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Proptech firm Gazeal is working on buyer-focused product that can be used to show a seller they are serious about a...

Technology can be utilised to grow and advance a company's income. That’s not a new or controversial statement, but here I...

Agents have been getting active in recent weeks to raise money for Ukrainian refugees. Fundraising activities range from office-based collections and referencing challenges...

Next month will see new rules around upfront Material Information for property sales and lettings come into force in the UK...

With new and exciting PropTech solutions approaching the market, Nathan Emerson, CEO of Propertymark, discusses some of their relevance and whether...

Agency proptech supplier Muuvo has partnered with Canopy to provide its RentPassport and RentTracking products. Muuvo provides software for agents to help...

PropTech supplier nurtur.group has appointed Damon Bullimore BriefYourMarket co-founder Damon Bullimore as chief technology officer (CTO). It follows nurtur.group’s acquisition of the...

Just this month, the Government Property Agency kicked off its search for a digital chief to lead its 10-year technology journey,...

A senior industry figure has called for upfront information changes to move faster to boost market confidence amid the cost of...

Agents are being urged to make better use of technology to balance calls for a shorter working week and consumer demand...

PropTech company Gazeal has launched a new product to help agents secure a sale at any point. The new product is called...

Property data and estate agent prospecting platform Homesearch is expanding north of the border. After three years of operation in England and...

The property industry is fortunate in including many great people, doing great work across a range of businesses – from traditional agency...

The debate within estate agency on upfront information rumbles on and now there are calls for greater levels of transparency from...

A ‘quick buy’ service launched by veteran proptech innovator Giles Mackay is now looking to help fix broken chains. UPSTIX, which launched...

Although Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak’s Spring Statement did not include many announcements regarding housing, it did provide a good...

From the beginning of April, long-awaited rules from the National Trading Standards Estate and Letting Agency Team (NTSELAT) came into effect....

One of the biggest names in agency has been appointed as chairperson of the board at BidX1, one of Europe’s leading...

Law firm Taylor Rose MW has acquired a stake in proptech firm SlothMove in an effort to help combat property fraud. SlothMove...

Auction house The iamproperty Group has reached a new agent milestone. It now has 4,000 agents on the network using its auction...

A property analyst has warned against comparing the number of branches on Boomin to Rightmove. Challenger portal Boomin revealed its first batch...

In this week’s Natter, I carry out a Q&A with Lisa Knight, who has taken the impressive journey from barmaid to...

PayProp’s recent Rental Confidence Index survey polled property professionals about their biggest concerns for 2022. Unsurprisingly, new regulations were a top...

Technology developed for the estate agency industry has advanced and expanded seismically over the past decade as software vendors develop their...

Agents are being offered an easier way to offer 3D virtual viewings that could get homes listed more quickly. Spatial data technology...

Visual images are key for securing the quickest sales at the best prices, according to a formal estate agency chief who...

They say that in fashion, if you wait for long enough, clothes that are hanging at the back of your wardrobe...

In July 2020, two leading lettings technology disruptors - Vouch and Goodlord - announced that they were going into partnership. Now,...

More vendors are wanting to use property logbooks in a bid to speed their sales and reduce the risk of fall-throughs. That’s...

New portal Boomin suggests it has “thousands” of agents who have signed up on a paid basis. The portal - which launched almost...

The ValPal Network, a PropTech supplier working with over 4,000 agency branches across the UK, has calculated the key hour for...

Challenger portal group OneDome has linked with a chain repair service to provide what it calls an end-to-end property offering. The OneDome...

The iamproperty group - best known for its online auction business - has snapped up cloud-based property software business VTUK for...

A three-branch agency in the south west has launched a franchise model which it says should appeal “to those wanting a...

Foxtons has given details of what some believe is market-leading use of technology to drive its sales and lettings effort. In a...

Agents are being advised to revise their processes now to accommodate changes to the information required on property details, which begin...

The sponsor of an industry forum for agents and conveyancers to be held next week says the collaborative event hails the...

LonRes has teamed up with compliance consultancy iCompli to launch a  range of services which they say will keep estate agents...

There is a danger that some agents forget to undertake basic activities after a lengthy period of a super-strong market. That’s the...

When was the time you actively learned something new from your clients or competitors? If it’s a difficult question to answer quickly,...

An estate agent who has now become a PropTech entrepreneur says fees are absolutely not what makes a vendor choose who...

A shift is occurring in the rental market across the UK. The Government is planning to reform the sector with increased...

A new PropTech platform set up by a major figure in the conveyancing industry claims to slash the typical time for...

PropTech solutions have continued to ingratiate themselves in both the forefront of an agency within advertising mediums and in the backend...

As regular readers will know, I like to use this column to shout out about the independent agents who are the...

The chief executive of Boomin says agents have asked him to do something about rival portals “pocketing income from mortgage referral...

The OneDome group websites - OneDome itself and nethouseprices - are launching their largest ever advertising campaign. It will target buyers and...

Phil Spencer is teaming up with a PropTech supplier to help buyers have the maximum volume of upfront information. Spencer’s Move iQ...

Ben Ridgway and Jamie Cooke, co-founders of iamproperty Group brought together industry leaders in a recent roundtable to discuss the challenges...

A new ‘quick buy’ service has been announced which would mean that sales could be completed in a week, providing a...

PropTech supplier nurtur.group - which owns Fine & Country and the Guild of Property Professionals - has acquired Brief Your Market,...

Of the many industry buzzwords, I suspect “upfront information” was up there as one of the most widely used in 2021....

Hybrid agency EweMove has this morning announced that it’s moving all of its 170 branches to a new fully-automated cloud-based system...

For all sales and letting agents, accelerating your business to new heights is a number one priority. You can’t be losing time...

A popular myth suggesting 50 per cent of homes sell with a second agent, is simply untrue. That’s the claim from property...

OnTheMarket’s transformation into a “tech-enables property business across the broader property eco-system” is gathering pace according to the portal’s chief executive. In...

Housing market analyst and PropTech entrepreneur Anthony Codling says that the next few weeks will determine whether Boomin is the portal...

One of the UK’s leading economic experts is to be the speaker at a Rightmove seminar this week, considering whether events...

A webinar this week is set to see the release of more details of changes to property listings being demanded by...

PropTech supplier tmgroup is to hold a six-part webinar series called Achieving Change: Think tomorrow, act today. The webinars - from linked...

A PropTech supplier has been quick off the mark to launch a tool which it says will help agents satisfy new...

In the first few months of 2022, agents have experienced some of the lowest stock levels in several years. The number...

The overwhelming majority of vendors do not choose their estate agent based on fees, but on wider market expertise. That’s the finding...

Agents are being offered a free review of their compliance status between now and the end of March by a PropTech...

A lead generation platform that boasts Leaders, EweMove and Northwood amongst its clients says it’s expanding into mortgages. Rentround, now in its...

A PropTech platform claims its “unique” features will help its subscribers get a 1,500 per cent return on investment by the...

Analysts are gearing up for the full year figures to be revealed by Rightmove to its shareholders at the end of...

An agency which in 2020 moved from traditional branches to a hub-based business model, says it’s to become a ‘digital first’...

An Australian PropTech platform called PEXA aims to break into the UK property industry this year, claiming to improve transaction processes. PEXA...

The changes to the business models of agents have been turbo-charged by the pandemic - and that makes the industry ripe...

Online agency easyProperty - which says it has a mission to transform the way people sell their home - has signed...

Property events and functions are now back in full swing, with 2022 likely to be the first ‘normal’ year for this...

I’m sure most readers would agree with me that cyber-security is vitally important for almost any business, particularly those businesses like...

The head of one of Britain’s most successful agency groups says he is a big fan of PropTech - but it...

A young entrepreneur has won an award for creating an online service making it simpler for couples to buy their first...

The chief executive of Belvoir says his agency has had 25 years of significant financial and business success - and much...

MRI Software explores the use of PropTech to enhance the performance of the sales and lettings processes and how to select...

Coadjute, the blockchain network for the UK property market that claims it can radically simplify home purchasing, has revealed that PropTech...

Rightmove has rolled out a new feature within MyRightmove that allows home-hunters organise saved properties into various property lists. The portal says...

The level of house price growth is at a 17 year high at 11.2 per cent according to the Nationwide. The annual...

Good-quality APIs can help agents to thrive in 2022 and beyond according to industry PropTech supplier Openview – Powered by VTUK.  API,...

The branding and technology supplier epropservices - which also owns Fine & Country and the Guild of Property Professionals - is changing...

Low fee agents such as Purplebricks and some other online operators are generally not trusted by the public when selling their...

A free to list portal has launched a tool which it claims will predict a seller’s propensity to switch agents.  Residential People...

Two of the country’s highest profile agencies have signed up to a fledgling website which allows users to find, research, buy or...

Property checks can be the bane of a letting agent’s life if left unchecked. Throw in the winter weather, and you’ve...

A new PropTech platform has an ultimate aim of allowing house buyers to select and order their interior decorations and modifications...

An agency has re-opened its head office after a two-year break because of Covid. Davidsons Estates has kept open a city centre...

The PropTech network Coadjute, which says it will ultimately slash the time it takes to move house by as much as...

An hour-long webinar this week aims to inform agents how to deter property fraud by greater emphasis on compliance, due diligence...

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

The lettings sector looks set to steam ahead in 2022 after a record-breaking 2021, despite the financial and mobility challenges of...

In this guest feature, James Dilgul, Head of Marketing at Fixflo, the market-leading repairs and maintenance management software provider, looks at how...

PropTech firm CoreLogic UK has acquired the property search and marketing platform Rummage4. Rummage4 was founded in 2015 by agent Robert May...

Homesearch has won £5m new investment from venture capital firm Octopus Ventures - an organisation that has also backed three businesses...

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

OnTheMarket has entered a PropTech commercial partnership with Autoenhance.ai Limited, the AI photo editing platform.  Autoenhance was founded by PropTech entrepreneur Jamie...

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

As this is the first Natter back since the Christmas break, I should like to first wish all our readers a...

In this latest Property Natter video interview, Angels Media CEO Nat Daniels chats with one of the lettings industry's best-known figures about...

Do you have an 'open API'? We use 'X' who have an 'open API' so we would need you to integrate with...

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

The conveyancing technology firm Search Acumen has launched what it calls “an end-to-end solution” in a bid to abolish “antiquated” ways...

The ValPal Network has announced the release of its MovePal app on the Apple App and Google Play stores. The app is...

OnTheMarket agents are to have access to the prospecting tool SmartMail, produced by data firm Sprift. SmartMail is a canvassing and prospecting...

The objective of estate agents in 2022 must be to cut their business costs and employ technology to replace - and...

It’s the last call for agents to sign up to a ‘Battle For Listings’ webinar to be held tomorrow (10am-11am) by reservations...

Blockchain PropTech operator Coadjute is to continue as Headline Partner for The ESTAS for 2022 and 2023.  Coadjute - which took over...

Could estate and letting agents sell their branch office window space for third party advertising, above and beyond promoting the properties...

A hybrid agency that charges no fees to vendors but instead relies on referral fees for income has officially rolled out...

A survey of agents suggests the majority believe the process of buying and selling residential properties will be fully digital or...

If UK agents were paid higher fees they could perform a better service to the public. That’s the view of Mark Hayward,...

A leading PropTech entrepreneur with a lengthy pedigree as an estate agent says agents should use more technology in a bid...

The latest figures for mortgage approvals show demand as being relatively unchanged - a development welcomed by agents. House purchase mortgage approvals...

A webinar in mid-January will help agents get an edge on securing leads and ensuring transactions are not lost. That’s the claim...

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,...

A consultancy specialising in data protection issues has sharply criticised the Simplify Group for its ongoing lack of communications over its...

Christmas - time for a much-needed rest for our industry after getting through a workload which reached almost unprecedented levels in...

It really is beginning to look a lot like Christmas – just a week to go now. Presents all wrapped and...

The average first-time buyer’s home across Britain has increased in price by approaching £9,000 a year for the past decade. FTBs are...

MRI Software’s newest Agency Solutions expert, Michael Connolly, made the leap from working on the front line of an estate agent...

One of the country’s leading estate agents has shared his top tips for using PropTech. Simon Bradbury is managing director at Thomas...

Property fraud is on the rise and early in 2022 agents will have an opportunity to attend a webinar featuring a...

Angels Media was the official media sponsor of the highly successful Relocation Agent Network’s conference on Friday, with Angels chief executive...

The last 18 months have been full of ups and downs, but the property market has coped remarkably well during the...

With 2022 swiftly approaching, businesses in the property industry are likely to be reflecting on the trials and tribulations that have...

Coadjute, the PropTech platform that aims to slash the length of property transactions, has announced a further £6m investment. Coadjute is a blockchain...

Rightmove has launched its second modular training course for agents, a sale skills exercise with high profile trainer Josh Phegan. The course is...

The perception of the housing market, especially in London, being awash with ‘dirty’ money is a problem that needs to be...

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...

The police have been called in to investigate the ongoing cyber-security incident which has led to many firms in the Simplify...

A survey of 100 agents commissioned by industry supplier Landmark suggests most believe the current onboarding process is ripe for simplification.  Some...

A PropTech platform is urging agents to keep in touch with clients on their databases to increase their chances of future...

As we all know, the sector is constantly evolving and as we start to get to grips with the changes, another...

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

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

The scheme behind two of this country’s most successful PropTech start-ups is marking what it calls a successful first year.  REACH UK...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? David Ruddock – Partner and Head of Residential Sales Operations...

A comparison website dealing with estate agency charges says commission varies hugely across 20 major cities of the UK.  GetAgent looked at...

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

Property experts have joined forces to call for faster and more secure transactions.  The PropTech and conveyancing voices have united in warning...

Auction House London says the Coronavirus pandemic has proved that the power of livestream sales far outweighs the impact of earlier online...

The challenge of selling a property that has been garishly decorated over the Christmas period is one many agents will be familiar...

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

Reservation Agreements provide agents with absolute certainty that both sellers and buyers are being honest. “If they’re lying or… shall we say,...

Virtual tours are becoming an increasing necessity for agents when listing properties for sale or let. Covid has of course accelerated this...

Estate agency business platform Reapit is launching AgentPoint services in the UK - just seven months after it acquired AgentPoint in...

A property media analyst claims Purplebricks has record-breaking website traffic thanks to its “relentless” and vast budget marketing. “Whether you like to...

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...

A PropTech chief says agents are now competing with each other for substantially less stock on the market - meaning their...

OnTheMarket has announced that it’s reducing the amount it’s paying for PropTech supplier Glanty. Glanty is best known for its lettings platform teclet,...

An online intelligence platform has started ranking agencies in terms of their SEO and Google searches. The platform - Industry Alerts, which...

There’s been another step to make house sales more secure and speedier, with a pilot scheme starting next month. Five major identity...

The ValPal Network has won the ESTAS’ Supplier Awards – Best in Sector: Online Valuation Tool prize for the fifth year...

PropTech is booming, and its rise was only accelerated by the Covid-19 pandemic, which forced the real estate industry – as...

An alert has gone out to sales and lettings agents to be more diligent with their checking of data, and to...

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

If there is one thing that modern consumers have come to expect, it’s convenience. As a nation, we’re driven by on-demand...

PropTech and CRMs should be about far more than merely gathering data - they should be telling agents which prospects are...

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

The existence of online agencies means some consumers believe real life estate agents are unnecessary in a deal - but the rest of...

High-profile outsourced communications provider Moneypenny has joined the industry PropTech hub known as the Innovation Collaboration Group. There are around 40 companies...

PropTech industry giant epropservices has acquired Property Technology Ltd, better known to agents as marketing platform LeadPro. epropservices is the parent company of...

I recently took part in a webinar hosted by ICG (The Innovation Collaboration Group) – titled ‘New estate agency revenue streams...

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...

Like most industries, estate agency is changing. A general trend to a more hybrid model, accelerated by the pandemic has resulted...

The right technology can reassure agents that transactions will complete on time - vital to retaining business following the end of the...

The stamp duty holiday concluded at midnight, marking the end of the busiest period for the industry - all parts of...

A video interview claims to spill the beans on how sales progression can be accelerated by three to four weeks. Estate agent...

One of the west of England’s largest independent agencies has signed a two year deal with Zoopla, running across portal listings...

ESTAS has announced that FocalAgent, a visual content supplier to estate agents, has signed up as an executive partner for the...

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

Foxtons has given details of the PropTech it uses to help improve leads and business decisions.  The agency, which has some 50 offices...

The stamp duty holiday which finally ends later this week might have a lasting legacy - encouraging more agents to use...

Chris Watkin - the famous industry content creator, ghostwriter and trainer - has made a series of controversial statements about agents...

The Federation of Independent Agents has today announced a strategic partnership with award-winning website creative firm Estate Apps. The partnership will enable...

In this latest exclusive video interview, EAT’s video reporter Chris Buckler – an agent himself – chats with Peter Grant, chairman of the board at...

In this guest editorial, experienced property solicitor Lorraine Richardson argues that reservation agreements - designed to reduce the number of fall-throughs in...

A PropTech firm backed by Zoopla founder Alex Chesterman has launched a new anti-money laundering (AML) tool for estate agents. Thirdfort has...

There are a huge array of products and services covering the entire journey of lettings, from prospecting all the way through to...

A cloud-based software provider has claimed that agents need to prepare for the future – and a very different working day...

A Midlands estate agency has come up with a solution to avoid confusion over property offers. Forget poor connections or bad handwriting that...

Agents are always on the lookout to save time and money wherever they can, to improve, streamline and enhance their business. And...

The UK’s biggest property auctioneer is considering whether to bring its sales back into the auction room in the near future. Managing...

Over the last three years there has been a quiet revolution in the tenant referencing market. Starting with the 2019 tenant...

Day in, day out, I see how good estate agents really are.  Whether it’s in my day job on Location, Location, Location...

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

We are living in the age of information. Our working and personal lives are underpinned by software, data and technology to...

Tech, as has been shown more than ever during the pandemic, can be a wonderful thing – bringing people closer together,...

A small survey commissioned by a PropTech firm appears to show that a majority of respondents believe estate agents lack expertise...

Blockchain network Coadjute has announced new partnerships with software firms. Coadjute launched in July and claims it will halve the time it...

The man who admits he was “the acceptable face of Foxtons” in its golden period says he finally left because it...

A PropTech operator claims that agents currently pay around £250 per lead, averaging costs of different sources ranging from Google Ads...

The growing number of lettings sector rules is a hotly debated issue, while the sales sector has been seeing its own...

Mortgage approvals declined over the last month as the tapering stamp duty holiday deterred home purchases, according to data from the...

Zoopla-owned software company Yourkeys and mortgage, insurance and wealth management broker SPF Private Clients have integrated. Yourkeys’ software provides buyer and seller...

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

The entrepreneur behind the live chat service Yomdel is to retire from the business.  Andy Soloman, the founder of the managed chat...

A career in property can be fun and rewarding, but it’s a busy world to live and work in. As we...

Zoopla-owned Proptech platform Yourkeys has launched what it calls a first-of-its-kind sales progression service for new-build shared ownership properties. It works like...

A PropTech entrepreneur is advising agents not to settle for simply having their websites up and running, and instead using CRM...

Hello and welcome to our final Property Jobs Today before the start of autumn - and it’s good to see people...

My neighbour had been seeking to move home for some time. Suggestions that he wanted to get away from his neighbours...

Agents and developers are creating full-size show home-style properties overseas in a bid to woo wealthy foreigners who cannot travel to...

The largest player in the Modern Method of Auction sector has reported a record average number of bids per property. In July...

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

A new survey suggests the majority of vendors remain wary of allowing too many unknown people into their home during viewings. Some...

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

Michael Bruce says the new SmartVal automated valuation system he is this month introducing on Boomin will be the most accurate...

Apart from a buoyant market, high transaction levels, and consumer confidence in the property market, one considerable additional benefit which has...

The controversial proposal by a PropTech start up to charge potential viewers of properties to let or for sale has been...

Viewings are in the news right now and with good reason.  As the impact of the stamp duty holiday fades, and transaction...

In this latest video feature, EAT’s video reporter Chris Buckler speaks to Christian Scandurra, Sales Director at VaultEA, and a former...

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

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,...

One of the best known faces in estate agency has launched his own podcast - and is giving Estate Agent Today...

A prominent advocate of a reformed transaction process says more secure moving systems can help agents maintain high business levels when...

A recent news story will have set alarm bells ringing for agencies up and down the country, when it was revealed...

Since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, technology has proven to be the answer for many problems faced by sectors across...

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

With stock remaining perilously short for most agents, the industry has been advised to use data to identify those existing owners...

Available residential property listings across the country are at historic lows according to property data firm Homesearch. The company, which focuses its...

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

The platform behind a controversial proposal to charge prospective buyers and renters £30 or more to view a property on the...

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

The controversial ViewRabbit service, which proposes to charge prospective buyers and tenants for viewing properties, may seek international investment. The site has...

One of the country’s longest-standing independent buying agencies has rebranded. Haringtons, established in 2004 and covering both London and the country, has...

A new service launched over the weekend, proposing to charge buyers £30 for a “guaranteed” viewing, has split opinions amongst estate...

Propertymark says a new pay-per-viewing service is “interesting” but warns agents to protect themselves by abiding by consumer protection regulations. The warning has come following...

A number of estate agencies have signed up to a service which charges £30 to view a property. The online service, called...

Regional hybrid agency Hortons says its repaid its £50,000 bounce back loan at the earliest opportunity - because the industry has...

A new Home Buyer App has been launched by the Mortgage Advice Bureau in a bid to educate first time buyers...

Ben Ridgway gives his views on the current market, material information and PropTech for agents. What is your current view of the...

The biggest challenge facing many agents in the current climate is the general shortage of stock, both for sales & lettings. Let’s...

An agent support service set up in the early days of the pandemic has closed down with its architect saying “If...

Creating a New Homes division could be a good way of expanding an agency business according to the head of a...

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

Let it never be said that this column isn’t here to help out agents directly. In this week’s Natter, I speak...

Properties with professional marketing packs sell up to 48 per cent quicker than those without, according to an experiment conducted by...

A call has gone out for Property Logbooks to receive official recognition as “digital assets” by the Law Commission: the move...

Property auctioneer Auction House has recorded its best first half results in its 14-year history, and says it’s going to continue...

A supplier of virtual viewings claims physical viewings cost £233 of an agent’s time on average - and that’s without fuel...

Working in real estate can be incredibly rewarding, but it takes a lot of hard work to be able to succeed...

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

Agents should use a mixture of next-generation 3D style technology and traditional, old-school estate agency to allow them to thrive. That's...

Estate agents are being advised to emphasise to customers that they are local experts. “Show [the public] that you really know your...

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

The Halifax is reporting a 0.5 per cent monthly drop in house prices, plus a fall in the annual rate from...

Veteran agent and property consultant Dominic Grace, who recently left Savills after 37 years, is to take up a new role...

The government and property industry have been talking about it for a long time, and there have been numerous initiatives introduced...

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

Digital signatures are not new but the relative slowness with which they have been adopted by the industry is disappointing, according...

The race to complete home sales before the stamp duty holiday came to an end on June 30 has created what...

A PropTech entrepreneur is urging agents to maximise their training on existing PropTech to ensure they optimise its effectiveness. Anton Babkov, chief...

Property portal app MoveStreets says the latest upgrade to its app sends leads to agents’ inboxes and allows users to instantly arrange...

The frenzy of activity in the housing market thanks to the stamp duty holiday shows the need for automated processes to...

The Competititon and Markets Authority says it’s to look into reviews on Google and Amazon, and see whether the online giants...

The government has thrown its weight behind the concept of Unique Property Reference Numbers as a way of speeding up transactions. UPRNs...

I recently saw a fly-through video for a home on sale for well over £2m. The imagery was good (made better by...

Peter Everett - a veteran High Street estate agent with a quarter of a century at LSL and a decade at...

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

Working from home used to get a bad rap. With the phrase mocked as ‘shirking from home’, homeworkers were often seen...

A self employed franchise estate agent business model has been launched by one of the brands in The Property Franchise Group. Hunters...

As agents, we’ve finally got used to the word PropTech - some of us even like it! What’s more, PropTech has,...

Home set up and utility management service Just Move In is the latest partner on Reapit’s CRM. The 5,000-plus agents who use Reapit’s...

Industry trade body Propertymark has unveiled a digital expansion programme. A statement from the organisation says this initiative shows new chief executive...

Franchise giant Winkworth has launched a new property podcast to boost its marketing. The Property Exchange podcast will air monthly, with the...

The Oxfordshire-based PropTech founders and software developers of Openview, today announced they have welcomed Pattinson Estate Agents to their list of clients.   Peter Grant, Managing...

Around 18 months ago, just a few months before the pandemic hit, I did a Natter with the team at software...

Kerfuffle founder Simon Whale has given Estate Agent Today readers three top tips for improving their performance. The trio of suggestions -...

Average house prices in the year to the end of April increased by 8.9 per cent according to the government’s Office...

The current housing market frenzy would be easier to deal with if upfront buyers’ packs were available, improving transparency and cutting...

Amro Partners, the Build to Rent and student accommodation operator, has launched a venture capital arm investing in PropTech and FinTech. Amro...

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...

An estate agency says it expects a 40 per cent boost in its turnover this year, its 10th in business. Croft Residential,...

An app that promotes both on- and off-market homes to prospective buyers has linked up with a moving service PropTech platform.  Houso...

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

In the third part of this series, Neil Cobbold – Chief Sales Officer at rental payment automation provider PayProp – explores...

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

Independent agents come in all shapes, sizes and looks, many with their own USPs and little quirks. It is this variety...

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