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With one of the world’s most successful vaccine rollout programmes under way in the UK, the chances of a complete lockdown...

  Who are you and what does it say on your business card?  Mark Meyer, CEO, Meyers Franchising What is Meyers and what...

The Countrywide name is set to disappear from the stock market in a week’s time - and may soon be gone...

Pre-pandemic, virtual and video viewings were a nice little add-on for some agents, but they were far from universally used and...

Rightmove has revealed its figures for the full year 2020 - down in terms of profit and revenue because of the impact...

An open letter from Boomin chief executive Michael Bruce shows how fierce the competition is going to be in the portal field...

Zoopla says over 250 agents have now signed up to its partnership deal with PropTech firm FocalAgent, set up by former...

CRM supplier Reapit, backed by private equity funding, has entered into an international deal to acquire a leading Australian PropTech provider...

Agency websites supplier Property Webmasters has secured a substantial but undisclosed cash injection to expand internationally. The investment comes from Net Ventures...

Propertymark has named a veteran industry figure as interim chief executive - and says it has a "new strategy." Nathan Emerson has some...

Conveyancing volumes rose 27 per cent in just one month as the sector attempts to cope with huge demand prompted by...

The Bruce brothers’ latest project, Boomin, is “ready to launch” some two months after it was expected to see the light...

OnTheMarket says it’s going to increase investment in new products and services, and invest further in ‘internal website development resources’. In a...

Fixflo’s webinar on February 9 saw an industry panel debate 2021’s threats and opportunities for letting agents. The panel discussed a range...

On March 23rd 2021, Dezrez and its partners are hosting EAvolution21 the event that showcases the latest in PropTech using an...

A survey of portal usage shows a low level of trust and customer satisfaction from agents, and a majority of agencies saying they...

Estate agents quitting companies and setting up on their own will prosper only by tapping into the most appropriate level of...

Reservation Agreement specialist Gazeal is to sponsor the Estate Agent categories at The ESTAS later this year. Gazeal chief executive Bryan Mansell...

It’s now more than a year since the government offered an additional £4 million to councils to combat rogue landlords. At the...

Agents should put as much emphasis on ensuring a house move actually happens as on winning the instruction to begin with,...

An MP demanding a root and branch reform of property taxation, including scrapping stamp duty, says the chance of fundamental reform is...

Agents are invited to a webinar at lunchtime today to discuss how home staging can improve sales prospects for properties. Lemon and...

Let’s address the elephant in the room first - the property sector and how we market properties is changing. Gone are the...

A housing market analyst says stamp duty, for all its unpopularity within the property industry, may not be so bad after...

Since the outbreak of the pandemic, we have all seen a dramatic change in that way that we live and work,...

Boomin, created by Michael and Kenny Bruce, promises “highly memorable and engaging” TV and radio ads at its launch in the near...

This time out, I’m in conversation with one of the big three established portals. Since it was founded in 2007, Zoopla...

Agents can win more instructions by using text messages to prospective sellers as part of a short term ‘nurture’ campaign, according...

REACH, a programme encouraging start-ups in the property world, has released a list of UK companies that will feature in its...

A new survey suggests online agents are favoured by only three per cent of sellers. The study involved a modest sample -...

Today’s the day when Parliament debates a possible extension to the stamp duty holiday beyond its March 31 cliff edge deadline...

Technology has advanced in leaps and bounds in recent years, undoubtedly improving many parts of the moving process for both estate...

Boomin has denied that it will ever allow direct property sales, cutting out estate agents. Founder Michael Bruce says the new service...

Zoopla has revealed a multi-million-pound programme of future developments which have taken 18 months to finalise. Chief executive Charlie Bryant has told...

A large majority of estate agents fear a surge in 'failed sales’ as the stamp duty holiday cliff edge gets ever-closer. The latest National...

I have written this column for over four years. I started writing it at a time when no-one really knew anything...

A PropTech supplier says the conveyancing process is “antiquated” and buyers and sellers would be better served if they were ’shadowed’...

If your house is anything like mine, the postman has a path beaten to your door over the last nine months. In...

A leading analyst is questioning whether buyers have benefitted from the stamp duty holiday because demand has purshed up prices far...

Free-to-list portal One Dome has launched a dedicated New Homes section - in line with the longer-established paid-for portals - and...

Another group of independent estate agents have launched a portal - a rival to a similar project launched by other agencies...

A trade body is warning that increased home working triggered by Coronavirus makes the agency industry more vulnerable than ever to...

A PropTech company has won a grant for a project to improve ID verification in the buying and selling process, via...

Government guidance on how agents can continue working during the lockdown has given a new importance to virtual viewings, says an...

A PropTech firm claims its new interactive property reports are “the most comprehensive on any UK property” and reduce the need...

One of the housing market’s senior analysts says the end of the stamp duty holiday on March 31 would not be...

Property auctioneer Pugh, which has 11 offices across the UK, has unveiled bespoke new technology to support its work with estate...

In the not-too-distant future, it will be possible to order a driverless car to collect you and then drive you to...

The ‘future of residential’ is a huge term to contend with but one that was addressed last week through our RE:Connect...

The Federation of Independent Agents says a survey of member agencies suggests only around a fifth per cent would definitely be listing...

Boomin has announced another 15 independents as members of the site, which is expected to launch in the near future. “The latest...

There’s no doubt that the property market underwent a tumultuous year in 2020, where efficiency was required more than ever. Since the...

With the Government announcement this week of another national lockdown across England amid the surging coronavirus infections, it once again puts...

Independent agents inspired by the Say No To Rightmove campaign are to launch a rival portal next month. Wearethemarket is a portal...

Over the last 20 years, the growth of online property portals – including Zoopla, Rightmove and PrimeLocation – has transformed the...

New figures from the Bank of England show that mortgage approvals rose 7.0 per cent in November to reach 105,000 -...

Anthony Codling, the City analyst who made his name as a scourge of Purplebricks, says Brexit may be good news for the...

As we approach the end of the year, there is no doubt that it has been a turbulent 12 months for...

He’s gone from Downing Street but the legacy of Dominic Cummings lives on in Rightmove’s top searches of 2020. Barnard Castle -...

Zoopla saw a record 70.5 per cent increase in traffic on Boxing Day as signs suggest the pre-Christmas boom is set...

Free to list portal Residential People is launching a new cloud-based platform which it says will help agents use Amazon-style technology...

Many independents will be based in the capital, but given its size and breadth they may get drowned out even more...

Ever since the initial ripples of innovation in the 1990s, PropTech has proceeded to reshape our market beyond recognition; going on...

A 10 week marketing campaign is being launched by Zoopla - and the portal urges agents to stay open as much...

Around half of all estate agencies selling homes for £5m or more have not even registered for anti-money laundering processes, and/or...

The Bruce brothers’ portal Boomin has signed two high profile regional agencies from the north of England. Manning Stainton and Farrell Heyworth...

Mystery still surrounds the number of homes actually sold by Purplebricks, despite upbeat statements regarding the number of instructions it wins. The...

It is the end of my column for another year, my 4th if I am not mistaken.  This year has seen a...

OnTheMarket is to undergo a revamp under its new chief executive, former Foxtons agent Jason Tebb - who has been given...

The launch of much-hyped new portal Boomin, originally scheduled for this month, has now been pushed back until early next year. A lengthy letter sent...

Buyer feedback is a key resource for agents who want to keep on top of market changes and so handle vendors’...

A series of PropTech announcements over recent days suggest the sector is still buoyant with innovation. Firstly it’s been revealed that agents...

Who are you? Hi, I’m Richard Price, Managing Director at Dezrez. Who are Dezrez and what EACRM do you provide? At Dezrez we’re on...

Zoopla has added over 1,000 branches since lockdown began in March, taking total membership of offices and new homes to a...

Software provider Dezrez has entered into an integration partnership with Boomin - the fledgling portal’s first PropTech deal.  The agreement ensures that...

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...