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08 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![Two thirds of buyers deterred if property lacks kerb appeal - survey](/upload/images/shutterstock_1959331594.jpg)
Kerb appeal is often cited as an important factor if agents and sellers want to impress buyers and now research suggests...
22 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![Buying a home with battery storage is a 'powerful' decision](/upload/images/adv-2021/sponsored-content/Sava/Home%20Battery%20Storage.png)
As domestic battery storage systems become increasingly prevalent in UK homes, enquiries about their usage and functionality are on the rise....
20 November 2023
From: Sponsored Content
![Alto partners with Just Move In help to provide free home setup service](/upload/images/shutterstock_1863638035.jpg)
Agency software provider Alto has announced a new partnership with home setup provider Just Move In. Customers of the Zoopla-backed firm will...
13 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![House prices may be falling but it's getting more expensive to move - claim](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Property%20Budget.jpg)
Buyers are facing higher costs when moving home, research shows. Analysis by Barrows & Forrester found the costs associated with moving home,...
31 August 2023
From: Breaking News
![Sellers admit to ‘hiding’ property problems from buyers](/upload/images/shutterstock_246221122.jpg)
A large proportion of sellers have admitted to hiding problematic parts of their property from potential buyers. A survey of more than...
16 August 2023
From: Breaking News
![Energy policy confusion hitting the sale of rural homes - claim](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/_EPC4-400x310.png)
There’s a warning today that confusion over plans to transition rural properties to greener heating systems may be deterring buyers. Trade association...
11 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Street CRM users given access to compliance tools](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Compliance-1-400x310.png)
CRM provider Street.co.uk has partnered with Smart Compliance to give agents access to its tools. With the integration of Smart Compliance into...
26 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![Money saving tips for movers as costs rise 24%](/upload/images/__thumbs/Money%20saving%20tips%20for%20movers%20as%20costs%20rise.jpg/Money%20saving%20tips%20for%20movers%20as%20costs%20rise__400x313.jpg)
The cost of moving home has soared in the past year, new figures reveal. According to new data compiled by insurers Admiral...
20 May 2023
From: Features
![10 reasons to ditch paper-based tenancy documents](/upload/images/PropTech2-400x310.png)
Despite most businesses across industry now adopting some form of digital alternative to traditional work methods, many in the private rental...
03 May 2023
From: Features
![8 common survey issues and how to resolve them](/upload/images/Blog%20Image%20-%20Couple%20Keys.png)
As an estate agent, you know that securing the sale is just step one of a successful journey. But with issues...
01 April 2023
From: Features
![On the rise! Number of property firms up 20%](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/BusinessTeam-400x310.png)
The number of property businesses in the UK has increased over the past five years despite economic challenges. Business owners have had...
06 February 2023
From: Breaking News
![Bad news everywhere - it’s up to YOU to relay the good news](/upload/images/Phil%20Spencer.png)
It seems as if optimism is out of fashion right now: just look at the headlines to see what I mean....
03 February 2023
From: Breaking News
![6 tips to protect your properties from winter blackouts](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews1-400x310.png)
When the weather turns like it has, we use more energy to keep our homes cosy. However, this places increasing strain...
17 December 2022
From: Features
![Agents Do Charity - cleaning up for good causes](/upload/images/Site%20logos/AgentsDoCharity-1-18-400x310.png)
From bake sales to beach clean-ups, there have been plenty of ways that agents have been giving back for good causes...
14 October 2022
From: Breaking News
![Introducing Agency Edition](/upload/images/adv-2021/sponsored-content/ReapIT/reapit%20360x280px.png)
In the current challenging economic environment, agencies need to ensure more than ever that they’re getting the most out of every...
27 September 2022
From: Sponsored Content
![OnTheMarket proptech arm partners with removals service](/upload/images/Logos/OnTheMarket_2022%20Logo_400x310.png)
OnTheMarket-owned software platform teclet has unveiled a new partnership to help landlords, tenants, sellers and buyers arrange their removals and storage...
26 September 2022
From: Breaking News
![6 things to consider when moving house before Christmas](/upload/images/library/House-Keyring-400x310.jpg)
Homeowners and prospective buyers considering a move before Christmas should act quickly to increase their chances of a smooth relocation, as...
20 September 2022
From: Marketing & Social Media
![The Do’s & Don’ts When Downsizing](/upload/images/Developments%20%26%20Projects/Kebbell_400x310.png)
Empty nesters may be considering downsizing their home this September as their children set off to university, whilst other downsizers are...
05 September 2022
From: Marketing & Social Media
![What do tenants want from a rental property, landlord and agent?](/upload/images/library/Tenant400x310.png)
Tenants are becoming more discerning – not just about the properties they choose to rent but who they rent from too. With...
31 August 2022
From: Features
![Walk-in wardrobes - are they the next major property trend?](/upload/images/Miscellaneous/WalkInWardrobe-400x310.jpg)
Sellers are always looking for ways to improve the value of their home, and according to new research agents may just...
09 August 2022
From: Breaking News
![Why free online logbooks are little more than Dropbox](/upload/images/PropTech%20%26%20Online/OnlineAgentConcept-400x310.jpg)
There have been many articles about ‘digitising upfront information’, following the publication of DLUHC’s Levelling-Up white paper and National Trading Standards...
25 June 2022
From: Features
![Agents urged to ditch hard-drive file storage to remain compliant](/upload/images/PropTech%20%26%20Online/magneteventpro.jpg)
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
![Top tips for reducing carbon footprint in lettings](/upload/images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/green-deal400x310.png)
With Earth Day in April and Environment Day looming in June, all businesses and individuals are becoming more aware of their...
25 May 2022
From: Features
![NI agent offers short-term accommodation to reduce fall-throughs](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/PropertyTransactionsConcept-400x310.jpg)
A County Down-based estate agent has acquired a local rival and launched a new “stop-gap” accommodation service for buyers and sellers...
13 May 2022
From: Breaking News
![How to Prove Your Rented Property is Safe for Habitation](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/Surveyor-Tablet-400x310.jpg)
As amendments to smoke and carbon monoxide alarm legislation loom for rented properties later this year, we look at how inventory...
09 April 2022
From: Features
![Alto Q&A: New features and integrations agents need to know about](/upload/images/adv-2021/sponsored-content/Zoopla/Alto%20360x280.png)
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
![Boomin compares room values with Bitcoin and Porsches](/upload/images/Logos/Boomin-Logo-400x310.jpg)
Boomin has issued research done on its behalf into the value of spare rooms - and it’s made some eccentric comparisons...
20 January 2022
From: Breaking News
![Lettings Agents and the Green Agenda - why it pays to go eco](/upload/images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/GreenEnvironment-400x310.png)
In this article, the team at The Lettings Hub - which aims to offer tech-driven solutions for the rental market - outline...
06 November 2021
From: Features
![Cost of moving soars for second year in a row](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/UK-Cash-NEW-400x310.jpg)
Research by price comparison service MoneySuperMarket has itemised the additional fees incurred by people moving home. This year’s 12 per cent rise...
21 October 2021
From: Breaking News
![Laying out a welcome mat for Airbnb - a breath of fresh air for deals](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/Millennials-Handshake-400x310.jpg)
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
30 April 2021
From: Breaking News
![How can agents achieve smooth transactions as we ease out of lockdown?](/img/default/eat.png)
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
The caveat emptor of buying a new house is ‘Let The Buyer Beware.’ This is especially the case for homes that have an ageing boiler. Before...
29 October 2020
From: Sponsored Content
![Top tips - how can agents provide a 24/7 remote service?](/img/default/eat.png)
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
![PropTech Today: Agents’ Boards - are they protected from technology?](/img/default/eat.png)
Steve, his name was. Steve, the board man. A rather frightening man, if truth be told. When I started at Foxtons, he used...
29 July 2020
From: Breaking News
![PropTech Today: Software and portals destroyed the personal touch of agency](/img/default/eat.png)
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
![Sales progression – Why? How? Let’s get better](/img/default/eat.png)
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
![20-point risk management protocol introduced by top agent](/img/default/eat.png)
** This Bank Holiday Monday both Estate Agent Today and Letting Agent Today look at how agencies have modified offices and...
25 May 2020
From: Breaking News
![Agent sends reassuring letting to sales and lettings clients](/img/default/eat.png)
** This Bank Holiday Monday both Estate Agent Today and Letting Agent Today look at how agencies have modified offices and protocols...
25 May 2020
From: Breaking News
![Property Natter: a week in the life of…agents in lockdown!](/img/default/eat.png)
Lockdown measures are still in place for another two weeks, at least, with the possibility of them being extended beyond that....
25 April 2020
From: Features
![Agents Do Charity - how the property industry can help fight the virus](/img/default/eat.png)
Hello and welcome to a special Agents Do Charity, given over entirely to a wonderful effort to coordinate the industry’s response...
27 March 2020
From: Breaking News
![PropTech Today: Sometimes, people don’t want technology](/img/default/eat.png)
A few weeks ago, I came across a couple of really interesting articles which I immediately thought worth writing a piece...
16 October 2019
From: Breaking News
![Fifth of house moves delayed by uncleared funds or slow sellers](/img/default/eat.png)
Some 115,000 house moves are delayed annually because of funds not being cleared on time or because sellers have not vacated...
26 July 2019
From: Breaking News
![Crooked swindler estate agent jailed - and the police are delighted](/img/default/eat.png)
An estate agent who ruthlessly used his position as a prominent figure in the community to win the trust of vulnerable...
22 July 2019
From: Breaking News
![Property management software – what are the benefits?](/img/default/eat.png)
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
26 June 2019
From: Breaking News
![Why the future of the property industry should be paperless](/img/default/eat.png)
When they first came onto the scene, online-only estate and lettings agents were predicted to swiftly spell the end for traditional...
30 March 2019
From: Features
![Love or loathe us - Britain’s best agents are the best in the world](/img/default/eat.png)
This article was originally written for City AM in response to an article it published attacking letting agents. See more here. A...
23 March 2019
From: Features
![In Defence Of Agents - the article a newspaper wouldn't publish...](/img/default/eat.png)
A high profile agent has written a robust defence of the industry following a critical article in a business newspaper - but...
22 March 2019
From: Breaking News
![PropTech Today: $200m investment for a storage firm – where is the potential?](/img/default/eat.png)
A couple of weeks ago, SoftBank’s Vision Fund led a whopping $200 million investment injection into Clutter, the US-based on-demand storage...
06 March 2019
From: Breaking News
![How can estate agents close the deal ‘off-grid’?](/img/default/eat.png)
The demand for rural properties is high, and with 20.7% of England’s population in countryside areas, estate agents have a large...
02 March 2019
From: Features
![Top tips - how to make your letting agency more efficient](/img/default/eat.png)
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
![Ridiculous moving day delays hit almost one-in-five buyers - claim](/img/default/eat.png)
Just under one in five buyers in the past two years have suffered moving day delays, either because funds have been...
16 October 2018
From: Breaking News
![Property Jobs Today: what's the latest industry employment news?](/img/default/eat.png)
As the property market gears up for a busy autumn period, agents and property firms have been equally busy bolstering their...
10 September 2018
From: Breaking News
![Marketing automation can make your business smarter](/img/default/eat.png)
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
![Top tips - Get the most out of your agency boards](/img/default/eat.png)
As any agent will know, the task of ordering, erecting and maintaining boards can be time- consuming and cumbersome. While ultimately working...
11 July 2018
From: Features
![GDPR Weekly: All you need to know about subject access requests](/img/default/eat.png)
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) - which replaces the Data Protection Act 1998 - has now become effective and is...
26 June 2018
From: Breaking News
![Time is money.](/img/default/eat.png)
How much more of it would you have if you could do all your month-end payments and reconciliations in a couple...
03 May 2018
From: Sponsored Content
![GDPR Weekly: Passing data to third parties](/img/default/eat.png)
Coming into force on May 25, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) - which replaces the Data Protection Act 1998 -...
01 May 2018
From: Breaking News
![Surcharge for 'five day exchange and completion' is slammed as rip-off](/img/default/eat.png)
A critic of the conveyancing process has accused a law firm’s charge of £95 for “exchange and completion within five working...
13 March 2018
From: Breaking News
![GDPR Weekly: The right to erasure and the right to be informed](/img/default/eat.png)
Coming into force on May 25, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) - which replaces the Data Protection Act 1998 -...
13 March 2018
From: Breaking News
![GDPR Weekly: Exploring the requirements for personal data](/img/default/eat.png)
Coming into force on May 25, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) - which replaces the Data Protection Act 1998 -...
27 February 2018
From: Breaking News
![Selling ‘off-grid’: helping agents with alternative fuels](/img/default/eat.png)
In the UK, there are over 3.9 million homes situated in off-grid areas with no access to mains gas, so it’s...
11 November 2017
From: Features
![PropTech Today: Clutter raises $64 million - there’s serious money in storage](/img/default/eat.png)
This week, the obvious thing to write about would be easyProperty's merger with GPEA. It's such a huge and potentially influential...
14 June 2017
From: Breaking News
![Braxton](/img/default/eat.png)
Berkshire estate agents Braxton partnered with MPL Interiors to increase the size of its Maidenhead High Street office and refit its...
12 June 2017
From: Sponsored Content
![Douglas & Simmons](/img/default/eat.png)
MPL Interiors was brought in to execute an office fit-out in a former paint shop in Wantage, Oxfordshire, for estate agent...
05 June 2017
From: Sponsored Content
![James Dearsley: The teenage angst of PropTech and traditionalists](/img/default/eat.png)
As Trussle and Placester add to 2017s bonkers tally of PropTech investment, isn’t it time we end the conflict between Tech...
29 March 2017
From: Breaking News
![What is ‘Compliance in a Box’ all about?](/img/default/eat.png)
With ever increasing obligations, estate agents know that compliance matters now more than ever. However, being able to obtain access to the...
12 August 2016
From: Features
![Money laundering back on the agenda in government](/img/default/eat.png)
After all the recent Whitehall upheaval we can perhaps get back to business; and first item on the agenda seems to...
21 July 2016
From: Sponsored Content
![Spring](/img/default/eat.png)
After battening down the hatches you have finally seen out the winter months. You have survived all that Mother Nature can...
03 March 2016
From: Sponsored Content
![Dated rental properties in Prime Central London, are their days numbered?](/img/default/eat.png)
It is no secret that Prime Central London lettings offerings vary from the exquisite to the plain and ugly. The exquisite boasting...
22 January 2016
From: Features
![The CHAPS debate: This needs to be discussed in adult fashion](/img/default/eat.png)
A riposte to Rob Hailstone's article: 'C'mon CHAPS, Don't be faized'. Good Day, and a late Merry Christmas. Sorry for the delay in...
08 January 2016
From: Features
![Anger over CHAPS change that will force agents to open longer](/img/default/eat.png)
The little-publicised extension of the CHAPS settlement day - taking the closure up to 6pm from next summer - has received...
07 December 2015
From: Breaking News
![Customer Due Diligence for the Property Sector](/img/default/eat.png)
“Estate Agents have been highlighted by the Serious Organised Crime Agency (SOCA) as under reporting relative to their vulnerability to money...
03 December 2015
From: Sponsored Content
![Rezi Enterprise: Unlock the power in your business](/img/default/eat.png)
Rezi’s cloud based SaaS platform seamlessly connects technology and business infrastructures Rezi Enterprise is a sales and lettings SaaS platform with an...
25 August 2015
From: Sponsored Content
![3 lifehack services to ease an estate agent’s woes](/img/default/eat.png)
Let’s face it: the work of an estate agent can be a thankless task. With clients on both sides of the...
06 August 2015
From: Sponsored Content
![Veyo: Let’s celebrate this birth](/img/default/eat.png)
So spring has sprung and the Hare is on the loose. After a very long gestation period, the Veyo leveret has...