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A property MOT being launched by Countrywide and described as “game changing” for the house buying process will include survey and...

Earlier this year, the Regulation of Property Agents (RoPA) working group announced the initial details of plans for mandatory qualifications and...

New research shows that three bedroom homes are the quickest selling property type this autumn. After a series of sluggish house price...

Former Purplebricks chief executive Lee Wainwright says the problem for estate agents maintaining a strong level of fees isn’t competition from...

A pessimistic set of figures on asking prices, transaction volumes and stock levels culminates in Rightmove urging vendors to be willing...

A banking company used by OnTheMarket has issued a note to its investor clients claiming the portal “arguably beats its peers...

I remember the day well; the day we all fell foul of addiction, the day our website was launched. Until then, at...

A free-to-list portal says it’s an ideal way to capture potential leads so as to augment agents’ client databases that have...

Barratt Developments’ three consumer brands - Barratt Homes, David Wilson Homes and Barratt London - are the first developers to list...

One of the country’s largest regional estate and lettings agencies has now fully rejoined Zoopla. Yorkshire-based Dacre, Son & Hartley brings its...

A portal which describes itself as a social network and which has been operating on a soft launch basis for many...

Whinge. Moan. Lead quality. Crap market. Decision procrastination. Fee pressure. Bloody competitors. Especially Purplebricks. Brexit, of course, Brexit... These are just some...

A new PropTech online platform called BestAgent Property Marketplace is to launch next year following a series of 12 meetings this autumn. It...

OnTheMarket’s selective fee freeze for agents has been challenged by a new portal which asks agents: ‘Why pay at all?’ OTM revealed...

OnTheMarket says it will not increase listing charges in 2020 for any agents currently paying full fees, while agencies which list on only...

OnTheMarket TV adverts return on Monday with what the portal calls “a refreshed version” giving more prominence to its ‘new and...

The National Association of Estate Agents has told the government that it wants one single Ombudsman to provide redress across all...

They will be the doctors, lawyers, teachers, thinkers, leaders and captains of industry of the not too distant future, but is...

New figures produced by Zoopla’s research team shows for the first time the huge scale of regional variations in terms of...

A new digital platform has been set up in a bid to provide a one-stop-shop for self-build enthusiasts - and it...

Speculation is growing about the future of online agency Yopa. This follows a key resignation from Yopa’s board and one expert’s analysis...

Global free-to-list property portal Residential People has announced it’s almost at its next milestone of 800,000 listings within its first six...

A new PropTech product uses WhatsApp to communicate within agency teams as soon as a lead is received from a portal. However,...

Rightmove says the number of homes stuck in what it calls “the legal log jam” is at its highest for over...

It’s that time again. Each year I take a look at newspaper readership - not from the angle of journalists, but...

A free-to-list property portal says that contrary to opinion within parts of the agency industry, the more portals there are the...

As the founder of Jupix, I worked in the property industry between 2008 - 2014. I had the privilege to lead...

Savills says it’s not commenting on whether it will list on Zoopla in the future. Last week Knight Frank - which in...

Zoopla claims its new app has a huge level of what it calls “user engagement” within a month of launching. It’s hit...

One of the agencies most active in the creation of OnTheMarket is trialling a return to listing on Zoopla after an...

Zoopla is mining data from users of its website to target sellers on Facebook and Instagram, producing leads and making it unnecessary for agencies to...

Traditionally speaking, users who are looking to buy, rent, or sell their property to customers on an international basis have been...

Have you asked yourself why technology is so important in letting agency today? Just look around and you will know why. Almost...

Estate and letting agents will for the first time be able to use WhatsApp to respond to leads on a 24/7...

OnTheMarket has applied to the London Stock Exchange for the release of over a million new shares to agents who have...

A note sent out by OnTheMarket chief executive Ian Springett has suggested that the way estate agents work may directly lead...

The average house price growth across southern cities is running at the lowest level recorded since January 2012, according to Zoopla.  Prices...

British homes have increased in value by an average of £11 per day since the beginning of the year, but with...

Rightmove’s half year figures this morning continue to show strong growth in profits and revenue - but there are the first...

One of the earliest property websites, nethouseprices.com, has been acquired by fledgling property portal OneDome.  Nethouseprices was set up in 2004 and...

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

‘Property ghosting’ is a problem that nearly all estate and letting agencies will face at one time or another. Ghosting, which is...

The industry press has given substantial space to recommendations from the Regulation of Property Agents, the government’s working party which has...

Trade bodies and property firms have strongly welcomed the recommendations for root and branch reform of the agency industry - and...

The government has published proposals for far-reaching changes to the way estate and letting agents are regulated, trained and licensed. The proposals...

The introduction of technology to an industry can be daunting, due to changes in executing daily tasks, and also a fear...

The recent announcement of a clicktopurchase partnership demonstrates some much-needed progression from Rightmove. In doing so, however, it could be said it...

Connells Group-owned Sequence UK has been told by the Advertising Standards Authority to update Rightmove listings more promptly after properties are...

Shareholders at today’s annual general meeting of OnTheMarket will hear the latest conversion figures showing how many agents on free or...

The price of property coming to market fell by 0.2 per cent or an average of £656 in the past month...

It’s now more than three years since the EU referendum result in June 2016, and we’re still no clearer on when...

Now could be the time to buy shares in Purplebricks and Foxtons if one stock market pundit turns out to be...

A new global free-to-list property portal says it has secured 800 new property enquiries for estate agents in the last four...

If agents ran their databases more efficiently, the property portals might find themselves redundant. Controversial opening statement aside, the reality is that...

An estate agency has removed a claim that it uploads its properties to Zoopla and PrimeLocation after a complaint to the...

Conservative leadership frontrunner Boris Johnson's plans to reverse stamp duty changes could help to kickstart the prime property market, according to...

Property portal Rightmove has confirmed that it is trialling an option which allows buyers of commercial properties to submit offers online...

Stories of a slow property market due to an ongoing lack of supply and Brexit woes have been well-documented in recent...

The average British homeowner stays in their property for 20.8 years, according to new research by Zoopla. The property portal analysed the...

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has upheld a complaint made against a listing on property website Houser.co.uk. In January, the complainant notified...

love2move, the online network which allows high street agents to offer a white-labelled hybrid service, has announced its latest partner. Peter David...

Zoopla has announced an improved app which “enhances the house-hunting journey with a fresh design, improved navigation and an intuitive interface” -...

A PropTech firm which claims its products offer “industry-leading” response times says agents lose a majority of their leads due to slow...

I want to take the time this week to look at an area of PropTech and real estate which is seeing...

The free-to-list property portal Residential People says it now has over 740 independent agents in the UK on board - and...

An interesting analysis of Rightmove’s performance on the stock market has led to questions about the long-term profitability and viability of...

Facebook is set to enter the cryptocurrency business with the big reveal of its formal plans scheduled for some point this...

Research from OnTheMarket shows that 40 per cent of London homes costing around £1m have only two bedrooms or fewer. And only...

OnTheMarket chief executive Ian Springett says rival portals may want to “interfere” with his aim of converting agency members from free...

Over a third of homes across Southern England are at risk of suffering price falls as the housing market slowdown extends...

The latest asking prices data from Rightmove suggests that the national housing market is being dragged down by poor performance in...

All the most successful startups of recent years – from Airbnb and Uber to Just Eat and Deliveroo – have melded...

The founder of Zoopla has explained how the portal got its name and branding, and the philosophy behind it when it...

Figures released from OnTheMarket this morning suggest that its conversion programme for agents shifting from free deals to paid membership is...

A buying agent has revealed how she advises potential clients to use portals when looking for a property to buy -...

Zoopla has taken a swipe at OnTheMarket by conducting a poll of sellers’ views about having properties listed exclusively on just...

Instant online valuation service The ValPal Network has revealed a conveyancing partner which it says will help agents boost referral fees.  The...

Over 80 per cent of home owners say they expect house prices to rise in their area before the end of...

OnTheMarket claims monthly visits to its website hit a record 25.4m in May - but the portal’s latest update gives no...

A recent survey conducted by comparison website GetAgent found that traditional high street agents have been given a firm thumbs up...

A portal specialising in prime and super-prime London property has turned perceptions of the capital’s housing market on their head -...

Rightmove says its data quality team is to conduct “a full review of the current customer” after an allegation about a...

Properties sold off market by a London agency found buyers more quickly, and for nearer the asking price, than those on the...

In recent years, estate and letting agents have been faced with a series of tough challenges to absorb and react to. There...

A London independent agency has joined the franchise network of Hunters. Regent 2000 Properties, which operates in Camden Town, is seeing its...

The Innovative Collaboration Group - a collection of high-profile tech suppliers to the agency industry - has unveiled a raft of new...

A recently-launched free-to-list portal says it’s uniquely positioned to attract overseas buyers and investors interested in purchasing in major UK cities. Residential...

In today’s crowded property marketplace, the needs of tenants have changed. With a greater emphasis on quality of living, tenants are increasingly...

Rightmove’s latest house price statistics reveal that asking prices for newly-marketed property are on average 0.9 per cent higher than a...

Whether you love or hate it, Purplebricks has undoubtedly left its mark since arriving on the scene in 2015 – much...

New free-to-list portals Residential People and Commercial People are aiming to secure one million property listings by Q4 2019. The portals -...

A new portal for the prime London property market has launched this week, recruiting a string of big-name agents.  Vyomm, founded by...

Conveyancing platform The Moving Hub has this week launched its proposition into the estate agency and mortgage intermediary sectors. The firm is...

Fresh analysis by Zoopla has revealed Britain's fastest moving property markets with the lowest number of average days for a seller...

OnTheMarket has revealed several agents have signed up to the portal on long-term contracts and stopped listing properties on Rightmove. The agencies...

An estate agency has contacted the police after 26 of its boards disappeared since September 2018.  Manor Estate Agents, an all-female agency...

Landmark Information’s online valuation tool SmartVal is being retired by the company, with agents who use it being advised to switch to...

The UK PropTech Association, set up in early 2017 with the objective of promoting engagement between tech business and the property...

Trading in OnTheMarket’s shares was subject to two so-called Price Monitoring Extensions - temporary freezing of transactions because of erratic movements. The...

OnTheMarket has applied to the London Stock Exchange for the release of over 528,000 new shares to agents who have signed...

House prices in 20 UK cities analysed by Zoopla show an average 1.7 per cent increase over the 12 months to...

A top London estate agent says the humble For Sale board remains the cheapest and most effective marketing tool - even...

A PropTech analyst insists that the tumbling share price of Purplebricks on the London Stock Exchange does not indicate that the...

With Easter now upon us (happy Easter, by the way, and hope you’re enjoying the long weekend, the Easter eggs and...

Zoopla has been spelling out more details of prospective buyers’ and renters’ patterns of portal-watching and how they relate to leads...

Two of the PropTech sector's highest profile digital marketing suppliers are integrating in a bid to help agents nurture the leads...

There’s been a spring bounce with prices of new-to-the market properties increasing an average of 1.1 per cent in the past...

It has been a long time coming, but the tenant fees ban, which forbids landlords and letting agents in England from...

The first hour of a property’s listing on a portal is the most crucial for sellers or landlords according to research...

A ‘property potential’ portal which claims to be highly successful across the south east of England is now going to launch...

UK estate agents charge the lowest commission out of any nation in the European Union, according to a recent study by...

OnTheMarket says high take up for its alert service demonstrates that it’s closing the gap on Rightmove. The challenger portal says that...

Estate Agent Today can reveal that the new Federation of Independent Agents has recruited an expert from the two leading portals...

When you think of the best ad campaigns – from moustachioed opera singers and talking meerkats to millions of bouncing balls...

Analysts at Berenberg Bank have sharply reduced their price target for Purplebricks by over 80 per cent from 470p to 80p, accusing...

The chairman of franchise giant Hunters says his company’s purchasing power is such that it secures 60 per cent discounts from...

Some branches of one of London’s largest agencies, Kinleigh Folkard & Hayward, have returned to Zoopla after dropping it just over four...

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...

A controversial online estate agency has gone into liquidation two years after describing High Street agents as “smug, suited slime-balls.” BetterMove, registered...

OnTheMarket has applied to the London Stock Exchange for the release of shares to agents signing long term deals with the...

An estate agent who operates an online blog has told The Times that Purplebricks has faked price reductions. Other tricks which the agent reveals about...

More than 800 property transactions fall through daily, which can have repercussions both practically and financially, as agents fail to get...

The new portal OneDome is offering what it calls a “consumer-facing digital mortgage product” in a bid to cut fall-throughs. OneDome already...

Many estate and letting agents are receiving more leads through OnTheMarket than through Rightmove, the challenger portal claims - and it...

Four high-profile industry figures have sent an open letter urging agents to think about what they call “smarter marketing” in a...

Three portals are to reveal their thoughts on how their platforms and others are likely to develop at this spring’s annual...

Zoopla says the number of its leads delivered to member agents in the period March 2018 to February 2019 was 36...

To get the absolute most from your estate or letting agency business, it’s vital that you partner with the right software...

In another bid to take on Rightmove, OnTheMarket is introducing a new range of advertising products which will enable agents to...

Hello - here we are once again with the weekly round-up of key moves in the agency and related industries. We’re letting...

The spring market has got off to a subdued start according to Rightmove - and the portal says more buyers are...

Two 'challenger portals' have revealed major new services this morning as they fight to take on Rightmove and Zoopla. OneDome, the new...

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...

Maverick Cornish estate agent Chris Wood has quit the industry with a stinging attack on those who have “taken their toll”...

A slew of allegations have been made against agents and sometimes even by agents, over alleged misdemeanours over property listings as...

Rightmove is undertaking an investigation into a PropTech app that has tried to list private sales on the portal. The perhaps-ironically named...

Who are you? Mikus Opelts, CEO of Giraffe360 What is Giraffe360 and what does it do? Giraffe360 is a unique digital photography subscription service...

OnTheMarket has stepped up its attack on Rightmove with a stridently-worded email to agents explaining how a drop in leads from...

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

OnTheMarket will be “blanketing the commercial radio landscape” as well as engaging in sports and agency industry sponsorship programmes over the...

Rightmove has this morning given its 2018 report to shareholders, laying bare the huge financial wealth of the company which dominates...

A new sales portal has launched with a radically different business model, aiming to pay agents to list on it. It’s the brainchild of...

Both major portals have this morning revealed more evidence of a gently slowing housing market. The average time to sell a property...

The controversial property portal Propertyheads has compiled a blacklist of tradesmen who have a criminal record. The website says this is the...

Cast your minds back to the summer of 2014. It’s 9.55 am somewhere in east London ‘Sorry I’m late’ offers the...

A portal powered by Artificial Intelligence claims it is offering investors a much-needed and superior alternative to Rightmove and Zoopla. One &...

A survey of 3,000 people by Zoopla suggests that 47 per cent of vendors believe the success of their sale was...

In these tougher times, we recognise that helping agents win new inventory is the key to their businesses.  There were more than...

One of the world’s leading digital analysts has given his latest verdict on the UK portal market and offers a major...

Hello and welcome to this half-term week’s PJT, your regular Monday opportunity to catch up with the key personnel changes in...

We all know the three essential things an estate agent must have on their website include the ability to be able...

A new free-to-list property portal is launching in the UK, and has a pledge to serve over 20 counties by the...

OnTheMarket says one of its key aims for 2019 is to match Rightmove’s product offer to agents. “We’re looking to match Rightmove’s...

The dust may have settled on the government’s recent announcement regarding housing and property complaints, but opinion is still split on...

As an estate agent, you need to be ready to cater for the specific requirements of buyers and sellers, tailoring your...

New figures released this morning from OnTheMarket claim its listing inventory bis now over 80 per cent of the size of...

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...

OnTheMarket says it now has listings agreements with more than 12,500 estate and lettings agency branches. In a statement to shareholders and...

OnTheMarket is to continue its TV advertising campaign throughout February - and this time it’s ad is also going to be...

Hello and welcome to this week’s PJT.  Everyone here let us know about their jobs news by emailing press@estateagenttoday.co.uk - please do...

There’s no end to the PropTech and photography solutions available to estate agents these days to help them sell good, old-fashioned...

The monthly index of house price changes in Britain’s major cities, for many years operated under the Hometrack banner, has been...

Property industry commentator and former online agency chief executive Russell Quirk has defended Rightmove’s charges to agents, saying that compared to...

If you want an engaging page-turner novel for cold winter evenings, my recommendation is Our House by Louise Candlish, a bestseller...

Alongside hundreds of agents and suppliers, I recently attended the Guild of Property Professionals’ annual conference. As ever, it was a great...

  The National Association of Estate Agents and the Association of Residential Lettings Agents have thrown their weight behind the government’s latest...

Connells’ brand Gascoigne Halman has lost its appeal against OnTheMarket. Gascoigne Halman challenged OTM’s old ‘one other portal’ rule at the Competition...

Every day thousands of estate agency boards are erected across the UK. Even in the digital age the board remains one...

Shares in OnTheMarket hit another new low of 75.7p yesterday, dropping over nine per cent on the day and falling well...

If Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology is as sophisticated as they say, Porter Pioneers’ launch could leave agents kicking their feet.  Those of...

There were 102,330 residential property transactions in December - that’s up 3.6 per cent on the same month last year on...

Former City analyst Anthony Codling - who is now the front-man for a new property portal - has set out why...

Gloomy statements from some industry organisations have suggested the market is in trouble thanks to Brexit uncertainty but Rightmove says visits...

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

A survey of 6,000 members of the public and 660 estate and letting agents has revealed some striking findings about how...

Zoopla is radically changing its strategy by exploiting the freedom it has under its new private equity ownership. That’s the conclusion of...

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

One of the world’s leading PropTech analysts says Purplebricks has turned the UK online/hybrid estate agency business into “a one horse...

A new portal which had branded itself as “the UK’s first decentralised property listing database” appears to have had a setback...

Zoopla is claiming a big surge in leads provided to agents and a new high in the number of visits to...

A new portal called YourMoov and describing itself as “the UK’s first decentralised property listing database” is to launch shortly. In an...

Rightmove has revealed which day was its busiest in 2018 in terms of page views. It says February 19 was the date,...

Early figures suggest record numbers of people visited Rightmove just after Christmas, giving renewed hope that the market may step up...

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

There’s nothing new about identifying 10 figures who have helped shape an industry over the past year, but that doesn’t mean...

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

An analysis of property branding by more than 200 companies suggests that Purplebricks and OnTheMarket are two of the big winners with...

Zoopla is launching its latest advertising campaign from Boxing Day with ideas from the creative minds behind Wallace & Gromit.  From Wednesday...

A top PropTech analyst says Purplebricks is as much an advertising firm as an estate agency but is nonetheless a huge success...

A specialist property portal says it’s offering estate agents “a captive audience for the ski properties on their books.” SnowOnly says that...

Asking prices of homes coming to the market have fallen for the second month in a row - and Rightmove says...

Has the bell finally tolled for online agencies? Emoov’s collapse and an investor revolt over crowdfunding have left a large question...

OnTheMarket had told its shareholders this morning that it now has over 12,000 branches listing and is offering share incentives to...

The head of the portal PropertyMutual has accused Rightmove, Zoopla and OnTheMarket of being “corporate dinosaurs” and has called on agents...

Zoopla claims a new Property Valuation Report being trialled in nine areas will win more leads for agents.  The PVR will use...

A leading digital analyst says Purplebricks’ success in the US market is not assured and has expressed concern over whether it...

With portal rivalry hotting up again, Zoopla has announced that with immediate effect it’s removing all non-property related adverts from all...

The chief executive of Emoov and the founder of the new portal Rummage4Property had a dramatic spat on Twitter just hours...

A new portal is launching next year with Countrywide and some 30 other estate agency groups signed up, as well as...

Zoopla founder Alex Chesterman - who sold the portal company for more than £2.2 billion to US private equity fund Silver...

PropTech has been mainstream for a few years now, and as more agents are familiar with the range of products and...

A platform that allows individual private sellers and landlords to list their properties alongside those from professional agents says it’s not...

East Midlands estate and lettings agency Jackson Grundy has signed up to OnTheMarket. The firm, with its Northampton headquarters, has 10 sales...

OnTheMarket chief executive Ian Springett has told an agents’ conference of the strategy for his service - including a prediction that...

To say legendary ZPG founder and CEO Alex Chesterman left big boots to fill when he stepped back from day-to-day operations...

Estate and letting agents are being warned not to slow down too early in the run up to Christmas as it...

Online agency Doorsteps is slashing its flat fee to just £1 with no commission charge - but for only 48 hours. The...

Rightmove is this morning reporting that the asking price of property coming to market has fallen 1.7 per cent in the...

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

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

OnTheMarket has issued an upbeat statement about the Court of Appeal setting a date to hear Connells-owned Gascoigne Halman's challenge to a ruling...

Here we go again - the Court of Appeal is to hear Connells-owned Gascoigne Halman's challenge to a ruling that cleared...

London agency chain Portico has signed up to OnTheMarket.  The 17 branch firm, which handles both sales and lettings, has offices in...

The head of a controversial property portal says agents can by-pass some GDPR marketing restrictions by using his service’s social network. Ben Davis,...

Two local estate agencies are entering a strategic partnership to market properties together, allowing them to list the properties on the...

A recent 'red flag alert' report from an insolvency firm warned that the number of real estate businesses defined as being...

You know the shiver you get when the portal reps call you out of the blue? That cold sweat in the...

Fewer than 15 per cent of owners go on to sell their home with the same agency they bought it through,...

Zoopla says 38 per cent of properties on sale have had their asking prices slashed. That’s a five per cent rise since...

OnTheMarket has this morning announced that franchise giant Belvoir will list all of its 300-plus branches on the challenger portal.  This includes...

A new junior estate agent apprenticeship standard has been launched with skills being offered for residential, commercial and auction sectors. Created by...

Outspoken online estate agency chief Russell Quirk says the estate agency industry is “really p****d off” with Rightmove trying to ride...

No, I haven’t lost the plot. Such a thing exists – and if you’re familiar with North London, there is a...

Almost one in five online sales valuations generated by The ValPal Network over a two-year period resulted in a completion with...

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...

A service which describes itself as an alternative to part exchange has been launched to facilitate sales to ‘corporate property buyers’. It’s...

We’re sorry to be starting the week with more evidence of the housing market in the doldrums, but Rightmove’s latest index...

One of the brokers working with OnTheMarket says the portal will not be profitable until 2021, but predicts that its target...

OnTheMarket’s trading figures for the six months to the end of July show, as predicted, losses while the company is building...

OnTheMarket plc, the company which operates the OTM portal, gives its first formal stock market figures tomorrow morning, for the six...

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

When Facebook first announced it would be entering the property listings market a few weeks ago it sent shockwaves across the...

The head of a leading Chinese property portal has taken the unusual step of commenting on a British tax policy -...

Andrews, which has over 50 branches across the south of England, is the latest major chain to sign up to OnTheMarket. In...

An insurance company is launching a policy which it says will protect consumers with comprehensive cover in the event of a...

Purplebricks has been the subject of another complaint to the Advertising Standards Authority - and the issue has again been categorised...

Last week, the first of a new kind of industry event took place; an open debate between agents and PropTech suppliers. Strong...

A website has officially launched this morning, aiming to push the concept of US-style For Sale By Owner online property marketing...

OnTheMarket has this morning announced that it now has signed listing agreements with more than 11,000 estate agency offices - over...

OnTheMarket has this morning announced that it’s signed up the north east of England regional agency Pattinson, which has 27 branches...

With the news that Hunters and Fisher German are the latest agencies to offer online auctions to sellers, is this something...

Rightmove is reporting a mini-boom as the autumn market gets into gear, with a surge in buyers and a one-month rise...

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...

Humberts - which when it was operating jointly with Chestertons was a prominent supporter of Agents’ Mutual and OnTheMarket - has...

OnTheMarket today launches a new TV advertising campaign which aims to highlight its 'New & Exclusive' marketing feature. Agents listing with the...

This week may have marked the landmark moment of Facebook entering the UK property market but as the industry prepares for...

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has upheld one of two complaints made against OnTheMarket's TV and print advertising. The complaints refer to...

Speculation is growing that Rightmove could drop out of the prestigious FTSE-100 within the next few days as the stock exchange...

OnTheMarket has signed up an estate and lettings agency firm run by a family and with 11 offices across west Devon...

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

OnTheMarket has seen another increase in listings to more than 10,500 offices, but it is repeating a warning that its free...

Purplebricks has been the subject of another complaint to the Advertising Standards Authority, this time over a claim on its website...

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

The latest quarterly house price report published by property portal s1homes reveals that properties across Scotland sell on average at six...

In the past decade or so there has been a movement towards the use of digital signage screens within a number...

An OnTheMarket sales rep - who now no longer works for the company - wrote a critical review of an independent estate...

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

OnTheMarket has signed up 12-office regional agency Robert Oulsnam and Company.  The firm, which handles sales and lettings, has 12 offices in...

It was interesting to see the recent story on Estate Agent Today about OnTheMarket (OTM) raising its fees after signing up...

The newly-appointed Group Managing Director of Countrywide says rumours of Hamptons International or other ‘crown jewels’ being put up for sale...

Another OnTheMarket founding estate agency - Strutt & Parker - has rejoined the Zoopla and PrimeLocation portals. Some months ago the London...

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

As if to prove there are two ways to interpret every figure, a new analysis of Rightmove’s recent trading statement suggests...

‘Up’ is the key word in Rightmove’s figures for the first half of 2018, released to the City and to shareholders...

OnTheMarket has now signed listing agreements with UK estate and letting agents with a total of over 10,000 offices - but...

The former head of Rightmove’s lettings division has blasted High Street estate agencies for “living in the past, charging exorbitant fees...

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

Before I get into the nitty gritty of the government (well, one of its startup accelerator schemes) giving away £20,000, let...

An article in Investors’ Chronicle says the dominance of Rightmove and ZPG in the portal market could be under threat from...

A property software guru says he wants PropTech firms to join with him in an ‘open platform’ which would allow smaller...

An agent from Cornwall who has waged a long-running campaign against online agencies in general and Purplebricks in particular has been...

A new free-to-list portal is to be launched - and it is to be ‘voice led’.  The PropTech firm Triplerr says it...

Leading PropTech guru Mike DelPrete has revealed that he was involved in Purplebricks’ latest expansion, entering the Canadian agency market via the...

Another update from OnTheMarket this morning claims the portal is now listing over 550,000 UK residential property listings, in excess of...

A decade ago we were still years away from Purplebricks, Countrywide was a colossus in the industry, no one had thought...

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

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

Estate Agent Today is 10 years old this weekend. We hope you’ll agree that’s a cause for celebration and a great...

A leading digital analyst says online agency Yopa has doubled its listings this year and is fighting the merged Emoov-Tepilo operation...

OnTheMarket now has listing agreements with over 9,000 estate agency branches - that's another 500 or so since its previous release...

The Advertising Standards Authority has intervened after receiving a complaint about a website and online advertisement for the Howard Cundey agency. The...

Clients of software provider Reapit can now integrate with leading sharing and online valuation service The ValPal Network. The objective is to help Reapit...

Letting agents are being advised to think seriously about how they can recoup costs to help compensate for the introduction of...

A leading property industry analysts says Rightmove may be amongst the top portals in the industry worldwide, but it is facing...

OnTheMarket’s first formal annual figures released since its flotation reveal losses in what it describes as its “transformational year” but also...

The entrepreneur behind a free-to-list property portal claiming support from 17 estate agencies has defended the description of them as ‘partners’ -...

London estate agency Kay & Co says it is targeting Chinese buyers following research data produced by a portal. The China property...

A property portal that describes itself as free-to-list has launched today, taking the industry by surprise - however, at least one...

OnTheMarket has announced to the City and its shareholders that it’s to reveal its annual results tomorrow - the first such...

A recent holiday in the US gave me an opportunity to catch up with property news over there - and surprisingly,...