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New data suggests Thursday 28 March was the biggest day for the number of new sellers coming to market so far...

Proptech firm Moverly has partnered with Zoopla-backed Alto to intergrate its material information tools into the CRM. Upfront information platform Moverly said...

Northern Ireland property portal Propertynews.com has launched a bespoke artificial intelligence assistant to improve the homebuying process for both buyers and...

Average asking prices have increased at their highest rate for 10 months during March but the property market remains sensitive, Rightmove...

Artificial intelligence (AI)-powered property portal Jitty has now expanded to Bristol and the surrounding areas. The app said it clocked over 3,000...

It’s time to abolish what is colloquially called Landlord Licensing. If you’re a casual reader and perhaps not in our industry, a...

The CEO of leading Scottish property portal ESPC, Paul Hilton shares why a discerning pricing strategy can improve the prospects of...

OnTheMarket is set to bring back its popular town hall meetings with agents. It will be the first since its acquisition by...

The CEO of leading Scottish property portal ESPC shares why a discerning pricing strategy can improve the prospects of your property...

New-build homes may typically command a premium compared with the second-hand market but new research has revealed areas where this isn’t...

Rightmove has joined growing calls for Stamp Duty reform ahead of the Spring Budget next week. The property portal has outlined three...

Back in 2013 the posh head of PR of a posh estate agency took me to a London restaurant (yes, posh)...

Buyers in Scotland took advantage of the high levels of competition in the market between November January, research suggests. Analysis by Scottish...

A new artificial intelligence (AI)-powered property portal has launched its app with an initial focus on Bath. The brand, called Jitty, aims...

Like millions of others, I watched in open-mouthed astonishment as details emerged about the Post Office scandal. I knew a little bit about...

Paul Hilton, CEO of leading Scottish property portal ESPC Homeowners who are considering moving on to a new property in 2024 are...

Scottish property portal ESPC has announced the inaugural graduation of its first qualification, with a 100% pass rate. EPSC revealed that 55...

OnTheMarket (OTM) can still pursue its original aims of challenging the duopoly in the property portal market, its chief executive Jason...

A new product has launched that protects homeowners from the growing threat of property-related frauds. Title Guardian is an app that monitors...

Visits to Rightmove have fallen by 18% in the past year as high mortgage rates hit the national market from the...

Property social network and listings website PropertyHeads has staked a claim as the number four property portal in the UK. While much...

Almost three quarters of homes on the market would be exempt from Stamp Duty for home-movers if the Chancellor introduced a...

The role of a residential landlord has changed considerably over the years. What was once a relatively straightforward means of generating...

The Women in Estate Agency support group has unveiled details of its latest conference. The event will take place at The IET...

Trading Standards has insisted it is still on track to introduce parts B and C of material changes rules for property...

In today's fast-paced and ever-evolving property industry, it’s essential that forward-thinking agents strive for innovation through PropTech to improve processes, save...

The potential takeover of OnTheMarket (OTM) by US property giant CoStar Group could finally provide a viable challenger for Rightmove, it...

Introduced to Parliament in May, the Renters (Reform) Bill seeks to improve the private rental sector for both tenants and landlords....

Deliveroo may have revolutionised the way we order takeaways and now three former executives from the delivery app have set their...

OnTheMarket critic Brett Stone has issued a second open letter to shareholders of the portal, accusing it of “irresponsibly diluting shareholders”...

More than one in four estate agents are unsatisfied with the property portals that they use, according to a new survey. An...

Housing Minister Rachel Maclean MP is probably looking forward to her summer break this year. But wherever she's going and whatever she's...

OnTheMarket this morning claims to be the first major UK property portal to use Artificial Intelligence natural-language technology. The controversial technology is...

The founder of an online agency that switched to the for sale-by-owner model has turned his attention to property portals. Kae Travis...

Semi-detached houses are currently the fastest-selling type of property in the UK, research suggests. Analysis of 101,126 house sale transactions by home...

Homebuyers are entering bidding wars for bungalows, a property expert claims. The Daily Telegraph recently reported that young professionals in their 20s and...

Rightmove has been named as the most effective portal for driving leads but there is a sense of frustration about fake...

Increasing numbers of young buyers are looking abroad to boost their chances of getting on the property ladder. New data from international...

Agents may hate portal fees but have ranked property websites such as Rightmove and Zoopla as their most important digital asset. A...

Reapit has acquired agency software provider Inspect Real Estate (IRE). The service, already used by more than 3,000 real estate customers to...

Purplebricks has seen its status as a so-called ‘superbrand’ decline while Savills remains the most highly-rated agency brand. The Superbrands listings are...

The way to sell a property has changed and agents shouldn’t rely on just listing on Rightmove, senior property leaders have...

Artificial intelligence (AI) technology could change the way buyers search for property and alter the way portals operate, a proptech boss...

A new ‘zero spend’ property portal is seeking agents to help with its development ahead of a full launch next year. The...

The major property portals have ruled out cuts and discounts to agency fees amid the cost of living crunch. Estate agents, like...

OnTheMarket Group has launched its own proprietary customer relationship management (CRM) platform for estate agents following a successful trial period.   TecCRM, which...

The level of homes being snapped up within two weeks of being listed has fallen to 6.8% across the UK market...

Given their leading role in the recent upfront information revolution, interest in the work of the National Trading Standards Estate &...

A new mobile-based agency franchise network has launched, offering agents zero fees and what it describes as the choice of remote,...

OnTheMarket (OTM) is not currently aiming to overtake Rightmove or Zoopla but has succeeded in reducing listing fees for agents across...

Sellers are willing to cut their asking price expectations by as much as £150,000 to attract a cash buyer for a...

I came across something which genuinely shocked me the other day. It was research showing that 1.7 per cent of homes listed...

With the government releasing details on the Fairer Private Rented Sector, landlords and letting agents are looking for ways to maintain...

A wide range of upcoming legislative changes will affect the private rented sector. From new carbon monoxide alarm regulations to renters...

Online searches for property portals have declined, in another suggested sign of the slowing market. Analysis of data from AdWords and Google Trends...

Trading Standards has indicated that non-compliant listings will eventually be rejected from portals as it urges agents to use their “professional...

The last week has been dramatic even by the standards of UK politics, with a Cabinet and junior minister rebellion bringing...

Agents are being reminded that they still have an obligation to provide all material information as the sector awaits Part B...

Agency network Mr and Mrs Clarke has launched a new loan product to help aspiring self-employed business owners launch their own...

Property portals remain the predominant route for finding a home among buyers but many are still following traditional methods, research suggests. A...

The property market is unlikely to see forced sales but buyers are becoming more price sensitive, Zoopla warns. The property portal’s latest...

The Bank of England raised interest rates for the fifth consecutive month yesterday. The cost of borrowing is now at a 13-year...

Millions of people use online property portals every year to conduct their property search, whether it be for sales or for...

The National Trading Standards Estate and Letting Agency Team (NTSELAT) deemed yesterday that the use of POA or “price on application”...

The National Trading Standards Estate and Letting Agency Team (NTSELAT) has deemed that the use of POA or “price on application”...

April looks set to go down as the busiest month for house sales of the year.  And with record numbers of properties predicted...

Property portals are preparing to support agents in complying with a new era of upfront material information. From the end of May,...

Our inbox is regularly stuffed with exciting new industry developments and tools to help agents work better.  Here are some of the...

The Ukraine conflict and cost of living crisis is likely to but a dent in the spring market for agents, an...

Agents and conveyancers have signed up to a new buyers’s and seller’s property information form that is described as having been...

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

Boomin claims that one of the online influencers it has commissioned to create YouTube content has won has many viewers as...

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

The National Trading Standards Estate and Letting Agent Team has released background information on how it came to make changes to...

Trading Standards and the government have jointly announced compulsory new data which must appear on property listings. A property's council tax band or...

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

Mark Meyer, CEO, Meyers Estate Agents: “We’re on a mission to revolutionise the traditional concept of estate agency.   We don’t have...

Tomorrow sees the Relocation Agent Network’s first in-person conference since 2019.   The event, at the Metropole Hilton in Birmingham, will focus...

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

A new membership scheme aiming to increase the industry’s energy efficiency credentials is being launched next year by allAgents. The Sustainable Agent...

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

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

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

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,...

A small property portal has accused Rightmove, Zoopla and OnTheMarket of listing properties with asking prices far in excess of market...

The Modern Method of Auction (MMoA), also known as Conditional auction, can sometimes get a bad rap. However, much of the...

As we motor towards the next major global climate change conference – the UN’s COP26 being held in Glasgow from 31...

Buyer demand per property for sale is more than double that of pre-pandemic levels, Rightmove claims. The property portal’s latest House Price...

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

A long-standing critic of OnTheMarket, who was once excluded from a presentation by the portal’s leadership, has spoken enthusiastically of the...

Things can change. For those who remember, it’s no secret that I became one of the industry's strongest critics of OnTheMarket (OTM). My reasons...

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

Kevin Thomas, the long time director at Thomas Morris Sales & Lettings, is retiring from the industry after more than 40...

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

Initiatives by property portal Residential People and mortgage lenders Paragon Bank and Foundation Home Loans help people to find, buy or...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? I’m Jamie Cooke, Co-Founder and Managing Director of iamsold, part...

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

A former commercial director of Zoopla, who worked at the portal for 12 years, has been named as managing director of...

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

Before you read on, ask yourself, how many times did you hear “we want to move, but just we can’t find...