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A PropTech company has won a grant for a project to improve ID verification in the buying and selling process, via...

The importance of marketing properties is something that is often undervalued. Big budgets are dedicated to selling everyday items such as...

A prominent London agency says cash buyers are securing substantial discounts in prime areas of the capital. The biggest cash discount currently...

Purplebricks has just appointed its new chief marketing officer, who was most recently global director of restaurants at a food chain. Ben...

Asking prices are down for the first time in many months. It’s a small drop - an average of 0.5 per cent...

Delays across the house buying sector mean those wanting to benefit from the stamp duty holiday need to begin the buying...

Conveyancers are sending a blunt message to estate agents: transactions will take longer than usual and don’t chase us with queries and...

Customers must be told about third party referral fees when buying or selling a home says the National Trading Standards Estate...

A quick buy firm which typically purchases homes from sellers at below market levels has accused estate agents and the private...

The cross-sector group looking at reforming the sales process has agreed a new pledge which it says introduces greater transparency for...

Figures drawn up by a property industry recruitment guru show that estate agents work only two thirds of the hours they...

Logjams in the mortgage, conveyancing and removal stages of house moving mean sales are taking much longer than usual, according to...

A quick buy firm boasting it has ‘sold’ a home within six days also says it now takes 140 days on...

Ahead of the launch of a new iBuyer platform later this year, agents are being invited to attend two webinars hosted...

The ESTAS Group says it will combine its awards events for agents, conveyancers and mortgage brokers in one ceremony in May...

There’s no doubt that Covid-19 has had a huge impact on the UK’s property market, after hundreds of thousands of house...

A company promoting a Blockchain platform with promises to speed up the buying and selling process claims the pandemic has proved...

The government is jeopardising the success of the housing market relaunch through the inflexibility of the furlough scheme, claims a group...

The government has at last issued extensive advice on home moving and the activities of estate agents during the continuing Coronavirus crisis. This...

A PropTech start-up led by a prominent commentator has become the latest part of the industry to take a pop at...

The extraordinary past week of anger over portals’ fees plus early-warning statements like that from Foxtons indicate the anxiety in the...

Your business may be growing quicker than you could ever imagine which is great when it comes to raising brand awareness....

The 2010s were a good decade for disrupters. Early on, Airbnb and Uber shook up the holiday lettings/hospitality and traditional black...

The chief executive of Purplebricks says agents are “miles behind” in using digital information to provide a personalised service.  Vic Darvey has given...

Now we’re well into the second month of the year, we have reached a crucial point in the ongoing plans to...

The National Trading Standards Estate & Letting Agency Team and The Property Ombudsman have launched an urgent survey to assess awareness...

Logbooks about properties must be made available up-front at the point of marketing and not later in the buying process if...

It’s one of the most crucial aspects of the homebuying and selling process but is too often bogged down by frustrating...

A new tie-up between Coadjute, a network for decentralised workflow and data sharing within the property industry, and banks including NatWest...

In just over two weeks, the UK population will head to the polls for the fourth general election since 2010. Of course,...

A PropTech company says the majority of transactions now involve chains and that the issue is becoming more problematic for agents...

The chief of an online auction service says the Conservatives’ controversial proposal for a three per cent stamp duty surcharge on...

As an agent, it’s part of your role to protect and advise your clients throughout the buying and selling process. Mortgages are...

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,...