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You don’t have to simply accept things as they are when it comes to managing your client accounts. If your bank...

A well-known Surrey estate agent has rebranded. Burns & Webber is rebranding to adopt its parent company’s name Curchods. The four Burns &...

Many agents may perceive that the need to negotiate only comes into play at the point of offer if a property...

A variety of charities have received support from the property industry this week. If there are charitable endeavours you think the rest...

Female agents have shared their view on representation and opportunities in the sector to mark International Women’s Day. Industry data shows while...

“I like finance. I find it intellectually interesting – there’s lots of numbers and that’s great.” That sentence coming out of the...

Fine & Country agent Luke Hammond is looking to make his mark on Mayfair after 13 years covering central London. Hammond established...

On the 24th of January, Adam Walker wrote a very interesting piece about the consolidation of the lettings industry where he...

There’s no question that trust is the bedrock of any longstanding client relationship. It is built on delivering on your promises...

The private rental landscape has been undergoing a profound transformation, with technology playing a pivotal role in shaping the way tenancies...

A former director of Southampton-based property brand White & Guard has launched his own estate agency in Hampshire. Rob Rowe has unveiled Rowe...

It may be a measure of the government’s incompetence in the area of housing that two recent major announcements were sorely...

Agents should be given longer induction periods to avoid mistakes and retain staff, an industry trainer claims. Charlotte Jeffrey-Campbell, director of The...

Residential property auctioneer iamproperty is creating 18 new job opportunities for people to join the fast-growing world of auction, as consumer...

By Simon Shinerock At the time of writing, Rightmove had a market capitalisation of just under £4 billion, down almost 15% on...

The stats on the slowing market are widely known, but a slowdown is by no means doom and gloom – it’s...

Prime estate agent John D Wood & Co has named a new Head of Sales and claims this marks “a new...

I'll start with a confession. I am not an estate agent - I'm a marketer. But since I joined the industry...

The end of a tenancy can be busy and stressful. As the letting agent, you’ll have many plates spinning to move...

As estate agents, it is important to make sure that your business is efficient and cost-effective. One of the ways to...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? My name is Mark Bevan and I am the Sales...

The property transaction in England and Wales is a notoriously slow and fraught process, taking typically 150 days to complete, with...

Do you need help to reach your target audience with the right content at the right time? Do you wish there...

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is already being used by the property industry and its impact is only set to grow. But while...

More than half of property professional have admitted experiencing constant stress at work, new research suggests. The findings were revealed as part...

 In this latest article from the team at Iceberg Digital, they review the dynamics of the property market, and the current...

Success with your chosen CRM solution should not be a one-and-done package. Once you team up with a stellar CRM provider,...

CRMs can be superheroes for your business, but not all of them possess the necessary powers to save the day. As...

It’s the start of what promises - perhaps ‘threatens’ is a better word - to be a challenging second half of...

By adopting a top-notch Customer Relationship Management (CRM) solution, you're not only opening doors to acquiring new customers and nurturing existing...

In the fiercely competitive property industry, staying ahead of the game is essential for thriving and achieving success. That's where the...

As we move into a more challenging market this summer with interest rates still on the rise, house prices relaxing and...

Check out some of the latest charitable endeavours from agency and property brands this week. If you have a charitable event or...

Prestige and Village, the premium property agency firm, are continuing their drive to recruit more estate agents as part of their...

The founders of three-branch Berkshire-based agency Hat and Home has expanded into mortgage broking. Keeping with the hat theme, the brand’s co-founders...

Online agents and outsourced conveyancing panels have been cited as factors delaying property sales in the UK. A trade body has warned...

Property recruitment firm the deverellsmith group has acquired the entire issued share capital of Daisy Chain. The transaction will see Louse Deverell-Smith’s...

Property Webmasters has launched an overseas property opportunity for its estate agency clients to earn ‘passive income.’ The website and marketing tools...

Check out some of the latest charitable endeavours from agency and property brands this week. Hamptons: Agency brand Hamptons has announced it...

A regional estate agent has expanded its presence in East Sussex with a new acquisition. Neil Newstead, founder and chief executive of...

Taking a proactive approach with viewing generation can increase foot flow through properties and generate more offers, and ultimately close more...

Award-winning sales progression platform mio has uncovered the home moving experiences of nearly 200 movers and evaluated what this means for...

Check out some of the latest charitable endeavours from agency and property brands this week. If you have a charitable event or...

By the Co-founders of Freehold; David Mann MBE, Partner at Tuffin Ferraby Taylor and Saleem Fazal MBE, Real Estate Partner at...

Vaboo is a Customer Engagement and Reward Platform enabling Tenants and Landlords to give their insights into the relationships that matter...

Property social network and listings website PropertyHeads has launched a sister-version across the pond. The company has launched a US twin which...

It has been a busy start to the year for job moves. If you want your jobs or appointments news to feature...

Agents and property professionals are spreading plenty of charitable love ahead of Valentine's Day. See some of the inspirational examples below. Whatever the...

Most letting agents are already carrying out inspections for check-in and check-out reports (hopefully). Some are going further and conducting interim...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? On my card it says: Vincent Anthony, Managing Director of Propertynest.  ...

Estate agents have the challenging job of creating relationships and trust with their customers, who will make crucial life decisions such...

Propertymark has released a new calendar of events for 2023, doubling the number of regional conferences, and in a first, attendance...

The mailing list will return as a key tool for agents next year, an industry trainer has predicted. Agents have benefited from...

As economic signs increasingly point to a contraction in the property market, competition for new business will inevitably heat up. But...

Are landlords following the law? To answer this question, the Government grouped answers from its English Private Landlords Survey 2022 according...

Estate agency franchise network Propertynest is looking to expand its reach as it looks to become a 100 franchisee-plus network over...

There are no signs of a post-summer lull in the property jobs market. Here are some of the latest moves that took...

In the current challenging economic environment, agencies need to ensure more than ever that they’re getting the most out of every...

Good estate agents are always busy, we get that, but the constant juggling of tasks that could be outsourced to others...

One of the particular characteristics of the property market is how it brings contrasting professions together. From estate agents to conveyancers,...

After two years of extraordinary activity in the housing market there are signs that the clouds are gathering as RICS reports...

Potential buyers will be able to search for eco-friendly homes and message an agent through WhatsApp as part of a range...

Tenants are becoming more discerning – not just about the properties they choose to rent but who they rent from too. With...

Agents are being invited to help shape and be part of the future of the proptech sector. Propertymark is hosting proptech investment company...

In this latest Day in the Life of...Natter, I get an insight into one of the most vital cogs of the...

As uncertainty, apprehension and anxiety increasingly infiltrates every aspect of our professional and personal lives, to ‘keep calm and carry on’...

Property recruitment firm Rayner Personnel is marking 10 years in business.  Rayner Personnel has crammed a lot into the past decade, revealing...

The check-out report is a critical point in the tenancy and has the power to make the moving-out process run smoothly...

For years now estate agents have been on a journey from digital infancy to digital maturity. But what does the future...

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

The current challenges facing the conveyancing sector have put the industry in the spotlight. Here, property expert Colum Smith, Chief Vision...

Agents are being given the chance to learn how to improve their anti-money laundering (AML) processes from a veteran police investigator. Rightmove...

Facebook has been a platform which has opened the door to those looking to advertise their services in exceptional ways. Digital...

I look back on when my dad helped me buy my first car and shared his pearls of wisdom on what...

As the mass student exodus from rented accommodation begins throughout the UK, Richard Abbots of Inventory Hive offers advice on how...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? I am Tom Cummuskey, I am the Sales & Marketing...

OneDome has launched a new platform for agents to monitor and manage referrals made and earned through the challenger portal. The platform,...

Relationships between conveyancers and estate agents have improved since the manic stamp duty-holiday driven days of the pandemic, but it is...

We are all acutely aware of the surge in demand for rental properties in and around the capital in the months...

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

For years, the issue of phone etiquette created tension between estate agents and the legal profession, the former claiming lawyers won’t...

Agents and property professionals are travelling far and wide to raise money for charity, plus there is a new way to...

Referral fees, lack of trust and too much email have been identified as barriers to greater collaboration between conveyancers and estate...

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...

The outgoing chief executive of Rightmove has claimed he has a good relationship with the portal’s customers. It was announced this week...

There seems a consensus amongst agents, analysts and amateur pundits alike that the market will stay relatively strong for some months,...

Although Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak’s Spring Statement did not include many announcements regarding housing, it did provide a good...

From the beginning of April, long-awaited rules from the National Trading Standards Estate and Letting Agency Team (NTSELAT) came into effect....

Spring may be struggling to break through the clouds but agents are continuing to step up for good causes. The humanitarian crisis...

Estate agents and conveyancers have agreed on better working relationships at the first collaborative event between the two professions. There has been...

The self-employed model, after years of not really catching on fully, was given a major boost by the pandemic and the...

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

There is a danger that some agents forget to undertake basic activities after a lengthy period of a super-strong market. That’s the...

In this guest feature, Chris Mason, Operations Director at The Letting Partnership, outlines why agents might want to consider outsourcing client accounting. The...

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

The industry big hitter who joined Connells on a temporary basis to support its acquisition of Countrywide has now become its commercial director and a...

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

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