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Right now, one topic seems to be dominating talk in the industry. Everywhere I go people tend to quiz me about...

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

The digital transformation of the property industry is not a new chapter, but an ongoing journey in which the winners are...

Rising property prices in the UK mean that occupiers are renting long past their forties. According to the government’s last English...

OnTheMarket has been having “positive discussions” with founding shareholder agents about renewing their contracts once they expire next year. Agents who invested...

Agent marketing platform Growth Track has rebranded with a new offering aiming to save firm’s money and boost their digital presence. Now...

In this article, the team at Iceberg Digital highlight how one agent has benefitted from using software that has enabled him...

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

The days of storing files on hard drives are over for most agents and others must catch up to comply with...

Zoopla is piloting a new data migration tool to quickly transfer agent data from its Jupix to Alto software brand in just...

Anti-money laundering specialist SmartSearch has reached 1,000 clients in the property industry. It comes amid increased scrutiny of money laundering amid sanctions...

We are all acutely aware of the surge in demand for rental properties in and around the capital in the months...

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...

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

There are many myths about using virtual tours to sell or let properties. The most common perceptions are that virtual property...

Estate agency software provider Street.co.uk has announced an integration with lead generation tool Spectre to help agents secure instructions. Agency firms that...

Property data company Dye & Durham has promised to “work collaboratively” with the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) after the watchdog...

Google rather than the portals is the starting point for sellers finding an estate agent, a survey claims. A survey among 2,000...

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has warned that it may block the merger of two property search firms as it...

With new and exciting PropTech solutions approaching the market, Nathan Emerson, CEO of Propertymark, discusses some of their relevance and whether...

Agency proptech supplier Muuvo has partnered with Canopy to provide its RentPassport and RentTracking products. Muuvo provides software for agents to help...

Fundraising efforts featuring bikes, boats and James Bond all feature in this week's edition of Agents Do Charity. Remember, if you have...

Millions of people use online property portals every year to conduct their property search, whether it be for sales or for...

A former letting agent claims to have removed the need for estate agents to use floorplan software. Mark McCorrie, who describes himself...

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...

Our inbox is regularly stuffed with exciting new industry developments and tools to help agents work better.  Here are some of the...

Agency franchisees with brands such as Hunters, Martin & Co, Belvoir and EasyProperty are being given the chance to sign up...

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

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

A leading conveyancing network that works closely with estate agents has signed up to property blockchain platform Coadjute. The blockchain technology provided...

Conveyancing software company ULS Technology has rebranded. The London Stock Exchange-listed company, which encompasses conveyancing brands eConveyancer, DigitalMove, Legal Eye and Amity...

Technology developed for the estate agency industry has advanced and expanded seismically over the past decade as software vendors develop their...

A government aim to improve the home buying process by making Local Land Charge search results instantly available is well underway,...

In July 2020, two leading lettings technology disruptors - Vouch and Goodlord - announced that they were going into partnership. Now,...

One of the most valuable assets to any company is the data it stores. According to a recent study completed by...

The iamproperty group - best known for its online auction business - has snapped up cloud-based property software business VTUK for...

Zoopla’s cloud based software service Alto has launched a video series giving a behind the scenes look at estate agencies around...

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

A shift is occurring in the rental market across the UK. The Government is planning to reform the sector with increased...

The international reviews service Trustpilot has batted away criticism from a property website that it ignores breaches of its guidelines. Last week,...

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

Well-known property expert and video interviewer Chris Watkin independently investigates how one piece of software is having such a big effect...

We know that agents rely heavily on property software solutions to run their agency, particularly to ease the burden of administrative...

Until a few years ago, you would have been forgiven for not knowing who or what Coadjute was. But the company, founded...

Trading Standards and the government have jointly announced compulsory new data which must appear on property listings. A property's council tax band or...

MRI Software explores the use of PropTech to enhance the performance of the sales and lettings processes and how to select...

Coadjute, the blockchain network for the UK property market that claims it can radically simplify home purchasing, has revealed that PropTech...

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

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

Hunters has tweaked its earlier version of hybrid franchising in a bid to attract self-employed agents. Hunters Personal was launched with a...

The PropTech network Coadjute, which says it will ultimately slash the time it takes to move house by as much as...

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

With the drastic changes enacted on the industry over the past two years thanks to the pandemic and political events such...

Work patterns and the employee experience have changed dramatically because of Covid, with a substantial rise in home, flexible and hybrid...

The objective of estate agents in 2022 must be to cut their business costs and employ technology to replace - and...

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

In this article, the team at Lifesycle outline why agents are increasingly turning to their CRM. Unless you have been living under...

A good website is no longer optional for estate agents, as no single aspect of marketing to new customers is more...

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

OnTheMarket has revamped its website in a bid to shed the final connections with the portal’s failed leadership and strategy of...

Property fraud is on the rise and early in 2022 agents will have an opportunity to attend a webinar featuring a...

The last 18 months have been full of ups and downs, but the property market has coped remarkably well during the...

With 2022 swiftly approaching, businesses in the property industry are likely to be reflecting on the trials and tribulations that have...

Coadjute, the PropTech platform that aims to slash the length of property transactions, has announced a further £6m investment. Coadjute is a blockchain...

In this latest Natter piece zoning in on independent agents doing things differently, following on from the one I did with...

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

A survey of 100 agents commissioned by industry supplier Landmark suggests most believe the current onboarding process is ripe for simplification.  Some...

A PropTech platform is urging agents to keep in touch with clients on their databases to increase their chances of future...

As we all know, the sector is constantly evolving and as we start to get to grips with the changes, another...

Boomin has launched a new tool - Chainmaker - which it claims cuts fall throughs and introduces agents to ‘hot buyers’. The software...

PropTech has seen a surge in uptake over the last few years for several reasons – be it the Covid-19 pandemic...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? David Ruddock – Partner and Head of Residential Sales Operations...

Fledgling portal Boomin has published figures - but not the long-awaited ones about its users or agents.   Instead, it’s released data...

Tech stack is a term often used nowadays to describe all the software tools within a business. Calling it a stack...

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,...

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

As you are no doubt aware, building mutually beneficial relationships with conveyancers in your local area can not only make your...

In the UK, 3.5 million households — which is over one-third of UK households — are either privately or socially rented,...

PropTech is booming, and its rise was only accelerated by the Covid-19 pandemic, which forced the real estate industry – as...

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

There is no denying that managing properties is labour intensive. As real estate agents you are responsible for administering and addressing...

There are plenty in the estate agency and lettings world who don’t like the concept of Airbnb and similar enterprises. But they...

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

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

Many agents working in the industry, whether for large corporates or smaller independents, might one day have ambitions to branch out...

PropTech industry giant epropservices has acquired Property Technology Ltd, better known to agents as marketing platform LeadPro. epropservices is the parent company of...

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

Hunters, now part of The Property Franchise Group, has announced its first so-called ‘Personal Agent’ signing - and says it’s ideal...

One of the west of England’s largest independent agencies has signed a two year deal with Zoopla, running across portal listings...

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

As we motor towards the next major global climate change conference – the UN’s COP26 being held in Glasgow from 31...

The recent stamp duty holiday and the subsequent conveyancing logjam this triggered has acted as a wakeup call for the industry....

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

We may be getting an extended summer but agents haven’t just been basking in the heatwave. There has been plenty of goodwill...

There are a huge array of products and services covering the entire journey of lettings, from prospecting all the way through to...

A cloud-based software provider has claimed that agents need to prepare for the future – and a very different working day...

A Borders estate agency business, Hastings Legal and Property, has invested in Halo Digital Signage – hailed as ‘the new generation...

The worst of the Covid-19 pandemic appears to be firmly in the rear-view mirror as we move into the last quarter...

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

The value of mortgage lending hit a record high in the final months of the stamp duty holiday. Figures from the Bank...

What estate agency is going to look like in the post-pandemic world, and what the role of the physical branch will...

Agents are always on the lookout to save time and money wherever they can, to improve, streamline and enhance their business. And...

Business intelligence is paramount to companies looking to gain a competitive edge, particularly in saturated markets like estate agency. Each client...

Over the last three years there has been a quiet revolution in the tenant referencing market. Starting with the 2019 tenant...

Spicerhaart - which is increasingly shifting its activities towards agents operating away from traditional branches - is investing more than £6m...

We are living in the age of information. Our working and personal lives are underpinned by software, data and technology to...

Blockchain network Coadjute has announced new partnerships with software firms. Coadjute launched in July and claims it will halve the time it...

Zoopla-owned software company Yourkeys and mortgage, insurance and wealth management broker SPF Private Clients have integrated. Yourkeys’ software provides buyer and seller...

360 tour technology company Made Snappy has grown rapidly over the past 18 months and whilst many agents have grasped the...

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...

A PropTech entrepreneur is advising agents not to settle for simply having their websites up and running, and instead using CRM...

Hello and welcome to our final Property Jobs Today before the start of autumn - and it’s good to see people...

Guided by our philosophy of being open and connected, at MRI we are constantly evolving and developing relationships and partnerships with...

Michael Bruce says the new SmartVal automated valuation system he is this month introducing on Boomin will be the most accurate...

Even at the height of summer (or the British wet season, as some call it) there are substantial numbers of job...

For over 20 years, Reapit's CRM software has been the obvious choice for any self-respecting estate agency business. Used today by...

Trust the process: subscribe your landlords and tenants to Task Plans and receive automated prompts when it’s the right time to...

Since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, technology has proven to be the answer for many problems faced by sectors across...

Around 2.66 million landlords were operational in Great Britain in 2019, according to data estimations previously released by Hamptons International. Of those...

In this week’s In Conversation Today, we have another industry big-hitter and one of the most high-profile female leaders in property...

Anyone working in residential property knows it is taking longer and longer to get from SSTC (sold subject to contract) to...

Free to list portal Residential People has launched a filter allowing users to sort properties by EPC rating.  The new ‘Energy Efficiency...

Coadjute, the long-awaited real-time network which uses Blockchain technology to sell a property, is launched today with its first property deal...

Zoopla has launched a new advertising innovation which it says will help both agents and housebuilders as they seek to capitalise...

The race to complete home sales before the stamp duty holiday came to an end on June 30 has created what...

A PropTech entrepreneur is urging agents to maximise their training on existing PropTech to ensure they optimise its effectiveness. Anton Babkov, chief...

For many, paying money to use an estate agent is primarily because that company has a database of buyers or tenants....

The frenzy of activity in the housing market thanks to the stamp duty holiday shows the need for automated processes to...

Working from home used to get a bad rap. With the phrase mocked as ‘shirking from home’, homeworkers were often seen...

A self employed franchise estate agent business model has been launched by one of the brands in The Property Franchise Group. Hunters...

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...

Around 18 months ago, just a few months before the pandemic hit, I did a Natter with the team at software...

easyJet founder Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou has given his personal backing to the newest recruit of online agency easyProperty - even though...

Amro Partners, the Build to Rent and student accommodation operator, has launched a venture capital arm investing in PropTech and FinTech. Amro...

OnTheMarket’s new chief executive has posted his first full year’s trading figures - and they suggest the portal is making progress...

As the high-street sees a dramatic increase in footfall1, a trend that is set to continue, agents are elevating their window...

As estate agencies are covered by Money Laundering Regulations, agents are legally obliged to take customer due diligence measures to limit...

A new survey of some 700 estate agency customers show that they want to get traditional services like High Street branches,...

A global financial software and analytics firm says it’s launching a new PropTech tool which promises in the near future to...

In the previous edition of PropTech Today, Nathan Emerson highlighted the importance of effective implementation, linking poor staff engagement to the...

We recently conducted a survey and discussion session with estate and lettings agencies called Agency panel - Cut through the noise...

In recent years, the property market has been taking steps to become more digital – with HM Land Registry leading the...

An industry provider has created a free e-book for agents explaining the latest must-have - a Tech Stack. Tech provider Rex has created...

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

Zoopla has issued a statement saying it’s entering into a long-term partnership with the Leacders Romans Group, which will be “curated...

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

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

A row has blown up over a house raffle where the property prize was withdrawn and a cash alternative offered because...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? I’m Ben Ridgway, Group Managing Director at iamproperty. What is iamproperty...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? I am Mark Armstrong, and my business card says...

Century 21 UK is the first agency in the country to white label an app which covers transaction components from property...

You could make about 65 more cold calls, or hold 13 more viewings, or you could take a power-nap every day...

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

Online agency Strike has used specialist eye-tracking software to analyse what attracts a buyer’s attention when scrolling through homes online — and...

It’s hard to remember a time at any point in the last 20 years when agents have been looking for a...

Software provider Rex has launched three new live dashboards for agencies, one of which covers agent performance. Rex says the dashboards -...

In my previous Estate Agent Today feature, I endeavoured to explain the key differences between APIs and Apps, to help improve...

Potential house buyers may be fine with virtual tours during lockdown periods, but as the country opens up, people are going...

As the property market continues to boom, competition between portals such as Zoopla, Rightmove, OnTheMarket and Boomin has been hotting up...

OnTheMarket is to release its full year performance figures to shareholders on June 8. This will be for its trading year to January...

Jason Tebb, the ex-Foxtons agent who is now chief executive of OnTheMarket, has given his first in depth public interview since...

We’re officially transitioning to summer – marked by the clocks going forward and warmer weather – just as restrictions start to...

Zoopla has unveiled a subtle rebranding plus new features and functionality - and says it wants to be number one, not...

Have you found yourself asking the question: “what is the difference between an API and an App?” No doubt we are all...

Rightmove has so far this year recorded 20 of its busiest ever days for visits to the site as the current...

A portal says it’s the most significant challenger to the Big Three of Rightmove, Zoopla and OnTheMarket. OneDome says it bases this on...

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

Earlier this month, Fixflo held a webinar with David Cox, legal and compliance director of Rightmove, to discuss key government policies...

Agents who use cheap PropTech could end up spending a lot more than they expect, according to an industry expert. Anton Babkov,...

OnTheMarket has completed its purchase of PropTech firm Glanty - a deal which began 15 months ago.   OTM took an initial 20...

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

A former Countrywide agent who is now a leading figure in a PropTech company has signed up two local agencies which...

Recently I heard the stat that over 50% of property is sold with the second agent, which was backed up by...

Automatically changing the main marketing photo on a portal listing can attract up to 40 per cent more traffic, it has...

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

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

Agency websites supplier Property Webmasters has secured a substantial but undisclosed cash injection to expand internationally. The investment comes from Net Ventures...

The Bruce brothers’ latest project, Boomin, is “ready to launch” some two months after it was expected to see the light...

A report drawn up by a software firm analyses sales, lettings and valuation leads from agents listing on Rightmove, Zoopla and...

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

On March 23rd 2021, Dezrez and its partners are hosting EAvolution21 the event that showcases the latest in PropTech using an...

Estate agents quitting companies and setting up on their own will prosper only by tapping into the most appropriate level of...

Estate agents might be expert at advising on buying and selling properties on their books but when it comes to buying...

Agents should put as much emphasis on ensuring a house move actually happens as on winning the instruction to begin with,...

Let’s address the elephant in the room first - the property sector and how we market properties is changing. Gone are the...

One of the early operators of the self-employed agency model has launched a scheme under which its agents receive shares in the...

It seems like a week does not go by without a new ‘gamechanging’ piece of technology being announced to the industry. 2020...

This time out, I’m in conversation with one of the big three established portals. Since it was founded in 2007, Zoopla...

We’re now in Lockdown 3.0 and most of us have become used to juggling home-working, home schooling and a million and...

Connells Group, now on the threshold of taking the ailing Countrywide empire under its wings, has signed a five year partnership...

Technology has advanced in leaps and bounds in recent years, undoubtedly improving many parts of the moving process for both estate...

Hello and welcome to Agents Do Charity, the regular round-up of industry good work. Whatever the cause, it’s great to publicise agents’...

Zoopla has revealed a multi-million-pound programme of future developments which have taken 18 months to finalise. Chief executive Charlie Bryant has told...

There is little doubt that the last year was one which none of us will easily forget both personally and professionally....

In the not-too-distant future, it will be possible to order a driverless car to collect you and then drive you to...

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

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

Buyer feedback is a key resource for agents who want to keep on top of market changes and so handle vendors’...

A series of PropTech announcements over recent days suggest the sector is still buoyant with innovation. Firstly it’s been revealed that agents...

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...

Software provider Dezrez has entered into an integration partnership with Boomin - the fledgling portal’s first PropTech deal.  The agreement ensures that...

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

One of the oldest portals in the UK, Mouseprice, has been bought by a service which describes itself as the country’s...

The Federation of Independent Agents trade group has unveiled a new automated nurture product available exclusively to members - and it claims...

Free-to-list portal group OneDome claims 425 estate agency branches joined its listing services last month,  OneDome Group operates two portals, OneDome and...

Rezi’s integration with Zapier has transformed the way in which estate agents can now save time, money and resource. Agents are...

One of the highest profile figures in the agency industry - and a past critic of Purplebricks - has come out as a vociferous...

Online network love2move - which gives partner High Street agents an option to offer vendors an online sales service - is...

So, we’re back to where we were in the spring, more or less. England is in a national lockdown again to...

A high-profile publicity campaign has culminated in the launch of a new CRM which calls itself as “a transformative new technology, empowering...

Two prominent suppliers have teamed up to offer customers instant visibility of chain lengths, details of agents connected to properties being...

Tenants, landlords, agents, and house buyers all breathed a sigh of relief on Halloween when the government announced that home moves...

Reapit has named Mark Armstrong as the new chief executive officer, the post occupied by the high profile and popular Gary...

It’s no secret that the recent pandemic has forced more businesses to operate remotely, but the shift for estate agents has...

The soon-to-launch portal Boomin - set up by the people who founded Purplebricks- has signed another 10 independent agents. They are all...

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

Hello and welcome to your regular Friday charity round-up from the industry - appropriately enough on the day of the latest...

A PropTech platform that says it halves the time taken for transactions has just completed a multi-million pound investment round. Coadjute - which...

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...

What are the best ways for a letting agency to generate additional revenue and stay ahead of the competition? Management fees are...

Over a fifth of key businesses say they do not trust any element at all of automated anti-money laundering checks and...

An online agency says its virtual auction service can be used even by its rivals between now and the end of...

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

A new tool which identifies preferences of Facebook users and then targets them with ads for appropriate homes on sale, is...

A new property portal that operates a Tinder-style ‘swipe’ app is offering agents 12 months free listings. MoveStreets operates like the dating...

Yet-to-launch portal Boomin has secured the support of 10 more estate agencies, one of them the national chain Humberts. In its third...

Tenant enquiries and property viewings unsurprisingly slowed this spring, due to the necessary government restrictions brought in to manage the pandemic....

The Covid-19 pandemic has impacted the way every industry operates and the property sector is no exception. Following an enforced seven-week...

One of the latest 10 agents joining the still-to-launch Boomin portal says it could be the go-to website for all property...

Integration, collaboration and connected platforms – some great buzzwords, but what do they actually mean and do they really help agents? One...

Boomin, the still-to-launch portal created by the founders of Purplebricks, has named another 10 founding member agencies. Like the initial 10 they...

Online auction service Iamsold secured £52.7m in total for vendors in September, an increase of 16 per cent on the same period last...

Another new property portal has been launched, this one - Mutual - describing itself as the ‘Pre-Portal Property Platform for estate...

When letting agents are preparing to migrate from one piece of client accounting software to another, it can sometimes seem like...

The new Boomin portal being launched shortly has named 10 high profile agency chains as founding members. The 10 give the new portal...

Online agency Purplebricks says an absence of technology in property details is one of the biggest turn-offs for potential buyers. A survey...

OnTheMarket’s latest trading update shows a significant rise in revenue but agency branch membership numbers stalling. Revenue was up 28 per cent...

A new Proptech platform is launching next month with claims it will “up-end the way agents do business” and that it will...

A new portal-style PropTech product has launched and wants to recruit estate agents to its fold - despite describing the way...

A PropTech platform wants to find out agents’ views on a range of industry issues - and that includes whether they...

Hello and welcome to PJT, our Monday feature giving you the inside track on major moves in and across our industry. Let...

Hello again - the good news is it’s Friday and even better news is it’s Agents Do Charity, celebrating the industry’s great...

The Say No To Rightmove campaign has admitted that getting the number one portal to change its fee structure “may take...

A new survey of the market share split between High Street and online agencies shows that Purplebricks remains the digital market...

The latest government rules combined with the Prime Minister’s recent address to the nation is clear – tougher measures are required...

A veteran agent with 38 years experience of the industry - much of it at Countrywide - has become the head...

Purplebricks has named a new non-executive director - and currently she has 36 other company directorships or partnerships to her name. Elona...

A new PropTech product claims to help agents generate and nurture leads - even while they sleep. MovePal generates leads through Facebook...

Seller and landlord leads are what makes estate agency tick. Without them, new business is nowhere to be seen and you...

The pandemic and the way the government has reacted to the private rental sector (PRS) has got me thinking about the...

Despite the recent effects of the Covid-19 pandemic, there is still much opportunity in the market for letting agents to grow...

Across the UK and Europe, lockdown measures are changing and the markets are kicking back into life as we grow accustomed...

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

The letting industry has come a long way over the past few years, embracing regulation and taking pride in doing good...

There will not be a single business within the property sector that did not start the year in vastly different circumstances...

For many agents it’s been a big week…not because of the surge of buyers, but because their children have returned to...

Whilst Estate and Letting Agents have adapted their operations during COVID-19, to ensure safer working practices under Government guidance, ‘virtual property...

One of Countrywide’s biggest shareholders has written a second letter to the company to demand bold action to save the agency...

We have had a special relationship for many years and are bonded as countries in many ways – historically, politically and...

Can technology bring about the lasting change needed to the property industry? The industry has felt the effect of lockdown and...

Zoopla says its sale and vendor leads have reached a 2020 high, beating volumes delivered even during the strong start to the...

The mortgage arm of a regional property portal has launched pre-approval software which it claims will significantly speed up the initial...

Emma Vigus, managing director of sales progression platform mio, in discussion with key suppliers in the residential property industry on operating...

Another new PropTech platform claims it can streamline the completion process - this time by coordinating the work of estate agents...

With stamp duty cuts and 90% mortgages on their way back, anyone could think the housing market was about to go...

Have you ever wondered how industry-specific software and property portals have influenced the typical estate agency of today? A new book, which...

Propertymark is calling in the government for agents to be trained in the use of software operating the Unique Property Reference...

With three months of lockdown behind us, commission income is vital, and sales progression is more important than ever. Emma Vigus, Managing...

The challenger portal scheduled to launch in less than a week’s time on July 1 has secured the support of 10,000...

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

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

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

Imagine a Zoom call where ten people are discussing the same topic, but everyone speaks a different language and has a...

Tuesday mornings at 6am is usually my time to review all the latest PropTech news. This fires off ideas for my...

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:...

The Covid-19 crisis has forced the UK property industry to rethink the way it operates. With little warning, the pandemic disrupted the...

There’s been a very significant increase in the number of listings carrying virtual viewings, accelerating during the period of the Coronavirus crisis and...

As last Friday was the VE Day Anniversary bank holiday we have a bumper bundle of fund-raising activities to report on...

There’s been a surge in buyers wanting to view properties - but agents must sit on their hands and wait for...

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 know the world has gone digital—nothing new there. Every time you jump online, you’re one of 4.5 billion internet...

Aside from the obvious health crisis, the current pandemic is proving difficult for the business worldwide. However, despite the increasing contact...

Only half of the branches signed up to Zoopla have taken advantage of one or other of the discount offers made...

A PropTech firm is reporting a surge in demand for its remote ID verification software products during the virus lockdown. The software,...

Independent agencies are the backbone of our industry so it’s great to be able to share images from three such experts...

Hello and welcome to Wednesday’s update on what offers and advice are available to agents at this most difficult and challenging...

Much like PropTech, Open Banking has been used as a buzzword in recent years. However, when it comes to the rental...

Welcome to the latest edition of our daily service dedicated to advice and guidance on how agents can best cope with...

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...

A video has been launched this morning explaining how agents can get their sellers and landlords to use iPhones to make...