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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...

Stanley Michael Brecker, an iconic and revered figure on the London commercial property scene for more than 60 years has died...

A survey among home movers has revealed support for making first-time buyers fully exempt from stamp duty and replacing the stamp...

The issue of agency qualifications has finally been mentioned in the Houses of Parliament, almost three years since the landmark Regulation...

April looks set to go down as the busiest month for house sales of the year.  And with record numbers of properties predicted...

The property recruitment market seems to be moving as fast as house prices. Here are some of the latest moves that took...

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

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

The market’s likely to slow this year as the rising cost of living saps some buyer confidence, so agents are understandably...

The outcome of the Ukraine crisis is far from certain, but one thing has become abundantly clear. The long-overdue Economic Crime...

If the UK and its allies have been played by Russia over the Ukraine ‘invasion’, and it’s beginning to look that...

Alexander Siedes, CEO of Homeppl, reveals the top five ways people try and commit tenancy fraud and how to spot and stop...

The coming annual conference of Fine & Country, being held next month, is to have Boris Johnson’s brother as a keynote...

Letting agency growth experts are set to take to the virtual stage and use the latest tech to share their insights...

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

Connells-owned Countrywide has announced a major deal in which 49 of its brands will use the ESTAS customer review platform. The deal...

A tech company in the compliance sector claims that 25 per cent of UK estate agency branches have failed to register...

This is our first Property Jobs Today column of 2022 and it’s testimony to how busy our industry is right now...

The lettings sector looks set to steam ahead in 2022 after a record-breaking 2021, despite the financial and mobility challenges of...

In this latest Property Natter video interview, Angels Media CEO Nat Daniels chats with one of the lettings industry's best-known figures about...

It’s often said that agency is a people business, and I can see no reason to disagree - agents dealing face-to-face...

The Lomond Group, reported over the weekend to be in talks to buy high-end London agency Chestertons, has this morning announced it’s...

It really is beginning to look a lot like Christmas – just a week to go now. Presents all wrapped and...

Propertymark is to probe Purplebricks over its lettings fiasco - and as the agency becomes a subject of ridicule in the...

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

You’ve heard me bang on about the wonder of reservation agreements for some time now, but it’s definitely the case that...

Mark Meyer, CEO, Meyers Estate Agents: “We’re on a mission to revolutionise the traditional concept of estate agency.   We don’t have...

RICS has appointed Lord Michael Bichard to lead a wide-ranging independent review into the governance and purpose of the institution. The review...

Relocation Agent Network, the network of primarily independent agencies, says it’s looking at global options for growth thanks to its relationship...

In this latest Natter piece zoning in on independent agents doing things differently, following on from the one I did with...

Trust has always been vital for building and nurturing good relations between an agent and their customer. Maintaining trust will keep...

As a character from a fairly well-known TV show once said, winter is coming and we’re all contemplating where 2021 has...

Agent wages have been in the news this week, with boastful claims from a number of self-employed businesses about the sums...

Hello and welcome to the first PJT of autumn - an update on who’s moving where right now. Please let us know...

There’s good news and bad news from the shake-up in government ministers and ministries that was presented to the nation last...

A PropTech firm backed by Zoopla founder Alex Chesterman has launched a new anti-money laundering (AML) tool for estate agents. Thirdfort has...

Boris Johnson's sudden and unexpectedly ruthless Cabinet reshuffle, which drew comparisons with Margaret Thatcher's 'purge of the wets' in 1981, ended...

The Victorian phrase “as safe as houses” well surmises the security of the housing market as, whether they are buying or...

A regional estate agency is planning an expansion programme after undergoing a management buyout by a former Business Woman of the...

There are some parts of the world, including in both the Northern and Southern hemispheres, where estate agent isn’t seen as...

One of the biggest trends since Covid, in the property world and elsewhere, has been a shift towards more hybrid, flexible...

Well, we’re technically more than halfway through the year already, but we’ll let that slide. And what a year it’s been...

I want you to ask yourself a question, what is your reputation? By that I mean your personal reputation and your...

The reviews element of the ESTAS Group has signed a two year deal with Hunters. The agreement means Hunters - now part...

Like many of you, I have watched a lot of football recently and I’ve enjoyed every minute. It has been an...

In the world of football – very topical at the moment, as we all enjoy the Euros – there is an...

By any measure, the housing market has been unprecedently busy in recent months, fuelled not just by the stamp duty holiday...

There may well have been times in recent weeks when any agent would have been forgiven for wanting a break -...

The current housing market frenzy would be easier to deal with if upfront buyers’ packs were available, improving transparency and cutting...

An estate agency says it expects a 40 per cent boost in its turnover this year, its 10th in business. Croft Residential,...

A recent survey run by mio revealed that almost 50% of home movers selected their estate agent because they liked them....

Foxtons shareholders will today give their verdict on the company’s plans to ‘go national’, revealed at the start of the weekend. On...

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

It’s been reported that Foxtons is to create ‘virtual branches’ in as many as 15 UK cities outside London, plus commuter...

As estate agencies are covered by Money Laundering Regulations, agents are legally obliged to take customer due diligence measures to limit...

After a recent incident involving an Estate Agent based in Devon in which a property virtual tour they published revealed a...

It’s now over a year since the property market officially reopened after an unprecedented two-month shutdown at the height of the...

With property fraud on the rise and an ever-increasing number of transactions taking place in the lettings sector, having strict anti-money laundering...

On 28 April 2021, Fixflo ran the first in a series of quarterly legal update webinars with David Smith, Partner at...

Rightmove is to roll-out two-factor authentication within Rightmove Plus to try to protect agents against attempts by fraudsters to steal leads and...

The current crisis has led to many of us to re-evaluate our lives to ensure that we put ourselves in the...

The biggest news story in town this last week – which has brought people who don’t usually like or watch football...

Our recent state of the property nation survey, which yielded nearly 350 responses from directors to junior negotiators, and many others...

The Competition and Markets Authority says it has pushed Facebook into taking new action to combat fake reviews - an issue...

Nathan Emerson, the new chief executive of Propertymark, says his mission is to make the organisation more transparent - and to...

Agency marketing platform BriefYourMarket has acquired live chat and customer experience provider Yomdel.  BriefYourMarket says the addition of Yomdel to its offer...

The UK is only the eighth most popular country for Asian investment buyers, and accounts for just three per cent of...

If it’s Monday, it’s jobs news day on EAT - welcome to the latest update. Want to be featured in our next...

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

The property sector is in the middle of a boom and demand is high. Last week’s announcement that the stamp duty...

It might be tempting during the pandemic to focus simply on the business, yet many agents have been turning their attention...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card?  Dan Muir, Area Sales Manager, LetsBid Property What is LetsBid and...

epropservices - parent company of The Guild and Fine & Country - has made another significant PropTech acquisition, its second in three...

Dexters, which last week secured a reported £130m in new investment for the coming years, has snapped up the historic Roy...

When it comes to communications, Propertymark could do with a lot fewer confidentiality agreements and a lot more transparency. And I...

Being a letting agent today means keeping up to date with the long list of rules and regulations governing how a...

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...

The last few months have seen property agents work hard to continue delivering quality client communications and maintain an increasingly digital...

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

Estate agencies have been named by HM Revenue & Customs for breaching anti-money laundering regulations. The list of those breaching the rules...

Firstly, Happy New Year – here’s to 2021 being less chaotic than the last! In the final part of our series on...

As regular readers will know, the Natter kickstarted a series last time out zoning in on local independent agents – the...

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

Agents spend their whole careers telling vendors and landlords why they will be able to achieve a better sale price or...

Hello and welcome to a new week - and evenings that get darker earlier.  As winter approaches we’re continuing to bring you...

There is no doubting that 2020 has been a challenging year for all industries, with the lettings market being no exception. Following...

The Covid-19 pandemic has impacted the way every industry operates and the property sector is no exception. Following an enforced seven-week...

Lawyers, politicians, bankers, insurance sellers – no matter where you go, there are some professions that are just always going to...

We all know that people can’t move to a new house without going through the Conveyancing process. However, with that said,...

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

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

Two independent agencies in London have joined forces to form a 'full circle' service for developers, promising to transform the property...

Recent Natters have explored the differences between the UK and American models of agency, and why Purplebricks failed to make a...

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has encouraged people to complain if they are unhappy about working conditions and thousands of complaints...

With the high street open again, and the Chancellor’s temporary stamp duty holiday helping to stimulate the market, estate and letting...

It’s fair to say that UK estate agents don’t have the best of reputations, often featuring in the lists of the...

The battle between rival self-employed agent business models continues apace with eXp UK - set up last autumn - announcing it...

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

Agents have long been the victim of a poor public reputation, from scoring highly in most disliked profession polls to being...

We have had a special relationship for many years and are bonded as countries in many ways – historically, politically and...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Jon Horton, Product director of sales progression platform, mio What does...

It’s a tough time for agents and our stories show a disturbingly high number of  branches closing - but there are...

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

The recommendations to regulate and train the estate agency industry put forward a year ago remain on the Housing Secretary’s desk...

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

It may be that by the time you read this it’s all over for Robert Jenrick, the Secretary of State for...

An estate agency with a reputation for PropTech innovation says it now live-streams all instructions in a bid to operate more...

To most people, purchasing a home is the single most significant financial commitment made across a lifetime. Given the impact and...

It’s official – the property market is back open for business. Estate agents have started to unfurlough staff and many are...

In a video interview for his Move iQ service, Phil Spencer speaks to Mark Hayward, managing director of NAEA Propertymark about...

The Covid-19 crisis hasn’t caused the revolution it has been reported to have. Despite the challenges it has brought, fundamentally, the...

The popular and well respected ex-Knight Frank partner Tom Tangney has joined Rose & Partners, a boutique property firm serving prime...

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

An industry stalwart has urged critics of Rightmove to fight for the portal to offer agents a fairer pricing system, not...

An estate agency has been targeted by scammers who leave fake reviews if they haven’t been given a pay-off. Minors & Brady...

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....

Sky News claims that Countrywide and LSL Property Services are discussing a merger to become a £500m super-agency.  In an exclusive it...

Why should agencies leave voicemail in the last decade and make 2020 the year to invest in a more modern solution? Voicemail...

Estate agency Chestertons has named the new chief operating officer for the roll out of its UK and Europe franchising operation. Some...

Hello and welcome to the start of a new week - and it’s been a frantic seven days since the last...

Unfortunately for consumers, buying and selling properties is rarely plain sailing. But fortunately for agents, this provides you with an opportunity to...

Mystery surrounds a historic agency that has ceased trading after 235 years in business - even though its website is still...

Independent agents in a fast-growing trade body are to be given the opportunity to secure exclusivity on land deals and new...

A leasehold reform campaigner claims estate agents face “growing calls to be held accountable for mis-selling leasehold properties.” Louie Burns, managing director...

Six common ‘crimes of modern-day call handling’ are blighting UK estate and letting agencies and hampering their growth, reputation and profitability. These...

Over the past decade, the short-term rental industry, now eponymised by Airbnb, has experienced meteoric growth. This has been driven by the...

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

In six years of editing Estate Agent Today, some of my most dramatic moments have been covering the troubles - some...

The Leaders Romans Group has extended its activities into the commercial world with the acquisition of chartered surveying company Dunlop Heywood. Dunlop...

As part of its commitment to promoting and enforcing high standards, RICS has launched its Home Survey Standard, which will become...

Outsourcing important business functions such as marketing, HR and IT to attract cost savings, leverage expertise and gain greater competitive advantage is...

The relaunched easyProperty hybrid agency is to rely exclusively on local marketing to drive awareness and customers, and not follow the...

Hello and welcome to PJT: even with little more than a fortnight before Christmas it seems there are still plenty of...

The legendary Mayfair estate agency Wetherell is linking with London’s Dexters chain in a new partnership. Wetherell, run by high profile chief...

It’s easier than you might think. For any agent the challenge of making a business successful is hard work with the focus...

Enhanced customer care strategies, relationship-building schemes, cost-cutting measures and new revenue streams can’t help the lettings industry if the fundamental underlying...

Since I started working with Zero Deposit for me the market leader in deposit replacement alternatives, the most common question I am...

Upad, the national online letting agent set up by entrepreneur James Davis has announced that it is “closed to new business”...

When renting a property out, letting agents and landlords recognise that it is important to take a deposit from the tenant...

Property professionals are increasingly worried about the threat of cyber attacks, according to new research. Some 41% of 'real estate professionals from...

We know that the tenant fee ban has cost letting agents dearly, with an estimated loss of £300 million paid to...

Stamp duty won’t take centre stage at the Conservative Party conference - that’ll be Brexit, quelle surprise. But if the government...

The tech publication WIRED has conducted an in-depth analysis of Purplebricks’ reviews on the Trustpilot site and suggests the agency may...

All eyes are on Japan for the Rugby World Cup beginning this weekend…but there’s still time for our industry to raise...

Earlier this year, the Regulation of Property Agents (RoPA) working group announced the initial details of plans for mandatory qualifications and...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? I’m Simon Trippett – Partner at The Property Centre. What services...

In the old days an agent would procure clients based upon their position in the high street, the size of the...

The head of online agency Housesimple has made another strident attack on the integrity of High Street agents by saying some...

As the founder of Jupix, I worked in the property industry between 2008 - 2014. I had the privilege to lead...

With the often negative portrayal of agents in the media and popular culture, you might ask yourself why anyone would want...

When an industry disruptor enters a marketplace the impact on existing operators can be significant. It has been seen most notably...

Keller Williams continues to drive culture, mentality, and process transformation by partnering with DocuSign to enable electronic signatures. It’s another lesson in...

The chief executive of Hunters franchise operation, Glynis Frew, says online estate agencies have given the industry two ‘positives’ - but...

In a marketplace as competitive as the property industry, you may think that generating leads is the most important focus for...

In the last ten years Google's revenue, largely from pay per click ads (Adwords), has grown by 527% (Source: Statista). In...

In the second part of my exploration of startups, I talk to a number of people with lived experience of creating...

MyBid4It is an online auction platform which has been developed to partner with Estate Agents and revolutionise the way properties are...

Purplebricks has hired the Weber Shandwick PR firm to handle much of its non-investment related public relations. Weber Shandwick has its global...

A writer for the influential financial publication Money Week says investors should “steer clear” of Foxtons - at least for now. Sarah...

Whether you love or hate it, Purplebricks has undoubtedly left its mark since arriving on the scene in 2015 – much...

An expert who has invested in an online agency in the past has slammed Purplebricks’ business model. James Max, who presents the...

In a world where people want instant gratification, it’s important to find ways to connect and engage with customers when they...

1989 was a significant time for the property industry: it marked the beginning of the end of a period of unprecedented...

With the UK population spending longer in rental accommodation, due to the upfront expense of buying a home, their time and...

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

Low risk letting is everyone’s aim, but unless legitimate guidelines are followed it’s difficult to know if a tenant will prove...

Purplebricks has been named one of Britain’s ‘most relevant’ brands to consumers. The agency came in 13th in a list of...

An insurance company claims that over 29,000 property deals fall through in a year because buyers get cold feet over their...

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

Thinking about the state of communication across residential property chains is enough to induce a severe migraine. We work in a world...

Hello and welcome to this week’s PJT, your weekly chance to catch up on major moves in our industry. Everyone here has...

The former chief information officer of Foxtons has taken a senior position at Hunters. The appointment of Dan Rafferty as Hunters’ chief operating...

Interesting news this week from South Africa where the PropTech startup, Flow, has raised R20m in the country’s 'biggest PropTech seed...

The online publication aimed at London’s high-rolling property professionals, Prime Resi, has named what it believes to be the capital’s 10...

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

When it comes to building online reputation, Google is king. It is estimated that over 90% of consumers Google a business before...

A survey of 6,000 members of the public and 660 estate and letting agents has revealed some striking findings about how...

Our latest case study come from a recent news item to have hit the industry and national press. A disgruntled tenant is claiming...

The National Association of Estate Agents has met with other members of a high-level government board to look at ways of...

Winkworth says it’s seen a huge 78.5 per cent rise in franchise applicants over the past 12 months and says there...

Over the past year I've had so many conversations with agents telling me how they feel that offering a premium customer...

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

Every other advert on the TV is featuring Santa Claus, snowmen or reindeer, the tinsel, trees and decorations are out in...

The introduction of the Propertymark brand as a ‘consumer friendly’ umbrella name for a series of trade bodies has been a...

It’s not just the Cabinet and the government where jobs are in flux - there are plenty of moves to announce...

People now expect a streamlined, digital-first experience from every single service they interact with - and the lettings industry is no...

Not so long ago, the best estate agents were those who did the best work for their clients and therefore built...

The culture of impatience and instant gratification has a lot to answer for. It has forced the hand of the property...

Local business reviews are becoming increasingly important for reputation management, with recent research showing 90% of consumers read online reviews before...

A government minister has told the estate agency industry that it must be more transparent over the issue of referral fees. In...

When Facebook first announced it would be entering the property listings market a few weeks ago it sent shockwaves across the...

With the news that Hunters and Fisher German are the latest agencies to offer online auctions to sellers, is this something...

EweMove is the country’s fifth largest online agency group based on transactions, and continues to make a profit according to its owner,...

Estate and lettings agency is arguably one of the most fierce, ruthless and relentless industries going. And, with fluctuating stock levels,...

A PropTech firm has adopted the unusual position of claiming some agencies deliberately over-value properties in a bid to win instructions. Agent...

When you are starting up a new business, it is unlikely that you will already have enough capital to invest. Taking...

It’s a highly competitive environment out there, where there's a constant and never-ending struggle that every agency manager, director or owner...

We are currently engaged in consultations with our members to help to find a practical solution to the concern of the...

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

First things first, I have to mention the World Cup. The dream is over, football’s not quite coming home (not until...

An agent who is only 20 - and who set up his own firm when he was still a teenager -...

The Advertising Standards Authority says its compliance team is considering its next steps following the refusal of estate agency PDQ Estates...

I loved my Foxtons office. I started in the Battersea branch. It was the old-style office; traditional carpets, actual properties in...

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) - which replaces the Data Protection Act 1998 - has now become effective and is...

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

Any letting agent appreciates the effort, dedication, and sometimes heartache, that comes with running a business yet equally knows that when...

As promised a few weeks ago, this week’s Natter concentrates on the importance of content, design and social media, three easily...

Century 21 UK is slashing the cost of becoming a franchisee for a six week period, cutting the price from £23,500...

Several agencies operating under different brand names in south east England have been retitled under just one, called Alexander & Co.  This...

I have sold hundreds of lettings businesses over the last twenty-five years. Based on this experience, these are the mistakes that you...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Awais Ahmad - Founder and CEO of Hystreet (I don’t...

With reports continuing to focus on a slowing property market and an understanding that not enough properties are being marketed for...

When it comes to property, ‘Japanese knotweed’ are the two words most homeowners and prospective buyers do not want to hear.  With...

Land and investment deals achieved by Connells Group in 2017 will add a further 2,750 units to its new homes pipeline,...

And now, as if the friction between property and PropTech wasn’t difficult enough, estate agents are turning on estate agents.  We are...

A range of factors - including fierce competition under the supplied housing market, rising property prices and political uncertainty – have...

Whisper it quietly, but there seems to be change in the air when it comes to agents recommending lawyers based on...

The story of this week - the ousting of Countrywide chief executive Alison Platt - prompts two key questions. Firstly, who takes...

What do you need to know if you are considering selling your sales or lettings business?  Here’s ten top tips to think...

According to The Branding Journal, a brand is “a name, term, design, symbol, or any other feature that identifies one seller's...

Hunters is partnering with a PropTech firm to allow homes on the market and still awaiting buyers to be short-let for...

It’s traditional before Christmas to either review the year past or anticipate the one ahead - but I’m intrigued about what...

James Hillier and Rob Bearsby, who have operated Apex Residential at Bexleyheath in London for the past 14 years, have switched...

The consumer group HomeOnwers’ Alliance says buyers of new build homes should be able to retain 2.5 per cent of the...

A firm that sells homes but also creates operating platforms for other agencies to break into the industry is seeking £450,000 through...

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

They say presentation is key (something that Theresa May now knows all too well after her calamitous conference speech). But equally...

As those of us in the industry know, there is a fine balance to strike between disruptive technology – and the...

Having launched 13 years ago, PayProp, part of Humanstate Group, an international private technology services group, has grown into a leading...

Hunters says it will not be following other traditional-style estate agencies by offering online-only services to sellers - but it will...

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

The Guild of Property Professionals has launched a partnership with the ESTAS Group, which runs the customer feedback platform and customer...

I’ve been in France for the past few days and depending on your viewpoint, I made a spectacularly good or singularly...

One of the country’s leading property-technology experts says the way in which the Agents’ Mutual stock market flotation proposal has been...

Customer service is a definitive priority for prospective borrowers when choosing a mortgage lender.  This is according to a study of over...

In this week’s Natter I’m going to get all political. Don’t worry, I won’t be giving my opinions on Brexit, Trump...

Giving clients reliable advice when they are buying, selling or letting a home lies at the core of every successful estate...

A major regional agency with offices in Kent, Surrey and Sussex says its new online service - Howard Cundey LIVE -...

Not so long ago, new UK car sales were racing ahead, fuelled by confidence in the economic recovery, but car production...

An insurance provider says small estate agencies are peculiarly vulnerable to cyber attack yet are amongst the least prepared amongst their...

The fledgling trade body CIELA says it is going to institute a kitemark-style service for all estate agents to be able...

The fees charged by estate agents receive a lot of coverage in the press - and rarely for positive reasons. Negative...

**The free photography course for estate agents (part one) offer has now expired. It is still available in special circumstances so...

The group seeking to represent independent agents says a recruitment meeting scheduled for tomorrow is carrying on despite growing doubts about...

A trade body which has been founded to represent the interests of independent estate agents has partnered with consumer reviews platform...

To give you a nice distraction from the post-election madness, here’s an interview with Charlie Wright, founder of CIELA (or The...

The man behind fledgling trade body The Charter for Independent Estate and Letting Agents (CIELA) says that public misunderstanding of the...

A distinctive boutique estate agency that describes itself as a hybrid between traditional and online operators, and which set up a...

The recent rise in consumer complaints against sales and letting agents suggests that there is a general lack of trust and...

Google, under the command of parent company, Alphabet, has set its sights on building the world’s first digital city, in Toronto,...

Two of the most influential figures behind the PropTech sector have run a microscope over Rightmove’s business model and technology -...

The best estate and letting agents in the UK were recognised at the prestigious ESTAS luncheon and ceremony, which was held...

Think ‘fake agents’ are no threat to your business? Think again. The rise of online agents - dubbed by some as...

Even some of the most successful professionals from other professions fail to grasp the most important point when it comes to...

Lomond Capital has secured up to £37.5m for new acquisitions of sales and lettings agencies across the south of England -...

Ten years ago this month (April 2007) tenancy deposit schemes were first introduced in England and Wales.  You need to go a...

The National Association of Estate Agents has thrown its weight behind a government move to create a register of overseas companies...

Peter Robinson, CEO of AIPP – Association of International Property Professionals – shines a light onto the international property market. Some UK...

Hunters has boosted its office network over the 200 mark through the acquisition of Besley Hill, one of the longest established...

One of the most sought-after tools in a marketing armoury is something that money can’t buy. Word-of-mouth recommendations. We are far...

Some big news in the agency world last week won’t have escaped the attention of many in the industry. Last Thursday news...

Business consultancy Jefferies has given a strong endorsement to the digital agency policy set out by LSL Property Services earlier this...

Fledgling trade body The Charter for Independent Estate and Letting Agents (CIELA) has described Purplebricks as the 'biggest enemy currently facing...

Excuse the puntastic (or not) title, but as you’ve no doubt already deciphered I took a trip northwards a couple of...

A leading buying agency says there might be at least one upside to having The Donald in the White House -...

Welcome to February! It means that 2017 is well under way and we’re edging closer to Spring – a time when...

From the outset of any merger, it is vital that each agency understands and can identify its purpose and the USP...

Reapit, the provider of CRM software to much of the estate agency industry, has become one of the partners for the...

Lots of people buy new-build due to the perceived lack of hassle with maintenance, as they are built to the latest...

The East of England, which takes in areas from Hertfordshire to Norfolk, has recorded the biggest hike in property prices over...

They say you can prove anything with statistics, and 115% of the time I suspect they’re right – that was an...

1.For those who are not familiar with Properstar yet, how would you summarise your services? Properstar is an online portal that helps...

A post-Christmas treat this week, as I carry out a Q & A with one of the leading figures in property,...

Consolidation continues apace amongst traditional estate agents. The raft of pressures on agents is increasing and these pressures have two strong...

One of the founders of hybrid agency Purplebricks says sellers in the UK may never accept the sale of their property...

Good branding is absolutely crucial to any successful business or product, even more so in a world of social media, instant...

When a tenant paid his initial one month’s rent in addition to a tenancy deposit in exchange for the keys to...

Mid West Displays has established a reputation as a leading manufacturer of window & interior display solutions and products. The LEDMAG...

Online reviews play an increasingly vital role in shaping the decisions of customers. Practically everyone using the internet to compare estate...

Suzy Lamplugh was just 25 years old when she disappeared whilst working as an estate agent in London in 1986. She’d...

Several estate agencies have announced new appointments and strategic moves - underlying speculation that the housing market remains relatively stagnant. CKD Galbraith, a...

The Jones Robinson Group, a Newbury-based property firm with three branches, has expanded its network by acquiring an agency in a...

Later on, the title of this piece should become clearer (at least I hope so). First, though, a few bits and...

Fiona Stewart, formerly head of marketing and communications at Strutt & Parker, has taken up a newly created role in the...

It’s a familiar theme – kids doing charity trips and needing sponsorship or raffle prizes to help fund their fares. If we...

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