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27 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![How investing in a CRM is the best way to NTS compliance](/upload/images/Ricardo%20Dawson.png)
I think we can all agree that the National Trading Standards Material Information reforms are a good thing for the property...
06 December 2023
From: Sponsored Content
![Alto integrates with Bridge AI to reduce agency admin](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/PropTech/PropTech3-400x310.png)
Alto has unveiled a new integration with Bridge AI – a system designed to streamline communication with applicants through their preferred...
29 November 2023
From: Breaking News
![Social Media boost for agents as OnTheMarket unveils new service](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/HouseInspection_400x310.png)
OnTheMarket has partnered with an automated social media service to help agents promote listings on Instagram, X, Facebook and more. Following a...
26 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![Alto adds ‘improved features’ to agency CRM](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/PropTech/Software-400x310.png)
Alto has rolled out a range of new features to its software for agents. It takes the number of improvements to the...
10 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![Most buyers won’t read listings if they dislike photographs](/upload/images/shutterstock_2282240651.jpg)
New research from an estate agency attempts to quantify what most of the industry already knows - that prospective buyers won’t...
10 August 2023
From: Breaking News
![Phil Spencer: It's the age of the older customer](/upload/images/Phil%20Spencer.png)
We all want more transactions - the Holy Grail when it comes to agencies’ bottom lines - but an interesting aspect...
03 August 2023
From: Breaking News
![Our Oldest House Price Index - happy birthday Halifax](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/HousePrices_pound-400x310.png)
Readers of a certain age may remember 1983. The Space Shuttle Challenger made its first flight, Neil Kinnock was elected Labour leader,...
14 January 2023
From: Features
![Why Material Information could make 2023 a Happy New Year](/upload/images/Site%20logos/PhilSpencer-EAT-LAT-2020-400x310.jpg)
Happy New Year! I hope you’ve recharged the batteries and have a shiny list of resolutions to make 2023 as successful...
04 January 2023
From: Breaking News
![Phil Spencer: Restoring Trust In Estate Agents](/upload/images/Site%20logos/PhilSpencer-EAT-LAT-2020-400x310.jpg)
I wasn’t completely surprised to read here on Estate Agent Today that our industry remains near the bottom of the league...
06 December 2022
From: Breaking News
![When the going gets tough, focus on your leaky bucket](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/NewBuild-2-400x310.png)
As economic signs increasingly point to a contraction in the property market, competition for new business will inevitably heat up. But...
03 December 2022
From: Features
![OnTheMarket launches ‘first of its kind’ accessibility search feature](/upload/images/Logos/OnTheMarketLogo-New-2022-400x310.jpg)
Property seekers can now search for a home through OnTheMarket based on “accessible features.” The portal has introduced a new “accessible features”...
07 October 2022
From: Breaking News
![Phil Spencer: More Property Details are a Good Thing](/upload/images/Site%20logos/PhilSpencer-MoveIQ-EATLAT-400x310.jpg)
There’s a spotlight now on property listings and as with so many changes in our industry, this is a case of...
04 August 2022
From: Breaking News
![MFPS: 'Agents risk losing our pre-technology personal skills'](/upload/images/Site%20logos/MFPSLogo-400x310.png)
Agents risk losing the personal communication element that drove transactions before the development of technology, an industry veteran has warned. The claim...
01 August 2022
From: Breaking News
![My First Property Sale: 'There was a race to get the deal done by Christmas'](/upload/images/Site%20logos/MFPSLogo-400x310.png)
Many agents will remember the nerves and jubilation of their first property sale. Estate Agent Today has launched a new video series...
23 May 2022
From: Breaking News
![Agents urged to go 'further and faster' on upfront information](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/Property-MagnifyingGlass--1-400x310.jpg)
A senior industry figure has called for upfront information changes to move faster to boost market confidence amid the cost of...
13 May 2022
From: Breaking News
![Property portals gear up for material info changes](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/Property-MagnifyingGlass--1-400x310.jpg)
Property portals are preparing to support agents in complying with a new era of upfront material information. From the end of May,...
29 April 2022
From: Breaking News
![Q&A: What do new material information rules mean for estate agents?](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/HousingMarket2020-400x310.jpg)
From the beginning of April, long-awaited rules from the National Trading Standards Estate and Letting Agency Team (NTSELAT) came into effect....
23 April 2022
From: Features
![Home Information Packs - are they making a comeback?](/upload/images/library/Documents-400x310-min.jpeg)
Agents and conveyancers have signed up to a new buyers’s and seller’s property information form that is described as having been...
04 April 2022
From: Breaking News
![Material Information Change - agents should revise processes now to prepare](/upload/images/library/MillennialAgent-400x310.jpg)
Agents are being advised to revise their processes now to accommodate changes to the information required on property details, which begin...
25 March 2022
From: Breaking News
![Fall-Through Mayhem - over 50,000 deals collapse since New Year](/upload/images/library/PropertyTransactionsConcept-400x310.jpg)
A prominent industry supplier has produced startling statistics about the numbers of fall throughs in just the first 10 weeks or...
22 March 2022
From: Breaking News
![SmartBoards - OnTheMarket's dynamic QR codes generate leads for agents](/upload/images/Logos/OnTheMarketLogo-New-2022-400x310.jpg)
OnTheMarket has inked a deal with Kremer Signs to supply agents with Smartboards to be added to For Sale signs -...
23 February 2022
From: Breaking News
![Knowledge is power - why PDTF is a positive step forward for buying and selling](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/MillennialAgents-Meeting-400x310.jpg)
‘Knowledge is power’ goes the old saying, and one variation on that theme is a quote from academic, Robert Boyce, who...
19 February 2022
From: Features
![Going granular - why digging deep into residential property data is a must](/upload/images/PropTech%20%26%20Online/Digital-Online-400x310.jpg)
With the new year in full swing, agents around the UK are likely to be making changes to the way they...
12 February 2022
From: Features
![Phil Spencer - Agents Have Standards … So Show The Customer!](/upload/images/Site%20logos/PhilSpencer-MoveIQ-EATLAT-400x310.jpg)
For an unregulated industry, agents have an awful lot of regulations to deal with. For example, there’s the mandatory membership of a...
02 February 2022
From: Breaking News
![Charge! Six-fold rise in property details listing electric car points](/upload/images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/ElectricCar-400x310.jpg)
There’s been a huge rise in references to electric car charging within property listings submitted to Rightmove. The number of homes listed...
04 November 2021
From: Breaking News
![Agents’ photos ‘mislead buyers over true size of properties’ - claim](/upload/images/PropTech%20%26%20Online/SmartphonePropPhotography-400x310.jpg)
A portal says many buyers feel disappointed when viewing a property becuase it is typically smaller than agents’ photographs suggest. MoveStreets claims...
15 October 2021
From: Breaking News
![Revealed: what to consider before setting up your own agency](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/MillennialAgent-Tech-400x310.jpg)
Many agents working in the industry, whether for large corporates or smaller independents, might one day have ambitions to branch out...
09 October 2021
From: Features
![Buyers not told truth over flood risks, claims insurance firm](/img/default/eat.png)
Buyers are not told the true scale of flood risk in many properties - and the rush to beat the stamp...
14 June 2021
From: Breaking News
![Rightmove probing online agency with controversial past](/img/default/eat.png)
Rightmove is to review the processes of an online platform which directly uploads sellers' property details via an app. Two years ago...
26 May 2021
From: Breaking News
![‘Transform home buying for good’ is goal of new strategic partnership](/img/default/eat.png)
Digital marketing agency Angels Media and digital platform Gazeal have announced an exclusive strategic partnership to help improve and speed up...
25 May 2021
From: Breaking News
![Property Details - new dispute over what should be included](/img/default/eat.png)
The controversial demands of Trading Standards for more “material information” to be provided upfront in property details have been criticised by...
17 May 2021
From: Breaking News
![Capital Gains Tax fear for properties with dedicated home offices](/img/default/eat.png)
An agent has contacted Estate Agent Today to issue what he calls “an urgent alert” about the risk of Capital Gains...
06 May 2021
From: Breaking News
![What would you do with an extra 6.5 hours a week?](/img/default/eat.png)
You could make about 65 more cold calls, or hold 13 more viewings, or you could take a power-nap every day...
01 May 2021
From: Features
![Revealed - what buyers look for when viewing properties online](/img/default/eat.png)
Online agency Strike has used specialist eye-tracking software to analyse what attracts a buyer’s attention when scrolling through homes online — and...
30 April 2021
From: Breaking News
![Big portals make PropTech moves to woo agents](/img/default/eat.png)
Rightmove and Zoopla have both made PropTech announcements as the scramble to retain and win agents continues. Rightmove’s draw-a-search tool has been...
27 April 2021
From: Breaking News
![Agency investigating Nazi swastika appearing on property details](/img/default/eat.png)
An estate agency is investigating how a swastika appeared in a photograph accompanying property details about a house on sale. The Grantham...
26 April 2021
From: Breaking News
![Consumers demand upfront property details on portals](/img/default/eat.png)
Momentum is building for agents to provide more information on property details and portals - not wait until a prospective buyer...
21 April 2021
From: Breaking News
![Zoopla takes on Rightmove with new look, features and functionality](/img/default/eat.png)
Zoopla has unveiled a subtle rebranding plus new features and functionality - and says it wants to be number one, not...
15 April 2021
From: Breaking News
![I-Packs launched - up-front information for buyers supplied by agency](/img/default/eat.png)
An estate agency is this month launching packs of up-front information for buyers in a bid to speed sales and reduce fall-throughs. Miles...
01 March 2021
From: Breaking News
![PropTech Today: Five sessions from RE:Connect you need to watch](/img/default/eat.png)
The ‘future of residential’ is a huge term to contend with but one that was addressed last week through our RE:Connect...
13 January 2021
From: Breaking News
![Agents should give conveyancers more information up-front - call](/img/default/eat.png)
A prominent PropTech supplier wants agents to hand over much more information to conveyancers to allow them to make faster progress on...
16 November 2020
From: Breaking News
![London buyers flee centre for outer areas, reports Rightmove](/img/default/eat.png)
A new analysis of searches and leads to agents by Rightmove suggests buyers in London are deserting central locations in favour of...
22 October 2020
From: Breaking News
![Purplebricks claims buyers want more PropTech in property details](/img/default/eat.png)
Online agency Purplebricks says an absence of technology in property details is one of the biggest turn-offs for potential buyers. A survey...
15 October 2020
From: Breaking News
![Nationalists attack agency for using English version of house name](/img/default/eat.png)
A row is brewing over an agency which acted on a vendor’s request to use the English version of a house...
11 August 2020
From: Breaking News
![Rightmove and OnTheMarket slug it out to win agent support](/img/default/eat.png)
Rightmove and OnTheMarket have revealed their latest bids to keep agent support. Rightmove is launching an extensive redesign of property details pages, after...
05 August 2020
From: Breaking News
![PropTech Today: Agents’ Boards - are they protected from technology?](/img/default/eat.png)
Steve, his name was. Steve, the board man. A rather frightening man, if truth be told. When I started at Foxtons, he used...
29 July 2020
From: Breaking News
![Streamlined completions promised by latest PropTech platform](/img/default/eat.png)
Another new PropTech platform claims it can streamline the completion process - this time by coordinating the work of estate agents...
17 July 2020
From: Breaking News
![Converting your pipeline to income faster](/img/default/eat.png)
As we emerge from lockdown, quickly progressing sales to completion is vital to replace lost commission income. What role can mio...
15 June 2020
From: Sponsored Content
![Tune into consumer behaviour to accelerate business recovery](/img/default/eat.png)
It’s official – the property market is back open for business. Estate agents have started to unfurlough staff and many are...
10 June 2020
From: Features
![Too few photos in listings is key concern of buyers and renters - survey](/img/default/eat.png)
A survey of 2,750 buyers and tenants has revealed the aspects of online property listings which they find most annoying. The single...
09 June 2020
From: Breaking News
![Rightmove says key market indicator already better than last year](/img/default/eat.png)
The number of full property details viewed on Rightmove - a key indicator of market health - is already stronger than...
20 May 2020
From: Breaking News
![How can estate agents take professional property photos themselves?](/img/default/eat.png)
As you know, having professional images of your properties is the best (only?) way to get people wanting to step through...
16 May 2020
From: Features
![Rightmove launching biggest-ever marketing campaign - no news on fees](/img/default/eat.png)
Rightmove says it’s to launch its biggest ever national marketing campaign in a bid to kick-start the market once lockdown eases. The...
07 May 2020
From: Breaking News
![Trading Standards demands “material information” in property details](/img/default/eat.png)
Trading Standards says agents must include more “material information” in property details even if this may not be a wholly positive...
03 March 2020
From: Breaking News
![Transaction times slashed and fall-throughs cut by new agents toolkit](/img/default/eat.png)
The National Association of Estate Agents has launched its Sales Protocol Toolkit, in a bid to reduce fall-throughs and dramatically improve...
28 February 2020
From: Breaking News
![Property Information Form in spotlight after sellers face £285k bill](/img/default/eat.png)
Sellers who failed to mention a motel and diner being constructed nearby have been ordered by a court to pay £285,000...
24 February 2020
From: Breaking News
![All Change: new TA6 Property Information Form launches next week](/img/default/eat.png)
The Law Society has announced that there will be a new TA6 Property Information Form launching next week, on Friday February...
31 January 2020
From: Breaking News
![See you in court! Agent sued over alleged mis-measurement](/img/default/eat.png)
A buyer is apparently suing a London estate agent over a discrepancy in a property description. The Mirror newspaper reports that the...
27 January 2020
From: Breaking News
![New ‘silver’ website bans agents and bids to cut downsizing](/img/default/eat.png)
A new website called Silver Sharers says it’s chief objective is to help older home owners remain in their properties without...
23 January 2020
From: Breaking News
![Bizarre: Humberts website displays false number for customers](/img/default/eat.png)
Humberts has signed off in bizarre style leaving only false contact details on its website. The historic agency - which closed several...
10 December 2019
From: Breaking News
![A winning combination: pick ‘n mix the best practices from Australia](/img/default/eat.png)
The Australian agent is a very different beast to his or her British counterpart - and it’s not just because we...
06 December 2019
From: Features
![Mark Hinkins, Sales Consultant at Rexlabs](/img/default/eat.png)
Who are you and what does it say on your business card? My name is Mark Hinkins and I’m a Sales Consultant...
02 December 2019
From: 60 Second Interview
![Is Facebook Marketplace the new Rightmove? asks top agent](/img/default/eat.png)
A prominent regional agent says the industry owes it to vendors to try competing marketing outlets for property, and not to...
25 November 2019
From: Breaking News
![Buyers who paid £100k deposit sue vendors after withdrawing offer](/img/default/eat.png)
The prospective buyers of a home in Oxfordshire who paid a deposit of £108,000 before withdrawing are suing the sellers in...
18 November 2019
From: Breaking News
![New online agency says it will be the first to make a profit](/img/default/eat.png)
A small online agency which in six months of trading has secured around 140 sales says it’s on course to be...
29 October 2019
From: Breaking News
![A winning combination: pick ‘n mix the best practices from Aus](/img/default/eat.png)
The Australian agent is a very different beast to his or her British counterpart - no surprises there. And it’s not...
29 October 2019
From: Sponsored Content
![Huge shake-up of sellers’ information being considered](/img/default/eat.png)
First details have emerged of the information vendors may have to provide up-front In future transactions if government house buying reforms...
21 October 2019
From: Breaking News
![Is mis-measurement of homes by agents the next PPI scandal?](/img/default/eat.png)
A PropTech company is suggesting that property mis-measurements and resulting over-valuations may be the next PPI scandal. The firm - Spec, which...
17 September 2019
From: Breaking News
![Surveyors' bid to improve floorplan accuracy doesn’t measure up - claim](/img/default/eat.png)
A PropTech firm has repeated claims it first made in March about allegedly inaccurate floorpan measurement and says a new initiative...
11 June 2019
From: Breaking News
![Measuring Up - bid to improve floorplan accuracy and consistency](/img/default/eat.png)
The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors is running a Certified Property Measurer course aimed at training agents and others in the...
05 June 2019
From: Breaking News
![Going for a jar? Agency shows how to make selling a mite easier…](/img/default/eat.png)
Like many good agencies, Savills understands that selling a long-loved family home can be tough for a vendor. So it was with...
30 May 2019
From: Breaking News
![Historic property details create modern buzz for regional agency](/img/default/eat.png)
A set of historic property details unearthed by a local resident have created a buzz on social media and in the...
09 May 2019
From: Breaking News
![Portal listings: first hour is key for leads to agents](/img/default/eat.png)
The first hour of a property’s listing on a portal is the most crucial for sellers or landlords according to research...
12 April 2019
From: Breaking News
![Property details must use Imperial Measurements after Brexit](/img/default/eat.png)
A statement this morning from the government says that property details must use Imperial Measurements after Britain leaves the EU. The Imperial...
01 April 2019
From: Breaking News
![Property Natter – is 9 till 6 still the way to make a living?](/img/default/eat.png)
For many years, the majority of agents have stuck to the tried-and-tested 9am-6pm opening hours framework. But is this now changing,...
16 March 2019
From: Features
![Mikus Opelts, CEO of Giraffe360](/img/default/eat.png)
Who are you? Mikus Opelts, CEO of Giraffe360 What is Giraffe360 and what does it do? Giraffe360 is a unique digital photography subscription service...
05 March 2019
From: 60 Second Interview
![Agents need to prepare for buyers and sellers with specific needs](/img/default/eat.png)
As an estate agent, you need to be ready to cater for the specific requirements of buyers and sellers, tailoring your...
06 February 2019
From: Sponsored Content
![Photography PropTech firm moves to UK in bid to win new agency clients](/img/default/eat.png)
A PropTech firm that provides photography for virtual tours, floor plans and online and hard copy property details is relocating from Latvia to...
23 January 2019
From: Breaking News
![Property Natter: how much is that home in the window?](/img/default/eat.png)
It’s the most obvious visual medium high street agents have at their disposal, and for many decades has been absolutely pivotal...
03 November 2018
From: Features
![No commission, no fees - meet the agency selling homes 'for free'](/img/default/eat.png)
An estate agency is pioneering a new business model in which it charges no commission whatsoever to the vendor. Freeagent247, an online...
14 September 2018
From: Breaking News
![Shopping is changing - Time to rewrite those property details](/img/default/eat.png)
Location, Location, Location: it’s no coincidence the TV show seized on that title because the importance of a property’s position is...
16 June 2018
From: Features
![Housing association launches online agency with full-service option](/img/default/eat.png)
A housing association has launched its own online agency which offers to sell vendors' homes for £275. Capsel Homes, based in Mamhilad,...
29 May 2018
From: Breaking News
![Modern agency comes to prime central London](/img/default/eat.png)
The other day I met with two agents who have 30 years of property sales experience between them, and yet also...
17 February 2018
From: Features
![New portal removes listings and insists 'we're not a portal after all'](/img/default/eat.png)
The operators of a new website which earlier today claimed to have 500,000 property listings appear to have now removed the...
22 December 2017
From: Breaking News
![Fine & Country says Mayfair office stays - but more focus on B2B](/img/default/eat.png)
Fine & Country and the Guild of Property Professionals are to keep their current Mayfair office on London’s Park Lane -...
22 August 2017
From: Breaking News
![Agency claims new app boosts Rightmove statistics by up to 20%](/img/default/eat.png)
A nine-branch agency in Manchester claims a new app is behind a 20 per cent improvement in its Rightmove statistics. Thornley Groves...
03 July 2017
From: Breaking News
![Property valuation calls to agents increased significantly during spring](/img/default/eat.png)
Calls made to estate agents to book property valuations increased by 26% this spring, according to telephone answering service Moneypenny. Enquiries made...
08 June 2017
From: Breaking News
![Broadband speed in property details is 'broadly misleading'](/img/default/eat.png)
Slow broadband speed at peak-times has been cited as the number one unexpected home-mover bugbear according to a survey of 3,000...
28 February 2017
From: Breaking News
![60 Second Interview: Shameem Golamy, Managing Director of Properstar](/img/default/eat.png)
1.For those who are not familiar with Properstar yet, how would you summarise your services? Properstar is an online portal that helps...
16 January 2017
From: 60 Second Interview
![Veteran agent urges new recruits to join 'general practice' agencies](/img/default/eat.png)
One of Britain’s most respected veteran estate agents, Hugh Dunsmore-Hardy, is urging new recruits to the industry to join what he...
27 October 2016
From: Breaking News
![Agents dismiss call for property listings to include flood 'traffic lights'](/img/default/eat.png)
The National Association of Estate Agents report has batted away an idea which has been resuscitated by the insurance industry, suggesting...
30 September 2016
From: Breaking News
![New survey reveals scale of buyer reliance on online communications](/img/default/eat.png)
A survey by the Nottingham Building Society - owner of Harrison Murray estate agency - reveals the reliance of buyers on...
28 September 2016
From: Breaking News
![New website for clients to register details with local agents](/img/default/eat.png)
A new website has launched with the aim of providing vendors, landlords, buyers and tenants with an easy way of registering...
15 September 2016
From: Breaking News
![Sarah Neate, Design and Marketing Manager](/img/default/eat.png)
Who are you? Sarah Neate, Design and Marketing Manager Who Are Mid West Displays? We make, supply and install window and interior display panels. ...
08 June 2016
From: 60 Second Interview
![Batman versus Superman: the property details...](/img/default/eat.png)
Holy Property Transactions: Batman is under attack from Superman, not only in the shape of a new film pitching the two...
18 March 2016
From: Breaking News
![A spell of bad luck for estate agents - anyone for a volted ceiling?](/img/default/eat.png)
A new property search engine has spilt (or should that be spilled?) the beans on estate agents (or perhaps estate agent’s)...
07 March 2016
From: Breaking News
![Property Natter: the interior revolution of estate agents’ offices](/img/default/eat.png)
Estate agents with a difference, a twist, a unique selling point, whatever you want to call it, seem to be becoming...
20 February 2016
From: Features
![Honesty pays: £15,000 over asking price for flat that comes with fleas](/img/default/eat.png)
A two bedroom apartment with an asking price of £125,000 has sold for £140,000 despite - or perhaps because - its...