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In the last ten years Google's revenue, largely from pay per click ads (Adwords), has grown by 527% (Source: Statista). In...

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

A PropTech firm which claims its products offer “industry-leading” response times says agents lose a majority of their leads due to slow...

The UK PropTech Association, set up in early 2017 with the objective of promoting engagement between tech business and the property...

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

One of the largest investors in Purplebricks has now joined forces with an off-shoot of luxury car firm Porsche to launch...

If you want an engaging page-turner novel for cold winter evenings, my recommendation is Our House by Louise Candlish, a bestseller...

Photos and floor plans remain an essential tool in property marketing. Despite a wealth of choice from aspiring UK PropTech start-ups the...

Time appears to be running short for the sale of troubled online agency Emoov. An Emoov insider has told Estate Agent Today...

When you are starting up a new business, it is unlikely that you will already have enough capital to invest. Taking...

Purplebricks has told the Press Association it wants to secure over 10 per cent of the agency market share in the...

Highly regarded industry figure Simon Whale, who quit his role as head of sales at Reapit on Friday, took to the...

Sky News says online estate agents Emoov and Tepilo are in talks about a ‎merger - and if it happens the...

The Future: PropTech conference takes place in under a fortnight’s time on May 2 and over 1,200 delegates have now been...

Three weeks has flown by (I missed an early deadline last week - apologies) and I find myself writing the next...

One of the largest investment firms in the United States has taken a stake in the London-based venture capital firm Pi...

Sky News is reporting that the non-executive chairman of Purplebricks, Paul Pindar, is set to invest a seven figure sum in...

Two UK online estate agencies have been named in a list of the world’s top 50 real estate start-ups to watch...

Moneypenny is pledging to expand the services to offers to agents following the acquisition of a firm creating business products and...

Well, I don’t know about you but after the holidays I've got an imprint just below my navel where my belt...

Another new year is nearly upon us and, once we’ve got the season of mince pies, mulled wine, pigs in blankets,...

Hands up if you’ve read all of the property reports that have been published in the past week or so? Forever...

As we outlined in our EAT and LAT stories earlier this week, we (Angels Media) are seeking responses from estate and...

Agents’ Mutual is officially making no comment on the timetable for the company flotation but speculation within the industry is mounting...

Four Proptech experts have listed the top 10 start up companies they believe are the ones to watch for agents and...

The chief executive of online easyProperty says the company’s investors “have full confidence” in the firm despite it announcing an operating...

Organisers of the Future:PropTech2017 conference on May 4 have revealed new sponsors involved with the event - including Angels Media, publisher...

It’s over. Done. The only ones interested are those with too much time on their hands. For God’s sake - behind...

The growing size and scale of the private rented sector is not new news. Headlines shout about the changing profile of...

Pi Labs, which has ex-TV Dragon James Caan and Countrywide amongst its investors, is partnering with a Canadian company in a...

Barely a week goes by without news of the latest disastrous AirBnB experience suffered by an unsuspecting landlord.   Whether it’s damage...

Nearly three quarters of people who have sold or bought a property deem it more stressful than having a child or...

A few of our Industry Views pieces this week focus on the upcoming EU referendum. I don’t think I can add...

Another Countrywide executive has left the company - the latest departure is Eyal Malinger, the director of corporate development. Harvard-educated Malinger had...

It’s nearly June – June! – already. Seriously, where has this year gone? This means summer is nearly upon us, with a...

So what is it with young people failing to stand up for themselves and not making the most of their money...

Estate agents have been urged to follow the example of the travel agency industry and make high street offices more stimulating...

Despite being round the block quite a few times in the property world, it was only in 2008 that the importance...

Countrywide is going to announce “in the very near future” that it is taking a stake in two tech start-up companies...

Do you remember Martha Lane-Fox? She was the poster girl for lastminute.com and an icon of the dot.com bubble that ended...

With Purplebricks floating next week and at least one other agent believed to be announcing the appointment of a senior staff...

An interesting story caught my eye a few weeks ago. A man from Lytham St Annes in Lancashire attempted to sell...

There’s been a lot of talk lately about artificial intelligence (AI). We’ve seen it feature prominently this year on film (in...

It’s become almost obligatory for start-ups in many industries – frequently online agents in the selling and letting business – to...