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Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Eric Woodhams F.N.A.E.A. mio Account Manager What is mio and what...

Improved communication and increased transparency throughout the buying process can manage vendors’ expectations, improve satisfaction scores and create long-term clients. That’s the...

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

A conveyancing body is calling on mortgage lenders to standardise their policies in respect of unexpired lease terms in order to...

More than 800 property transactions fall through daily, which can have repercussions both practically and financially, as agents fail to get...

When it comes to major issues confronting housing, and in particular the direction that the government would like to take the...

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

The National Association of Estate Agents has led the support for stricter new guidelines on transparency for referral fees. The clampdown means agents...

A survey of 3,000 people by Zoopla suggests that 47 per cent of vendors believe the success of their sale was...

With the home buying and selling process firmly on the news agenda of late – everything from a possible ban on...

Customer experience (CX) will largely determine the future of estate agency in the UK. This is now a key battleground for...

With far-reaching reforms of conveyancing and other aspects of house buying high on the government’s agenda, a trade body has revealed...

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

It’s the word on everyone’s lips: after two and a half years of debate, and months before that leading up to...

The man who is leading the government’s efforts to reform the house buying process will be one of the speaker at...

Yet another estate agency has announced that it’s shutting branches and opening a centralised hub. This time it’s Newman Property Experts, a...

In a surprise weekend announcement the government has almost doubled funding for the National Trading Standards Estate Agency Team - the...

It’s holiday time: schools have broken up, quite a few estate agents are taking time off, and the MPs are in...

Since January 2018, nine of the UK’s biggest banks have allowed competitors direct access to customer data as part of the...

Emoov’s latest crowdfunding campaign has now gone well over £1.5m, making it already 50 per cent over-funded already from its original...

The new housing minister, Kit Malthouse, has made his first formal statement from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. It...

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

I have total transparency. I love that.  I know how the portals are doing, I know how many people are clicking on...

The average number of viewings received by properties before a sale is agreed has risen from 11 in 2015 to 19...

Stubbornly high house prices and concerns over leasehold-related charges top the list of worries amongst the public about the housing market. That’s...

As the estate agency business in England moves towards being more robust with professional qualifications and higher standards being introduced, there...

The Conveyancing Association has backed the government’s calls for extensive reform of the buying and selling process, announced at the weekend. The...

The conveyancing industry regulator has thrown its weight behind the government’s proposals to improve the buying and selling process.  Stephen Ward, director of strategy...

Agents and representatives from other property sectors have reacted enthusiastically to proposals to professionalise the industry. As we reported yesterday, the government...

Representatives from estate and lettings agencies as well as professional organisations have formed The Home Buying And Selling Group with a...

Estate agents are making buyers and sellers feel pressured into paying for additional services so as not to miss out on...

A conveyancers’ trade body has told the government that it wants the house buying process to be modernised by having estate...

As we hurtle towards the end of 2017, it’s time to reflect on the year that’s just been.   Even better, this property-based...

A round table will take place tomorrow between some of the country’s leading PropTech experts and the British Property Foundation to...

A large part of the DCLG’s Call for Evidence on the home buying and selling process focuses on the role of...

A new website which completely by-passes all kinds of estate agents and allows vendors to upload details of their own properties...

Crowdfunding is nothing new. As I pointed out in a previous Natter, it dates back centuries, playing a part in the...

A gathering of Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has called on the industry to unite and improve the buying and selling process...

The Conservative Party says it wants greater competition and more digitisation to cut the costs and reduce the amount of time...

The Conservatives now say they are not resuscitating Home Information Packs, despite a suggestion by a prominent former minister that they "had...

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

eMoov founder and chief executive Russell Quirk has launched another online petition, this time calling for mandatory licensing of estate agents. The...

With the number of new homes being built across the UK still significantly below the level needed to meet demand, housebuilders...

With almost a fifth of house sales in Britain collapsing every year, it’s now more vital than ever that we –...

A firm says it wants to help agents and sellers frustrated by a stagnating housing market to short-let homes using controversial...

The main debate at this year’s FUTURE: PropTech conference - the industry’s leading technology forum, held yesterday in London - saw...

Winners’ reactions and views from a fantastic day of celebration! The Kings Group scooped the gold award for Best Estate Agent in...

Having urged agents to think about the full marketing mix and not just price, we must look at our business relationships...

As any marketer will tell you, the marketing mix in its most basic form is made up of 4 P’s: Price,...

Life is getting pretty frustrating for estate agents, and not just because getting houses onto the market is such an uphill...

Earlier this week removal man Matt Faizey had an article published by Estate Agent Today in which he commented about the...

Who are you? Ellie Hall. What does it say on your business card? Head of Acquisitions. You're on the hunt for acquisitions, what makes a...

With blue skies and warm summer light making properties look even more attractive to buyers, now is the perfect time to...

So spring has sprung and the Hare is on the loose. After a very long gestation period, the Veyo leveret has...

The Society of Licensed Conveyancers and Bold Legal Group have announced details of this year’s spring road shows. The events in Leeds,...