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Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Stewart McRae, Sales Director at CoreLogic UK What is ‘company name’...

The property market has been reopen for almost eight weeks now and during that time demand from prospective buyers has soared. Rightmove...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? I'm Darren Loftus and it says Commercial Director on...

Although the shake-out in the industry is ongoing - online agency Settled and established new-build agency Cushman & Wakefield have both...

Over the last few years, there have been a number of high-profile court cases in which renters took action against letting...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? My name is Tom Harrington and I’m the founder and...

I recently read the news about Settled closing its doors. As of 6.29am on Tuesday morning, the article had been read by 8,642...

The online estate agency Settled appears to have ceased trading with its customers refunded. It was launched in 2014 by former Google...

The scandal over Business Interruption Insurance policies is hotting up, with class actions being discussed against insurance firms and the Financial Conduct Authority announcing...

We all need some good news right now and thanks to Beresfords Property Group, we have one! The firm’s Witham branch manager, Jordan...

A long-standing legal dispute between OnTheMarket and the Gascogne Halman and Connells agencies has been settled. No details have been released but in...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? My name is Jon Notley and I am the co-founder...

Earlier this month, Boris Johnson carried out a reshuffle of his cabinet, telling ministers they must 'repay the trust of those...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Joanne (Jo) Tattum. Channel Manager - Property What is Moneypenny and...

  Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Catherine Shinerock - ARO Account Manager What is your ‘company name’...

Some buying agents have batted away the many signs of an improving housing market but one says the Boris Bounce is...

There’s been an average asking price rise of 2.3 per cent in the past four weeks - the biggest ever increase...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Emily Hawthorne, mio Account Manager for the South West of...

A veteran agent says the new government’s Budget, expected in the next few weeks, should not provide too much help to...

A website has slammed the idea that there is a surge of interest in buying homes on Boxing Day, describing the...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Emma Vigus, Managing Director of mio What is mio and what...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? My name is Mark Hinkins and I’m a Sales Consultant...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Michelle O’Brien, mio Account Manager for Home Counties North What is...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card?  Jason Wilson, mio Account Manager What is mio and what does...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Milton Rodosthenous, Director of Equity and Capital & LetsBid Property.  What...

Countrywide has this afternoon released a statement suggesting it has, in its eyes, settled the controversy over unclaimed lettings funds being...

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

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? David Masters – Account Manager for the Midlands What is ‘company...

In a revival of the Natter’s day in the life of series, I catch up with Rajeev Nayyar, managing director of...

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

I think I speak for most people when I say that we are not currently where we thought we would be...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? I’m Tony Strover. On my business card it says...

In the run up to his appointment as Prime Minister, Boris Johnson suggested that he might cut Stamp Duty Land Tax...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Phil Smith - mio Account manager What is mio and what does...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Lino Goncalves – Area Sales Manager What is Lets bid property...

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...

Our own industry’s upheaval over recent years has been no less dramatic than the turmoil at Westminster. The political earthquake has seen...

It’s now more than three years since the EU referendum result in June 2016, and we’re still no clearer on when...

  Who are you and what does it say on your business card?             Becky Howes, mio Account Manager What...

 – use technology to build a trusted brand as a people-focused custodian of client money Non-stop regulatory changes in the industry are...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? That depends on which business card. One says ‘Properganda PR,...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Jake Gready Managing Director NEXA Bristol What services do you provide? buying - selling...

Extended Permitted Development Rights unveiled in the Chancellor’s recent Spring Statement could create issues concerning Right To Light for homes near...

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

The latest analysis of new listings in the two weeks to last Friday show that online estate agencies continue to have...

It’s not just the high-end market for homes in the south east that’s hit by Brexit according to the Guild of...

Who are you? Mikus Opelts, CEO of Giraffe360 What is Giraffe360 and what does it do? Giraffe360 is a unique digital photography subscription service...

Latest figures show that the top 10 online estate agencies have once again failed to exceed five per cent market share,...

Who are you? I’m the Director of Sales for both the well-known industry leading Today publications and The ValPal Network. Leading publications: Estate...

The dust may have settled on the government’s recent announcement regarding housing and property complaints, but opinion is still split on...

The latest analysis of the performance of the top 10 online estate agencies shows that their market share of new listings...

ARPM  Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Simon Duce, Managing Director. What is ARPM and what does it...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Beccy Moore. Office Manager for Nicholas Humphreys Tell us more about Nicholas...

House prices showed an unexpected pre-Christmas boost last last month but worries about Brexit remain foremost for buyers according to the...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? It just says “Agent” for, at the end of the...

“Do we really need another tax?” - that’s the question from a new buying agency, querying why the government wants to...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Marco Ferrara, Director of Tili What is Tili and what does...

As the property market gears up for a busy autumn period, agents and property firms have been equally busy bolstering their...

Cast your mind back to July 2008 – Gordon Brown was Prime Minister, the Euros were in full swing in Austria/Switzerland...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Tom Cummuskey Sales & Marketing Manager … Fast approaching double...

Transactions across Greater London have plummeted - they were down 7.9 per cent over the past three months and a whopping...

It will be 'business as usual' for Humberts following the announcement of its sale to Natural Retreats, says the agency's new...

Two online agents and a number of PropTech companies have been named in startups.co.uk's Startups 100 index. Coming in at number 64...

 Humberts says it has settled on a buyer after receiving several offers for the troubled agency - although it has delayed identifying...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Ben Robinson, Director of Agency Services at Landmark What is Landmark...

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

Last week, a story was published by CNBC about a couple who sold their home, for above the asking price, without...

One of the world’s leading property technology analysts has compiled a major report on estate agents’ business models - an exercise...

A lengthy analysis of the online agency sector, based on material supplied by an online agent, suggests that its market share...

Online property platform Settled, which claims its customers receive their first offer in an average of 17 days, has announced two...

Online agency Settled is introducing a deposit scheme which it claims will assist sellers and buyers reach completion faster - and...

The government's call for evidence from agents and others in a bid to improve the house buying process has pushed some...

Mwahahahahaha.... the big day is here. No, we don't mean The Negotiator awards (although we wish you good luck if you're in...

Three more complaints about agents made to the Advertising Standards Authority have been settled informally - including one concerning an agency's...

The accounts for Agents’ Mutual, parent company of the OnTheMarket portal, show that revenue for the year ending January 31 was...

With several agent partner programmes available across the country, estate agents can often increase business by offering sales by auction, with...

The Connells-owned agency Gascoigne Halman is to make a costs payment of £1.24m within 14 days to Agents’ Mutual - but...

The Connells-owned agency Gascoigne Halman is to make a costs payment of £1.24m within 14 days to Agents’ Mutual - but...

Online estate agency Settled has raised £1.2 million in funding to further develop its product. Settled describes itself as a 'powerful digital...

The industry’s three government-approved redress schemes have this week issued an updated version of their Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). The MOU is...

A consumer group which has consistently promoted online agencies says they achieve closer to sellers’ original asking price than the national...

The guys at Which? are at it again, all over estate agents like a rash for “over valuing” properties so they...

Prominent top end London estate agent Trevor Abrahmsohn says some homes in the higher levels of the market may now have...

Graham Norwood recently wrote that it’s going to be harder than ever to predict the shape of the property market in...

Franchise network Belvoir says a combination of Brexit and stamp duty have unsettled the housing market - although despite this the...

It’s easy to forget, but there was a time when the internet didn’t exist. When the idea behind the world wide...

Settled, which was set up in 2015 and earlier this year announced it was hunting for an additional £1m in funding,...

Online agency Settled has been described by a major national newspaper as having “halved the time it takes to sell a...

Settled, the online property sales site which launched last year, is now looking for an additional £1m in investment from funds...

Holy Property Transactions: Batman is under attack from Superman, not only in the shape of a new film pitching the two...

Who are you? Chris Coates What does it say on your business card? Chris Coates As a small team we don’t have a hang up...

In January readers of Estate Agent Today and Letting Agent Today were given the opportunity to give their views on proposed...

There were 110 million visits to Rightmove on average every month in 2015. Results for the site, which measured hits from January 1...

A so-called ‘brand incubator’ has invested in online estate agency Settled. Settled launched in January 2015 but has had negligible impact even...

A row between two agencies over an advertisement claiming one of them had sold a property the other had failed to...

Well, the hosts have left the party early. England have crashed out of their own Rugby World Cup after a demoralising...

There was once a time when you knew where you were in the year by virtue of what was happening in...

We’ve had a flurry of data for all of us involved in the property sector to mull over on our sun...

A property company claims that more than £31m has been paid out by the Land Registry in the past three years...

It now appears likely that there will be a new government house price index launched in the first half of next...

Online agency and DIY sales platform Settled claims on its website that traditional agents charge commission of up to 3.5% +...

An online property sales platform - with a catchphrase that says traditional agents’ fees “are bigger than a Texan’s waistband and...

In 2007, the government introduced a compulsory deposit protection scheme as part of the Housing Act 2004 to help protect tenants...