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What are the best ways for a letting agency to generate additional revenue and stay ahead of the competition? Management fees are...

The housing market is to remain open in the four week lockdown in England. The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government...

Recent figures emanating from the mortgage and housing market suggest that – since lockdown was ended in mid-May – transaction levels...

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

Here at The ValPal Network, we know that there are other options available when considering to use a valuation tool, so...

Another attempt is being made to introduce property logbooks to the selling and buying process, and agents are invited to play a...

The property market has bounced back with all of the expected resilience and flexibility that is its hallmark since it reopened...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? I am James D. Marshall, Founder and CEO of Pupil. What...

Integration, collaboration and connected platforms – some great buzzwords, but what do they actually mean and do they really help agents? One...

2020 has definitely been a year of change. With little warning, the pandemic disrupted the day-to-day operations of almost every industry...

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

The only certainty at the moment is ongoing uncertainty. It’s something we’ve got used to in 2020, but it’s still not...

With no clear end in sight and conflicting Government advice as to whether we should work from home or go to...

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

New PropTech products continue to appear, many aimed at enhancing transparency in buying and selling, or helping agents adopt new ways of...

Hello and welcome to the new working week. Here’s the latest information on key hires across our industry: if you have similar...

A new customer service award category at The ESTAS will see agency networks competing against each other for the first time.  Networks...

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

The Residential Property Surveyors’ Association appears to be taking on the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors in a battle for authority...

Whilst Estate and Letting Agents have adapted their operations during COVID-19, to ensure safer working practices under Government guidance, ‘virtual property...

From December, the new RICS Home Survey Standard will become mandatory for all RICS professionals undertaking home surveys. The below article explains...

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

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

A new website aims to be the go-to service for agents who want reviews to help them assess the usefulness of...

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

A digital resource hub for estate agents claims to shorten transaction times. Sort Move, which has been operating since late 2019,...

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...

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

A new website that describes itself as an estate agency says it wants to “empower people to sell their own home”...

Zoopla says its sale and vendor leads have reached a 2020 high, beating volumes delivered even during the strong start to the...

Emma Vigus, managing director of sales progression platform mio, in discussion with key suppliers in the residential property industry on operating...

In the second of a series of articles, Emma Vigus, Managing Director of mio, the Estate Agents Sales Progression platform, explores...

There’s been another increase in the number of mortgage products available to buyers and landlords - a sign of all aspects...

NAEA Propertymark is partnering with a service called REACH UK, to promote selected PropTech start ups to agents who may need...

An estate agency is warning that the likely rush of transactions when the new stamp duty holiday ends next spring will...

They are the names we hear about often, pushing for this or seeking clarifications on that. They are the representatives of...

Buyer demand for new-build property has bounced back 66 per cent in the six weeks since the resumption of the housing...

Mortgage product choices for buyers have increased to the highest level in three months according to new data. PropTech platform Mortgage Brain...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Emma Vigus, Managing Director of sales progression platform mio You’ve never...

“Let’s Zoom later”, “are we Zooming in the morning or afternoon?” “Yeah, I zoomed the client earlier” – variations on these...

Covid-19 has placed a spotlight on the impressive variety of fundraising platforms and technologies available – and not often in places...

It’s official – the property market is back open for business. Estate agents have started to unfurlough staff and many are...

The only story that has come remotely close to pushing coronavirus – and its various knock-on effects – off the top...

Arguments over the alleged gaming of reviews by and for some estate agencies have waged ferociously in recent years, and now...

All my recent Natters have been focused on one particular topic, the coronavirus crisis, for obvious reasons. But there has been...

The Competition and Markets Authority has launched an investigation into fake and misleading online reviews. The announcement from the watchdog does not...

The fast-growing trade group for independent estate agents has launched a partnership with the soon-to-launch Homesearch portal. Of the various free-to-list portals...

A free to list portal has blasted Rightmove, Zoopla and OnTheMarket for using agents' data to boost their profits.  Christopher May, chief...

Over the past few weeks, estate agents have been forced to close high street branches and adapt to working from home,...

The fallout from Covid-19 has hit everyone hard. With breaking news today that agents are able to look at how to...

There’s been a surge in buyers wanting to view properties - but agents must sit on their hands and wait for...

There has been much speculation about when agents will be allowed back to work, and what the new office working environment...

The scandal over Business Interruption Insurance policies is hotting up, with class actions being discussed against insurance firms and the Financial Conduct Authority announcing...

The Kremer Signs company has unveiled a package of products for agents to use in the new era of social distancing.  These...

One of the most important aspects of being a successful and profitable agent is selecting the right tenants. The industry manages this...

Rightmove and Knight Frank are today both calling for a series of government incentives to kick-start the market after the Coronavirus...

A PropTech firm is reporting a surge in demand for its remote ID verification software products during the virus lockdown. The software,...

It’s been reported that the government is talking with banks and building societies about putting the housing market ‘on ice’ during the...

An international comparison of how major portals have discounted their charges to agents show Rightmove and Zoopla making “deeper and longer...

Hello and welcome to today’s Conquering Corona, our guide to the latest information to help agents and the rest of the...

There is no doubt that the BBC News article in early February caused something of a stir within the Deposit Free...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? My name is Jon Notley and I am the co-founder...

There’s been another shortlist announced for The ESTAS 2020 - this time for the best suppliers to the estate and letting...

The National Association of Estate Agents has announced that it’s to offer US PropTech solutions to UK agents. The REACH programme has...

Any bid by Zoopla and OnTheMarket to displace Rightmove as the number one portal in the UK is at best expensive...

More than 18 months on from the acquisition of ZPG for £2.2 billion by Silver Lake Partners, a US private equity...

In the last few Natters I’ve focused on the slow death of local newspaper advertising, and how many agents are now...

The property management industry is evolving at a rapid pace, thanks almost entirely to the rise in PropTech. Hundreds, if not thousands...

Boydens, a seven branch family-owned business that dates back to 1852, has become the latest agency to join Zoopla. It will list...

The Federation of Independent Agents has revealed the names of a string of new member companies from across the UK. Founder Graham...

“It appears conveyancers either aren’t too concerned with PropTech right now, or they don’t yet have all the information needed to...

As competition hots up between affinity groups and associations in the industry, the Guild of Property Professionals has come out fighting. It...

“Give me 100 leads and I will make five-times more good appointments than any AI you put me up against,” stated...

The ValPal Network claims its new product allows agents to gather the maximum amount of information from customers using its automated...

Estate Agent Today understands that the fast-growing Federation of Independent Agents’ trade group has announced a new partnership - this time...

Following on from the second half of the last decade, the first few weeks of 2020 have been a bit mad...

Barbers Estate & Letting Agents in Shropshire doing more than most on the industry to go green. It’s teamed up with TerraCycle,...

Zoopla has revealed large growth in agency membership and visitor figures for 2019. Since being bought by US equity firm Silver Lake,...

The Property Franchise Group - which operates five High Street agency brands and the EweMove hybrid - has set up a...

The tussle for New Build listings between Zoopla and OnTheMarket has swung in favour of the former this morning with the...

We are facing a new world in the lettings industry, with the proportion of households in the private rented sector (PRS)...

The financial consultancy advising OnTheMarket says the portal company will be in profit by Easter next year. “We now expect OnTheMarket to...

Outsourcing important business functions such as marketing, HR and IT to attract cost savings, leverage expertise and gain greater competitive advantage is...

Here’s the final part of our questioning of the three portals based on comments and queries from our readers - thanks...

Agents who join the fast-growing Federation of Independent Agents will have full access to the new Homesearch mine of data. Homesearch debuted...

We recently asked readers for their questions to the portals - the questions they couldn’t really ask their local reps, but...

The Australian agent is a very different beast to his or her British counterpart - and it’s not just because we...

Everyone thought John Bercow was short. It probably didn’t help that I was on stage just before him. 5ft 6 versus...

Hello and welcome to the final Property Jobs Today for November - the festive month of December is just around the...

A conveyancing company has thrown its weight behind reforms to surveys outlined by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors. As Estate Agent Today...

It’s easier than you might think. For any agent the challenge of making a business successful is hard work with the focus...

The big question for the industry at the moment is the cost and future of portals.  This is especially key for agents...

The competition is hotting up between Zoopla and OnTheMarket for new homes listings. Today Zoopla has revealed that it has seen a...

love2move, an online network which allows high street agents to offer a white-labelled hybrid service, has teamed up with the Mortgage...

Hello, we hope you had a good weekend, and welcome to Monday - as ever, Property Jobs Today time, bringing you...

You’ve probably heard about unified communications (UC) before. But why are your competitors and other organisations moving towards centralised comms platforms? What are...

There may be lots of agents giving time this weekend to see England at the Rugby World Cup final and Lewis...

The Australian agent is a very different beast to his or her British counterpart - no surprises there. And it’s not...

It was in this very column, back in July, when I wrote about how the British government was starting to take...

Since I started working with Zero Deposit for me the market leader in deposit replacement alternatives, the most common question I am...

A few weeks ago, I came across a couple of really interesting articles which I immediately thought worth writing a piece...

When renting a property out, letting agents and landlords recognise that it is important to take a deposit from the tenant...

The boss of a 15+ branch estate agency group has explained how he thinks regulation could 'ruin' the estate agency industry. Simon...

As an agent, it’s part of your role to protect and advise your clients throughout the buying and selling process. Mortgages are...

In a previous Natter, I promised to talk more about CRMs – and here I stick to that promise. Following on from...

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

Another house price index has suggested the housing market continuing to show great resilience despite the continuing economic and political uncertainty. The...

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

Countrywide’s surveying division says it’s found a “knowledge gap” in existing surveys after a study involving over 15,000 buyers. The agency group...

Technology will drive the lettings and property management industry in the future. There is already a plethora of various software and other...

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

A local authority in the Home Counties says it will not be possible to accept search queries for six weeks starting...

Sometimes having prior knowledge of a stressful event can be more stressful than the event itself, just look at Brexit for...

Hello and welcome to this latest edition of PJT, your Monday catch-up on all the key appointments news in the industry. Please...

Specialist providers catering for the over-50s has welcomed a move by high-end estate agency Knight Frank to move into equity release. Commenting...

With this summer marking forty years since Margaret Thatcher came to power, her legacy continues to invoke both celebration and consternation...

In the second part of my exploration of startups, I talk to a number of people with lived experience of creating...

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

When employing a new member of staff there are a lot of checks and balances put in place by any business...

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

Sorry about the weather everyone…miserable isn’t it, and the summer is supposed to be well underway? But we’re not allowing our fund-raising...

It’s easy to understand why people are hesitant towards processes becoming digital. It is the fear that the digital world is...

In the first Q&A Natter for a while, I catch up with Angelica Donati - CEO of Donati Immobiliare Group, PropTech...

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

Earlier this month we celebrated the 16th annual ESTAS Awards, once again hosted by TV property expert Phil Spencer.  The glittering ceremony...

Zoopla is today unveiling what it calls “a new direction” for its software division and the creation of “market-leading agency CRM...

With the Tenant Fee Ban obliterating a key income stream, letting agents should be looking at ways they can increase the...

Two PropTech suppliers have this week announced new partnerships and products with the aim of helping estate agents.  Firstly, sales progression and...

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

During our school days, most of us did that task where we imagined and drew the homes of the future, but...

The Guild of Property Professionals' regional roadshow for existing and potential members, resumes its activities next week with a visit to...

My article last week has sparked some really great engagement, which I’m delighted about!  Thank you to everyone who commented or dropped...

Low risk letting is everyone’s aim, but unless legitimate guidelines are followed it’s difficult to know if a tenant will prove...

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

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

Agents boasting qualifications could generate higher fees and more clients, especially if they are ‘ahead of the game’ and improve their...

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

Hello, welcome to a new week and to PJT, your regular Monday round-up of jobs news in the industry. Do please let...

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

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

This month’s MIPIM conference in Cannes once again played host to the final round of the much coveted MIPIM Startup Competition.  The...

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

Over 50 per cent of all mortgage products available to home buyers in the UK currently have a standard maximum term...

The end of 2018 was a bit of a rocky time for online estate agents. Yet only a few years ago...

The best suppliers to the estate and letting agent sector for customer service have been announced by the ESTAS in the...

Competition for landlords will be fiercer than ever this year. Landlords are facing a raft of changes and will likely be...

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

When you recruit a new member of staff, training should be one of your main priorities.  After initial training, ongoing training and...

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

With the home buying and selling process firmly on the news agenda of late – everything from a possible ban on...

There’s been more growth in the equity release sector, suggesting that fewer older owners are downsizing and are instead using their...

Mortgage lenders are relaxing age limits so that house buyers can still be paying off their home loan well into their...

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 end of the snow has given way to warmer weather, and while it’s a little early to speak of spring...

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...

Purchasing a property. It’s a key life goal that so many Millennials aspire to - yet one that has become frustratingly...

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

Even with 2019 well underway, letting agents need to keep refining their long-term goals and business targets. For agencies with a...

It’s the word on everyone’s lips: after two and a half years of debate, and months before that leading up to...

Are you a real Doctor? Not in the conventional sense no, sorry to disappoint! I’m Tom Durrant and I’m the Creative Director...

As 2018 draws to a close, it is fair to say that stretched affordability and uncertainty over the Brexit negotiations has...

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

In the past year it seems every other story has been about PropTech - the big stuff like Purplebricks and the...

Audioagent and KeyAGENT have merged to create the UK’s largest property marketing group. Together they provide property marketing services to the UK’s...

When renting a property out, letting agents and landlords recognise that it is important to take a deposit from the tenant...

Over the past year I've had so many conversations with agents telling me how they feel that offering a premium customer...

It’s that time of year again where we start saying goodbye to 12 months of hard work and start looking forward...

Figures released by the government over the weekend show that 14,867 Help To Buy equity loans were taken out in the...

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

Mainstream bank lending for house purchases grew by 3.6 per cent in October compared to the same month last year. However the...

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

Shock figures out this morning show that a staggering £15.4 billion of annual interest is being paid by mortgage borrowers sitting...

A website that lists private sale properties and calls itself “the all in one property marketplace” has valued itself on a...

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...

1.             Who are you and what do you do? HeyJuno Property is a business dedicated to empowering estate and letting agents throughout...

Purplebricks says it has seen year-on-year revenue growth of about 20 per cent despite what its chairman calls “a challenging UK...

What questions keep you awake at night? Do you know if you’re losing new instructions by undervaluing, or whether you could...

A mortgage platform is making a pitch for online estate agencies to link with it and offer their customers “a customised...

The rise and rise of Equity Release continues with a more-than-doubling of the number of product options on the market in...

Reapit’s popular former sales manager Peter Fenwick is today formally launching as an independent PropTech consultant. Fenwick, whose departure from Reapit was...

Over the last 10 years, so much has changed within the marketing sector, including the surge of mobile use, the way...

Fake news has become the popular catchphrase of a certain orange-tinted president in recent years. And everyone, from tech giants like...

An upcoming event will see a panel of well-known agents and suppliers appeal for better collaboration between industry stakeholders, particularly CRM...

One of the industry's best-known suppliers for displays has undergone a complete rebrand, showcasing a new logo and website. Mid West Displays...

After gaining my MBA qualification from Edinburgh Business School in 2005, I took careful consideration over my career moves and prospective...

When Oakland A’s, a small-market team, stunned the baseball world 16 years ago by transforming itself into world-beaters on a shoestring-budget,...

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

In a world increasingly obsessed with all things digital, it's no surprise that many estate agents are choosing to experiment with...

The new owner of Humberts says he would consider acquiring or working alongside existing agencies who want to be part of...

It’s a highly competitive environment out there, where there's a constant and never-ending struggle that every agency manager, director or owner...

Since January 2018, nine of the UK’s biggest banks have allowed competitors direct access to customer data as part of the...

The mortgage industry may be throwing agents and the housing market something of a lifeline - it’s been revealed that 40...

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

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

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Tom Cummuskey Sales & Marketing Manager … Fast approaching double...

Peter Rollings is one of the most respected and best-known figures in property, having helped to rapidly grow Foxtons (where he...

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

Having recently attended FUTURE: PropTech in London, it struck me just how far the integration of property and technology has progressed...

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

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

Last time out I looked at the growing importance of content, social media and design – but these should only form...

Firstly, my sincere apologies - it has now been over a month since my last PropTech blog, doesn’t time fly!  In the...

How can you use data to benefit and better your business? It’s something you’ll no doubt have asked yourself down the...

Gone are the days of having to rush back to your office every time you win an instruction to market the...

The Financial Conduct Authority says house buyers need more help to find the best priced and most appropriate mortgage deal for their...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Ben Robinson, Director of Agency Services at Landmark What is Landmark...

The Guild of Property Professionals has launched a series of regional roadshows with a target of enhancing the success of independent...

In recent months, there’s been a notable move in the rental market towards deposit replacement products in place of traditional security...

Coming into force on May 25, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) - which replaces the Data Protection Act 1998 -...

Floor plans are an essential marketing tool, which play an important part in helping an estate agent sell a home.  A floor...

Just like that, the Easter Bank Holiday has come and gone and I find myself now looking ahead to the Summer.  The...

A technology company says that despite government attempts to eradicate money laundering in property transactions, agents and other industry professionals have been left...

Foxtons says its long-term branch expansion programme is now “largely complete” and it is shifting its attention to using technology to...

Industry suppliers Landmark Information and The ValPal Network have entered what they call “a strategic relationship” to provide the firms’ respective...

For part two of the 'Day in the life of' series, I spoke to Peter Kavanagh, who first joined Romans in...

Three weeks has flown by (I missed an early deadline last week - apologies) and I find myself writing the next...

One of the most important aspects of running a successful estate or letting agency is being able to generate new business...

ZPG’s comparison website uSwitch is to be the headline sponsor of ITV’s Britain’s Got Talent.  The company says it will use this...

The long haul back for Countrywide appears to have begun with the first major name who left during the Alison Platt...

The UK PropTech Awards are fast approaching. The window is open for applications and nominations and on May 2, the winners...

Firstly, a huge thanks to everyone who shared and commented on my first blog and for all those that emailed me...

We think about technology all the time. At least, I do. And there’s nothing left in property that technology hasn’t touched...

Leaders is expanding the mortgage side of its business with a raft of new products and services, as well as introducing...

A network of agents representing over 800 brands with over 4,000 branches has announced the launch of a host of new...

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

This week I carry out a question and answer session with one of the most high-profile names in property. Isobel Thomson has...

A range of factors - including fierce competition under the supplied housing market, rising property prices and political uncertainty – have...

The printing industry is in the midst of a decline as digital products and services displace printed materials, which is why...

ZPG says it anticipates a strong 2018 according to a trading statement ahead of the company’s annual general meeting today. The firm...

In recent years January has become the month of detoxes, fad diets, health kicks such as Dry January and Veganuary, and...

There was an excellent article, published last week, based around an interview with Chandra Dhandapani, CBRE’s chief digital and technology officer.  The...

According to The Branding Journal, a brand is “a name, term, design, symbol, or any other feature that identifies one seller's...

The number of owners selling up and moving home is at its highest level since 2007 with one exception - London.  The...

After the fun and over-indulgence of the festivities, most of us are now back to the world of work. And, with...

Moneypenny is pledging to expand the services to offers to agents following the acquisition of a firm creating business products and...

One of the world’s leading property technology analysts says Purplebricks-style disruptive agencies will be a trend to look out for in...

Another new year is nearly upon us and, once we’ve got the season of mince pies, mulled wine, pigs in blankets,...

The former managing director of Countrywide’s estate agency division has joined the board of a PropTech firm wanting to introduce facial...

The UK’s largest property franchise group, Belvoir, says it is reaping rewards from its acquisition of Brook Financial Services and its...

ZPG has revealed its 2017 annual report this morning with a stream of records - 648 million visits to portals, revenue...

As we hurtle towards the end of 2017, it’s time to reflect on the year that’s just been.   Even better, this property-based...

The 15-branch Henry Adams agency has signed up to ZPG, just the day after the portal group said it had seen...

easyProperty is teaming up with training organisation Estate Agency All Stars to offer training programmes to its 400 'local property professionals' across...

A roadshow is being launched to help the industry tackle what is being described as “the biggest change to affect estate...

The fact is that most house hunters simply do not have the time, let alone the inclination, to trawl around properties...

After some months of speculation within the industry, high-profile supplier Reapit has confirmed today that it is the subject of a...

A senior figure in Countrywide’s management team is to explain the troubled group’s benefits policy to a conference of other employers. Neil...

As those of us in the industry know, there is a fine balance to strike between disruptive technology – and the...

One of the most thorough analyses of property portals ever undertaken shows that Rightmove is the world’s most profitable portal company...

It used to be so easy. Around 20 years ago there were what we now call full-service estate and letting agencies, and...

When Kenneth Bruce, co-founder of Purplebricks, published an emotional post on social media this week, my first reaction was; what a...

ZPG - which already owns and operates Zoopla, PrimeLocation, Hometrack and the price comparison website uSwitch - has acquired the financial...

easyProperty has unveiled details of its relaunch, declaring itself to be the UK’s second largest hybrid estate agency - second only...

ZPG has acquired Ravensworth, a major provider of print and creative marketing services to estate and letting agents.  Ravensworth, based in Northumberland, specialises in...

“When an industry is new, still finding its feet, finding its purpose, the tendency is for those few people within it...

When a tenant failed to pay any rent after the first month his tenancy last year, the landlord did not expect...

Research from the Centre for Economics and Business Research has shown that the cost of the average rental deposit is expected...

If you’re a busy estate or letting agent, you’ll find that it can be quite difficult and time-consuming locating the right...

The housing market may be a little sticky in the middle of summer right now, but there’s certainly no shortage of...

As the mainstream mortgage market braces itself for yet another clampdown on buy-to-let lending, a growing number of property investors are...

A third of small building firms say that soaring material prices are squeezing their margins and almost a quarter have had...

LSL Property Services - owners of Your Move, Reeds Rains and Marsh & Parsons amongst estate agency brands - has enjoyed...

The equity release sector is claiming a record quarter between April and June with the number of new customers and total...

A new report reveals how clients’ reviews and star ratings - used by many online estate agents in particular - are...

We’re already more than halfway through 2017 and, against all the odds, it’s pushing 2016 close in terms of eventfulness and...

PropTech start-up OneDome - which describes its products as allowing traditional estate agents to challenge Purplebricks and other online rivals -...

A traditional estate agency has launched a new online package to give vendors the opportunity “to save thousands.” FranKeys in Lincoln has...

Living next to inconsiderate neighbours can be a nightmare, but letting to bad tenants can prove costly, especially when issues, which...

The managing director of ZPG Property Services says his firm will never ‘go around’ an agent in order to directly work...

Mark Goddard was the founder and CEO of The Property Software Group (PSG), a property software solutions firm established in 2007,...

We live in world where the online economy is just as important as the offline economy. Whether your business is online...

Our recent roundtable on the government’s proposed ban on tenant fees generated a selection of tips for growing your business. We’re now...

ZPG has published its half-year figures this morning showing a six per cent rise in the number of agents and a...

The proportion of mortgage products available for investor buyers operating through limited companies has risen by over 50 per cent in...

East London estate agency Spencers is today being rebranded as Portico. The seven-branch network - which also trades as Phillip Leigh -...

There are more mortgage products available to buyers now than at any time since 2008 according to respected finance monitor service...

It’s that time of year again – peak conference/event season. And, while Brexit and a shock snap general election are dominating...

A record number of over 300 agents have so far signed up for next week’s FUTURE: PropTech conference, the largest event...

The Financial Conduct Authority says it is to review lenders offering solely interest-only mortgages to home owners. In its business plan for...

News was released this week of a new PropTech partnership: banking disrupter Revolut has joined up with mortgage brokerage, Trussle, to offer...

In recent years the mortgage industry has gone through some testing times. Recession and regulation have led to more stringent lending...

Purplebricks’ advertising is very negative and critical of the competition. They talk about 'commisery', trying to make potential sellers feel ripped...

Ten years ago this month (April 2007) tenancy deposit schemes were first introduced in England and Wales.  You need to go a...

Mortgage brokers say they are encountering fewer difficulties sourcing products now than at any time for three years.  Research from the Intermediary...

For my latest Property Natter I have sought the opinions of two well-known property consultants - Michael Day, managing director of...

It seems prop-tech is exploding at a scary rate, and the latest brands are all trying to grab our attention by...

The number and range of mortgages being offered in the UK has almost returned to its pre-credit crunch level. That’s the view...

Recent stats from the Council of Mortgage Lenders show that last year 360,000 people moved homes, meaning the number has stayed...