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![Auction firms merge to boost estate agent services](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Acquisition-400x310.png)
My Auction has merged with Bamboo Auctions to form one of the largest online auction providers in the UK. Rocket Auctions, a newly...
15 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![A Market-leading ecosystem for estate agents](/upload/images/adv-2021/sponsored-content/iamproperty/Ecosystem%20-%20360x280.jpg)
At iamproperty we are excited to share the announcement of our future innovation strategy and vision, continuing our commitment to transform...
10 August 2023
From: Sponsored Content
![Upfront material information is a huge opportunity - here's why](/upload/images/2%20EAT%20WEEKEND%20FEATURE%20-%2015_07%20-%20Material%20Information%20by%20Ben%20Ridgway.jpg)
Parts B and C of Material Information guidance are on the horizon and expected to come into play this autumn. I caught...
15 July 2023
From: Features
![Revealed: The Top Trends For 2023 Auction Market](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Court-UK-400x310.png)
Consumer demand for auction can no longer be ignored. Month after month this alternative method of sale sees increased uptake as...
11 January 2023
From: Features
![Agent partners transfer to iamproperty in auction trade deal](/upload/images/Miscellaneous/IamSoldSDLAuction-400x310.jpg)
More than 1,000 estate agency branches are to join iamproperty’s partner network from SDL Auctions after a trade deal between the...
30 August 2022
From: Breaking News
![Property Auctions on the Rise – Five Common Property Auction Misconceptions](/upload/images/Auctions/PropertyAuctionHome-400x310.png)
With so many benefits including lower fall-through rates and quicker sales, it is no surprise that selling a property via auction...
23 July 2022
From: Features
![Too late for agents and vendors to complete sales by Christmas - claim](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/PropertySold-400x310.jpg)
Auctioneers have a better chance than agents of getting homes sold by Christmas, an industry figure claims. Jeremy Prior, managing director of...
12 July 2022
From: Breaking News
![Fall-Through Mayhem - over 50,000 deals collapse since New Year](/upload/images/library/PropertyTransactionsConcept-400x310.jpg)
A prominent industry supplier has produced startling statistics about the numbers of fall throughs in just the first 10 weeks or...
22 March 2022
From: Breaking News
![Phil Spencer: Time for agents to grab the gavel as market slows](/upload/images/Site%20logos/PhilSpencer-MoveIQ-EATLAT-400x310.jpg)
The market’s likely to slow this year as the rising cost of living saps some buyer confidence, so agents are understandably...
04 March 2022
From: Breaking News
![Conveyancing IT crash exposes weaknesses in transaction process](/upload/images/PropTech%20%26%20Online/Digital-Online-400x310.jpg)
EAT readers may have seen a piece in Friday’s property section of The Times about the long-running Simplify saga, which has...
13 December 2021
From: Breaking News
![The Modern Method of Auction is fast, transparent and the future](/upload/images/Auctions/PropertyAuctionHome-400x310.png)
The Modern Method of Auction (MMoA), also known as Conditional auction, can sometimes get a bad rap. However, much of the...
13 October 2021
From: Features
![Could the MMoA offer the post-Covid solution that agents need?](/upload/images/Auctions/AuctioneerGavel-400x310.jpg)
Some 18 months on, we’re only just beginning to understand the impact of Covid-19 and how it’ll shape the future economy...
31 July 2021
From: Features
![Jamie Cooke, Co-Founder and Managing Director at iamsold, part of the iamproperty group](/img/default/eat.png)
Who are you and what does it say on your business card? I’m Jamie Cooke, Co-Founder and Managing Director of iamsold, part...
06 July 2021
From: 60 Second Interview
![Phil Spencer advises agents: Save A Sale, Restore A Reputation!](/img/default/eat.png)
There may well have been times in recent weeks when any agent would have been forgiven for wanting a break -...
21 June 2021
From: Breaking News
![Digital onboarding service launches with 900 agency branches](/img/default/eat.png)
Movebutler, the digital onboarding platform from online auction specialist iamproperty, says it has some 900 agency branches signed up. These include Martin...
28 May 2021
From: Breaking News
![Ben Ridgway, Group Managing Director at iamproperty](/img/default/eat.png)
Who are you and what does it say on your business card? I’m Ben Ridgway, Group Managing Director at iamproperty. What is iamproperty...
10 May 2021
From: 60 Second Interview
![Is flexibility key in auction partnerships?](/img/default/eat.png)
Whilst it was once seen as a way to sell niche or run-down properties, auction is now a mainstream method of...
05 May 2021
From: Features
![Changes to the moving process that agents and consumers want to see](/img/default/eat.png)
The private treaty process has been in need of modernisation for a long time. When we open an account with a...
28 April 2021
From: Features
![Firm behind iamsold auctions enters private treaty sale sector](/img/default/eat.png)
The firm behind iamsold, the leading operator in the controversial Modern Method of Auction arena, is entering the private treaty sales...
04 March 2021
From: Breaking News
![Modern Method of Auction attracts Zoopla member agents](/img/default/eat.png)
Over 100 Zoopla member branches have signed up to the Modern Method of Auction system offered via the portal. Over the summer Zoopla...
03 December 2020
From: Breaking News
![How auctions can help agents through the second lockdown](/img/default/eat.png)
As we embark on another nationwide lockdown, the team at SDL Auctions are keen to help agents ride the storm, beat...
11 November 2020
From: Sponsored Content
![Speed up sales! Online platform claims to cut agents’ admin in 2021](/img/default/eat.png)
A new online platform claims to be the first of its kind to speed up the private treaty sales process for...
01 October 2020
From: Breaking News
![Agents handling private treaty sales accused of being behind the times](/img/default/eat.png)
A quick buy firm which typically purchases homes from sellers at below market levels has accused estate agents and the private...
28 September 2020
From: Breaking News
![New PropTech products aim to help transparency and Covid safety](/img/default/eat.png)
New PropTech products continue to appear, many aimed at enhancing transparency in buying and selling, or helping agents adopt new ways of...
24 September 2020
From: Breaking News
![A lot less: Houses at auction achieve 40% less than via private treaty](/img/default/eat.png)
With estate agents increasingly offering auction options to vendors, new research makes interesting reading - and suggests that homes sold via...
04 September 2020
From: Breaking News
![Why diversifying into auctions can boost post-lockdown cashflow](/img/default/eat.png)
Following the easing of lockdown restrictions on England’s property market in May, NAEA Propertymark reported a sharp increase in business for...
05 August 2020
From: Features
![National auctioneer seeks agency partners for new sales initiative](/img/default/eat.png)
National property auctioneer Pugh & Co is launching an initiative to partner with estate agents across the UK. Via a new network...
08 June 2020
From: Breaking News
![Auction House reveals record month and says agent sales 'won't deliver'](/img/default/eat.png)
Auction House has reported a record number of sales for September, while its founder claims private treaty sales 'won't be able...
09 October 2019
From: Breaking News
![Agency sets up its own PropTech consultancy service](/img/default/eat.png)
The niche agency Singer Veille has set up its own PropTech consultancy and application development service for the property industry. Singer Veille...
24 September 2019
From: Breaking News
![Online agents undervalued, underpaid and 'not really self-employed' - guru](/img/default/eat.png)
One of the most experienced and high profile figures in the industry says individual agents working for online companies are typically...
09 August 2019
From: Breaking News
![Rightmove trials digital offers for commercial buyers – is this the future?](/img/default/eat.png)
Property portal Rightmove has confirmed that it is trialling an option which allows buyers of commercial properties to submit offers online...
08 July 2019
From: Breaking News
![‘Replacement for private treaty sales’ offered by online auctioneer](/img/default/eat.png)
The Network Auctions ‘E” online property platform, used by an estimated 100 agents, has been revamped with vendors now offered three...
21 March 2019
From: Breaking News
![Online property auction firm hits back against “murky” accusation](/img/default/eat.png)
A firm which links with agents to operate online auctions has hit back at a consumer group's allegations that this growing sector...
31 October 2018
From: Breaking News
![Agents slammed for milking buyers for profits via online auctions](/img/default/eat.png)
A consumer group says agents are securing increasing income from online auctions, but it warns that for buyers there are pitfalls...
30 October 2018
From: Breaking News
![Agency sells home via first-ever Artificial Intelligence auctioneer](/img/default/eat.png)
A platform which previously offered online private treaty exchanges says a sale of a home in the Republic of Ireland has...
11 October 2018
From: Breaking News
![Another agency teams up with online and in-room auction house](/img/default/eat.png)
Another agency has teamed up with an auction company to allow it to offer vendors the choice of both in-room and...
15 August 2018
From: Breaking News
![Don’t fall foul of anti-money laundering rules](/img/default/eat.png)
Does your company apply adequate customer due diligence measures when carrying out estate agency work? Does it establish and maintain appropriate policies...
28 July 2018
From: Features
![Online auction houses claim bumper start to the year](/img/default/eat.png)
New online auction house BidX1 says it has raised £2,087,000 from its second UK auction, posting a 70 per cent success...
03 May 2018
From: Breaking News
![Disruption in agency industry will push more sales to auctioneers - claim](/img/default/eat.png)
Auction House says it has maintained its number one industry ranking, selling 3,485 lots last year – four per cent up...
26 January 2018
From: Breaking News
![Building bridges: Q&A with Daniel Owen-Parr of Together](/img/default/eat.png)
As the mainstream mortgage market braces itself for yet another clampdown on buy-to-let lending, a growing number of property investors are...
04 August 2017
From: Features
![Property auctions market round-up Q2 2017](/img/default/eat.png)
With several agent partner programmes available across the country, estate agents can often increase business by offering sales by auction, with...
22 July 2017
From: Features
![Property auctions market round-up Q1 2017](/img/default/eat.png)
Auctions are a great way to sell property competitively, with a wide range of homes often selling under the hammer, and...