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The government has published its response to an MPs’ committee’s comments on overseas buyers of properties in the UK - and...

The recent announcement of a clicktopurchase partnership demonstrates some much-needed progression from Rightmove. In doing so, however, it could be said it...

The PropTech era is changing the way in which employees decide where they are going to work. As CBRE has discovered in...

Petty Estate Agents has acquired the real estate division of Cheshire-based Wright Marshall out of administration. The deal safeguards the company after...

I want to take the time this week to look at an area of PropTech and real estate which is seeing...

The weekend is over all-too-quickly but at least if it’s Monday, it’s Property Jobs Today - your weekly catch up with...

Facebook is set to enter the cryptocurrency business with the big reveal of its formal plans scheduled for some point this...

It’s London Tech Week, everybody! The sprawling city-wide event taking in dozens of conferences, events, workshops, panel debates and so on,...

Hello and here’s another PJT to start the week: we hope it’s your first port of call when you want to...

A veteran of three online estate agencies has been named as the first UK head of a US real estate operation...

In the first Q&A Natter for a while, I catch up with Angelica Donati - CEO of Donati Immobiliare Group, PropTech...

A recently-launched free-to-list portal says it’s uniquely positioned to attract overseas buyers and investors interested in purchasing in major UK cities. Residential...

One of my biggest concerns in all of my writing, speaking and influencing around PropTech is that for the people we...

We’ve reached the final instalment of my market transformation do’s and don’ts.  In previous articles, we’ve looked at: Do encourage, don’t deter;...

Purplebricks, which recently admitted that it had been over-ambitious in its overseas expansion, says it will give “a further update” on...

A Parliamentary committee has claimed that 160 properties in the UK are owned by “high corruption-risk individuals” and wants more to...

A survey undertaken by the respected Economist Intelligence Unit and a risk solutions company suggests that estate agency may be one...

Welcome back to the latest edition of Property Jobs Today (PJT) after a Bank Holiday break. Each week, we round up...

I hope you had another wonderful Bank Holiday weekend; only three weeks to hold on until the next one. Personally, it...

Some of the most expensive properties in London are selling typically between 13 and 21 per cent off the asking price. And...

My article last week has sparked some really great engagement, which I’m delighted about!  Thank you to everyone who commented or dropped...

Hello and welcome to Property Jobs Today - because of the flurry of Bank Holidays at this time of year, it’s...

With Easter now upon us (happy Easter, by the way, and hope you’re enjoying the long weekend, the Easter eggs and...

Savills has been named the winner of the real estate agents/advisor league table in the UK Business Superbrand list for the...

By the time you read this article, I’ll be in Nigeria. My first ever visit to the continent of Africa. Sitting here...

Foxtons and Quintain have both recently made an important decision about their technological innovation, the same decision must also be made...

An online estate agency insists the online/hybrid sector will take a 50 per cent market share in the future - despite...

Whether it is legacy providers with new, young businesses, or large banks with PropTech startups, all types of cross-collaboration are vital. It’s...

The property industry is making “important strides” towards gender balance according to a new report - and it says more respect...

This article was originally written for City AM in response to an article it published attacking letting agents. See more here.  A...

One of the largest investors in Purplebricks has now joined forces with an off-shoot of luxury car firm Porsche to launch...

Purplebricks has become the major partner with a leading Australian rugby league team, Melbourne Storm. "Purplebricks is reshaping the real estate market...

Who are you? Mikus Opelts, CEO of Giraffe360 What is Giraffe360 and what does it do? Giraffe360 is a unique digital photography subscription service...

Purplebricks has this morning warned investors its foreign activities are not going as well as predicted - although it insists it is...

One of the world’s leading digital analysts has given his latest verdict on the UK portal market and offers a major...

The Daily Telegraph has gone public with City speculation that Chicago-based real estate consultancy JLL may be interested in buying Savills. Both...

A new free-to-list property portal is launching in the UK, and has a pledge to serve over 20 counties by the...

At the end of January the Asian PropTech company PropertyGuru announced the imminent launch of beta-phase testing of its cutting-edge new product, PropertyGuru Lens. This...

Strutt & Parker says the housing crisis - in the shape of too few homes and their stubbornly high prices -...

There has been a nine per cent rise over the past year in estate agency and property industry firms in so-called...

By thinking outside the box, agents can truly embrace the idea of space-as-a-service and create entirely new, and highly valuable, streams...

When it comes to letting a property, it is important that landlords and renters have faith in their agent. The more...

I don’t think I can add anything more to the excellent 2019 pieces we’ve seen on EAT in recent weeks –...

Zoopla is radically changing its strategy by exploiting the freedom it has under its new private equity ownership. That’s the conclusion of...

Savills’ residential business grew market share last year in the UK despite what it calls “challenging conditions.” In a trading statement to...

Hello and welcome to another PJT, your regular Monday update on who’s moving where within our industry. Please keep us informed of...

One of the world’s leading PropTech analysts says Purplebricks has turned the UK online/hybrid estate agency business into “a one horse...

Hamptons International - at one time tipped to be sold off or even shut during the recent problems afflicting parent company...

If you thought Christmas Eve meant no more news in terms of industry movers and shakers…well, think again - we’ve one...

For my final EAT contribution of 2018, I’ve put together a list of Christmas gifts that you could buy your PropTech-loving...

A top PropTech analyst says Purplebricks is as much an advertising firm as an estate agency but is nonetheless a huge success...

Has the bell finally tolled for online agencies? Emoov’s collapse and an investor revolt over crowdfunding have left a large question...

Savills has snapped up an independent London estate agency in what is likely to be one of the last deals of...

It’s that time of year again where we start saying goodbye to 12 months of hard work and start looking forward...

Two reports have suggested London’s residential market may be damaged by Brexit - both the past two and a half years...

A leading digital analyst says Purplebricks’ success in the US market is not assured and has expressed concern over whether it...

Property analysts say ‘flippers’ - those who buy new homes and sell them quickly, hopefully for a profit - are losing...

In his keynote speech at the recent Negotiator Conference, Professor Andrew Baum sparked debate throughout the property industry. Baum’s speech, which began...

Photos and floor plans remain an essential tool in property marketing. Despite a wealth of choice from aspiring UK PropTech start-ups the...

Artificial intelligence (AI) is playing an increasingly important role in our lives – from virtual assistants such as Amazon’s Alexa and...

Experts suggest that overseas buyers are likely to act quickly to take advantage of a delay in any stamp duty surcharge on...

A recent 'red flag alert' report from an insolvency firm warned that the number of real estate businesses defined as being...

I am currently in the back of a taxi. The deadline for this piece is looming and I am desperate to...

An insolvency firm is warning that the real estate sector of the economy is showing a growing number of businesses defined...

The last couple of weeks’ articles were penned very much for a specific agent readership, something I am trying to be...

Several agents have asked me whether they should consider ditching their high street offices and move to an out of town...

One of the industry’s best respected trainers and consultants has outlined six key reasons why agents should keep offices on the...

Experts suggest that overseas buyers are likely to act quickly to take advantage of the delay in any stamp duty surcharge...

From where I’m standing there’s a lot in common between the debate between online and traditional agents, and the argument over...

I am a patient man; a pacifist. Yet there is little in life right now that would satisfy me more than...

Propteq Global Property Technology and Innovation summit takes place in London on 26 - 27 Sep. 75 of the world's leading...

A well-known London estate agency says it signing up to a US-based real estate franchise network run by billionaire Warren Buffett. From...

A few stories caught my eye this week from China, all of which announce the arrival of cutting-edge technological innovation in...

The online agency acquired by Purplebricks in Canada has started facing the same criticisms that its parent company have faced in...

The chairman of LonRes says online estate agents have only a one per cent share of the market in prime central...

It’s been revealed that the creators of Purplebricks came up with the name while brain-storming around a kitchen table - and...

Hello again from Italy. Only another week or so left out here, working every day from the same table at my...

Hello and welcome to this week’s PJT, the place where you find all the key agency industry moves over recent days. Please...

Humberts’ new owner has issued a statement saying he is on “a personal mission to revolutionise the industry and become the...

House prices in London are projected to fall in the short-term, down by two per cent by the end of 2018...

Hello and welcome to this week’s Property Jobs Today - a slim edition given how quiet the industry is at the...

Leading PropTech guru Mike DelPrete has revealed that he was involved in Purplebricks’ latest expansion, entering the Canadian agency market via the...

Purplebricks has acquired another fixed-fee agency for £29.3m - it’s in Canada and marks another new territory for the hybrid agency. The...

A leading digital analyst says online agency Yopa has doubled its listings this year and is fighting the merged Emoov-Tepilo operation...

Purplebricks says it completely rejects any claim of bullying its representatives in Australia. The Australian Financial Review, which last week reported the...

Hello and welcome to Property Jobs Today, the regular Monday round-up of moves and changes in our industry. Do please let us...

What a big week for PropTech! With the very first MIPIM PropTech conference, taking place in Paris today and tomorrow, comes...

Purplebricks is expanding its US activities by entering the markets of Las Vegas, Nevada and Phoenix, in the state of Arizona. A...

News media in Australia say Purplebricks is the subject of an investigation by a consumer watchdog in the province of Western...

A leading property industry analysts says Rightmove may be amongst the top portals in the industry worldwide, but it is facing...

The Federal Trade Commission - the US equivalent of the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority - will today discuss how the...

A recent holiday in the US gave me an opportunity to catch up with property news over there - and surprisingly,...

Sotheby's International Realty has launched what it claims to be the first 'real estate-branded' augmented reality (AR) app. 'Curate', which is now...

Welcome back to Property Jobs Today - EAT's weekly roundup of all the big moves going on in our industry. If you...

A new report suggests Capital Gains Tax changes coming into effect next year are worrying a large majority of wealthy overseas...

One of the world’s leading agency and PropTech analysts says the race is on for who comes second in the UK’s...

Here’s some good news to take into the Bank Holiday weekend.  Research undertaken by Estate Agent Today suggests that fees charged by...

The managing director of troubled estate agency Humberts says he has been “inundated” with prospective buyers since news broke over last...

The UK’s real estate sector, embracing estate agencies as well as other aspects of the property industry, has been facing “increased...

Hello and welcome to this week’s PJT, the regular Monday update on who’s moving where within our industry. Let us know what’s...

The Henley Business School is often identified with cutting edge forecasts - but now it has revealed the history of what...

You don’t have to look far to see an abundance of photo failures, just head to any property portal and they’ll pop...

It’s all very easy, talking and evangelising about the use of technology in the property market, but, now that I’m selling...

Last week, a story was published by CNBC about a couple who sold their home, for above the asking price, without...

A property technology analyst has floated the idea that portals could become eclipsed by powerful alternatives such as Google, triggered by...

One of the leading PropTech analysts says Rightmove’s huge success means that it has two difficult choices ahead if it is...

Getting your property marketing right is vital, and the starting point is with professional images.  With most buyers browsing the internet for...

One of the world’s leading property technology analysts has compiled a major report on estate agents’ business models - an exercise...

A mergers and acquisitions specialist says traditional agencies have been pushed into becoming more innovative by the rise of portals and...

The UK property sector has been a hotbed for financial crime in recent years, with many criminals seeing it as an...

Co-Founder Gary Keller has declared that Keller Williams (KW) is, 'no longer a real estate company...we are a technology company No....

Between October and December 2017, some £822 million worth of UK residential property was sold at auction, according to the Essential...

A senior figure at the UK arm of American agency Keller Williams has suggested that Purplebricks won’t succeed in the New...

The Financial Times has identified that 10 of the 21 tables at the notorious Presidents Club dinner last weekend were sponsored by...

Purplebricks has this morning announced it’s to launch in New York. A statement to the London Stock Exchange this morning read: The...

Virtual Staging is about presenting a property in the most appealing way to potential buyers. Many consider virtual staging is deceiving...

Two UK online estate agencies have been named in a list of the world’s top 50 real estate start-ups to watch...

A buying agent in Melbourne says ‘old dinosaurs’ in traditional estate agencies ‘have no idea’ how to deal with the arrival of...

In 2018, Google will introduce changes to the way it ranks websites, meaning sites will be ranked on the quality of...

A House of Commons committee has prepared a briefing document on areas of the UK residential and commercial properties sectors most impacted...

Andy Martin, the popular and respected senior partner at Strutt & Parker from 2009 to earlier this year, has been appointed...

This week, news broke of the ‘first bitcoin homes’ being sold in the UK by Go Move, an estate agency in...

Purplebricks’ latest trading statement for the six months ending October 31 claims a large rise in revenue, its number of UK...

Hands up if you’ve read all of the property reports that have been published in the past week or so? Forever...

Coldwell Banker, the huge US-based international estate agency business, is warning that Brexit is beginning to damage the market and the...

The spread and sophistication of financial crime in the UK in recent years has been unprecedented.  Figures from UK Finance show that...

It has been revealed that a paper on Brexit’s impact on the property market, prepared by a government department, is one...

Sajid Javid, Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, has launched a consultation on proposals to reform the house buying...

New Zealand’s new Labour prime minister elect has banned non-resident foreigners from buying existing homes anywhere in the country in a...

The UK estate agency and construction industries are not ready for the huge workload and responsibilities involved in the General Data...

Last week was MIPIM PropTech Summit 2017 in New York, and it was the most oversubscribed to date - proof of the...

As we outlined in our EAT and LAT stories earlier this week, we (Angels Media) are seeking responses from estate and...

If an industry, which is going through a major change is going to truly implement change at every level, it must...

Strutt & Parker has revealed its new board following the takeover by the real estate arm of French bank BNP Paribas.  The...

Figures in the property industry have sharply criticised the announcement made at the Conservative party conference to pump an estimated £10...

Purplebricks' latest trading statement, issued this morning, claims "good progress" and says its revenue in the UK for the first half...

UBS says London's housing market still faces the risk of becoming a bubble - although that risk has marginally eased over...

Savills has revised its forecasts for the housing market and says that uncertainty over the impact of Brexit points to two...

Harrods Estates has recruited an ex-Savills sales negotiator with 10 years of experience working in prime central London. Michael Harte, who will work...

A company launching later this month, set up by an ex-Chestertons agent, wants to employ over 20 freelance associates who can...

Purplebricks has given more details of its activities in the United States, where it is hoping to break into a market...

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has launched a comprehensive guide to what it calls “the responsibilities of residential property agents...

Research in the United States shows that traditional full-service estate agencies achieve better sale prices than the biggest alternative in that...

Facebook appears to be interested in entering the sales and lettings world with its first advertising product geared solely towards industry professionals. The...

The real estate division of French bank BNP Paribas has exchanged on the acquisition of Strutt & Parker, bringing together some...

Purplebricks’ well-publicised attempt to break into the Australian market with a similar model to the one being used here has come...

  A hybrid agency called 99Home Ltd, which made its debut back in April, appears to have relaunched with what it calls...

Supporting the adoption of technology does not mean we have to stop protecting the core values of the property industry. In...

The share price of hybrid estate agency Purplebricks dipped yesterday after it announced its US expansion will begin in California. Purplebricks' share...

Not in vain the distance beacons. Forward, forward let us range, Let the great world spin forever down the ringing grooves of...

International property agency Sotheby's International Realty is expanding in India after agreeing a 25-year master franchise agreement covering the whole country. The...

It’s that time of year again – peak conference/event season. And, while Brexit and a shock snap general election are dominating...

A well-informed industry article on the possible sale of Strutt & Parker to French bank BNP Paribas suggests that the deal,...

Average UK house price growth will reach 2.2 per cent this year, a rise of £4,460 that will see the average...

Q: What does it say on your business card? Gavriel Merkado, Founder and CEO of REalyse Q: Who are REalyse? REalyse is a big...

High-end agency Savills has produced a few notable house price figures in its time but its latest measure takes some beating...

As Trussle and Placester add to 2017s bonkers tally of PropTech investment, isn’t it time we end the conflict between Tech...

This week I’m lucky enough to be out here in Cannes as a PropTech Ambassador for MIPIM, the international real estate...

Chancellor Philip Hammond delivered his first Budget this week pledging extra funding for the NHS, transport in the Midlands and the...

Purplebricks' entry into selective areas of the US market comes just as new evidence suggests the use of estate agencies by...

It has been a busy week for investment in PropTech businesses and no doubt you have already got reading fatigue about...

Not many of us have a multi-million property portfolio, so the results of the MSCI / IPD UK property index for...

Purplebricks has raised £50m through a share issue to fund expansion into the United States later this year. In an announcement to shareholders...

So, Property Week has announced its Property Awards shortlist for 2017. Looking at the entries for PropTech Company of the Year, I'm surprised...

Prime central London’s housing market may be suffering a well-publicised downturn but one agency has defied the negative mood by launching...

The managing partner of a property investment firm says London residential property values have fallen by 15 to 25 per cent...

The Advertising Standards Authority has intervened after a series of complaints about adverts placed by estate agents and other property industry...

The head of a new ‘disruptive’ online mortgage service says 2017 will see more major estate agency and other property businesses...

I recently came across a consumer comment expressing frustration at the length and complexity of UK conveyancing and raising the question...

The latest round of complaints made to the Advertising Standards Authority against property firms’ ads have once again ended only with...

The Financial Times has beefed up its high-end house and apartment listings after the newspaper's property sector saw a 17 per...

An Essex estate agent who believes he is the youngest in the industry has explained his success to Estate Agent Today...

Women in the property industry still earn between 9.4 per cent and 14.3 per cent less than their male counterparts according...

As many northern cities struggled to recover from the 2008 global financial crisis, the north-south divide returned to plague the British...

One of the world’s leading property portal and online consultants says Purplebricks, which is now operating in Australia and the UK,...

One of the world’s leading financial institutions, UBS, says any sustained economic recession triggered by Britain’s departure from the EU could lead...

A long-standing analyst of property portals and websites worldwide has included Rightmove, Purplebricks and easyProperty in a list of 10 sites...

The bank Credit Suisse has launched a new monthly survey of online estate agents, using a simple eight-element questionnaire. The bank -...

Purplebricks says it will have a marketing budget of AUS$17.2m - that's over £9.9m - to spend on marketing for its...

It’s a headline from an Australian business journal this week but it has a familiar ring to it: “Estate agents’ attempts...

A data consultancy says it will shortly release the findings of an online survey on estate agents’ concerns over how their...

The results of some interesting research have been revealed - applying to the United States but possibly indicative of how property...

One of Britain’s foremost PropTech experts says OnTheMarket could still disrupt the portal landscape - but has trust issues following disputes...

Another crowdfunding platform has launched, encouraging investors to buy a share in a property - in this case, a prime London...

The 177 year old agency and consultancy Bidwells has a new brand identity - and an ambitious pledge to grow market...

A poll being taken by Property Portal Watch - an international website monitoring the real estate online sector - suggests that...

An international accountancy consultancy says mainland Europe levies some of the highest property purchase taxes in the world - and that...

A note to investors sent out yesterday by the international bank Societe Generale is warning that Brexit could wipe 30 per...

With the new Formula One season now well underway, we delve into the fast lane to take you on a whirlwind...

Agents have been giving their reaction to the shock Brexit referendum result - and their comments have ranged from the gloomy...

Another Countrywide executive has left the company - the latest departure is Eyal Malinger, the director of corporate development. Harvard-educated Malinger had...

On Tuesday we managed hail, snow, rain, sun and a chilly wind all in one day. Whatever you want to say...

A digital marketing agency says it has identified ‘top key phrases’ used by would-be buyers when they begin their property searches...

Two City consultancies have been quick to interpret the rebellion by OnTheMarket member agents as an indication of dire changes - or...

Strutt & Parker is to open a new agency office in South Kensington on June 1, despite ongoing uncertainty over the...

Countrywide has denied speculation in the industry that the names of its Hamptons International and John D Wood & Co brands...

Who are you? My name is Sham, I am based in the UK and my core experience is in running cross border...

Estates Gazette has published a candid article suggesting the explicit hiring of prostitutes by delegates to the annual MIPIM conference may...

Average house prices will rise by 20.1 per cent by the end of 2019 with a typical home then costing £236,691...

The average house price in the UK is set to increase by over 20% to £236,691 by the end of 2019,...

Savills has been named the UK Business Superbrand for the eighth consecutive year, beating rival high-end firms CBRE, BNP Paribas Real...

Haus Properties - the agency run by former Apprentice finalist Jamie Lester - has secured a former Foxtons staff member who...

Ivy Gate, the start-up hybrid estate agency which won investment from TV Dragon James Caan three years ago, has announced its...

An international portal consultancy not previously known for its outspoken comments has sharply criticised OnTheMarket for its “protection of the status...

Investors’ Chronicle, the weekly investment magazine published by the Financial Times Group, has lavishly praised high-end agency Savills for diversifying its...

Estate agents interested in operating multiple listing services in the UK have the opportunity to meet one of the United States’...

A leading bank is forecasting that if interest rates do not rise next year - as some experts predict - then...

I’m sure I’m not the only estate agent confused by the Government’s approach to residential property ownership. Many of the current ministerial...

A new agency called Sphere Estates will launch next month following a management buy-out of high end overseas property agency Abercrombie...

A report from anti-corruption campaign group Transparency International says British estate agents reported only 179 suspicions of money laundering in a...

Coldwell Banker Real Estate, the US-based international agency expected to launch in the UK over the winter, has signed up with...

I make no apologies for returning to Build To Rent, the institutional investment in building and managing blocks of flats to...

Up Estates, an online estate agency operating chiefly in Coventry, Nuneaton and Hinckley, says it will next year open a string...

The dramatic slump in the sale of London’s most expensive homes is continuing with one agency claiming that over the past...

High end residential, commercial and consultancy specialist Savills has boosted its group profits by seven per cent to £26.4m before tax. Group...

Let’s face it: the work of an estate agent can be a thankless task. With clients on both sides of the...

In case we didn’t learn the lesson last time around, we appear to be on the brink of a refresher course...

High-end brands dominated the agency section of the RESI 2015 awards, presented by Pointless host Alexander Armstrong at the Grosvenor House...

Figures from a prime central London agency show a 400 per cent rise in sales to African buyers in the year to...

There is one common denominator amongst the majority of those who dominate the latest Sunday Times Rich List, regarded as the...

The Independent Network of Estate Agents says it is worried that the so-called ‘pension freedom’ created by relaxations in over-55s accessing...