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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...

Rightmove and Zoopla have been working with key figures from government and the agency and conveyancing industries on how to reform...

Quite a few years ago, I spoke at a conference for auctioneers. It was a traditional affair. Rural location. Nice hotel....

An estate agency is setting up a call centre employing some 100 people in a bid to become “a one stop...

Logbooks about properties must be made available up-front at the point of marketing and not later in the buying process if...

Hello - if it’s Monday it’s PJT day, so welcome to the latest update on key moves within our industry. Let us...

The group charged with pioneering Reservation Agreements in the house buying process admits both the industry and the public are split...

'It's a recipe, not a menu' is a mantra championed by a host of Keller Williams' millionaire estate agents. But what are...

“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...

Reapit has joined a consortium attempting to make the long-anticipated end-to-end digital home buying process a reality. It’s joined the IPN Consortium,...

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

I don’t want this to be a long piece. I want this to be short and sharp. I want it to...

Hello and welcome to the first PJT of 2020 - a new decade and, for many, a time of new opportunities. We’re always...

Agents are being offered a two week free trial of a service giving mobile telephone signal strength information and broadband connectivity...

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

A digital platform claims its taken “a massive step” towards speeding up property sales with what it says is the first...

A property portal says that it’s going to remain free to list for estate and letting agents - and that pledge...

2020, the start of a new decade. Looking back, 2010 feels like such a long time ago, and looking forward to...

First things first, a big happy New Year to everyone. Welcome to 2020! It looks set to be another interesting year...

Iceberg Digital launches what it calls its “new flagship marketing platform” named Lifesycle on Monday, January 6. The data marketing platform -...

Alex Chesterman, the entrepreneur who founded Zoopla, has given vocal backing to a new conveyancing app called Thirdfort. The app allows conveyancers’...

The government introduced the Fifth EU Money Laundering Directive into UK law just before Christmas - and it has a significant implication for...

A senior regional estate agent says the appliance of PropTech has helped his company streamline communications, reduce sales times, and generate...

NAEA member agents have delivered a relatively downbeat forecast for 2020 - but the organisation says an injection of digital technology...

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

OnTheMarket has this morning announced it has raised £3.4m through a placing of shares. It has placed 4,857,143 new ordinary shares at a...

It’s one of the most crucial aspects of the homebuying and selling process but is too often bogged down by frustrating...

“There won’t be a single home but millions of different homes”, is one quote.  “There will be an end to gadgets”, is...

A free to list property portal has announced its integration with two leading property management solutions. Estate agents using either Reapit or...

Hello and welcome to the final Property Jobs Today before Christmas - and yes, there are still plenty of people moving...

Yes, believe it or not, we’ve nearly reached the end of a whole decade. And what an eventful decade it’s been. We’ve...

In the firmest sign yet that PropTech has entered the mainstream, Housing Minister Esther McVey recently launched an expert advisory council...

A statement made by Purplebricks in its trading statement yesterday appears to fly in the face of statements it has made...

It’s a substantial Tory government for the next five years: what does this mean for estate agents, property and the market? We have...

When we launched Reapit’s Foundations Platform as a Service (PaaS) in November, it may have seemed like a recent development in...

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

Yes, you can promise yourself that you won't eat all the mince pies, or yet another roast potato, nor drink as...

It’s been revealed that Countrywide is involved in a pilot exercise to help the creation of a so-called ‘affordability hub’ for...

PropTech services The ValPal Network and Loop Software have launched an integration which they say will reduce admin and maximise valuation opportunities...

A new portal claims it will do what OnTheMarket failed to do, and offer an agent-led operation charging every agency branch...

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

love2move, which offers High Street agents a white-labelled digital platform that allows them to offer online services to vendors, has revealed...

The dispute between controversial online estate agency Emoov and the Advertising Standards Authority is rumbling on.  In the first half of November...

Hello and welcome to the latest PJT, your weekly opportunity to catch up on who’s moving where and why across our...

In the latest part of the Natter’s ‘day in the life of’ series, I catch up with Chris Osmond, sales director...

It’s been clear for a while that the additional regulation landlords and agents are facing has helped professionalise the private rental...

Here at sales progression and communication tool mio, we recently caught up with Sarah Edmundson, co-director of The AllStars Group, the...

No one would argue that unfair fees and practices by rogue landlords is a problem that should be ignored, but the...

A new portal has been launched aiming to take on Rightmove, Zoopla and OnTheMarket in the retirement property sector - and...

A new digital ‘members-only club’ is being launched for property professionals around the world.  The Eighth Door is a web and app-based...

A new app is being launched which allows agents to gauge possible interest in a property before it is formally put...

Homesearch, the data service which launched this year as free-to-use with a subscription model launching in 2020, has announced it’s introducing...

A PropTech company says the majority of transactions now involve chains and that the issue is becoming more problematic for agents...

I got an overnight flight to Nigeria yesterday. I landed at 5am local time and am only just now getting sensation...

A prominent regional agent says the industry owes it to vendors to try competing marketing outlets for property, and not to...

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

An online estate agency which last week claimed it had resolved a dispute over reviews it showed on its website is...

Last week, it was announced that Plentific, the London-based tenant experience, has raised $32 million in Series B funding. Plentific’s model sees...

A PropTech firm has calculated the different delays that lead to transactions taking an average 120 days (and often much longer)...

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...

A PropTech company that monitors search times for transactions says only just over two thirds of them are now completed in...

Technology forms the backbone of the Relocation Agent Network National Conference and Exhibition in London on November 22.  The event will include...

Fledgling online estate agency Emoov - now owned by PropTech firm Mashroom - has removed reviews and endorsements from its website...

KPMG published its Global PropTech Survey 2019 last week with the title: Is your digital future in the right hands? Interesting question:...

“Multiple”members of the new trade body, the Federation of Independent Agents, are considering cancelling their subscriptions to Rightmove. FIA founder Graham Lock...

Reapit has launched a platform, cloud infrastructure and marketplace called Foundations which aims to provide “all the PropTech solutions” for agencies’...

Housing Minister Esther McVey has launched an expert advisory council that the government says is “dedicated to the digital transformation of...

This line is one that I use a lot in my speeches and presentations, often as part of the final slide. I...

Reservation Agreements may require bigger financial penalties than the £500 to £1,000 currently envisaged if they are to work. That’s the view...

I was shocked, not so long ago, by an out of office reply I received upon sending an email to a...

The founder of Rightmove and former Countrywide chief executive Harry Hill is one of a number of investors behind a new...

Hello and welcome to a new week - one with darker evenings and colder days. But there is still plenty of activity...

A controversial estate agent and former head of an online agency is urging agents to knock on the doors of vendors...

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

Young homebuyers want tech-savvy, astute and attentive estate agents who are able to handle their complex requirements via a range of...

One of the industry’s leading consultants says Rightmove is in a form of abusive relationship with agents, who should consider legal...

An estate agency says it has produced technology allowing clients to track the precise whereabouts of their estate agent when he...

Housing minister Esther McVey says Compulsory Purchase Orders and brownfield land registers are to be made digitally transparent.  This will allow CPO...

Hello, welcome to another Monday and the latest PJT. As ever, a brief reminder to please let us know your appointments new...

Zoopla has unveiled new functionality that it claims will make searching for new homes easier for consumers - and resumes the...

A new national agency concept - eXp UK - has told Estate Agent Today that its recruitment schedule is running “well...

A service has launched for estate and letting agents to copy and paste a widget into online advertisements free of charge. It...

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

A new franchisee says she will combine 20 years of property knowledge with state-of-the-art PropTech to provide customers with what she...

Upad, the national online letting agent set up by entrepreneur James Davis has announced that it is “closed to new business”...

A relatively new company which signs up vendors and then effectively sub-contracts their sales to strongly-performing local estate agents says it...

A leading agent and property management expert says the shock closure of online agency Upad is a sign that technology alone...

OnTheMarket is delivering agents “a higher marketing yield than Rightmove” according to an investment consultancy which works with OTM. Investors appear to...

I have been banging on about partnerships and collaborations for years now. Whether it’s between two real estate firms, two PropTech firms,...

Welcome back to Property Jobs Today - your Monday roundup of all the latest employment news from the industry. If you have...

In a revival of the Natter’s day in the life of series, I catch up with Rajeev Nayyar, managing director of...

I want to take the time this week to talk about PropTech startups and how they can often be seen to...

How can estate and letting agents nurture leads who aren't ready to sell or let a property instantly? It's a question many...

One of the first so-called ‘hub’ hybrid estate agencies using self-employed freelances instead of staff says it’s moving to bigger premises...

A story from America caught my eye this week. It’s about a company called Curbio partnering with another called The Keyes...

The niche agency Singer Veille has set up its own PropTech consultancy and application development service for the property industry. Singer Veille...

The Federation of Independent Agents, the new trade group set up in May, is holding its first conference this week.  The FIA...

Hello and welcome to your regular Monday PJT, the essential guide to who’s moving where in our industry. Everyone mentioned here got...

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

Property management service Move with Us has announced a new partnership with chain management service View My Chain. Move with Us, founded...

There are those who say that PropTech is at risk of becoming a bubble market, and others who say bubbles don’t...

A PropTech company is suggesting that property mis-measurements and resulting over-valuations may be the next PPI scandal. The firm - Spec, which...

Continuing political uncertainty over Brexit and now a significant chance of an autumn or winter General Election makes the case for...

A PropTech start-up says its service allows investors from anywhere in the world to buy property in the UK which can...

Former Purplebricks chief executive Lee Wainwright says the problem for estate agents maintaining a strong level of fees isn’t competition from...

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

Two PropTech advocates have launched a podcast series telling agents how to improve their businesses. One of the couple is Mark Worrall,...

Franchise giant Hunters says its branch network has now hit 200 following a spate of acquisitions in the first half of...

Professional client account solutions for modern letting agents Letting agents will need to come up with new ways to manage client money...

A PropTech firm is marketing anti-money laundering audit checks for agents to help the industry comply with tighter regulation. Identity verification business...

I suspect that at some time we have all rented an Airbnb (I am sitting on the couch of one as...

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

OnTheMarket’s selective fee freeze for agents has been challenged by a new portal which asks agents: ‘Why pay at all?’ OTM revealed...

A company operating the controversial Modern Method of Auction says it is trying to improve the sector’s image after a series...

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

As real estate firms begin to execute their Q3 strategies and think more closely about Q4, there is one major question...

Crowdfunding has been largely avoided by property companies for much of the past year following controversies surrounding Emoov’s fund raising -...

They will be the doctors, lawyers, teachers, thinkers, leaders and captains of industry of the not too distant future, but is...

Innovate or Die. But What is Innovation? It Isn’t just PropTech A certain Mr Dick Whittington Esquire was once convinced that the...

A new PropTech product uses WhatsApp to communicate within agency teams as soon as a lead is received from a portal. However,...

News this week tells of Zehomes, the German property management company, raising €13 million in Series-A funding, bringing its all-time total...

Hello and welcome to the final PJT before September - yes that means summer is almost over.  Yet even during the holiday season...

A sales progression tool is urging property professionals and consumers alike to do more to speed up typical transaction times, and...

As the founder of Jupix, I worked in the property industry between 2008 - 2014. I had the privilege to lead...

This week, you find me in Italy. Now that we’ve entered that languid month of August, where all of real estate...

A newspaper claims that a crowdfunding site used by some estate agencies and other property industry companies has suspended trading on...

Zoopla claims its new app has a huge level of what it calls “user engagement” within a month of launching. It’s hit...

Zoopla is mining data from users of its website to target sellers on Facebook and Instagram, producing leads and making it unnecessary for agencies to...

I wrote last week about Keller Williams and how their leader, Gary Keller, is doing an admirable job of driving innovation through...

A PropTech start up says its new free tool allows prospective sellers and buyers to get an automated valuation of their...

Hello and welcome to PJT, breaking you in to the working week every Monday with news of the movers and shakers...

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

Estate and letting agents will for the first time be able to use WhatsApp to respond to leads on a 24/7...

Keller Williams continues to drive culture, mentality, and process transformation by partnering with DocuSign to enable electronic signatures. It’s another lesson in...

Nicky Stevenson has had a very varied and interesting career in property. She started out as a lettings negotiator for Nicholas...

One of the earliest property websites, nethouseprices.com, has been acquired by fledgling property portal OneDome.  Nethouseprices was set up in 2004 and...

Seven in 10 agents fail to use video or YouTube to assist in their marketing according to an analysis by free-to-list...

I feel I am in a fortunate position. I have been central to the PropTech movement for a number of years,...

A leading figure in the PropTech sector says clarity and speed are vital to ensure agencies can adequately prepare for a...

Improved communication and increased transparency throughout the buying process can manage vendors’ expectations, improve satisfaction scores and create long-term clients. That’s the...

The introduction of technology to an industry can be daunting, due to changes in executing daily tasks, and also a fear...

The recent announcement of a clicktopurchase partnership demonstrates some much-needed progression from Rightmove. In doing so, however, it could be said it...

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

The city of Norwich has become the sixth part of the UK to switch from council Local Land Charges to digital...

Auction companies have issued statements boasting of their own performance as old school companies and new entrants vie for market share. Firstly...

If agents ran their databases more efficiently, the property portals might find themselves redundant. Controversial opening statement aside, the reality is that...

The PropTech era is changing the way in which employees decide where they are going to work. As CBRE has discovered in...

Welcome to the latest edition of Property Jobs Today. It's the time of the week when you can catch up with...

It’s been a busy year for Giraffe360. Following its £1 million successful funding round in January and moving its headquarters from...

The new owners of Emoov have confirmed that 70 previous customers have opted to re-list their homes with the firm since it...

In the last ten years Google's revenue, largely from pay per click ads (Adwords), has grown by 527% (Source: Statista). In...

This week, I want to take a look at the Israeli startup, Venn, an urban revitalisation firm which has recently received...

Petty Estate Agents has acquired the real estate division of Cheshire-based Wright Marshall out of administration. The deal safeguards the company after...

 – use technology to build a trusted brand as a people-focused custodian of client money Non-stop regulatory changes in the industry are...