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With the Government announcement this week of another national lockdown across England amid the surging coronavirus infections, it once again puts...
08 January 2021
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Agents have been outlining how they have beefed up their measures to combat the risk of Coronavirus, especially during property viewings. “We...
07 January 2021
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Rightmove has issued a lengthy guidance note to prospective buyers, including a suggestion they ask estate agents whether PPE will be...
06 January 2021
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Agents and the housing market in England are still in business even during the third national lockdown which begins on Wednesday and...
05 January 2021
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The government is considering stricter tier structures for the coming weeks as the number of Coronavirus infections continues to rise. There is...
04 January 2021
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The Westminster government has published extensive guidance on the operation of the new Tier 4 Coronavirus restrictions in England. This includes a...
21 December 2020
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The housing market is to stay open across the UK, including in the new Tier 4 areas of England. An announcement from Housing Secretary...
20 December 2020
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Here at Giraffe360, the PropTech startup, we have raised a £3.5 million funding round to further accelerate our product development and...
05 December 2020
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Recent debate about urgent need for reform and better collaboration within the property industry, has once again come under the spotlight...
04 December 2020
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As what now seems like a common occurrence everything has changed again since I last sat down to write about the...
28 November 2020
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The London sales market is slowing as Christmas nears but no significant impact has been caused by the second wave of...
12 November 2020
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It’s been an unexpected year for the property market, shaped by the effects of the pandemic. We didn’t quite anticipate the...
27 October 2020
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Tenant enquiries and property viewings unsurprisingly slowed this spring, due to the necessary government restrictions brought in to manage the pandemic....
24 October 2020
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Most agents' branches in Wales are expected to close for just over two weeks from 6pm this Friday, October 23 - moving...
19 October 2020
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New PropTech products continue to appear, many aimed at enhancing transparency in buying and selling, or helping agents adopt new ways of...
24 September 2020
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Whilst Estate and Letting Agents have adapted their operations during COVID-19, to ensure safer working practices under Government guidance, ‘virtual property...
03 September 2020
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It has been three months since the property market was given the green light to reopen. During this time, we have...
12 August 2020
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Can technology bring about the lasting change needed to the property industry? The industry has felt the effect of lockdown and...
28 July 2020
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** This Bank Holiday Monday both Estate Agent Today and Letting Agent Today look at how agencies have modified offices and...
25 May 2020
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A new survey claims to have discovered the sights and experiences that most deter would-be buyers when they view homes on...
29 August 2019
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Have you asked yourself why technology is so important in letting agency today? Just look around and you will know why. Almost...
03 August 2019
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With the UK population spending longer in rental accommodation, due to the upfront expense of buying a home, their time and...
01 May 2019
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Instagram (or, as the younger generation would have it, Insta) is, by any measure, massive. Only launched in October 2010, it’s a...
02 March 2019
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Direct Line for Business is launching what it calls an online “end-to-end” insurance product for estate agents and property management companies. The...
10 January 2019
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We’re used to recent stories about transaction dips and price stagnation as Brexit uncertainty and stamp duty take their toll on...
08 November 2018
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The culture of impatience and instant gratification has a lot to answer for. It has forced the hand of the property...
17 October 2018
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Floor plans are an essential marketing tool, which play an important part in helping an estate agent sell a home. A floor...
07 April 2018
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The number of first-time buyers has increased 16 per cent in the past month and 10 per cent year on year...
15 February 2018
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I had an interesting meeting last week with a VR company called Garou. Based in New York, they claim to have...
07 February 2018
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When Kenneth Bruce, co-founder of Purplebricks, published an emotional post on social media this week, my first reaction was; what a...
20 September 2017
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I would argue the property industry is fundamentally inefficient. Much of that inefficiency is now being handled by PropTech companies and...
26 July 2017
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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
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If this past year is anything to go by, outsourcing is firmly on the agenda for estate agents. Rather than being...
04 February 2017
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Online estate agent Purplebricks has now completed its pre-Christmas IPO with shares initially valued at £240m. It’s the latest news that...