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As another round of property firms is fined, named and shamed for breaching anti-money laundering rules, it feels like the road...
18 June 2022
From: Features

The digital transformation of the property industry is not a new chapter, but an ongoing journey in which the winners are...
18 June 2022
From: Features

Rising property prices in the UK mean that occupiers are renting long past their forties. According to the government’s last English...
15 June 2022
From: Features

OnTheMarket has been having “positive discussions” with founding shareholder agents about renewing their contracts once they expire next year. Agents who invested...
15 June 2022
From: Breaking News

Agent marketing platform Growth Track has rebranded with a new offering aiming to save firm’s money and boost their digital presence. Now...
15 June 2022
From: Breaking News

In this article, the team at Iceberg Digital highlight how one agent has benefitted from using software that has enabled him...
15 June 2022
From: Breaking News

Conveyancers have had their busiest year on record, industry data shows. Search Acumen’s latest Conveyancing Market for the first quarter of 2022...
10 June 2022
From: Breaking News

The days of storing files on hard drives are over for most agents and others must catch up to comply with...
08 June 2022
From: Breaking News

Zoopla is piloting a new data migration tool to quickly transfer agent data from its Jupix to Alto software brand in just...
07 June 2022
From: Breaking News

Anti-money laundering specialist SmartSearch has reached 1,000 clients in the property industry. It comes amid increased scrutiny of money laundering amid sanctions...
07 June 2022
From: Breaking News

We are all acutely aware of the surge in demand for rental properties in and around the capital in the months...
01 June 2022
From: Features

RE/MAX has signed a software contract with Zoopla-owned Alto. The two-year agreement means that all of RE/MAX’s 250 plus associates across England...
01 June 2022
From: Breaking News

In this latest ‘Women in Property’ edition of the Natter, I check in with Collette Allen, who was recently appointed as...
28 May 2022
From: Features

There are many myths about using virtual tours to sell or let properties. The most common perceptions are that virtual property...
28 May 2022
From: Features

Estate agency software provider Street.co.uk has announced an integration with lead generation tool Spectre to help agents secure instructions. Agency firms that...
26 May 2022
From: Breaking News

Property data company Dye & Durham has promised to “work collaboratively” with the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) after the watchdog...
19 May 2022
From: Breaking News

Google rather than the portals is the starting point for sellers finding an estate agent, a survey claims. A survey among 2,000...
19 May 2022
From: Breaking News

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has warned that it may block the merger of two property search firms as it...
18 May 2022
From: Breaking News

With new and exciting PropTech solutions approaching the market, Nathan Emerson, CEO of Propertymark, discusses some of their relevance and whether...
18 May 2022
From: Breaking News

Agency proptech supplier Muuvo has partnered with Canopy to provide its RentPassport and RentTracking products. Muuvo provides software for agents to help...
17 May 2022
From: Breaking News

Fundraising efforts featuring bikes, boats and James Bond all feature in this week's edition of Agents Do Charity. Remember, if you have...
13 May 2022
From: Breaking News

Millions of people use online property portals every year to conduct their property search, whether it be for sales or for...
11 May 2022
From: Features

A former letting agent claims to have removed the need for estate agents to use floorplan software. Mark McCorrie, who describes himself...
11 May 2022
From: Breaking News

Hunters has signed a six-year agreement to use Zoopla-backed Alto’s agency software. All of Hunters 200-plus branches and any additional offices added...
05 May 2022
From: Breaking News

Our inbox is regularly stuffed with exciting new industry developments and tools to help agents work better. Here are some of the...
29 April 2022
From: Breaking News

Agency franchisees with brands such as Hunters, Martin & Co, Belvoir and EasyProperty are being given the chance to sign up...
28 April 2022
From: Breaking News

Accountancy terminology can be a turn off to many business owners, understandably so given that the majority aren’t working in lettings...
27 April 2022
From: Features

Although Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak’s Spring Statement did not include many announcements regarding housing, it did provide a good...
23 April 2022
From: Features

A leading conveyancing network that works closely with estate agents has signed up to property blockchain platform Coadjute. The blockchain technology provided...
13 April 2022
From: Breaking News

Conveyancing software company ULS Technology has rebranded. The London Stock Exchange-listed company, which encompasses conveyancing brands eConveyancer, DigitalMove, Legal Eye and Amity...
11 April 2022
From: Breaking News

Technology developed for the estate agency industry has advanced and expanded seismically over the past decade as software vendors develop their...
06 April 2022
From: Features

A government aim to improve the home buying process by making Local Land Charge search results instantly available is well underway,...
04 April 2022
From: Breaking News

In July 2020, two leading lettings technology disruptors - Vouch and Goodlord - announced that they were going into partnership. Now,...
02 April 2022
From: Features

One of the most valuable assets to any company is the data it stores. According to a recent study completed by...
30 March 2022
From: Features

The iamproperty group - best known for its online auction business - has snapped up cloud-based property software business VTUK for...
29 March 2022
From: Breaking News

Zoopla’s cloud based software service Alto has launched a video series giving a behind the scenes look at estate agencies around...
28 March 2022
From: Breaking News

In this guest feature, Chris Mason, Operations Director at The Letting Partnership, outlines why agents might want to consider outsourcing client accounting. The...
19 March 2022
From: Features

A shift is occurring in the rental market across the UK. The Government is planning to reform the sector with increased...
16 March 2022
From: Features

The international reviews service Trustpilot has batted away criticism from a property website that it ignores breaches of its guidelines. Last week,...
15 March 2022
From: Breaking News

For all sales and letting agents, accelerating your business to new heights is a number one priority. You can’t be losing time...
02 March 2022
From: Features

Well-known property expert and video interviewer Chris Watkin independently investigates how one piece of software is having such a big effect...
02 March 2022
From: Breaking News

We know that agents rely heavily on property software solutions to run their agency, particularly to ease the burden of administrative...
01 March 2022
From: Sponsored Content

Until a few years ago, you would have been forgiven for not knowing who or what Coadjute was. But the company, founded...
26 February 2022
From: Features
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Trading Standards and the government have jointly announced compulsory new data which must appear on property listings. A property's council tax band or...
21 February 2022
From: Breaking News

MRI Software explores the use of PropTech to enhance the performance of the sales and lettings processes and how to select...
09 February 2022
From: Features

Coadjute, the blockchain network for the UK property market that claims it can radically simplify home purchasing, has revealed that PropTech...
03 February 2022
From: Breaking News

Good-quality APIs can help agents to thrive in 2022 and beyond according to industry PropTech supplier Openview – Powered by VTUK. API,...
02 February 2022
From: Breaking News

Property checks can be the bane of a letting agent’s life if left unchecked. Throw in the winter weather, and you’ve...
29 January 2022
From: Features

Hunters has tweaked its earlier version of hybrid franchising in a bid to attract self-employed agents. Hunters Personal was launched with a...
26 January 2022
From: Breaking News

The PropTech network Coadjute, which says it will ultimately slash the time it takes to move house by as much as...
25 January 2022
From: Breaking News

In this guest feature, James Dilgul, Head of Marketing at Fixflo, the market-leading repairs and maintenance management software provider, looks at how...
22 January 2022
From: Features

With the drastic changes enacted on the industry over the past two years thanks to the pandemic and political events such...
22 January 2022
From: Features

Work patterns and the employee experience have changed dramatically because of Covid, with a substantial rise in home, flexible and hybrid...
13 January 2022
From: PropTech & Innovation

The objective of estate agents in 2022 must be to cut their business costs and employ technology to replace - and...
12 January 2022
From: Breaking News

MRI Software’s newest Agency Solutions expert, Michael Connolly, made the leap from working on the front line of an estate agent...
15 December 2021
From: Features

In this article, the team at Lifesycle outline why agents are increasingly turning to their CRM. Unless you have been living under...
15 December 2021
From: Breaking News

A good website is no longer optional for estate agents, as no single aspect of marketing to new customers is more...
13 December 2021
From: Sponsored Content

You’ve heard me bang on about the wonder of reservation agreements for some time now, but it’s definitely the case that...
11 December 2021
From: Features

OnTheMarket has revamped its website in a bid to shed the final connections with the portal’s failed leadership and strategy of...
09 December 2021
From: Breaking News

Property fraud is on the rise and early in 2022 agents will have an opportunity to attend a webinar featuring a...
08 December 2021
From: Breaking News

The last 18 months have been full of ups and downs, but the property market has coped remarkably well during the...
04 December 2021
From: Features

With 2022 swiftly approaching, businesses in the property industry are likely to be reflecting on the trials and tribulations that have...
04 December 2021
From: Features

Coadjute, the PropTech platform that aims to slash the length of property transactions, has announced a further £6m investment. Coadjute is a blockchain...
01 December 2021
From: Breaking News

In this latest Natter piece zoning in on independent agents doing things differently, following on from the one I did with...
20 November 2021
From: Features

In this latest video interview with the industry, Estate Agent Today's Lee Dahill chats to Richard Price, managing director of Dezrez,...
20 November 2021
From: Features

A survey of 100 agents commissioned by industry supplier Landmark suggests most believe the current onboarding process is ripe for simplification. Some...
19 November 2021
From: Breaking News

A PropTech platform is urging agents to keep in touch with clients on their databases to increase their chances of future...
18 November 2021
From: Breaking News

As we all know, the sector is constantly evolving and as we start to get to grips with the changes, another...
17 November 2021
From: Breaking News

Boomin has launched a new tool - Chainmaker - which it claims cuts fall throughs and introduces agents to ‘hot buyers’. The software...
15 November 2021
From: Breaking News

PropTech has seen a surge in uptake over the last few years for several reasons – be it the Covid-19 pandemic...
13 November 2021
From: Features
Who are you and what does it say on your business card? David Ruddock – Partner and Head of Residential Sales Operations...
10 November 2021
From: 60 Second Interview

Fledgling portal Boomin has published figures - but not the long-awaited ones about its users or agents. Instead, it’s released data...
08 November 2021
From: Breaking News

Tech stack is a term often used nowadays to describe all the software tools within a business. Calling it a stack...
02 November 2021
From: Sponsored Content

OnTheMarket has announced that it’s reducing the amount it’s paying for PropTech supplier Glanty. Glanty is best known for its lettings platform teclet,...
01 November 2021
From: Breaking News

In this op-ed, Warwick Haycock, accounting software specialist at The Access Group, looks at how the use of tech can empower...
30 October 2021
From: Features

As you are no doubt aware, building mutually beneficial relationships with conveyancers in your local area can not only make your...
27 October 2021
From: Features

In the UK, 3.5 million households — which is over one-third of UK households — are either privately or socially rented,...
27 October 2021
From: Features

PropTech is booming, and its rise was only accelerated by the Covid-19 pandemic, which forced the real estate industry – as...
26 October 2021
From: Sponsored Content

Disclaimer: This article is intended for information only and does not constitute legal advice. As part of its 2020 budget, the UK...
23 October 2021
From: Features

There is no denying that managing properties is labour intensive. As real estate agents you are responsible for administering and addressing...
20 October 2021
From: Features

There are plenty in the estate agency and lettings world who don’t like the concept of Airbnb and similar enterprises. But they...
16 October 2021
From: Features

2021 redefined what it meant to offer exceptional customer experiences for consumers across multiple industries, but particularly for the residential property...
13 October 2021
From: Features

Agent wages have been in the news this week, with boastful claims from a number of self-employed businesses about the sums...
09 October 2021
From: Features

Many agents working in the industry, whether for large corporates or smaller independents, might one day have ambitions to branch out...
09 October 2021
From: Features

PropTech industry giant epropservices has acquired Property Technology Ltd, better known to agents as marketing platform LeadPro. epropservices is the parent company of...
07 October 2021
From: Breaking News

Luke Thirkettle heads up the lettings division at Stratfords, a single-branch lettings and sales agency based in Milton Keynes. Here, he speaks to...
02 October 2021
From: Features

Hunters, now part of The Property Franchise Group, has announced its first so-called ‘Personal Agent’ signing - and says it’s ideal...
30 September 2021
From: Breaking News

One of the west of England’s largest independent agencies has signed a two year deal with Zoopla, running across portal listings...
30 September 2021
From: Breaking News

As we move into the autumn of 2021, what the coming year has in store for estate agents is something we...
29 September 2021
From: Features

As we motor towards the next major global climate change conference – the UN’s COP26 being held in Glasgow from 31...
25 September 2021
From: Features

The recent stamp duty holiday and the subsequent conveyancing logjam this triggered has acted as a wakeup call for the industry....
25 September 2021
From: Features

In this latest exclusive video interview, EAT’s video reporter Chris Buckler – an agent himself – chats with Peter Grant, chairman of the board at...
25 September 2021
From: Features

We may be getting an extended summer but agents haven’t just been basking in the heatwave. There has been plenty of goodwill...
24 September 2021
From: Breaking News

There are a huge array of products and services covering the entire journey of lettings, from prospecting all the way through to...
22 September 2021
From: Breaking News

A cloud-based software provider has claimed that agents need to prepare for the future – and a very different working day...
17 September 2021
From: Breaking News

A Borders estate agency business, Hastings Legal and Property, has invested in Halo Digital Signage – hailed as ‘the new generation...
17 September 2021
From: Breaking News

The worst of the Covid-19 pandemic appears to be firmly in the rear-view mirror as we move into the last quarter...
15 September 2021
From: Features

Almost a million tenants have built up rent arrears since March 2020, according to research by National Residential Landlords Association (NRLA)....
15 September 2021
From: Features

The value of mortgage lending hit a record high in the final months of the stamp duty holiday. Figures from the Bank...
15 September 2021
From: Breaking News

What estate agency is going to look like in the post-pandemic world, and what the role of the physical branch will...
11 September 2021
From: Features

Agents are always on the lookout to save time and money wherever they can, to improve, streamline and enhance their business. And...
11 September 2021
From: Features

Business intelligence is paramount to companies looking to gain a competitive edge, particularly in saturated markets like estate agency. Each client...
08 September 2021
From: Sponsored Content

Over the last three years there has been a quiet revolution in the tenant referencing market. Starting with the 2019 tenant...
08 September 2021
From: Features

Spicerhaart - which is increasingly shifting its activities towards agents operating away from traditional branches - is investing more than £6m...
06 September 2021
From: Breaking News

We are living in the age of information. Our working and personal lives are underpinned by software, data and technology to...
04 September 2021
From: Features

Blockchain network Coadjute has announced new partnerships with software firms. Coadjute launched in July and claims it will halve the time it...
03 September 2021
From: Breaking News

Zoopla-owned software company Yourkeys and mortgage, insurance and wealth management broker SPF Private Clients have integrated. Yourkeys’ software provides buyer and seller...
01 September 2021
From: Breaking News

360 tour technology company Made Snappy has grown rapidly over the past 18 months and whilst many agents have grasped the...
28 August 2021
From: Features

Zoopla-owned Proptech platform Yourkeys has launched what it calls a first-of-its-kind sales progression service for new-build shared ownership properties. It works like...
26 August 2021
From: Breaking News

A PropTech entrepreneur is advising agents not to settle for simply having their websites up and running, and instead using CRM...
24 August 2021
From: Breaking News

Hello and welcome to our final Property Jobs Today before the start of autumn - and it’s good to see people...
23 August 2021
From: Breaking News

Guided by our philosophy of being open and connected, at MRI we are constantly evolving and developing relationships and partnerships with...
11 August 2021
From: Features

Michael Bruce says the new SmartVal automated valuation system he is this month introducing on Boomin will be the most accurate...
11 August 2021
From: Breaking News

Even at the height of summer (or the British wet season, as some call it) there are substantial numbers of job...
09 August 2021
From: Breaking News

For over 20 years, Reapit's CRM software has been the obvious choice for any self-respecting estate agency business. Used today by...
05 August 2021
From: Sponsored Content

Trust the process: subscribe your landlords and tenants to Task Plans and receive automated prompts when it’s the right time to...
05 August 2021
From: Sponsored Content

Since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, technology has proven to be the answer for many problems faced by sectors across...
30 July 2021
From: Sponsored Content

Around 2.66 million landlords were operational in Great Britain in 2019, according to data estimations previously released by Hamptons International. Of those...
28 July 2021
From: Features

In this week’s In Conversation Today, we have another industry big-hitter and one of the most high-profile female leaders in property...
22 July 2021
From: Breaking News

Anyone working in residential property knows it is taking longer and longer to get from SSTC (sold subject to contract) to...
10 July 2021
From: Features

Free to list portal Residential People has launched a filter allowing users to sort properties by EPC rating. The new ‘Energy Efficiency...
09 July 2021
From: Breaking News

Coadjute, the long-awaited real-time network which uses Blockchain technology to sell a property, is launched today with its first property deal...
08 July 2021
From: Breaking News

Zoopla has launched a new advertising innovation which it says will help both agents and housebuilders as they seek to capitalise...
06 July 2021
From: Breaking News

The race to complete home sales before the stamp duty holiday came to an end on June 30 has created what...
03 July 2021
From: Features

A PropTech entrepreneur is urging agents to maximise their training on existing PropTech to ensure they optimise its effectiveness. Anton Babkov, chief...
02 July 2021
From: Breaking News

For many, paying money to use an estate agent is primarily because that company has a database of buyers or tenants....
30 June 2021
From: Breaking News

The frenzy of activity in the housing market thanks to the stamp duty holiday shows the need for automated processes to...
29 June 2021
From: Breaking News

Working from home used to get a bad rap. With the phrase mocked as ‘shirking from home’, homeworkers were often seen...
23 June 2021
From: Features

A self employed franchise estate agent business model has been launched by one of the brands in The Property Franchise Group. Hunters...
23 June 2021
From: Breaking News

The Oxfordshire-based PropTech founders and software developers of Openview, today announced they have welcomed Pattinson Estate Agents to their list of clients. Peter Grant, Managing...
21 June 2021
From: Features

Around 18 months ago, just a few months before the pandemic hit, I did a Natter with the team at software...
19 June 2021
From: Features

easyJet founder Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou has given his personal backing to the newest recruit of online agency easyProperty - even though...
18 June 2021
From: Breaking News

Amro Partners, the Build to Rent and student accommodation operator, has launched a venture capital arm investing in PropTech and FinTech. Amro...
15 June 2021
From: Breaking News

OnTheMarket’s new chief executive has posted his first full year’s trading figures - and they suggest the portal is making progress...
08 June 2021
From: Breaking News

As the high-street sees a dramatic increase in footfall1, a trend that is set to continue, agents are elevating their window...
07 June 2021
From: Sponsored Content

As estate agencies are covered by Money Laundering Regulations, agents are legally obliged to take customer due diligence measures to limit...
01 June 2021
From: Sponsored Content

A new survey of some 700 estate agency customers show that they want to get traditional services like High Street branches,...
27 May 2021
From: Breaking News

A global financial software and analytics firm says it’s launching a new PropTech tool which promises in the near future to...
27 May 2021
From: Breaking News

In the previous edition of PropTech Today, Nathan Emerson highlighted the importance of effective implementation, linking poor staff engagement to the...
26 May 2021
From: Breaking News

We recently conducted a survey and discussion session with estate and lettings agencies called Agency panel - Cut through the noise...
22 May 2021
From: Features

In recent years, the property market has been taking steps to become more digital – with HM Land Registry leading the...
19 May 2021
From: Sponsored Content

An industry provider has created a free e-book for agents explaining the latest must-have - a Tech Stack. Tech provider Rex has created...
18 May 2021
From: Breaking News

Gathering and analysing feedback at all stages in the customer journey is highly important. So, where do we begin? For many estate...
15 May 2021
From: Features

Zoopla has issued a statement saying it’s entering into a long-term partnership with the Leacders Romans Group, which will be “curated...
14 May 2021
From: Breaking News

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

A series offering “insight and advice” to agents is being launched by Zoopla’s cloud-based software brand, Alto, which was acquired by...
11 May 2021
From: Breaking News

A row has blown up over a house raffle where the property prize was withdrawn and a cash alternative offered because...
11 May 2021
From: Breaking News
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Who are you and what does it say on your business card? I’m Ben Ridgway, Group Managing Director at iamproperty. What is iamproperty...
10 May 2021
From: 60 Second Interview

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? I am Mark Armstrong, and my business card says...
10 May 2021
From: 60 Second Interview

Century 21 UK is the first agency in the country to white label an app which covers transaction components from property...
04 May 2021
From: Breaking News

You could make about 65 more cold calls, or hold 13 more viewings, or you could take a power-nap every day...
01 May 2021
From: Features

As an estate agent, you should of course be performing robust Know Your Customer (KYC) checks as part of your Anti-Money...
01 May 2021
From: Features

Online agency Strike has used specialist eye-tracking software to analyse what attracts a buyer’s attention when scrolling through homes online — and...
30 April 2021
From: Breaking News

It’s hard to remember a time at any point in the last 20 years when agents have been looking for a...
28 April 2021
From: Breaking News

Software provider Rex has launched three new live dashboards for agencies, one of which covers agent performance. Rex says the dashboards -...
27 April 2021
From: Breaking News

In my previous Estate Agent Today feature, I endeavoured to explain the key differences between APIs and Apps, to help improve...
24 April 2021
From: Features

Potential house buyers may be fine with virtual tours during lockdown periods, but as the country opens up, people are going...
24 April 2021
From: Features

As the property market continues to boom, competition between portals such as Zoopla, Rightmove, OnTheMarket and Boomin has been hotting up...
21 April 2021
From: Features

OnTheMarket is to release its full year performance figures to shareholders on June 8. This will be for its trading year to January...
21 April 2021
From: Breaking News

Jason Tebb, the ex-Foxtons agent who is now chief executive of OnTheMarket, has given his first in depth public interview since...
16 April 2021
From: Breaking News

We’re officially transitioning to summer – marked by the clocks going forward and warmer weather – just as restrictions start to...
15 April 2021
From: Sponsored Content

Zoopla has unveiled a subtle rebranding plus new features and functionality - and says it wants to be number one, not...
15 April 2021
From: Breaking News

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

Rightmove has so far this year recorded 20 of its busiest ever days for visits to the site as the current...
14 April 2021
From: Breaking News

A portal says it’s the most significant challenger to the Big Three of Rightmove, Zoopla and OnTheMarket. OneDome says it bases this on...
08 April 2021
From: Breaking News

With March marking one year since the beginning of the first national lockdown across all four nations of Britain in response...
31 March 2021
From: Features

Earlier this month, Fixflo held a webinar with David Cox, legal and compliance director of Rightmove, to discuss key government policies...
31 March 2021
From: Features

Agents who use cheap PropTech could end up spending a lot more than they expect, according to an industry expert. Anton Babkov,...
30 March 2021
From: Breaking News

OnTheMarket has completed its purchase of PropTech firm Glanty - a deal which began 15 months ago. OTM took an initial 20...
22 March 2021
From: Breaking News

The findings of the new ‘Thriving in a Pandemic’ report, recently published by tmgroup and mio, have highlighted that the market...
17 March 2021
From: Features

A former Countrywide agent who is now a leading figure in a PropTech company has signed up two local agencies which...
16 March 2021
From: Breaking News

Recently I heard the stat that over 50% of property is sold with the second agent, which was backed up by...
10 March 2021
From: Features

Automatically changing the main marketing photo on a portal listing can attract up to 40 per cent more traffic, it has...
09 March 2021
From: Breaking News

As a property agent, fancy marketing terminology such as ‘omnichannel’ might not hold too much interest for you right now. We’re in...
06 March 2021
From: Features

When I joined Zoopla, I took the same approach that I always take whenever I enter a new sector: I was...
03 March 2021
From: Features

Agency websites supplier Property Webmasters has secured a substantial but undisclosed cash injection to expand internationally. The investment comes from Net Ventures...
25 February 2021
From: Breaking News

The Bruce brothers’ latest project, Boomin, is “ready to launch” some two months after it was expected to see the light...
23 February 2021
From: Breaking News

A report drawn up by a software firm analyses sales, lettings and valuation leads from agents listing on Rightmove, Zoopla and...
22 February 2021
From: Breaking News

Fixflo’s webinar on February 9 saw an industry panel debate 2021’s threats and opportunities for letting agents. The panel discussed a range...
20 February 2021
From: Features

On March 23rd 2021, Dezrez and its partners are hosting EAvolution21 the event that showcases the latest in PropTech using an...
18 February 2021
From: Sponsored Content

Estate agents quitting companies and setting up on their own will prosper only by tapping into the most appropriate level of...
17 February 2021
From: Breaking News

Estate agents might be expert at advising on buying and selling properties on their books but when it comes to buying...
13 February 2021
From: Features

Agents should put as much emphasis on ensuring a house move actually happens as on winning the instruction to begin with,...
12 February 2021
From: Breaking News

Let’s address the elephant in the room first - the property sector and how we market properties is changing. Gone are the...
10 February 2021
From: Features

One of the early operators of the self-employed agency model has launched a scheme under which its agents receive shares in the...
10 February 2021
From: Breaking News

It seems like a week does not go by without a new ‘gamechanging’ piece of technology being announced to the industry. 2020...
10 February 2021
From: Breaking News

This time out, I’m in conversation with one of the big three established portals. Since it was founded in 2007, Zoopla...
04 February 2021
From: Breaking News

We’re now in Lockdown 3.0 and most of us have become used to juggling home-working, home schooling and a million and...
03 February 2021
From: Sponsored Content

Connells Group, now on the threshold of taking the ailing Countrywide empire under its wings, has signed a five year partnership...
01 February 2021
From: Breaking News

Technology has advanced in leaps and bounds in recent years, undoubtedly improving many parts of the moving process for both estate...
30 January 2021
From: Features

Hello and welcome to Agents Do Charity, the regular round-up of industry good work. Whatever the cause, it’s great to publicise agents’...
29 January 2021
From: Breaking News

Zoopla has revealed a multi-million-pound programme of future developments which have taken 18 months to finalise. Chief executive Charlie Bryant has told...
28 January 2021
From: Breaking News

There is little doubt that the last year was one which none of us will easily forget both personally and professionally....
27 January 2021
From: Features

In the not-too-distant future, it will be possible to order a driverless car to collect you and then drive you to...
13 January 2021
From: Features

There’s no doubt that the property market underwent a tumultuous year in 2020, where efficiency was required more than ever. Since the...
09 January 2021
From: Features

At the start of December 2020, a select handful of agents attended a private online event to see the latest news...
23 December 2020
From: Breaking News

Buyer feedback is a key resource for agents who want to keep on top of market changes and so handle vendors’...
09 December 2020
From: Breaking News

A series of PropTech announcements over recent days suggest the sector is still buoyant with innovation. Firstly it’s been revealed that agents...
09 December 2020
From: Breaking News

Who are you? Hi, I’m Richard Price, Managing Director at Dezrez. Who are Dezrez and what EACRM do you provide? At Dezrez we’re on...
08 December 2020
From: 60 Second Interview

Software provider Dezrez has entered into an integration partnership with Boomin - the fledgling portal’s first PropTech deal. The agreement ensures that...
07 December 2020
From: Breaking News

If this year has taught us anything, it's that estate agents need their software provider and specifically their CRM, to help...
05 December 2020
From: Features

One of the oldest portals in the UK, Mouseprice, has been bought by a service which describes itself as the country’s...
03 December 2020
From: Breaking News

The Federation of Independent Agents trade group has unveiled a new automated nurture product available exclusively to members - and it claims...
01 December 2020
From: Breaking News

Free-to-list portal group OneDome claims 425 estate agency branches joined its listing services last month, OneDome Group operates two portals, OneDome and...
30 November 2020
From: Breaking News

Rezi’s integration with Zapier has transformed the way in which estate agents can now save time, money and resource. Agents are...
27 November 2020
From: Sponsored Content

One of the highest profile figures in the agency industry - and a past critic of Purplebricks - has come out as a vociferous...
27 November 2020
From: Breaking News

Online network love2move - which gives partner High Street agents an option to offer vendors an online sales service - is...
26 November 2020
From: Breaking News

So, we’re back to where we were in the spring, more or less. England is in a national lockdown again to...
25 November 2020
From: Sponsored Content

A high-profile publicity campaign has culminated in the launch of a new CRM which calls itself as “a transformative new technology, empowering...
25 November 2020
From: Breaking News

Two prominent suppliers have teamed up to offer customers instant visibility of chain lengths, details of agents connected to properties being...
24 November 2020
From: Breaking News

Tenants, landlords, agents, and house buyers all breathed a sigh of relief on Halloween when the government announced that home moves...
21 November 2020
From: Features

Reapit has named Mark Armstrong as the new chief executive officer, the post occupied by the high profile and popular Gary...
20 November 2020
From: Breaking News

It’s no secret that the recent pandemic has forced more businesses to operate remotely, but the shift for estate agents has...
18 November 2020
From: Features

The soon-to-launch portal Boomin - set up by the people who founded Purplebricks- has signed another 10 independent agents. They are all...
17 November 2020
From: Breaking News

According to the annual Property Week PropTech survey, almost 48% of property businesses had tested new technology because of the COVID-19...
14 November 2020
From: Features

Hello and welcome to your regular Friday charity round-up from the industry - appropriately enough on the day of the latest...
13 November 2020
From: Breaking News

A PropTech platform that says it halves the time taken for transactions has just completed a multi-million pound investment round. Coadjute - which...
12 November 2020
From: Breaking News

The six brands that make up The Property Franchise Group are the latest signings for yet-to-launch portal Boomin. TPFG’s brands are national...
10 November 2020
From: Breaking News

What are the best ways for a letting agency to generate additional revenue and stay ahead of the competition? Management fees are...
07 November 2020
From: Features

Over a fifth of key businesses say they do not trust any element at all of automated anti-money laundering checks and...
06 November 2020
From: Breaking News

An online agency says its virtual auction service can be used even by its rivals between now and the end of...
03 November 2020
From: Breaking News

The proliferation of free and accessible digital services has - at face value - brought us many great things: same-day deliveries,...
28 October 2020
From: Features

A new tool which identifies preferences of Facebook users and then targets them with ads for appropriate homes on sale, is...
27 October 2020
From: Breaking News

A new property portal that operates a Tinder-style ‘swipe’ app is offering agents 12 months free listings. MoveStreets operates like the dating...
27 October 2020
From: Breaking News

Yet-to-launch portal Boomin has secured the support of 10 more estate agencies, one of them the national chain Humberts. In its third...
27 October 2020
From: Breaking News

Tenant enquiries and property viewings unsurprisingly slowed this spring, due to the necessary government restrictions brought in to manage the pandemic....
24 October 2020
From: Features

The Covid-19 pandemic has impacted the way every industry operates and the property sector is no exception. Following an enforced seven-week...
23 October 2020
From: Sponsored Content

One of the latest 10 agents joining the still-to-launch Boomin portal says it could be the go-to website for all property...
22 October 2020
From: Breaking News

Integration, collaboration and connected platforms – some great buzzwords, but what do they actually mean and do they really help agents? One...
21 October 2020
From: Features

Boomin, the still-to-launch portal created by the founders of Purplebricks, has named another 10 founding member agencies. Like the initial 10 they...
21 October 2020
From: Breaking News

Online auction service Iamsold secured £52.7m in total for vendors in September, an increase of 16 per cent on the same period last...
21 October 2020
From: Breaking News

Another new property portal has been launched, this one - Mutual - describing itself as the ‘Pre-Portal Property Platform for estate...
20 October 2020
From: Breaking News

When letting agents are preparing to migrate from one piece of client accounting software to another, it can sometimes seem like...
17 October 2020
From: Features

The new Boomin portal being launched shortly has named 10 high profile agency chains as founding members. The 10 give the new portal...
16 October 2020
From: Breaking News

Online agency Purplebricks says an absence of technology in property details is one of the biggest turn-offs for potential buyers. A survey...
15 October 2020
From: Breaking News

OnTheMarket’s latest trading update shows a significant rise in revenue but agency branch membership numbers stalling. Revenue was up 28 per cent...
13 October 2020
From: Breaking News

A new Proptech platform is launching next month with claims it will “up-end the way agents do business” and that it will...
13 October 2020
From: Breaking News

A new portal-style PropTech product has launched and wants to recruit estate agents to its fold - despite describing the way...
12 October 2020
From: Breaking News

A PropTech platform wants to find out agents’ views on a range of industry issues - and that includes whether they...
12 October 2020
From: Breaking News

Hello and welcome to PJT, our Monday feature giving you the inside track on major moves in and across our industry. Let...
12 October 2020
From: Breaking News

Hello again - the good news is it’s Friday and even better news is it’s Agents Do Charity, celebrating the industry’s great...
09 October 2020
From: Breaking News

The Say No To Rightmove campaign has admitted that getting the number one portal to change its fee structure “may take...
08 October 2020
From: Breaking News

A new survey of the market share split between High Street and online agencies shows that Purplebricks remains the digital market...
07 October 2020
From: Breaking News

The latest government rules combined with the Prime Minister’s recent address to the nation is clear – tougher measures are required...
03 October 2020
From: Features

A veteran agent with 38 years experience of the industry - much of it at Countrywide - has become the head...
29 September 2020
From: Breaking News

Purplebricks has named a new non-executive director - and currently she has 36 other company directorships or partnerships to her name. Elona...
28 September 2020
From: Breaking News

A new PropTech product claims to help agents generate and nurture leads - even while they sleep. MovePal generates leads through Facebook...
28 September 2020
From: Breaking News

Seller and landlord leads are what makes estate agency tick. Without them, new business is nowhere to be seen and you...
23 September 2020
From: Features

The pandemic and the way the government has reacted to the private rental sector (PRS) has got me thinking about the...
19 September 2020
From: Features

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

Across the UK and Europe, lockdown measures are changing and the markets are kicking back into life as we grow accustomed...
16 September 2020
From: Features

Hello and welcome to the new working week. Here’s the latest information on key hires across our industry: if you have similar...
14 September 2020
From: Breaking News

The letting industry has come a long way over the past few years, embracing regulation and taking pride in doing good...
09 September 2020
From: Features

There will not be a single business within the property sector that did not start the year in vastly different circumstances...
05 September 2020
From: Features

For many agents it’s been a big week…not because of the surge of buyers, but because their children have returned to...
04 September 2020
From: Breaking News

Whilst Estate and Letting Agents have adapted their operations during COVID-19, to ensure safer working practices under Government guidance, ‘virtual property...
03 September 2020
From: Sponsored Content

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

We have had a special relationship for many years and are bonded as countries in many ways – historically, politically and...
01 August 2020
From: Features

Can technology bring about the lasting change needed to the property industry? The industry has felt the effect of lockdown and...
28 July 2020
From: Sponsored Content

Zoopla says its sale and vendor leads have reached a 2020 high, beating volumes delivered even during the strong start to the...
27 July 2020
From: Breaking News

The mortgage arm of a regional property portal has launched pre-approval software which it claims will significantly speed up the initial...
21 July 2020
From: Breaking News

Emma Vigus, managing director of sales progression platform mio, in discussion with key suppliers in the residential property industry on operating...
18 July 2020
From: Features

Another new PropTech platform claims it can streamline the completion process - this time by coordinating the work of estate agents...
17 July 2020
From: Breaking News

With stamp duty cuts and 90% mortgages on their way back, anyone could think the housing market was about to go...
15 July 2020
From: Breaking News

Have you ever wondered how industry-specific software and property portals have influenced the typical estate agency of today? A new book, which...
08 July 2020
From: Breaking News

Propertymark is calling in the government for agents to be trained in the use of software operating the Unique Property Reference...
02 July 2020
From: Breaking News

With three months of lockdown behind us, commission income is vital, and sales progression is more important than ever. Emma Vigus, Managing...
27 June 2020
From: Features

The challenger portal scheduled to launch in less than a week’s time on July 1 has secured the support of 10,000...
26 June 2020
From: Breaking News

“Let’s Zoom later”, “are we Zooming in the morning or afternoon?” “Yeah, I zoomed the client earlier” – variations on these...
20 June 2020
From: Features

Most letting agents don’t set up a business to become accountants but losing control of client money poses serious risks for...
20 June 2020
From: Features

A company promoting a Blockchain platform with promises to speed up the buying and selling process claims the pandemic has proved...
18 June 2020
From: Breaking News

Imagine a Zoom call where ten people are discussing the same topic, but everyone speaks a different language and has a...
17 June 2020
From: Features

Tuesday mornings at 6am is usually my time to review all the latest PropTech news. This fires off ideas for my...
17 June 2020
From: Breaking News

There’s no doubt we’re in a less-than-rosy phase of the property cycle. This, however, is not another doom and gloom piece:...
06 June 2020
From: Features

The Covid-19 crisis has forced the UK property industry to rethink the way it operates. With little warning, the pandemic disrupted the...
03 June 2020
From: Features

There’s been a very significant increase in the number of listings carrying virtual viewings, accelerating during the period of the Coronavirus crisis and...
15 May 2020
From: Breaking News

As last Friday was the VE Day Anniversary bank holiday we have a bumper bundle of fund-raising activities to report on...
15 May 2020
From: Breaking News

There’s been a surge in buyers wanting to view properties - but agents must sit on their hands and wait for...
12 May 2020
From: Breaking News

The scandal over Business Interruption Insurance policies is hotting up, with class actions being discussed against insurance firms and the Financial Conduct Authority announcing...
01 May 2020
From: Breaking News

We all know the world has gone digital—nothing new there. Every time you jump online, you’re one of 4.5 billion internet...
29 April 2020
From: Features
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Aside from the obvious health crisis, the current pandemic is proving difficult for the business worldwide. However, despite the increasing contact...
22 April 2020
From: Sponsored Content

Only half of the branches signed up to Zoopla have taken advantage of one or other of the discount offers made...
15 April 2020
From: Breaking News

A PropTech firm is reporting a surge in demand for its remote ID verification software products during the virus lockdown. The software,...
14 April 2020
From: Breaking News

Independent agencies are the backbone of our industry so it’s great to be able to share images from three such experts...
10 April 2020
From: Breaking News

Hello and welcome to Wednesday’s update on what offers and advice are available to agents at this most difficult and challenging...
08 April 2020
From: Breaking News

Much like PropTech, Open Banking has been used as a buzzword in recent years. However, when it comes to the rental...
04 April 2020
From: Features

Welcome to the latest edition of our daily service dedicated to advice and guidance on how agents can best cope with...
01 April 2020
From: Breaking News

We'd hoped it was good news but in fact it's just good-news-yet-to-come. The Savills office in Wuhan, the epicentre of the Coronavirus crisis in...
26 March 2020
From: Breaking News

A video has been launched this morning explaining how agents can get their sellers and landlords to use iPhones to make...
24 March 2020
From: Breaking News

Good morning and welcome to the industry’s daily update on how we cope with the challenge of social distancing and self-isolation...
18 March 2020
From: Breaking News

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Nick Lyons CEO What is No Letting Go and what does it...
10 March 2020
From: 60 Second Interview

By now, most letting agents and landlords will have heard about the draft legislation laid in Parliament concerning a mandatory minimum...
04 March 2020
From: Features

More than 18 months on from the acquisition of ZPG for £2.2 billion by Silver Lake Partners, a US private equity...
29 February 2020
From: Features

The property management industry is evolving at a rapid pace, thanks almost entirely to the rise in PropTech. Hundreds, if not thousands...
26 February 2020
From: Features

The landscape of the estate agency market in the UK is evolving to reflect changes in the way we live our...
19 February 2020
From: Features

The ‘on-demand’ economy is reshaping our world. The way we order food, get around, and even access healthcare has changed irreversibly...
05 February 2020
From: Features

“It appears conveyancers either aren’t too concerned with PropTech right now, or they don’t yet have all the information needed to...
05 February 2020
From: Breaking News

The people behind an online valuation service is warning agents that having a widget on their website is not enough by...
05 February 2020
From: Breaking News

The Hunters franchise group says it’s now the third largest agency in the UK, and it promises to reveal a major...
31 January 2020
From: Breaking News

Quite a few years ago, I spoke at a conference for auctioneers. It was a traditional affair. Rural location. Nice hotel....
29 January 2020
From: Breaking News

'It's a recipe, not a menu' is a mantra championed by a host of Keller Williams' millionaire estate agents. But what are...
25 January 2020
From: Features

Estate Agent Today understands that the fast-growing Federation of Independent Agents’ trade group has announced a new partnership - this time...
20 January 2020
From: Breaking News

Reapit has joined a consortium attempting to make the long-anticipated end-to-end digital home buying process a reality. It’s joined the IPN Consortium,...
20 January 2020
From: Breaking News

Agents are being offered a two week free trial of a service giving mobile telephone signal strength information and broadband connectivity...
09 January 2020
From: Breaking News

First things first, a big happy New Year to everyone. Welcome to 2020! It looks set to be another interesting year...
04 January 2020
From: Features

Zoopla has repelled a cyber attack on its Alto property software - with no breach of customer agents’ personal data. It has...
18 December 2019
From: Breaking News

Zoopla has this afternoon announced a massive growth programme for 2020 with 120 new staff and expansion in most of its...
13 December 2019
From: Breaking News

When we launched Reapit’s Foundations Platform as a Service (PaaS) in November, it may have seemed like a recent development in...
11 December 2019
From: Features

A new tie-up between Coadjute, a network for decentralised workflow and data sharing within the property industry, and banks including NatWest...
11 December 2019
From: Sponsored Content

PropTech services The ValPal Network and Loop Software have launched an integration which they say will reduce admin and maximise valuation opportunities...
09 December 2019
From: Breaking News
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The Australian agent is a very different beast to his or her British counterpart - and it’s not just because we...
06 December 2019
From: Features
Who are you and what does it say on your business card? My name is Mark Hinkins and I’m a Sales Consultant...
02 December 2019
From: 60 Second Interview

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

A new digital ‘members-only club’ is being launched for property professionals around the world. The Eighth Door is a web and app-based...
29 November 2019
From: Breaking News

Technology forms the backbone of the Relocation Agent Network National Conference and Exhibition in London on November 22. The event will include...
14 November 2019
From: Breaking News

Reapit has launched a platform, cloud infrastructure and marketplace called Foundations which aims to provide “all the PropTech solutions” for agencies’...
07 November 2019
From: Breaking News

Thanks a lot - or should that be fangs so much? - for sending in photographs of your brilliantly decorated offices...
30 October 2019
From: Breaking News

The Australian agent is a very different beast to his or her British counterpart - no surprises there. And it’s not...
29 October 2019
From: Sponsored Content

A controversial estate agent and former head of an online agency is urging agents to knock on the doors of vendors...
24 October 2019
From: Breaking News

I have been banging on about partnerships and collaborations for years now. Whether it’s between two real estate firms, two PropTech firms,...
09 October 2019
From: Breaking News

In a revival of the Natter’s day in the life of series, I catch up with Rajeev Nayyar, managing director of...
05 October 2019
From: Features

As an agent, it’s part of your role to protect and advise your clients throughout the buying and selling process. Mortgages are...
26 September 2019
From: Sponsored Content

One of the first so-called ‘hub’ hybrid estate agencies using self-employed freelances instead of staff says it’s moving to bigger premises...
26 September 2019
From: Breaking News

Picture this: You have finally pushed that sale or purchase through, which means your client is over the moon and happy...
25 September 2019
From: Features

The niche agency Singer Veille has set up its own PropTech consultancy and application development service for the property industry. Singer Veille...
24 September 2019
From: Breaking News

In a previous Natter, I promised to talk more about CRMs – and here I stick to that promise. Following on from...
21 September 2019
From: Features

Property management service Move with Us has announced a new partnership with chain management service View My Chain. Move with Us, founded...
19 September 2019
From: Breaking News

A new PropTech online platform called BestAgent Property Marketplace is to launch next year following a series of 12 meetings this autumn. It...
04 September 2019
From: Breaking News

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

Hello and welcome to the final PJT before September - yes that means summer is almost over. Yet even during the holiday season...
19 August 2019
From: Breaking News

As the founder of Jupix, I worked in the property industry between 2008 - 2014. I had the privilege to lead...
14 August 2019
From: Features

I wrote last week about Keller Williams and how their leader, Gary Keller, is doing an admirable job of driving innovation through...
07 August 2019
From: Breaking News

Hello and welcome to PJT, breaking you in to the working week every Monday with news of the movers and shakers...
05 August 2019
From: Breaking News

A local authority that last week warned that it could not provide any local searches for over six weeks has now...
05 August 2019
From: Breaking News

Have you asked yourself why technology is so important in letting agency today? Just look around and you will know why. Almost...
03 August 2019
From: Features

A local authority in the Home Counties says it will not be possible to accept search queries for six weeks starting...
31 July 2019
From: Breaking News

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...
26 July 2019
From: 60 Second Interview

‘Property ghosting’ is a problem that nearly all estate and letting agencies will face at one time or another. Ghosting, which is...
23 July 2019
From: Sponsored Content

The introduction of technology to an industry can be daunting, due to changes in executing daily tasks, and also a fear...
17 July 2019
From: Features

In the second part of my exploration of startups, I talk to a number of people with lived experience of creating...
29 June 2019
From: Features

Zoopla has announced an improved app which “enhances the house-hunting journey with a fresh design, improved navigation and an intuitive interface” -...
28 June 2019
From: Breaking News
26 June 2019
From: Breaking News

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? I’m Mark Worrall the co-founder of love2move What is love2move and...
25 June 2019
From: 60 Second Interview

When employing a new member of staff there are a lot of checks and balances put in place by any business...
19 June 2019
From: Features

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

A recent survey conducted by comparison website GetAgent found that traditional high street agents have been given a firm thumbs up...
06 June 2019
From: Sponsored Content

The estate agency industry is at a crossroads. A turbulent market, unstable political situation and a chronic lack of public confidence has...
05 June 2019
From: Features

In the first Q&A Natter for a while, I catch up with Angelica Donati - CEO of Donati Immobiliare Group, PropTech...
01 June 2019
From: Features

Hello - it’s that time of the week again when we celebrate the agency industry’s fantastic fund-raising. We were delighted that our...
31 May 2019
From: Breaking News

The Innovative Collaboration Group - a collection of high-profile tech suppliers to the agency industry - has unveiled a raft of new...
30 May 2019
From: Breaking News

In recent years click & collect has become a popular way for retailers, supermarkets and online shopping sites such as Amazon...
24 May 2019
From: Sponsored Content

Zoopla is today unveiling what it calls “a new direction” for its software division and the creation of “market-leading agency CRM...
23 May 2019
From: Breaking News

Hello and welcome to this week’s PJT, the destination where you can catch up with the key moves announced in the...
20 May 2019
From: Breaking News

Hello and welcome to this week’s ADC - yet more examples of stupendous fund-raising by our industry (and a lot of...
17 May 2019
From: Breaking News

London agency Chestertons is launching a franchise offering which will allow businesses outside of the capital to operate under the Chestertons...
10 May 2019
From: Breaking News

The Guild of Property Professionals' regional roadshow for existing and potential members, resumes its activities next week with a visit to...
03 May 2019
From: Breaking News

By the time you read this article, I’ll be in Nigeria. My first ever visit to the continent of Africa. Sitting here...
10 April 2019
From: Breaking News

UK estate agents charge the lowest commission out of any nation in the European Union, according to a recent study by...
09 April 2019
From: Sponsored Content

PropTech players behind a recent trial claim that use of Blockchain can cut a transaction time from a typical three months...
05 April 2019
From: Breaking News

Virtual tours are a compelling way of enhancing a property’s potential through online marketing, increased transparency and efficiency for agents, and...
27 March 2019
From: Features

Thinking about the state of communication across residential property chains is enough to induce a severe migraine. We work in a world...
20 March 2019
From: Features

Many of the industry’s best known and widely respected suppliers have set up a new group which they say offers agents...
20 March 2019
From: Breaking News

This month’s MIPIM conference in Cannes once again played host to the final round of the much coveted MIPIM Startup Competition. The...
20 March 2019
From: Breaking News

To get the absolute most from your estate or letting agency business, it’s vital that you partner with the right software...
19 March 2019
From: Sponsored Content

When you recruit a new member of staff, training should be one of your main priorities. After initial training, ongoing training and...
02 March 2019
From: Features

More details are emerging of the first-ever ESTAS conference for conveyancers - the Bold Legal Conference - taking place on the...
26 February 2019
From: Breaking News

A 36 per cent collapse in sales between November and January has created an “unprecedented” five year low in the number...
19 February 2019
From: Breaking News

Hello and welcome to this half-term week’s PJT, your regular Monday opportunity to catch up with the key personnel changes in...
18 February 2019
From: Breaking News

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

As an estate agent, you need to be ready to cater for the specific requirements of buyers and sellers, tailoring your...
06 February 2019
From: Sponsored Content

ARPM Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Simon Duce, Managing Director. What is ARPM and what does it...
01 February 2019
From: 60 Second Interview

An estate agent who stole per £300,000 from an estate agency spent the money on designer goods and expensive holidays -...
30 January 2019
From: Breaking News

Even with 2019 well underway, letting agents need to keep refining their long-term goals and business targets. For agencies with a...
12 January 2019
From: Features

Are you a real Doctor? Not in the conventional sense no, sorry to disappoint! I’m Tom Durrant and I’m the Creative Director...
09 January 2019
From: 60 Second Interview

A new portal which had branded itself as “the UK’s first decentralised property listing database” appears to have had a setback...
08 January 2019
From: Breaking News

A new portal called YourMoov and describing itself as “the UK’s first decentralised property listing database” is to launch shortly. In an...
03 January 2019
From: Breaking News
02 January 2019
From: Features

Another year is nearly done – and what an eventful year it’s been. We’ve had more than our fair share of breaking...
22 December 2018
From: Features
21 December 2018
From: Sponsored Content

Having built over 1900 websites for estate and lettings agents in the last 16 years, we know a thing or two...
19 December 2018
From: Features

It’s that time of year again where we start saying goodbye to 12 months of hard work and start looking forward...
12 December 2018
From: Breaking News

Estate Agent Today has been given details of responses made by administrators to an enquiry about the possible acquisition of some...
11 December 2018
From: Breaking News

The ‘new broom’ owners of Zoopla have revealed that Gary Bramall is to be the firm’s new chief marketing officer charged with...
07 December 2018
From: Breaking News

PropTech has been mainstream for a few years now, and as more agents are familiar with the range of products and...
01 December 2018
From: Features

Popular floor plan drawing service Metropix is excited to announce some festive fun to celebrate reaching a significant milestone. #festivefloorplans is being...
26 November 2018
From: Sponsored Content

To say legendary ZPG founder and CEO Alex Chesterman left big boots to fill when he stepped back from day-to-day operations...
24 November 2018
From: Features

Artificial intelligence (AI) is playing an increasingly important role in our lives – from virtual assistants such as Amazon’s Alexa and...
20 November 2018
From: Sponsored Content

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

People now expect a streamlined, digital-first experience from every single service they interact with - and the lettings industry is no...
14 November 2018
From: Features

The high profile financial difficulties faced by Emoov and the recent fall in the share value of Purplebricks do not mean...
07 November 2018
From: Breaking News

Fresh details have emerged about the financial difficulties suffered by Emoov, its search for a buyer and its possible sale price. A...
01 November 2018
From: Breaking News

For any business, regardless of size, age or industry, operating efficiently is fundamental to your success. When faced with challenges like we...
31 October 2018
From: Features

A recent 'red flag alert' report from an insolvency firm warned that the number of real estate businesses defined as being...
31 October 2018
From: Sponsored Content

Fewer than 15 per cent of owners go on to sell their home with the same agency they bought it through,...
26 October 2018
From: Breaking News

When Professor Andrew Baum’s PropTech 3.0 report was first published, a small event was held to celebrate the very first academic...
10 October 2018
From: Breaking News

Having delivered over 1,800 websites for estate agents over the last 15 years, I have come to recognise one major common...
26 September 2018
From: Features

Today’s long-awaited debate staged by fledgling PropTech platform Best Agent will address the issue of how the agency industry can most...
26 September 2018
From: Breaking News

With the news that Hunters and Fisher German are the latest agencies to offer online auctions to sellers, is this something...
18 September 2018
From: Sponsored Content

A new ‘robo-adviser’ mortgage service which is backed by LSL Property Services has won another £3.8m in funding from investors. Robo-advisers provide...
18 September 2018
From: Breaking News

The team behind a new ‘open platform’ targetting smaller agencies in need of Proptech support have revealed a heavyweight line up...
20 August 2018
From: Breaking News

In the past decade or so there has been a movement towards the use of digital signage screens within a number...
18 August 2018
From: Features

Why do we choose to engage with one application more than another, or find ourselves returning to the same piece of...
18 August 2018
From: Features

The buy-to-let sector, which has been under sustained pressure for a number of years now thanks to tax changes designed to...
15 August 2018
From: Sponsored Content

My eye was caught yesterday morning by news that PropTech company, Agent Software, is claiming that ‘some agencies deliberately over-value properties...
15 August 2018
From: Breaking News

A PropTech firm has adopted the unusual position of claiming some agencies deliberately over-value properties in a bid to win instructions. Agent...
14 August 2018
From: Breaking News

When Oakland A’s, a small-market team, stunned the baseball world 16 years ago by transforming itself into world-beaters on a shoestring-budget,...
11 August 2018
From: Features

Running an effective property business in today’s market relies on the clever use of technology. The right technology will make your agency...
08 August 2018
From: Features

In a world increasingly obsessed with all things digital, it's no surprise that many estate agents are choosing to experiment with...
01 August 2018
From: Sponsored Content

‘Up’ is the key word in Rightmove’s figures for the first half of 2018, released to the City and to shareholders...
27 July 2018
From: Breaking News

The emerging Proptech platform BestAgent has announced its latest partnership - this one is with sales progression company ViewMyChain. BestAgent, run by...
26 July 2018
From: Breaking News

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) - which replaces the Data Protection Act 1998 - has now become effective and is...
24 July 2018
From: Breaking News

With the shelf life of recent housing ministers being on a par with football managers, it's perhaps little surprise that we're...
20 July 2018
From: Sponsored Content

A new digital product claims to help agents estimate which of their past customers are statistically most likely to move again...
16 July 2018
From: Breaking News

A property software guru says he wants PropTech firms to join with him in an ‘open platform’ which would allow smaller...
13 July 2018
From: Breaking News

The dream goes on, and as England eases into the World Cup semi-finals, our agents’ reviews of their games continue -...
09 July 2018
From: Breaking News

Reapit has announced that its head of sales, the well-respected and popular industry figure Simon Whale, is leaving the company. He is...