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![TPFG acquires Fine & Country and The Guild](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews1-400x310.png)
Fine & Country and The Guild of Property Professionals have been revealed as the next acquisition for The Property Franchise Group...
03 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![10 reasons to become a Your Move franchise.](/upload/images/adv-2021/sponsored-content/LSL/online.jpg)
If you’re thinking about becoming an Estate Agency franchise or converting your existing estate agency business to a franchise, here we...
16 May 2024
From: Sponsored Content
![Alto customers are integrating with Canopy to save time and level-up their service.](/upload/images/adv-2021/sponsored-content/Zoopla/Zoopla_EAT%20-%20400x310%20(003).png)
In this interview, Riccardo Dawson, Chief Operating Officer at Alto and Chris Hutchinson, CEO of Canopy discuss the benefits of their...
08 November 2023
From: Sponsored Content
![Online agency’s deal gives buyers home management services](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Homeowners%20driving%20Google%20search%20Weekend%20Estate%20agent%20AgentOnline-400x310.png)
Utility management platform Muuvo has announced a new partnership and technical integration with online agency Yopa. A dashboard has been created exclusively...
27 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![OnTheMarket admits agent cancellations running higher than expected](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews3-400x310.png)
OnTheMarket has admitted to shareholders that the cancellation of agent contracts has been “higher than expected”. In results from the company issued...
10 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Property Natter – property is holding its own despite the turmoil](/upload/images/Site%20logos/PropertyNatter-2019-400x310.png)
I can’t really write about anything else this week, can I? Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you will have...
22 October 2022
From: Features
![Purplebricks fallout – CEO bemoans ‘series of missteps’ after annual results](/upload/images/Logos/Purplebricks2019Logo-1-400x310.jpg)
Yesterday’s publication of Purplebricks’ annual results – which made for very difficult reading for the troubled brand – came as part...
03 August 2022
From: Breaking News
![Purplebricks - revenue down as CEO says performance 'not good enough'](/upload/images/Logos/Purplebricks-2019Logo-400x310.jpg)
Purplebricks has this morning announced its long-awaited annual results, delayed since July 12 due to internal changes. It shows that revenue...
02 August 2022
From: Breaking News
![OnTheMarket boss outlines plans to be 'more than a third portal'](/upload/images/Logos/OnTheMarketLogo-New-2022-400x310.jpg)
OnTheMarket chief executive Jason Tebb has set out plans to be “more than just a portal." Tebb provided an update to industry...
25 July 2022
From: Breaking News
![A smart acquisition: Vouch and Goodlord 18 months on](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/PropertyTransaction-400x310.jpg)
In July 2020, two leading lettings technology disruptors - Vouch and Goodlord - announced that they were going into partnership. Now,...
02 April 2022
From: Features
![Scrap Stamp Duty surcharge for a ‘double whammy’ win - call](/upload/images/library/Stamp-Duty400x310.png)
An industry trade body wants the government to scrap the three per cent stamp duty surcharge on additional homes - and...
15 March 2022
From: Breaking News
![How the property sector must adapt during the year ahead](/upload/images/Seasonal%20%26%20Holidays/2022Diary-400x310.png)
If 2020 was the year of survival, then 2021 was about the post-Covid boom. The impact of the pandemic on the...
12 February 2022
From: Features
![PropTech Today - the importance of additional revenue streams for agents](/upload/images/Site%20logos/ProptechToday-1-400x310.png)
I recently took part in a webinar hosted by ICG (The Innovation Collaboration Group) – titled ‘New estate agency revenue streams...
07 October 2021
From: Breaking News
![Apps vs APIs: Which is best for agents?](/img/default/eat.png)
Have you found yourself asking the question: “what is the difference between an API and an App?” No doubt we are all...
14 April 2021
From: Features
![Boomin pledges ‘highly memorable’ TV ads as launch date nears](/img/default/eat.png)
Boomin, created by Michael and Kenny Bruce, promises “highly memorable and engaging” TV and radio ads at its launch in the near...
05 February 2021
From: Breaking News
![Boomin dismisses speculation of ‘direct sales’ cutting out agents](/img/default/eat.png)
Boomin has denied that it will ever allow direct property sales, cutting out estate agents. Founder Michael Bruce says the new service...
29 January 2021
From: Breaking News
![New PropTech for auctioneer to work more closely with agents](/img/default/eat.png)
Property auctioneer Pugh, which has 11 offices across the UK, has unveiled bespoke new technology to support its work with estate...
14 January 2021
From: Breaking News
![Will Boomin’s “fair fees” tempt agents to quit Rightmove?](/img/default/eat.png)
The new property portal Boomin has revealed its fees structure for agents. Tapping into the industry debate over portal fees, Boomin describes...
18 November 2020
From: Breaking News
![Top things to look for in a valuation tool](/img/default/eat.png)
Here at The ValPal Network, we know that there are other options available when considering to use a valuation tool, so...
27 October 2020
From: PropTech & Innovation
![Property Natter: why diversification is the spice of life for agents](/img/default/eat.png)
The property market has bounced back with all of the expected resilience and flexibility that is its hallmark since it reopened...
24 October 2020
From: Features
![Tips for growing your management portfolio in uncertain times](/img/default/eat.png)
Despite the recent effects of the Covid-19 pandemic, there is still much opportunity in the market for letting agents to grow...
19 September 2020
From: Features
![Letting agents still struggling to open bank accounts](/img/default/eat.png)
Letting agents are struggling to open new bank accounts and even large established letting agents with a long history of trading...
22 August 2020
From: Features
![Major Countrywide shareholder demands “bold action to save company](/img/default/eat.png)
One of Countrywide’s biggest shareholders has written a second letter to the company to demand bold action to save the agency...
19 August 2020
From: Breaking News
![Work/life balance and the lion’s share of commission – become a master of your own destiny](/img/default/eat.png)
If you are an established UK estate agent, the status quo dictates that you will most likely work for ‘the man.’ Corporate...
09 June 2020
From: Sponsored Content
![Property Natter – who are the challenger portals?](/img/default/eat.png)
The only story that has come remotely close to pushing coronavirus – and its various knock-on effects – off the top...
06 June 2020
From: Features
![Big Three portals accused of abusing agents’ data](/img/default/eat.png)
A free to list portal has blasted Rightmove, Zoopla and OnTheMarket for using agents' data to boost their profits. Christopher May, chief...
18 May 2020
From: Breaking News
![Agents Jobs At Risk: furlough scheme must be longer says industry chief](/img/default/eat.png)
A high number of agents across the country have been furloughed in recent weeks and are now at risk of losing...
16 April 2020
From: Breaking News
![Rightmove growth at all-time low, despite its market dominance](/img/default/eat.png)
Rightmove’s growth rate is at an all-time low, despite what some consider to be an unbeatable lead amongst portals in the...
10 March 2020
From: Breaking News
![Sellers desert online agents for High Street rivals, says Zoopla](/img/default/eat.png)
Almost eight in 10 sellers have instructed High Street agents in the past year - a significantly higher figure than 12...
06 March 2020
From: Breaking News
![2020 - the year of Airbnb, and the opportunity for agents](/img/default/eat.png)
Over the past decade, the short-term rental industry, now eponymised by Airbnb, has experienced meteoric growth. This has been driven by the...
15 January 2020
From: Features
![Technology can give letting agents new life instead of a slow death](/img/default/eat.png)
No one would argue that unfair fees and practices by rogue landlords is a problem that should be ignored, but the...
30 November 2019
From: Features
![Introducing the purpose-driven lettings agency](/img/default/eat.png)
Enhanced customer care strategies, relationship-building schemes, cost-cutting measures and new revenue streams can’t help the lettings industry if the fundamental underlying...
23 October 2019
From: Features
![Lettings technology - making money, saving costs and improving service](/img/default/eat.png)
Technology will drive the lettings and property management industry in the future. There is already a plethora of various software and other...
28 August 2019
From: Features
![Should the lettings process become fully digital?](/img/default/eat.png)
It’s easy to understand why people are hesitant towards processes becoming digital. It is the fear that the digital world is...
12 June 2019
From: Features
![The evolution of conveyancing referrals – how can agents replace lost revenue?](/img/default/eat.png)
In recent years, estate and letting agents have been faced with a series of tough challenges to absorb and react to. There...
01 June 2019
From: Features
![Impact of the Tenant Fees Act - how can agents cover their costs?](/img/default/eat.png)
It has been a long time coming, but the tenant fees ban, which forbids landlords and letting agents in England from...
13 April 2019
From: Features
![Is innovation the key to thriving in the property sector?](/img/default/eat.png)
It’s a testing time for the property industry, amid Brexit fears, a slowing market and the looming tenant fees ban. There’s no...
03 April 2019
From: Features
![Setting your website apart with the latest PropTech](/img/default/eat.png)
We all know the three essential things an estate agent must have on their website include the ability to be able...
13 February 2019
From: Features
![PropTech Today: Homes-as-a-service could be your greatest weapon](/img/default/eat.png)
By thinking outside the box, agents can truly embrace the idea of space-as-a-service and create entirely new, and highly valuable, streams...
30 January 2019
From: Breaking News
![Emoov collapse forces online rival to scrap crowdfunding pitch](/img/default/eat.png)
The online sales and lettings platform TheHouseShop has scrapped its £500,000 crowdfunding pitch - and it’s blaming the collapse of online...
03 January 2019
From: Breaking News
![Purplebricks shares sink and Emoov dies: game over for online agencies?](/img/default/eat.png)
Has the bell finally tolled for online agencies? Emoov’s collapse and an investor revolt over crowdfunding have left a large question...
14 December 2018
From: Breaking News
![OnTheMarket will be self-funding if 'free' agents start paying](/img/default/eat.png)
OnTheMarket chief executive Ian Springett has told an agents’ conference of the strategy for his service - including a prediction that...
26 November 2018
From: Breaking News
![Property website allowing private sales claims to be valued at £10m](/img/default/eat.png)
A website that lists private sale properties and calls itself “the all in one property marketplace” has valued itself on a...
21 November 2018
From: Breaking News
![Who comes out on top in the battle of the property portals?](/img/default/eat.png)
Given that online property portals, dominated by a handful of websites, are by far the most popular home search method, it...
17 November 2018
From: Features
![Marco Ferrara, Director of Tili](/img/default/eat.png)
Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Marco Ferrara, Director of Tili What is Tili and what does...
26 September 2018
From: 60 Second Interview
![Meet Tili, the free digital assistant that’s delivering new revenue streams for the property industry](/img/default/eat.png)
Tili does all the work to deliver a smooth home move for customers and income for agents. An innovative and easy to...
17 September 2018
From: Sponsored Content
![Five simple ways to improve renter satisfaction](/img/default/eat.png)
For too long the private rented sector has been complacent towards customer satisfaction. In the changing rental landscape, the smartest letting...
25 August 2018
From: Features
![Rightmove - can it remain profitable in the long term?](/img/default/eat.png)
As if to prove there are two ways to interpret every figure, a new analysis of Rightmove’s recent trading statement suggests...
31 July 2018
From: Breaking News
![PRS 2.0 – it’s time to focus on retention rather than churn](/img/default/eat.png)
Renting has long been characterised as a stepping stone onto the housing ladder for the younger generations. But in recent years,...
07 July 2018
From: Features
![How can agents make money from TV, broadband and utilities?](/img/default/eat.png)
Letting agents are being advised to think seriously about how they can recoup costs to help compensate for the introduction of...
09 June 2018
From: Features
![The Rightmove money machine - is it running out of steam?](/img/default/eat.png)
A leading property industry analysts says Rightmove may be amongst the top portals in the industry worldwide, but it is facing...
08 June 2018
From: Breaking News
![Recently-purchased Humberts announces new management structure](/img/default/eat.png)
The new owner of Humberts has announced the new management structure of the rural estate agency which he bought out of...
30 May 2018
From: Breaking News
![How can deposit replacement schemes benefit agents and their clients?](/img/default/eat.png)
In recent months, there’s been a notable move in the rental market towards deposit replacement products in place of traditional security...
18 April 2018
From: Features
![Conveyancing: It's not about referral fees](/img/default/eat.png)
Whisper it quietly, but there seems to be change in the air when it comes to agents recommending lawyers based on...
03 February 2018
From: Features
![Tips for surviving the ban on letting agent fees](/img/default/eat.png)
Parliament is sitting again and the entire lettings industry is waiting with bated breath for more detail on the government’s proposal...
09 September 2017
From: Features
![Learning and growth - top tips for upskilling](/img/default/eat.png)
Our recent roundtable on the government’s proposed ban on tenant fees generated 10 tips for growing your business. Since then, we’ve been...
23 June 2017
From: Features
![Cluttons announces return to marketing with Zoopla](/img/default/eat.png)
High profile estate agency Cluttons has returned to marketing with Zoopla Property Group (ZPG). The firm rejoined the portal at the end...
14 June 2017
From: Breaking News
![How to create new revenue streams for your letting agency](/img/default/eat.png)
Our recent roundtable on the government’s proposed ban on tenant fees generated a selection of tips for growing your business. We’re now...
03 June 2017
From: Features
![How can estate agents secure more new build housing instructions?](/img/default/eat.png)
Lots of people buy new-build due to the perceived lack of hassle with maintenance, as they are built to the latest...
28 January 2017
From: Features
![A short-term lettings storm at the seaside](/img/default/eat.png)
The south’s seaside resorts are stealing the headlines for all the wrong reasons and at the heart of the troublesome issue...