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Auction House has announced its highest-ever monthly sales total, with its sales in May just topping £70m.  The firm sold 397 properties...

Agents spend their whole careers telling vendors and landlords why they will be able to achieve a better sale price or...

In recent years click & collect has become a popular way for retailers, supermarkets and online shopping sites such as Amazon...

An online auction platform has launched a new instant property purchase feature as part of its expansion plans. Under The Hammer, a...

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

A new analysis of the online estate agency business model claims that it ‘could be described as a Ponzi scheme’. The accusation...

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

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

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

Former estate agent Nick Ferrand has gone public with a new website which says home owners decide when and to whom...

Auction House says it sold more properties in October than during any other month in the company’s 10 year history. The firm...

The agent behind a new online service covering off-market homes in part of prime central London says his service will expand...

Think ‘fake agents’ are no threat to your business? Think again. The rise of online agents - dubbed by some as...

Even some of the most successful professionals from other professions fail to grasp the most important point when it comes to...

One of the earliest entrepreneurs to found a website to allow for-sale-by-owner property listings back in 2000, predicts current online agents...

A new app, Qoob, allows people to use a smartphone to swipe through homes put on the market by private sellers...

The chief executive of Zoopla has ruled out allowing private sellers and landlords to list properties directly on Zoopla or PrimeLocation.  In...

An opinion poll of over 2,000 people conducted for The House Shop shows that a majority of people would use a...