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If this year has taught us anything, it's that estate agents need their software provider and specifically their CRM, to help...

Here at Giraffe360, the PropTech startup, we have raised a £3.5 million funding round to further accelerate our product development and...

A digital resource hub for estate agents launches a new product today, claiming to shorten transaction times.  Sort Move, which has been...

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...

It’s that time of year again. Black Friday has been and gone and the run-up to Christmas is well and truly...

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

One of the hybrid agency sector’s leading agents says there are key lessons our industry can learn from the collapse of...

The Federation of Independent Agents trade group has unveiled a new automated nurture product available exclusively to members - and it claims...

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

Property sales take a seriously long time to complete. There are a number of reasons for this, although often delays are...

Back in September, Westminster Council launched a new strategy to help 'protect tenants' and 'ensure they live in good-quality and well-managed...

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

Property tax rises and falling house prices look as if they are on the way according to the small print accompanying...

Online network love2move - which gives partner High Street agents an option to offer vendors an online sales service - is...

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...

A high-profile publicity campaign has culminated in the launch of a new CRM which calls itself as “a transformative new technology, empowering...

Two prominent suppliers have teamed up to offer customers instant visibility of chain lengths, details of agents connected to properties being...

It may make little difference to agents but a leading analyst suggests thousands of buyers have effectively lost money on their purchase...

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

The director of a conveyancing technology company has hit out at what he calls “an over-reliance on outdated processes” and “age-old...

Reapit has named Mark Armstrong as the new chief executive officer, the post occupied by the high profile and popular Gary...

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...

New research attempts for the first time to identify the most lucrative property markets in the country - with surprising results...

It’s no secret that the recent pandemic has forced more businesses to operate remotely, but the shift for estate agents has...

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

Purplebricks has just appointed its new chief marketing officer, who was most recently global director of restaurants at a food chain. Ben...

A slight change to the normal column this week. I was very fortunate to be given the virtual floor at the...

Estate agents can stand out from the crowd and help consumers through lockdown by providing a more secure sales process, a...

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

A prominent PropTech supplier wants agents to hand over much more information to conveyancers to allow them to make faster progress on...

According to the annual Property Week PropTech survey, almost 48% of property businesses had tested new technology because of the COVID-19...

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

One of the industry’s leading commentators says an unintended consequence of a possible Capital Gains Tax increase could be a bonus...

A PropTech platform that says it halves the time taken for transactions has just completed a multi-million pound investment round. Coadjute - which...

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

As lockdown – Season 2, the sequel no one asked for – gets underway in England, landlords, tenants and agents will...

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...

The UK lettings market is no stranger to technology. But only a few of the early initiatives have remained, and landlords...

Over a fifth of key businesses say they do not trust any element at all of automated anti-money laundering checks and...

Letting agents and landlords have faced huge change and uncertainty this year, with Covid-19 the major driver. But even before the...

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

I remember so clearly in my Foxtons days, working as a lettings manager in Putney, that lettings, though less sexy than...

Buyers in around 30 per cent of English cities are almost certainly already too late to complete a purchase by March 31...

A leading board member of NAEA Propertymark warns a small number of rogue agents continue to flout anti-money laundering regulations - and...

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...

A leading market analyst says the widespread belief that we are ‘safe’ in our homes may indirectly lead to the recent...

The proliferation of free and accessible digital services has - at face value - brought us many great things: same-day deliveries,...

David Cox is joining Rightmove next week in a dramatic return to the industry. Cox left the ARLA Propertymark in late July after...

2020 has been a testing year right from the start. With Storms Ciara and Dennis causing £184m+ worth of damage to...

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

A new tool which identifies preferences of Facebook users and then targets them with ads for appropriate homes on sale, is...

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...

Hello and welcome to a new week - and evenings that get darker earlier.  As winter approaches we’re continuing to bring you...

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

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

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

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

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

I had a wry smile when I read the article on Monday from the conveyancers complaining about people getting off their...

Online auction service Iamsold secured £52.7m in total for vendors in September, an increase of 16 per cent on the same period last...

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...

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...

Online agency Purplebricks says an absence of technology in property details is one of the biggest turn-offs for potential buyers. A survey...

Lifesycle, the platform built by Iceberg Digital to help estate and letting agents work smarter, continues to launch new features and...

A platform which signs up vendors and allocates their sale to a high-performing local agent says it sells property two months...

A new Proptech platform is launching next month with claims it will “up-end the way agents do business” and that it will...

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

A PropTech platform wants to find out agents’ views on a range of industry issues - and that includes whether they...

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

How to stay on top of arrears during a global pandemic Many have speculated, though much of it is anecdotal – how...

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

A new survey of the market share split between High Street and online agencies shows that Purplebricks remains the digital market...

Recently, when giving speeches, I have discussed investment trends and industry trends that the built environment is experiencing. They are quite...

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

Ed Mead has joined a growing chorus demanding government action on the cladding crisis. He is one of the industry’s leading figures from...

A new online platform claims to be the first of its kind to speed up the private treaty sales process for...

Franchise network Hunters has recorded strong figures for the first half of 2020 but a trading statement reveals the measures it...

Online agency easyProperty has announced four new areas to its portfolio to build on its existing 41 locations - and it’s seeking...

A veteran agent with 38 years experience of the industry - much of it at Countrywide - has become the head...

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...

Recent Natters have explored the differences between the UK and American models of agency, and why Purplebricks failed to make a...

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...

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

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...

I was giving an interview this week for an upcoming conference - yet another to convert from a physical to a...

Logjams in the mortgage, conveyancing and removal stages of house moving mean sales are taking much longer than usual, according to...

Despite the recent effects of the Covid-19 pandemic, there is still much opportunity in the market for letting agents to grow...

Across the UK and Europe, lockdown measures are changing and the markets are kicking back into life as we grow accustomed...

Ahead of the launch of a new iBuyer platform later this year, agents are being invited to attend two webinars hosted...

A new PropTech startup is giving prospective buyers the opportunity to receive due diligence at a fraction of the time and...

PropertyHeads, a portal which describes itself as the industry’s social network, has sold a three per cent stake partly to raise funds...

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...

As many in the industry will know, Ian Westerling passed away last week at the age of 51: he was a...

The National Association of Estate Agents is inviting members to join a panel reviewing new PropTech produced as a result of...

House prices rose again in August to reach a record high level according to Halifax, which is part of the Lloyds...

There will not be a single business within the property sector that did not start the year in vastly different circumstances...

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 -...

It’s fair to say that UK estate agents don’t have the best of reputations, often featuring in the lists of the...

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...

An overview of the global PropTech sector is often what I am asked to cover at conferences around the world. This generally...

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

In another sign of the buoyant housing market, estate agency Savills is breaking tradition by staging its first ever August auction...

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

The scale of the market bounce back after lockdown is made clear in new figures from HM Revenue & Customs. It registers...

A prominent industry figure says the current stamp duty holiday could effectively be a trap to lure in buyers who will...

The networking organisation Women in Residential Property has grown to over 300 members - its highest ever total.  Launched three years ago...

A PropTech platform that claims to halve the time a transaction takes has received a huge cash injection from investors for...

Customer review and awards platform the ESTAS is parting company with headline partner Zoopla after 10 years. The founder of The ESTAS...

An unusual property sales concept, which signs up vendors and then effectively sub-contracts their sales to strongly-performing local estate agents, has...

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

Life as we know it has changed – for everybody – and what tenants want, need and expect in this post-pandemic...

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

I want to talk to you about new ways to sell homes. Let's not encourage people to sell but just swap...

The Federation of Independent Agents has announced its latest partnership - this time with a live-streaming viewing service called Gavl. The platform...

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...

A PropTech firm that regularly claims London homes are mis-measured in property descriptions has taken a swipe at Purplebricks. Pupil, a spatial...

The Guild of Property Professionals is relaunching its online auction brand - Guild Auctions - even though it has already successfully...

New information has come to light which suggests that a leading marketing platform may be planning to step into the CRM...

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

A new PropTech platform says its central feature will be the launch of a Multiple Listings Service.  This will allow agents “to...

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  -...

What do General Electric, IBM, Microsoft, and WhatsApp have in common? Yes, they are American companies that boasted revenues of $50...

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

HM Land Registry is now accepting witnessed electronic signatures on documents for the  transfer of ownership of property, the creation of...

A new property website relying heavily on Artificial Intelligence allows sellers to by-pass estate agents and instead list directly for £14.99...

A PropTech platform that aims to lock-in sellers and buyers via a mutually agreed reservation agreement system is being offered free...

Purplebricks founders Michael and Kenny Bruce have revealed the name of their new property venture.  It’s to be called Boomin. There are still few specific...

The mortgage arm of a regional property portal has launched pre-approval software which it claims will significantly speed up the initial...

Conferences, events and awards dinners are a hugely important part of the property calendar, bringing the great and the good of...

Another new PropTech platform claims it can streamline the completion process - this time by coordinating the work of estate agents...

The Electrical Safety Standards in the Private Rented Sector (England) Regulations 2020 - which require increased electrical testing in rental properties...

With stamp duty cuts and 90% mortgages on their way back, anyone could think the housing market was about to go...

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

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

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

An industry analyst is challenging the long-established agents’ view that reducing or temporarily scrapping stamp duty would help the market. On the...

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...

A PropTech supplier claims that an agency has secured the first ever transaction where the complete chain used Reservation Agreements.  Harrison Residential,...

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

Propertymark is calling in the government for agents to be trained in the use of software operating the Unique Property Reference...

Agents have remained calm in the light of Nationwide’s house price index which shows the first annual fall for eight years...

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...

"New property website launches. Not immediately sure what it does differently, what its USP is or who will use it, but...

A former City analyst best known for his scathing criticisms of Purplebricks has launched a PropTech platform that he describes as...

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

With three months of lockdown behind us, commission income is vital, and sales progression is more important than ever. Emma Vigus, Managing...

The challenger portal scheduled to launch in less than a week’s time on July 1 has secured the support of 10,000...

As we adjust to a life post-Covid-19, letting agents, landlords, and tenants are thinking - ways to speed up the process...

The new chief executive of The Property Franchise Group says he anticipates his company’s hybrid arm - EweMove - will go...

The chief executive of a property information platform says now is a “dangerous time” to buy or sell homes because of...

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

Video tours, heralded as the next big thing just a few weeks ago, are being abandoned by buyers and dismissed as...

A company promoting a Blockchain platform with promises to speed up the buying and selling process claims the pandemic has proved...

Tuesday mornings at 6am is usually my time to review all the latest PropTech news. This fires off ideas for my...

An estate agency with a reputation for PropTech innovation says it now live-streams all instructions in a bid to operate more...

A free webinar is taking place this week to show how agents can list properties on Facebook Marketplace. The event, hosted by...

To most people, purchasing a home is the single most significant financial commitment made across a lifetime. Given the impact and...

OnTheMarket says it still aims to be the number one portal, but the acting chief executive has revealed a far more...

Zoopla has upped the stakes in the war between rival websites with two major claims which implicitly challenge both Rightmove and...

Virtual viewings could transform estate agency so fundamentally that they might mean the work of five negotiators could in future be...

A 27 year old agent with a background working in London’s Canary Wharf has headed north to set up his own...

A survey of 2,750 buyers and tenants has revealed the aspects of online property listings which they find most annoying. The single...

National property auctioneer Pugh & Co is launching an initiative to partner with estate agents across the UK. Via a new network...

The Guild of Property Professionals says “a remarkable number” of agencies has joined it during the lockdown. Some 27 agencies signed up...

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

There’s no doubt we’re in a less-than-rosy phase of the property cycle. This, however, is not another doom and gloom piece:...

In a wide-ranging video interview for his Move iQ service, Phil Spencer speaks to former agent and founder of Viewber, Ed...

The Property Franchise Group - parent company of six agency brands including EweMove and Martin & Co - says all of...

An overwhelming 98 per cent of vendors questioned by Zoopla say they remain anxious about the Coronavirus and would prefer to...

Rightmove has contacted all member agents saying it has enhanced its automated online viewing feature first introduced in April. As part of...

The Covid-19 crisis has forced the UK property industry to rethink the way it operates. With little warning, the pandemic disrupted the...

I was asked a question by a German journalist yesterday. What is the biggest lesson German and European PropTech founders can...

PropTech supplier mio says it now has over 1,000 agency branches using its sales progression platform - and it’s recruited Countrywide...

The man who has been Rightmove’s head of innovation for the past five years has joined an online agency. Hannes Buhrmann has...

OnTheMarket has introduced a new filter that allows buyers to limit their searches to those properties with online viewing options. These can...

A digital ‘members-only club’ for property professionals around the world has slashed its prices nine months after launching. The Eighth Door is...

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...

The Say No To Rightmove campaign is to hold a seminar for agents who have already left the portal or are...

The industry should continue to prepare for large-scale reforms such as mandatory agency training, the licensing of agents and a new...

An analysis of seven countries which underwent different forms of lockdown during the pandemic suggests the British and Italian housing markets...

I recently read the news about Settled closing its doors. As of 6.29am on Tuesday morning, the article had been read by 8,642...

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

Homesearch - the new property portal which describes itself as “the future of the property industry” - has delayed its launch. It was scheduled...

The online estate agency Settled appears to have ceased trading with its customers refunded. It was launched in 2014 by former Google...

Although few expect virtual viewings to continue their popularity now that lockdown restrictions have been eased, there’s news this morning that...

An estate agency is running a series of five webinars aimed at helping agent discover new business strategies for the post-Covid...

The acting chief executive of OnTheMarket says the Coronavirus crisis could indirectly create a catalyst for change in the portals marketplace. Clive...

A PropTech firm says it’s using what it calls “World War Three-style” hazard suits when they visit premises to create virtual...

An instant valuation service has launched a new tool aimed at helping agents prioritise leads through prospective vendors uploading photographs to...

“A lot of people have learned that they can work at home, or that there’s other methods of conducting their business......

A PropTech firm has launched a new facial recognition feature to its existing digital anti-money-laundering platform. Due to the restrictions on travel...

Virtual viewings are here to stay and will continue long after lockdown eases according to the head of a PropTech group. Babek...

In a video interview for Estate Agent Today, property professional Chris Buckler speaks to Sam Hunter, director of Homesearch. Alongside asking Hunter...

The Federation of Independent Agents and the ESTAS review and awards platform have formed what they call “a key partnership.” The FIA...

The Haart estate agency chain has launched a portal called Off Market which it describes to sellers as being “a unique...

Business consultancy TwentyCi is the latest to try to put a value on the potential losses to the property industry and...

Industry supplier epropservices has created a new virtual valuation platform to help the industry operate during the lockdown and social distancing...

Hello and welcome to Property Jobs Today - our first for some weeks as the coverage has previously been dominated by...

The Say No To Rightmove campaign, which expects to have some 3,000 offices signed up by the end of the month,...

It may seem a long time since normal trading took place but many agencies are now finding they are picking up...

PropTech big names Reapit and ViewMyChain are joining up to try to accelerate transactions when the lockdown finally ends and the...

We are all operating in peculiar times. Times of great upheaval. Our lives are both in a complete state of flux...

The OneDome and Nethouseprices websites claim to have seen a surge in agents joining in recent weeks as an alternative to...

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

Winkworth is now offering free video valuations to clients who are considering a future house move. It’s created a bespoke virtual service...

If it’s really the case that estate agents’ offices could be in the category of High Street premises first allowed to...

The leader of the Say No To Rightmove campaign says that agents are demanding that there is “no return to full...

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

In this time of economic uncertainty, more and more people are becoming unwilling to leave their homes, yet you and your...

Floorplan and photography supplier FocalAgent is making a free offer to every agent in the UK during the virus crisis -...

Two agents have quit Rightmove and taken to social media to give their reasons. One is the 12-branch Andrew Craig agency which...

On April 4, EAT published a piece titled: ‘It’s 2024: what will the industry look like, post corona-virus’. To me, this...

Good morning and welcome to today’s edition, helping agents find a way through the Coronavirus crisis by sharing information with the...

Some 2,500 estate agency branches have expressed an interest in a new portal, Homesearch, launching next month.  Although the Homesearch website lists...

Week three of the lockdown begins - we hope you’re faring well with these temporary restrictions. We’re here to help where...

Much like PropTech, Open Banking has been used as a buzzword in recent years. However, when it comes to the rental...

Purplebricks Local Property Experts are asking sellers who are not allowing agents into their homes during the virus crisis to draw...

Hello and here’s the latest daily update to help the industry through these unprecedented times.  If you have any appropriate advice you...

The ESTAS has launched a new tool which it says will help agents get in pole position for when the market...

One of the country’s best known high-end independent estate agencies is marketing a home for £22.5m and hopes it finds a...

Two property portals insist they’re going to launch this spring despite the Coronavirus chaos effectively closing down much of the housing...

Where else to start? Since my last Natter two weeks ago, all our lives have changed more than we could ever...

For complete transparency, I write this column first thing on a Tuesday morning and have done for a couple of years...

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

Hello: so much has happened since the last Conquering Corona column . Before we get on with it, a reminder to...

A PropTech start-up led by a prominent commentator has become the latest part of the industry to take a pop at...

The annual FUTURE PropTech conference scheduled for London next month is the latest casualty of the havoc being caused by the...

Hello - here we are with Friday’s help and advice.  A reminder, if you need it, that we want to share your...

Auction houses are the latest part of the residential sector to seek PropTech help to attract business during the Coronavirus crisis. For...

Good morning and welcome to the industry’s daily update on how we cope with the challenge of social distancing and self-isolation...

In these uncertain times it’s good to report positive news - ESTAS, the customer review and awards platform, has announced its...

Property expert Phil Spencer will soon be sharing his unique insight into Move iQ’s engaged consumer audience alongside advice from other...

Estate Agent Today is launching a daily service to help agents facing the Coronavirus threat. This is where you’ll find news, advice...

The lightbulb moment for LonRes was born out of sheer frustration. I’d just missed out on a deal and the postman...

A Spanish housebuilder’s bespoke system to allow prospective buyers to view properties without visiting is being offered to the UK agency...

We live in uncertain times. That I do not need to say to anybody. I am writing this piece aboard my...

Monthly webinars via Facebook are being set up to discuss compliance issues with member agents of the Guild of Property Professionals. “Because...

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

Rightmove has seen one of the best returns on investment of any company in the FTSE indices according to an investment...

The head of a firm that has been creating digital property log books for well over a decade says the house-moving...

Increasing numbers of reports suggest that the government will use next week’s Budget to confirm a three per cent stamp duty...

There’s been a surge in UK enquiries to global free-to-list portal Residential People, and a comparable rise in interest from Chinese...

A PropTech firm claims it will improve the security of estate agents and other lone workers through a new app and location...

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

A PropTech website has broken down the sales recorded by HM Land Registry in 2019 into property types - and apartments...

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

Buyers and sellers using online estate agencies could inadvertently sign contracts if they carelessly use email signature blocks. Blocks are the ‘auto-signatures’...

What an interesting few days it’s been. I don’t think the topic of this week’s column is doing anything good for our...

An estate agent who has himself made the move from the High Street to a hybrid operation has urged anyone in...

A free-to-list portal says the costs of listing on the established sites - especially Rightmove - are contributing to estate agencies...

A conveyancing firm has launched what it claims to be one of the first ever apps for vendors and buyers in...

A new national agency concept - eXp UK - has revealed that it has recruited over 50 agents in its first...

This week I fly to Spain to present at a conference called Immotechnia. I am opening the conference with a 45-minute...

New research shows that 77 per cent of consumers use portals to conduct property searches - meaning, surprisingly, that almost a...

Hello and welcome to the start of a new week - and it’s been a frantic seven days since the last...

The 2010s were a good decade for disrupters. Early on, Airbnb and Uber shook up the holiday lettings/hospitality and traditional black...

A challenger portal says agents should reduce their reliance on the likes of Rightmove and Zoopla by using smaller rival portals...

The chief executive of Purplebricks says agents are “miles behind” in using digital information to provide a personalised service.  Vic Darvey has given...

A book, written by Gary Kasparov, has really made me question my opinions on Artificial Intelligence (AI). The book is called...

The head of SEO at Rightmove has defected to a rival portal, Residential People. Farhaad Saleh was responsible for all of Rightmove's...

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

Hello and welcome to the end of the week, which always means a round-up of our industry’s good work for charity....

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

The people behind an online valuation service is warning agents that having a widget on their website is not enough by...

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

The Law Society has announced that there will be a new TA6 Property Information Form launching next week, on Friday February...

The Hunters franchise group says it’s now the third largest agency in the UK, and it promises to reveal a major...