the government would like to take the...

You can tell it’s the onset of spring by the fact that this weekend sees the start of the Formula 1...

Hello and welcome to this week’s Property Jobs Today - the every-Monday round-up of key moves within the industry. Let us know...

The former LSL director of estate agency, David Newnes, has made what is officially described as “a significant investment” in a...

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

The culture of impatience and instant gratification has a lot to answer for. It has forced the hand of the property...

As the property market gears up for a busy autumn period, agents and property firms have been equally busy bolstering their...

A few stories caught my eye this week from China, all of which announce the arrival of cutting-edge technological innovation in...

Independent review website allAgents says its ultimate ambition is to be a serious rival to existing portals like OnTheMarket. Unveiling a new...

There have been two stories dominating the PropTech headlines over this past week. As WeWork places a gentle arm around the...

To say this is a turbulent time for UK politics would be something of an understatement. As I write, the Brexit...

Russell Quirk, chief executive of Emoov, says his agency is now one of the top seven in the UK following its...

As housing market stakeholders we’ve all had a month or so to try and digest the government’s own response to its...

ZPG shares have rocketed up in value by 30 per cent this morning on the back of a £2.2 billion bid...

PropTech has been the industry soundbite for the last couple of years. For many of my fellow agents, I think it’s one...

If you were under any misconceptions about how pivotal a role HM Land Registry is going to play in the future...

Well, I don’t know about you but after the holidays I've got an imprint just below my navel where my belt...

The Conveyancing Association says some of its members are piloting HIPs-style Digital Home Reports in a bid to reduce fall-throughs and...

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

Online estate agency eMoov has announced the appointment of a new marketing expert. Lucy Milne - formerly marketing director of Just Eat...

You may have heard that Airbnb and property management company, Lavanda has closed a £1 million angel investment round.  Backers include Purplebricks...

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

The East Midlands, which consists of several areas including Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Rutland, Northamptonshire, Nottinghamshire, and much of Lincolnshire, has an ancient...

Andrews Property Group has announced that Ronda Green, the group’s marketing director, died suddenly in hospital on January 3. Having previously worked...

It may still be too early to start compiling a Christmas wish list, but it is the right time to provide...

Graham Norwood recently wrote that it’s going to be harder than ever to predict the shape of the property market in...