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Knight Frank head of London sales James Clarke has stepped down after two years in the role. He was recently diagnosed with Motor Neurone...

There has been plenty of movement in the property jobs market this month. Here are some of the latest moves that took...

Technology continues to enhance the way estate agents work, from improving efficiencies, reducing admin time, and ensuring your team remains highly...

It’s often fashionable to criticise trade bodies and official groups, but right now I think that’s absolutely inappropriate. In well over 20...

Estate agents use their experience, knowledge, and connections to help people to sell properties at the best prices. Working in this field...

As another round of property firms is fined, named and shamed for breaching anti-money laundering rules, it feels like the road...

The digital transformation of the property industry is not a new chapter, but an ongoing journey in which the winners are...

The founder of London property consultancy and agency The Landmark Partnership has launched an auction brand. Tommy Hughes, who has worked in...

A record number of anti-money laundering (AML) checks were carried out during the first quarter of 2022 across the UK property industry,...

If there’s not a book called ‘The Art of Collaboration’ then there should be. Update: a quick Google search shows there...

There was an article in Estate Agent Today recently that suggested only four per cent of properties on Rightmove and Zoopla...

In this article, Kristian Stott, Head of New Business at iamproperty, analyses the digital revolution in our lives and in property and why...

Anti-money laundering specialist SmartSearch has reached 1,000 clients in the property industry. It comes amid increased scrutiny of money laundering amid sanctions...

The Prime Minister has tonight won a confidence vote in his leadership and hung on to his premiership. After a dramatic day at...

In this latest ‘Women in Property’ edition of the Natter, I check in with Collette Allen, who was recently appointed as...

Estate agents use property technology each and every day for residential property transactions, but is there more they can do with...

Many of the property firms recently fined for anti-money laundering (AML) breaches have previously turned down help, Credas claims. It was revealed...

Data reforms announced in the Queen’s Speech earlier this month could speed-up property sales, an anti-money laundering (AML) expert claims. While property...

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

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

Property industry veteran Mal McCallion is among two new high-profile recruits for GetAgent. McCallion, who helped launch Primelocation in 2000 and was...

Fundraising efforts featuring bikes, boats and James Bond all feature in this week's edition of Agents Do Charity. Remember, if you have...

Agents may be gearing up for this year’s ESTAS Customer Service Awards but there is another accolade that you could aim for next...

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

Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) has long been the bugbear of many property transactions. Even the very wealthy will lose interest...

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

You will hopefully have seen that the Leasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Act 2022 has now received its Royal Assent, meaning it...

Property blockchain network Coadjute has launched a research project to identify ways estate agents and conveyancers can improve their working relationship. It...

Netflix addicts may have come across Selling Sunset, an American series focused on the drama of US real estate agents selling...

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

For the record, this isn’t my last Industry Views for Estate Agent Today, although by the time you read this I'll be...

A French billionaire who made his money from estate agency is promising to transform the UK property industry with his unique...

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

This week, you will have all seen the sad news that Graham Norwood is stepping down as editor of Estate Agent...

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

Estate Agent Today is to have a new editor from April 4. He is award winning journalist and podcaster Marc Shoffman who...

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

A prominent trade body says the property industry must do more to recognise and support those with mental health issues. The Association...

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

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

A leading surveyor in London says the likely introduction of a register of overseas property ownership and sanctions making it difficult...

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

‘Knowledge is power’ goes the old saying, and one variation on that theme is a quote from academic, Robert Boyce, who...

It may be blowing a gale outside but we’re safe and warm here reading about our industry’s great work for good...

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

The UK property industry has long been a target of fraudsters due to the low levels of transparency and the fact...

With the new year in full swing, agents around the UK are likely to be making changes to the way they...

A former Purplebricks chief is the new CEO of rival online company Yopa. Verona Frankish has been involved in the property industry...

Data, when used to its full potential, holds the key to the property market’s growth. The reason for this is the...

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

The London agency that was at the forefront of introducing the ‘serviced office hub’ concept of working for self-employed agents has...

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

Propertymark has appointed an insider to the key role of policy adviser - effectively the position vacated last month by industry...

A franchise for two agency offices in west London has been acquired by property professionals Faith Cook and Georgia Everton-Wallach –...

The last two years have been dramatic and decisive for many people and many businesses. Both have reassessed their work approaches...

Hybrid agency eXp UK is the latest to include the Modern Method of Auction as a sales possibility for its remote...

As we slide into Christmas, with the busiest levels of house buying since 2006 and activity still buoyant, I don’t think...

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

Phil Spencer’s new series of Move iQ podcasts is to be sponsored by Propertymark. During the nine part series, Spencer will talk...

EAT readers may have seen a piece in Friday’s property section of The Times about the long-running Simplify saga, which has...

An England football manager who resigned after a newspaper sting is in a podcast series launched by Boomin and Purplebricks founders Michael and Kenny...

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

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

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

A London agency has undergone what it calls a ‘genteel’ rebrand with a subtle change of name - but a major...

Increasingly rigorous Money Laundering Directives have made regulations in the property industry more stringent than ever, and Estate Agents have a...

Sustainable Agent, a new members-owned eco-scheme for agents and property management companies, has announced a tie-in with review and awards platform ESTAS. As...

A website called The Changing Face of Property has been launched to encourage young people planning their careers to consider our...

The Propertymark Qualifications Awards annual ceremony taking place early next month have revealed their shortlist. There is a total of nine Awards...

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

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

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

A few weeks ago the ESTAS took place at the Grosvenor House hotel in London - the first chance for many...

In the Autumn Budget on Wednesday 27 October, very few impending tax hikes were revealed by the Chancellor Rishi Sunak –...

The clocks have fallen back, the nights are longer and the temperature has definitely dropped - winter is here and with...

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

Tech stack is a term often used nowadays to describe all the software tools within a business. Calling it a stack...

At first glance, Rishi Sunak’s Budget speech earlier this week didn’t offer much from a property perspective. But digging down a little...

In this op-ed, Warwick Haycock, accounting software specialist at The Access Group, looks at how the use of tech can empower...

We have all heard the terrible forecasts and listened to Sir David Attenborough’s speeches on the environment and the “we still...

The Pandora Papers - the biggest ever leak of offshore data - has revealed that the UK’s property market is being...

With a Budget, mild weather and the continuing uncertainty over the pandemic, you might be forgiven for forgetting that we get...

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

The largest live event in the property industry for two years took place last Friday - the ESTAS awards.  TV property expert...

2021 redefined what it meant to offer exceptional customer experiences for consumers across multiple industries, but particularly for the residential property...

The Women In Property group claims talented females are being lost to the industry due to the menopause.  It says panic attacks,...

More than 10,000 certificates have been awarded to agents who have taken Rightmove’s first modular training. This is an accredited GDPR course...

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors is trying to win back respect within the property industry with new Rules of Conduct...

The ESTAS Forum scheduled for the morning of the annual awards ceremony on October 22 has been postponed - but the...

TV property personality Amanda Lamb has been named as the presenter of the first ever allAgents Annual Customer Experience Awards in...

The property industry and its many stakeholders are key participants in a global digital transformation that has been underway for quite...

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

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

By the time I next write this column, we’ll be just days before the next Budget and Autumn Statement. So I’ll...

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

Hello and welcome to the end of the week - another opportunity to see how our industry is doing great work...

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

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

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

The latest easyProperty franchise has landed in Luton, the spiritual home of the easy brand as it’s the place where budget...

The UK’s largest review website for the property industry has announced that its first ever in-person awards event will be held...

Our story yesterday on whether agents should continue to dress formally post-pandemic seemed to relight the fire on a long-time debate...

New figures from HM Treasury have revealed that businesses, including a number of major agencies, have returned £1.3 billion in furlough...

Strike chief executive Sam Mitchell has hailed the online agent’s no-fee model after reaching £5 billion worth of sales. The agency, previously...

One of the property market's leading names has welcomed young people into its company for work experience through a partnership with...

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

Industry-wide adoption of Unique Property Reference Numbers could be one step closer after an announcement by a major trade body. The Conveyancing...

Good property marketing photos have arguably never been more important in an increasingly visual and tech-led world. We saw just the...

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

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

An unexpected claim was made over the weekend - that the long-running stamp duty holiday was not, after all, behind the...

Like most aspects of life since the pandemic hit, the employment arena has been hit hard. But not just with uncertainty...

Following a month in which the number of property transactions was the highest since records began, it might seem a little...

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

It’s a great sign of our slow but reassuring return to normality when much-missed fundraising events make a welcome comeback -...

A young franchisee with hybrid agency EweMove is expanding into another area just over nine months since launching his agency. Chris Wells,...

The Fine & Country network has added another agency to its network - this one in the west country city of...

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

A prominent London estate agency owner wants an industry anti-racism campaign to counter what she describes as the “discrimination and prejudice...

A commercial property agency in London says it will open a residential sales and lettings operation this year. Bermondsey-based Henshall & Partners...

One of the most senior politicians involved in the property industry is embroiled in a row over her anti-Marcus Rashford social...

Strike - which over the weekend announced a new £11m investment package - has now revealed it has a new chief...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Matt Ratliff, Chief Technology Officer of Sort Group. How has your...

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

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

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

ESTAS has announced that SDL Property Auctions has become an executive partner for the 2021 Forum and Awards sponsored by Coadjute. In...

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

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

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

Hello and welcome to the latest Property Jobs Today, your chance to catch up with who’s on the move. Let us know...

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

Figures released from the government show 19,400 people in the real estate sector are still on furlough - suggesting some agents have back...

Tech is a fantastic enabler but should never be a complete replacement for the human interactions that add real value to...

In an industry which is faced with constant changes in day-to-day practices and even more so given the Covid terrain which agents...

We recently conducted a survey and discussion session with estate and lettings agencies called Agency panel - Cut through the noise...

In recent years, the property market has been taking steps to become more digital – with HM Land Registry leading the...

Two former directors of the prestigious Beauchamp Estates agency in central London have set up their own new company. They say their...

In this week’s In Conversation Today, I speak to someone who has made an excellent impression on the property industry in...

TM Group and sales progression solution mio have signed up as partners for the 2021 ESTAS Forum & Awards, sponsored by...

A leading industry supplier says there’s been a jaw-dropping 495 per cent year-on-year increase in digital spend from agents - and that...

I was not surprised when I came across an industry article recently citing that over half of home buyers never visit...

The market share of hybrid and online agents has remained at eight per cent, according to property industry consultancy TwentyCi. This figure...

This time out, I speak to one of the industry’s biggest-hitters. Adrian Gill may have retired from frontline agency, having had...

The ESTAS Group has named a new headline sponsor for its 2021 Forum and Awards, taking over from Zoopla with immediate effect. It’s...

The launch of Boomin has been and gone with, perhaps, something less than its expected fanfare of publicity. Of course there are...

We are just over one year on from the day our lives truly changed, when the UK went into its first...

Mental health – and the importance of good mental health – has become a vital thing for all of us in...

Some 30 tax documents have been released by HM Treasury this afternoon - a mix of responses to past consultations, proposals...

Will Rightmove still be the dominant portal by 2030? Will Boomin really shake up the industry as Purplebricks did before it?...

There is growing speculation that a raft of tax proposals to be unveiled next week will include reform of Capital Gains...

Welcome to Agents Do Charity, the weekly fund-raising catch up - as ever, even during challenging times, it’s great to see...

Later this year, on October 22, the ESTAS 2021 will take place in London. The glittering ceremony will welcome property professionals...

The controversy over the use of Non-Disclosure Agreements in the world of property resurfaced over the weekend in a BBC programme. A...

One of the biggest trends in recent times, as a direct result of the pandemic, is the concept of working from...

You could be forgiven for overlooking International Women’s Day on Monday. Well, almost. Focus was instead turned to the first day back...

Hello and welcome to this edition of Property Jobs Today, a chance to catch up with who’s moving where in the...

A conveyancing organisation has launched an initiative called Be Kind We Care to promote kindness and wellbeing within the property industry. The...

As a property agent, fancy marketing terminology such as ‘omnichannel’ might not hold too much interest for you right now. We’re in...

When I joined Zoopla, I took the same approach that I always take whenever I enter a new sector: I was...

With just two days to go, it's fair to say the property industry is eagerly awaiting Chancellor Rishi Sunak's Budget statement...

A high-profile London agency is asking the police and property industry bodies including Trading Standards to investigate a fake company posing under...

Members of Propertymark are left wondering today what if any future there is for the industry’s trade body. The shock resignation yesterday...

This week’s In Conversation Today interviewee needs no introduction. One of the property industry’s most recognisable names, she has been a...

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

It seems like a week does not go by without a new ‘gamechanging’ piece of technology being announced to the industry. 2020...

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

There is no scientific formula, no list of must-have elements in a successful campaign. That’s especially the case for a campaign involving...

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

A property industry body representing developers wants the government to think again about making it easier for redundant High Street shops...

At the back-end of last year and the start of this, the biggest news stories in town – besides debates over...

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

As part of our third PayProp Special Report on COVID-19 rental arrears in the UK, we surveyed over 600 agents, tenants...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? I am the General Manager of Ravensworth, which is what...

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...

The property sector is set to lead the UK out of its Covid slump according to Ernst & Young’s latest forecast....

The New Year lull is well and truly over and this week’s Agents Do Charity show fundraising is back in business despite...

By any available metric, Belvoir had a good 2020. Already a well-known and well-established name, it was highly praised for its...

The property market became somewhat fractious during 2020. After receiving a much-needed boost with the promise of stamp duty relief, things...

Propertymark, the overarching body aiming to bring five different associations (ARLA, NAEA, NAVA, ICBA and APIP) into a single brand, was...

While the property industry has suffered far less than other sectors during the past year, it would be short of the...

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

The Sunday Times has made new and detailed allegations regarding the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors. For some weeks the newspaper has...

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

To kick off 2021, we have a Q&A with one of the most high-profile – and, it has to be said,...

There’s growing optimism that an extension to the stamp duty holiday - thought to be off the agenda just days ago...

The sudden end of the stamp duty holiday at the end of March could throw away the market gains achieved in...

An agency operating in the new Tier 4 area has abandoned viewings and visits to homes until New Year, even though the...

Pressure is building on the government to agree a tapered end to the stamp duty holiday, even if a full-blown extension now...

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

A new family-run estate agency in Cornwall claims to be the first in the county to focus on green thinking, championing...

Recent debate about urgent need for reform and better collaboration within the property industry, has once again come under the spotlight...

After you. No, after you. That is often how innovation seems amongst the real estate elite. And this week I see it...

Mark Hayward, who was scheduled to retire at the end of this month, is to stay on at NAEA Propertymark as...

Property sales take a seriously long time to complete. There are a number of reasons for this, although often delays are...

As what now seems like a common occurrence everything has changed again since I last sat down to write about the...

Property tax rises and falling house prices look as if they are on the way according to the small print accompanying...

According to the annual Property Week PropTech survey, almost 48% of property businesses had tested new technology because of the COVID-19...

The Competitions and Markets Authority is to probe the proposed merger of two crowdfunding sites used by numerous property industry companies. Crowdcube...

As you may have seen over the weekend, the long-running Property Natter column – penned by Angels Media chief executive, Nat...

A leading board member of NAEA Propertymark warns a small number of rogue agents continue to flout anti-money laundering regulations - and...

David Cox is joining Rightmove next week in a dramatic return to the industry. Cox left the ARLA Propertymark in late July after...

The Stamp Duty Land Tax holiday has been a hot topic of conversation for many in the residential property industry –...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? I am James D. Marshall, Founder and CEO of Pupil. What...

The only certainty at the moment is ongoing uncertainty. It’s something we’ve got used to in 2020, but it’s still not...

In early September, mio achieved an industry first with the release of the mio chain view API. Now, all the parties...

We all know what the problem is, but what’s the solution? The problem is that landlords, thinking they offer a valuable service...

Propertymark has teamed up with an employment and health and safety specialist to establish a service for member agents with Coronavirus-related...

The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, better known as the furlough scheme, was introduced by the chancellor Rishi Sunak in March to...

Chancellor Rishi Sunak today reveals his latest measures to help businesses - including agencies, suppliers and other parts of the property...

Figures drawn up by a property industry recruitment guru show that estate agents work only two thirds of the hours they...

I’m sure I speak for most in the property industry when I say that back in March and April I had...

Hello and welcome to the start of the weekend and that means it's time for Agents Do Charity. Each week, we publicise...

For a number of years now, predictions have been made that one of the major tech giants will eventually enter the...

It was officially announced last week that the UK is in recession for the first time since 2009, and although this...

One of Countrywide’s biggest shareholders has written a second letter to the company to demand bold action to save the agency...

In my last Natter, I explored the differences between estate agency in the UK and the US with the help of...

Life as we know it has changed – for everybody – and what tenants want, need and expect in this post-pandemic...

Hello and welcome to Agents Do Charity, a weekly round-up of news as the industry continues fund-raising even in these challenging...

A property developer has set up an estate agency that charges no commission to sellers but instead levies a non-refundable reservation...

Following the easing of lockdown restrictions on England’s property market in May, NAEA Propertymark reported a sharp increase in business for...

A new PropTech platform says its central feature will be the launch of a Multiple Listings Service.  This will allow agents “to...

Hello: if it’s Friday it’s charity day and this week we have a special announcement from the industry’s own charity, Agents...

Can technology bring about the lasting change needed to the property industry? The industry has felt the effect of lockdown and...

There’s a record number of property industry companies, including agencies, in financial distress according to the latest Red Flag alert monitor. The...

Earlier this month, it was revealed that property industry bodies have joined a new Code of Practice Steering Group to enact...

As expected within the property industry, the Chancellor announced a stamp duty holiday in his Summer Statement. This now means that...

One of the industry’s leading trainers and consultants has launched a range of 15 new online training modules covering sales skills,...

Emma Vigus, managing director of sales progression platform mio, in discussion with key suppliers in the residential property industry on operating...

An estate agency is warning that the likely rush of transactions when the new stamp duty holiday ends next spring will...

Have you ever wondered how industry-specific software and property portals have influenced the typical estate agency of today? A new book, which...

The Black Lives Matter debate has reached the property industry with some agents dropping the term ‘Master bedroom’ from descriptions. The Times...

They are the names we hear about often, pushing for this or seeking clarifications on that. They are the representatives of...

The chief executive of the National Association of Estate Agents, Mark Hayward, is to retire at the end of this year.  The...

Businesses across all sectors have struggled to adapt to the changes brought about by the Covid-19 pandemic. One group that have bucked...

A brand and marketing strategic who also ran one of the country’s most successful lettings agencies for a decade has said...

One of the highest profile and most widely respected figures in the British property industry has died suddenly. He was 72. Tony...

Buyer registrations and sales enquiries are reportedly back to pre-Covid levels. Completions, however, are lagging behind. This is probably down to...

A raft of changes in the senior management of Strutt & Parker is being heralded as part of a “shift towards...

“Let’s Zoom later”, “are we Zooming in the morning or afternoon?” “Yeah, I zoomed the client earlier” – variations on these...

Imagine a Zoom call where ten people are discussing the same topic, but everyone speaks a different language and has a...

Covid-19 has placed a spotlight on the impressive variety of fundraising platforms and technologies available – and not often in places...

An estate agency says the housing market could get a boost as a result of couples separating after the prolonged togetherness...

Russell Jervis, who spent 33 years at Spicerhaart rising to managing director before quitting late last year, has re-emerged this morning...

The only story that has come remotely close to pushing coronavirus – and its various knock-on effects – off the top...

The Covid-19 crisis has forced the UK property industry to rethink the way it operates. With little warning, the pandemic disrupted the...

The man who has been Rightmove’s head of innovation for the past five years has joined an online agency. Hannes Buhrmann has...

Last week was Mental Health Awareness Week, and there is a great deal of positive things to be said about a...

If it’s Friday it’s our regular round-up of fund-raising by and involving the property industry, and it’s remarkable how much is...

** This Bank Holiday Monday both Estate Agent Today and Letting Agent Today look at how agencies have modified offices and protocols...

The City regulator which is bringing a test case over insurance firms refusing to honour Business Interruption policies wants policyholders including...

Homesearch - the new property portal which describes itself as “the future of the property industry” - has delayed its launch. It was scheduled...

Who are you? I’m Craig Fenner, a Customer Success Director at Feefo.  I work directly with Feefo’s Enterprise clients to ensure they...

There has been much speculation about when agents will be allowed back to work, and what the new office working environment...

The scandal over Business Interruption Insurance policies is hotting up, with class actions being discussed against insurance firms and the Financial Conduct Authority announcing...

The online agency network love2move has won a new agency client despite the Coronavirus lockdown. Pinkerton - which covers the North Down,...

A major consumer survey of existing home owners and potential movers has resulted in a plea to government to allow house...

Business consultancy TwentyCi is the latest to try to put a value on the potential losses to the property industry and...

Lockdown measures are still in place for another two weeks, at least, with the possibility of them being extended beyond that....

Rightmove and Knight Frank are today both calling for a series of government incentives to kick-start the market after the Coronavirus...

Hello, this is the final Conquering Corona for the week as we continue to help agents with advice and guidance through...

Three more agencies have signed up to the ESTAS customer review platform. The arrival of Newton Fallowell, Lovelle and Goodchilds - all...

We are still living in highly extraordinary times, perhaps evidenced best by the fact that the Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, was...

I won't be the first or last person to say that society and the property industry in which we operate is...

Welcome to the latest edition of our daily service dedicated to advice and guidance on how agents can best cope with...

Where else to start? Since my last Natter two weeks ago, all our lives have changed more than we could ever...

In response to the current coronavirus pandemic, which is having such an impact on all parts of life, including the property...

Hello and welcome to a special Agents Do Charity, given over entirely to a wonderful effort to coordinate the industry’s response...

For complete transparency, I write this column first thing on a Tuesday morning and have done for a couple of years...

*** Please see this story for the latest news on house moving, updated 12 noon on Tuesday March 24 *** The property...

A PropTech start-up led by a prominent commentator has become the latest part of the industry to take a pop at...

Over 600 agents have now signed up to the Say No To Rightmove campaign including some of the biggest names on...

Industry…we salute you. We thought we may have no good deeds to pass on to readers this week because of the...

The current market crisis caused by Coronavirus should present OnTheMarket with an opportunity to pause its existing strategy, talk to agents...

Property expert Phil Spencer will soon be sharing his unique insight into Move iQ’s engaged consumer audience alongside advice from other...

Hello and as it’s Monday it’s PJT Day - and there are plenty of people moving jobs in our industry even...

Your business may be growing quicker than you could ever imagine which is great when it comes to raising brand awareness....

There has been broad support and relief amongst property industry players following announcements from several lenders that they would grant mortgage...

More than 18 months on from the acquisition of ZPG for £2.2 billion by Silver Lake Partners, a US private equity...

  Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Catherine Shinerock - ARO Account Manager What is your ‘company name’...

It’s back - the five-a-side football tournament which made its debut last year with teams from the property sector makes a welcome return...

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

Insolvency firm Begbies Traynor says the estate agency and property industry sector of the UK economy has seen a big rise...

Suddenly Brexit Day is nearly here. It may have taken three and a half years from the Referendum but the UK will,...

Property portals generate revenue from estate agents regardless of the outcome of the transaction. This relationship has resulted in a fundamental...

In the field of conveyancing, there’s a new dynamic at play. And that dynamic is customer-driven and customer-focused, using digital technology...

Estate agents and others in the property industry have much more to do to deter money laundering. That’s the view of a security...

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

Hello and welcome to the first Property Jobs Today of 2020 - and we’ve plenty to report even with the New...

The scores are in….and it looks like house prices are going to rise gently in 2020 according to forecasts from almost...