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Will he stay or will he go? You don’t need me to say who ‘he’ is - it’s the only story...

With the drastic changes enacted on the industry over the past two years thanks to the pandemic and political events such...

Purplebricks is reported to have removed a property listing from its website when it discovered the vendors - a Christian couple...

OnTheMarket has this morning told shareholders that it's performance is ahead of expectations and it's on course to make improved profits...

Boomin has issued research done on its behalf into the value of spare rooms - and it’s made some eccentric comparisons...

The Bruce brothers’ new portal Boomin has given its first statistics regarding usage following the launch of a new marketing campaign...

Boomin co-founder and chief executive Michael Bruce has returned to the attack on Rightmove, Zoopla and OnTheMarket with an open letter,...

Rightmove claims its visits over the Christmas period were its busiest ever with what it calls ‘buyer demand’ up 23 per...

Zoopla’s chief operating officer says the portal has made progress for agents in 2021 but recognises there’s more to do next...

The chair of the strategic board of fledgling Boomin says most existing portals are merely operating like digital newspapers with listings,...

Boomin is launching a new ad campaign from Boxing Day, December 26 - the date previously associated with record visits to...

We all know what did happen in 2021 - Covid and more Covid, the stamp duty holiday frenzy, a soaring rental...

A survey of sellers shows that 61 per cent of them visit the agent’s website before instructing them. According to respondents the...

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

Data released by Zoopla suggests that demand for new builds outside London remains above the five year average, but has failed...

Boomin has revealed an upgrade to its SmartVal feature, which tries to blend real-time online valuations with local expertise from member...

Boomin has launched a new tool - Chainmaker - which it claims cuts fall throughs and introduces agents to ‘hot buyers’. The software...

A new membership scheme aiming to increase the industry’s energy efficiency credentials is being launched next year by allAgents. The Sustainable Agent...

The average asking price of homes coming to the market has dropped by over £2,000 in the past month - the...

PropTech has seen a surge in uptake over the last few years for several reasons – be it the Covid-19 pandemic...

Rightmove will launch its latest outdoor campaign on Monday, with advertisements in over 1,000 roadside and rail locations remaining in place...

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

A torrid period for Purplebricks' share value means it opens stock market trading today with a price of just 33p.  This is less...

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

Zoopla says its new In-Search ads have secured over 38m impressions since their launch.  ‘In-Search’ ads are hosted on Zoopla’s listings search...

There’s been some cynicism amongst the industry in response to new homes promises made by Chancellor Rishi Sunak in yesterday’s Budget. Sunak...

With soaring property prices, supply continuing to be outstripped by demand and overworked and overtired industry professionals; we’re seeing the sector...

There is no denying that managing properties is labour intensive. As real estate agents you are responsible for administering and addressing...

A small property portal has accused Rightmove, Zoopla and OnTheMarket of listing properties with asking prices far in excess of market...

The Modern Method of Auction (MMoA), also known as Conditional auction, can sometimes get a bad rap. However, much of the...

OnTheMarket figures for the first half of this year show stronger revenue and improved profits. Agency numbers have increased modestly since January...

It’s been revealed that HM Revenue & Customs scours the listings on both Rightmove and Zoopla to assess whether property investors...

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

Fledgling portal Boomin says its new SmartVal tool has received over 10,000 requests since launching in early September. SmartVal is powered in part by...

It’s a truism that most property enquiries from buyers these days come through portals but there are several reasons why agents...

As we move into the autumn of 2021, what the coming year has in store for estate agents is something we...

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

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

The Victorian phrase “as safe as houses” well surmises the security of the housing market as, whether they are buying or...

Business intelligence is paramount to companies looking to gain a competitive edge, particularly in saturated markets like estate agency. Each client...

A TV advertising campaign begins today to promote SmartVal, its real-time valuation tool available on the Boomin portal. The advertisements will start...

PropTech platform Agent Response has just released its latest league table for conversion stats relating to the first two weeks of...

A long-standing critic of OnTheMarket, who was once excluded from a presentation by the portal’s leadership, has spoken enthusiastically of the...

I’m sorry to break this to you but in 10 days’ time it will be autumn - and we will have...

Things can change. For those who remember, it’s no secret that I became one of the industry's strongest critics of OnTheMarket (OTM). My reasons...

Representatives of Rightmove, Zoopla, OnTheMarket, Boomin and OneDome portals are to be quizzed in an industry Question Time session next month. Russell...

Rightmove data released this morning shows that the average asking price of a detached house has risen literally 10 times the...

Zoopla has revealed that some 200 agents have joined its new Product Research Panel, testing new innovations introduced by the portal. First...

Trust the process: subscribe your landlords and tenants to Task Plans and receive automated prompts when it’s the right time to...

Zoopla has issued a data-heavy statement on its services for agents - just days after Boomin criticised it for being over...

A bank which a year ago told investors to sell Rightmove shares has now changed its tune - radically. In August 2020...

Boomin has revealed to Estate Agent Today the latest figures on agency branches signed up to its fledgling portal. It says it...

The head of Boomin has attacked Rightmove for the fees it currently charges agents, the likelihood of higher fees to come,...

Rightmove has reported a dramatic bounce back in its fortunes - and it’s making more money from agents even than before...

Boomin has announced the appointment of six agents, described as independent representatives, who are now on the new portal’s strategic board. The...

Boomin has given its member agents more details of its new valuation tool being launched next month. Called SmartVal, it is described...

New research from Zoopla appears to show that buyers typically move further away for larger homes rather than smaller or same-size...

It’s a big ask to expect anyone to suddenly change what they have always done, particularly if their results have proven...

Fledgling portal Boomin is launching what it claims to be the most interactive and accurate online valuation tool on the market.  It...

An online estate agency is launching a quasi franchise operation it calls Agency In A Box and claims applicants will “effectively”...

OnTheMarket, which until now has lagged behind the leading two portals in terms of consumer-facing housing market information, has today launched...

Is print dead as an advertising medium for estate agents? Many have suggested it is, thanks to the rise and rise of...

Anyone working in residential property knows it is taking longer and longer to get from SSTC (sold subject to contract) to...

Free to list portal Residential People has launched a filter allowing users to sort properties by EPC rating.  The new ‘Energy Efficiency...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? I’m Jamie Cooke, Co-Founder and Managing Director of iamsold, part...

Zoopla has launched a new advertising innovation which it says will help both agents and housebuilders as they seek to capitalise...

Purplebricks will this week reveal the result of almost two years of trials into a new pricing structure.  The details will come...

It doesn’t seem that long ago that 2D floorplans were considered cutting edge – but it’s safe to say they’re now...

Back in April, leading portal Zoopla launched a new multi-million-pound marketing campaign, its biggest ever, to help agents capitalise on the...

For many, paying money to use an estate agent is primarily because that company has a database of buyers or tenants....

There’s been a dramatic slump in instructions for online agencies, particularly Purplebricks, according to data produced by one online firm itself. 99Home...

Iain McKenzie, chief executive of the Guild of Property Professionals, has given Estate Agent Today readers four exclusive marketing tips. In a...

The intense rivalry between portals continues today with Zoopla announcing one of its longest-standing agent customers has renewed for five more...

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

OnTheMarket, which a few days ago indicated it was in profit for the first time, is to woo potential new investors...

A former commercial director of Zoopla, who worked at the portal for 12 years, has been named as managing director of...

Rightmove have been given a strong endorsement by an influential stock market tipster service, Investing.com.  “Rightmove has built a strong brand, delivered...

Boomin says it’s added over 600 new agency branches during May, with the latest signing being the large Pattinson independent with...

Zoopla has unveiled new features which it says will deliver more value to agents. In-Search Ads gives agents and housebuilders the option...

Despite the vast amount of publicity given to the concept of virtual viewing, a survey suggests relatively few properties on sale...

OnTheMarket’s new chief executive has posted his first full year’s trading figures - and they suggest the portal is making progress...

Boomin says it’s going to “reinvent the YouTube channel for property.” The portal’s new YouTube channel has gone live with five unique...

OnTheMarket has announced new functionality in a direct bid to take on Rightmove and Zoopla. The functionality, to go live within the...

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

The free to list portal Residential People has launched what it claims to be a new Map View feature which “goes...

Digital marketing agency Angels Media and digital platform Gazeal have announced an exclusive strategic partnership to help improve and speed up...

One of the industry’s key marketing suppliers has given four tips for agent readers of Estate Agent Today. Graeme Edwards, managing director...

Free to list portal Residential People has launched a market intelligence platform called Prospr. This has been developed with the aim of...

Sarah Edmundson, the chief executive of the Agents Together charity - set up by the Bruce brothers, Michael and Kenny -...

In recent years, the property market has been taking steps to become more digital – with HM Land Registry leading the...

Three of the leading portals have made major announcements as the fierce rivalry between the big players continues apace.  Firstly Zoopla claims its latest...

One of the men behind the defunct Emoov online estate agency has re-emerged as the head of a marketing service. The service...

The man behind the free-to-list portal Residential People says security across all portals should be tightened, with so-called Two Factor Authentication...

The controversial demands of Trading Standards for more “material information” to be provided upfront in property details have been criticised by...

Zoopla has issued a statement saying it’s entering into a long-term partnership with the Leacders Romans Group, which will be “curated...

We know the industry-wide statistic that more than 50% of all vendors end up selling with the second (or sometimes third)...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card?  Bal Arora – Managing Director In your experience, what is the...

Changes to the way the property market operates over the last year - with increased flexibility and remote interactions - has...

Boomin founder Michael Bruce says his new site has enjoyed a stronger start than any other portal in terms of visits, viewings,...

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...

Zoopla says house builders “are at the heart of everything we do” and it is revamping its New Homes marketing offer...

One of the world’s leading analysts of portals has warned Boomin, OnTheMarket and others challenging Rightmove - millions have been spent...

This time last year the industry was awaiting the launch of a new portal - the free to list public site...

It’s hard to remember a time at any point in the last 20 years when agents have been looking for a...

Rightmove and Zoopla have both made PropTech announcements as the scramble to retain and win agents continues. Rightmove’s draw-a-search tool has been...

The biggest news story in town this last week – which has brought people who don’t usually like or watch football...

Free-to-list portal OneDome has signed up the 55 branch agency network Chancellors. The agency will consequently list all of its residential sales...

Two leading agencies and an agent network have signed up to the UK’s first dedicated portal for those finding, researching, buying...

As the property market continues to boom, competition between portals such as Zoopla, Rightmove, OnTheMarket and Boomin has been hotting up...

Momentum is building for agents to provide more information on property details and portals - not wait until a prospective buyer...

Some 45 per cent of people who had their home valued by an agent or sold it in the past three years discovered it...

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...

National Trading Standards wants agents, portals and industry groups to come up with ways to provide basic essential material information ‘upfront’.  The National...

A leading agent says that for every house he puts on the market, he has over 40 requests for viewings -...

Zoopla today begins a new marketing drive - the latest move in the fierce battle between Rightmove, Zoopla, OnTheMarket and Boomin. Zoopla is...

Another week begins, another record tumbles - Rightmove this morning reports a monthly price surge of 2.1 per cent has propelled...

Jason Tebb, the ex-Foxtons agent who is now chief executive of OnTheMarket, has given his first in depth public interview since...

We’re officially transitioning to summer – marked by the clocks going forward and warmer weather – just as restrictions start to...

Zoopla has unveiled a subtle rebranding plus new features and functionality - and says it wants to be number one, not...

Michael Bruce has been promoted from the role of executive chairman of Boomin to group chief executive officer. This is within two...

Rightmove has so far this year recorded 20 of its busiest ever days for visits to the site as the current...

Our recent state of the property nation survey, which yielded nearly 350 responses from directors to junior negotiators, and many others...

With increasing numbers of portals battling for membership and revenue, Zoopla has revealed that all Carter Jonas’ residential branches will list until...

A portal says it’s the most significant challenger to the Big Three of Rightmove, Zoopla and OnTheMarket. OneDome says it bases this on...

Agents have contacted Estate Agent Today to say they fear the new MatchMaker service on the Boomin portal could be used...

The launch of Boomin has been and gone with, perhaps, something less than its expected fanfare of publicity. Of course there are...

First off, happy Good Friday to all our readers. Here’s to a great, if still slightly different, long Easter bank holiday...

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...

Here are the first three TV adverts for Boomin, the new property portal which launches on Friday.The new website launches early...

With just days before the launch of new portal Boomin, Rightmove says it’s hit a record 9.1m visits in a 24...

We recently launched our state of the property nation survey – a two-minute poll designed to give estate and letting agents...

Data from Rightmove suggests a sharp increase in the number of chain-free properties on the market because sellers are increasingly willing...

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

It now takes 43 days longer to sell a home than it did a year ago. Comparison site GetAgent, which makes the...

Rightmove says the excess of demand over supply right now is bigger than at any time over the past decade -...

One of the biggest trends in recent times, as a direct result of the pandemic, is the concept of working from...

Last year saw a monumental shift in almost every aspect of our lives: not least the way we work, socialise and...

Rightmove has promised to keep its restrictions on access to Rightmove Plus under review - and says it’s aiming to help...

Agents are up in arms at a Rightmove restriction temporarily preventing access to parts of its listing back-end.  Agents received an email...

Recently I heard the stat that over 50% of property is sold with the second agent, which was backed up by...

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

Boomin has revealed its launch date after months of high-profile publicity. It’s to be three and a half weeks from now on...

Agents in England are told that sellers should market their homes by March 23 - only 18 days from now - if...

OnTheMarket has hit out at a newspaper claim that it is just “limping along.” Patrick Hosking, a prominent financial columnist at The...

Fundamental changes to the way in which agents can work were shown at the online launch of Lifesycle 2 by Iceberg...

When I joined Zoopla, I took the same approach that I always take whenever I enter a new sector: I was...

Challenger portal OneDome has signed up one of the larger UK agencies, the Leaders Romans Group. LRG will list all its residential sales...

  Who are you and what does it say on your business card?  Mark Meyer, CEO, Meyers Franchising What is Meyers and what...

Rightmove has revealed its figures for the full year 2020 - down in terms of profit and revenue because of the impact...

An open letter from Boomin chief executive Michael Bruce shows how fierce the competition is going to be in the portal field...

We know the industry-wide statistic that more than 50% of all vendors end up selling with the second (or sometimes third)...

Zoopla says it has so far delivered almost £80,000 in agent fees through its access to the Modern Method of Auction. MMA...

The Bruce brothers’ latest project, Boomin, is “ready to launch” some two months after it was expected to see the light...

OnTheMarket says it’s going to increase investment in new products and services, and invest further in ‘internal website development resources’. In a...

A report drawn up by a software firm analyses sales, lettings and valuation leads from agents listing on Rightmove, Zoopla and...

OneDome says it’s seen a surge in consumer activity in 2021, culminating in its two websites growing to a combined visitor...

A survey of portal usage shows a low level of trust and customer satisfaction from agents, and a majority of agencies saying they...

Rightmove is the latest portal to forge a link with the controversial Modern Method of Auction service being offered to agents. A...

The rise and rise of portal listings and changing consumer habits during the pandemic may mean the death of the High...

Let’s address the elephant in the room first - the property sector and how we market properties is changing. Gone are the...

Boomin, created by Michael and Kenny Bruce, promises “highly memorable and engaging” TV and radio ads at its launch in the near...

After high levels of publicity for Zoopla and Boomin in recent weeks, Rightmove has struck back with figures suggesting it’s enjoyed...

This time out, I’m in conversation with one of the big three established portals. Since it was founded in 2007, Zoopla...

We’re now in Lockdown 3.0 and most of us have become used to juggling home-working, home schooling and a million and...

Property portals remain an essential marketing tool for estate agents and their value is clearly appreciated by consumers. However, with a...

It’s been some time since online agencies have ventured into crowdfunding to raise investment, but easyProperty has now done so -...

There’s been a flurry of recent activity involving agencies quoted on the London Stock Exchange: Hunters, The Property Franchise Group and...

The last few months have seen property agents work hard to continue delivering quality client communications and maintain an increasingly digital...

Free-to-list portal One Dome has launched a dedicated New Homes section - in line with the longer-established paid-for portals - and...

Another group of independent estate agents have launched a portal - a rival to a similar project launched by other agencies...

The property market became somewhat fractious during 2020. After receiving a much-needed boost with the promise of stamp duty relief, things...

Both Rightmove and Zoopla have issued new data showing how the market is changing as buyers’ aspirations alter. Zoopla has looked at where...

While the property industry has suffered far less than other sectors during the past year, it would be short of the...

The Federation of Independent Agents says a survey of member agencies suggests only around a fifth per cent would definitely be listing...

Boomin has announced another 15 independents as members of the site, which is expected to launch in the near future. “The latest...

Independent agents inspired by the Say No To Rightmove campaign are to launch a rival portal next month. Wearethemarket is a portal...

Rightmove says it’s recorded the busiest ever start to a New Year in its two decade history with visits to the...

To kick off 2021, we have a Q&A with one of the most high-profile – and, it has to be said,...

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

Firstly, Happy New Year – here’s to 2021 being less chaotic than the last! In the final part of our series on...

ZPG, parent company of Zoopla, is to buy another comparison website business, in addition to running its existing Uswitch service. Insurance group...

Zoopla saw a record 70.5 per cent increase in traffic on Boxing Day as signs suggest the pre-Christmas boom is set...

One of the founder agencies of the new Boomin portal, scheduled to launch in the New Year, has also rejoined Zoopla. Farrell...

Free to list portal Residential People is launching a new cloud-based platform which it says will help agents use Amazon-style technology...

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...

The Bruce brothers’ portal Boomin has signed two high profile regional agencies from the north of England. Manning Stainton and Farrell Heyworth...

Douglas & Gordon, one of the highest profile London agency networks, is the latest signing for the yet-to-launch Boomin portal. The agency...

It is the end of my column for another year, my 4th if I am not mistaken.  This year has seen a...

OnTheMarket is to undergo a revamp under its new chief executive, former Foxtons agent Jason Tebb - who has been given...

The launch of much-hyped new portal Boomin, originally scheduled for this month, has now been pushed back until early next year. A lengthy letter sent...

Zoopla has added over 1,000 branches since lockdown began in March, taking total membership of offices and new homes to a...

As we approach the most unusual of festive periods, many property professionals will already be thinking about the January market and...

Software provider Dezrez has entered into an integration partnership with Boomin - the fledgling portal’s first PropTech deal.  The agreement ensures that...

Belvoir has become the latest major agency group to sign up to Boomin as a founder agent.  The properties of all four...

One of the oldest portals in the UK, Mouseprice, has been bought by a service which describes itself as the country’s...

Upcoming portal Boomin has written to its founder agents inviting one of them to take up a seat on the main...

After you. No, after you. That is often how innovation seems amongst the real estate elite. And this week I see it...

Free-to-list portal group OneDome claims 425 estate agency branches joined its listing services last month,  OneDome Group operates two portals, OneDome and...

The agency industry may look back on this year and say: “Well...to be honest we didn’t really see it coming.” No, no,...

One of the highest profile figures in the agency industry - and a past critic of Purplebricks - has come out as a vociferous...

So, we’re back to where we were in the spring, more or less. England is in a national lockdown again to...

The soon-to-launch Boomin portal has signed up a national firm and now claims to have recruited 40 per cent of the...

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

Newspapers are pushed through the door, whereas websites have to pull in visitors - it’s a simple but fundamental difference with vast implications...

The founder of OneDome says a likely housing market slowdown is the perfect time for agents to optimise revenue by investing in PropTech. Babek Ismayil believes...

The new property portal Boomin has revealed its fees structure for agents. Tapping into the industry debate over portal fees, Boomin describes...

The soon-to-launch portal Boomin - set up by the people who founded Purplebricks- has signed another 10 independent agents. They are all...

Residential People, one of many free-to-list platforms in the hectic portal marketplace, is set to launch which it calls its “AI...

Many agents are brilliant at giving a personal touch and are professional in the way they treat customers, but I would...

The six brands that make up The Property Franchise Group are the latest signings for yet-to-launch portal Boomin. TPFG’s brands are national...

Firstly, let’s get the obvious out of the way. Lockdown 2, as it’s being known, is now with us, but fortunately...

Chancellor Rishi Sunak has extended the furlough scheme until the end of March. It will continue under the current rules, with the...

Fledgling portal Boomin - launching later this month - has announced another 10 independent regional agencies as founder members. This includes its...

Boomin is to levy a traditional monthly fee for estate and letting agents listing on the site, in line with other...

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

Advanced information released today about Boomin suggests it will seek a much closer relationship with agents than existing portals, with lifetime...

OnTheMarket has handed out more shares to agencies signing long-term agreements with the portal. It was almost three years ago that OTM, then...

It’s been an unexpected year for the property market, shaped by the effects of the pandemic. We didn’t quite anticipate the...

A new property portal that operates a Tinder-style ‘swipe’ app is offering agents 12 months free listings. MoveStreets operates like the dating...

Yet-to-launch portal Boomin has secured the support of 10 more estate agencies, one of them the national chain Humberts. In its third...

Tenant enquiries and property viewings unsurprisingly slowed this spring, due to the necessary government restrictions brought in to manage the pandemic....

The Covid-19 pandemic has impacted the way every industry operates and the property sector is no exception. Following an enforced seven-week...

One of the latest 10 agents joining the still-to-launch Boomin portal says it could be the go-to website for all property...

Boomin, the still-to-launch portal created by the founders of Purplebricks, has named another 10 founding member agencies. Like the initial 10 they...

Another new property portal has been launched, this one - Mutual - describing itself as the ‘Pre-Portal Property Platform for estate...

Lawyers, politicians, bankers, insurance sellers – no matter where you go, there are some professions that are just always going to...

The new Boomin portal being launched shortly has named 10 high profile agency chains as founding members. The 10 give the new portal...

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

OnTheMarket’s acting chief executive says the portal will embrace more social media and innovative marketing strategies in the coming period. Yesterday the...

OnTheMarket’s latest trading update shows a significant rise in revenue but agency branch membership numbers stalling. Revenue was up 28 per cent...

A new portal-style PropTech product has launched and wants to recruit estate agents to its fold - despite describing the way...

The latest review by the National Trading Standards Estate and Letting Agency Team into referral fees places the outdated practice of...

The Say No To Rightmove campaign has admitted that getting the number one portal to change its fee structure “may take...

OnTheMarket says it’s going to issue its next trading statement one week today on October 13. This will cover the first six...

The so-called ‘trade up gap’ for people buying for the second time has grown to a record £67,761 according to Rightmove. The...

The agency leading the Say No To Rightmove campaign has returned all of its offices and brands to Zoopla. The Acorn Group,...

Property technology company OneDome, which operates two portals - OneDome and Nethouseprices - has raised another £5m in funding.  It says it...

A new PropTech product claims to help agents generate and nurture leads - even while they sleep. MovePal generates leads through Facebook...

Boomin, the new portal being set up by the founders of Purplebricks, is holding a series of confidential webinars next week...

One of the many new portals recently launched has made a pitch for agents to join because of its referral fees...

Seller and landlord leads are what makes estate agency tick. Without them, new business is nowhere to be seen and you...

One of the growing number of free to list property portals, Residential People, claims a record-breaking number of sales and letting...

Share prices for many quoted estate agencies and property portals fell in trading as fears grew about Coronavirus. London-focussed agency Foxtons was one...

Another regional agency group has returned to Zoopla, attributing the move to the portal's “receptive audiences” amongst the house buying and renting...

OnTheMarket has signed up one of the country’s biggest house builders, Taylor Wimpey. The builder - which has 24 offices and covers...

For a number of years now, predictions have been made that one of the major tech giants will eventually enter the...

Rightmove, which recently posted a 37 per cent drop in revenue for the first six months of 2020, has lost almost...

OnTheMarket has this morning announced record leads during August, beating July’s previous record. The portal generated over two million leads in August, an...

The portal  set up by Purplebricks founders Michael and Kenny Bruce has revealed it's recruited Rightmove and Zoopla personnel and intends...

For a mixture of reasons, I now only write this column every two weeks. At first, I missed the weekly consideration...

A sentiment survey conducted amongst 585 estate agents by the OnTheMarket portal suggests fewer than half have witnessed price rises since...

It’s no surprise the mainstream news remains dominated by coronavirus - not so much the actual effect of it right now,...

Estate agents are increasingly using low-key ‘grey’ marketing to avoid too many prospective buyers swamping them when homes go on sale. That’s...

The battle between portals is hotting up again with Zoopla repeating its offer of free listings until January for agents committing...

Two City consultancies instructed by OnTheMarket have talked up the company’s fortunes after the appointment of its new chief executive.  Shore Capital, which in...

There’s been a surprise appointment as OnTheMarket chief executive. Instead of popular acting CEO Clive Beattie - who had made it known...

One of the most experienced British estate agents says the new portal Boomin - expected to launch next month, October -...

The Say No To Rightmove campaign has given a thumbs up to the new Boomin listings service created by the brothers...

OneDome, which operates two free-to-list property listing sites, says it’s had a record month as it strives to build an alternative...

A new portal launches today with 100,000 listings and a pledge to target buyers largely ignored by established websites - investors. It’s...

One of Countrywide’s biggest shareholders has written a second letter to the company to demand bold action to save the agency...

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...

It has been three months since the property market was given the green light to reopen. During this time, we have...

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

Almost all estate agents are still saying Yes to Rightmove, according to figures produced by the portal this morning. Membership numbers for...

Zoopla has revealed details of its biggest ever marketing campaign in a bid to cash in on agents’ growing dissatisfaction with...

The proportion of the asking price achieved on average in the past year is 95.8 per cent according to a new survey. Comparison...

Rightmove and OnTheMarket have revealed their latest bids to keep agent support. Rightmove is launching an extensive redesign of property details pages, after...

Rightmove’s new chief financial officer has a basic salary of £390,000 plus bonus options coming to a potential total of £1.75m. Alison Dolan has...

The new portal OpenBrix, which is powered by Blockchain, has revealed its fee structure ahead of its formal launch on September...

OnTheMarket has confirmed it is “considering” making redundancies - the second of the large portals to be in this position. Rumours have been...

A statement by OnTheMarket this morning reveals that as of the end of last month it had a record 14,000 advertisers...

OneDome has released a list of High Street agencies that have signed up to its free-to-list portal and sister website Nethouseprices  -...

Steve, his name was. Steve, the board man. A rather frightening man, if truth be told. When I started at Foxtons, he used...

A new analysis of corporate estate agencies’ social media followings and websites shows the big winners to be Savills, Foxtons and...

An agent in Hertfordshire says he routinely secures 5,000 visits to ‘live open houses’ on Facebook Live, and have on one...

It is widely expected that Purplebricks will shortly reveal the result of an experiment with a number of different pricing strategies. The...

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

The founder of Purplebricks, Michael Bruce, has this morning revealed his new project to be called Launch B - and he...

There’s no doubt that Covid-19 has had a huge impact on the UK’s property market, after hundreds of thousands of house...

Chancellor Rishi Sunak - and the agency industry - will no doubt be delighted to know that visits to Rightmove soared...

One of the many free-to-list portals now vying for attention is offering agents six months free access to a platform boasting...

Have you ever wondered how industry-specific software and property portals have influenced the typical estate agency of today? A new book, which...

OnTheMarket says almost 500 branches have signed up in recent months, entitling their business owners to ‘welcome shares’. Of those branches signing...

The estate agency group spearheading the Say No To Rightmove campaign has signed its 36 branches up to new portal Homesearch. The...

Homesearch, the long-awaited new free-to-list portal, launches today with a string of testimonials from supportive estate agents. The new portal announced at...