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Winkworth has revealed that it has not renewed franchises on offices “where our standards were not being met and results were...

In the bustling world of social media, success isn't just about posting content; it's about fostering engagement, maintaining consistency, and implementing...

Leaders Romans Group (LRG) has appointed its first chief technology officer. Sophia Swain has been recruited to the board-level role. She comes from...

US agency broker brand eXp Realty has promoted Leo Pareja to chief executive. Pareja was previously chief strategy officer and will replace...

Former global chief executive of Fine & Country Simon Leadbetter has joined home staging firm Lemon and Lime Interiors as fractional...

The world of PR can feel like a crowded marketplace, where shouting your message the loudest doesn't guarantee anyone hears it....

Fine & Country has launched its second radio advert campaign.  The premium estate agent’s latest adverts will focus on its ‘Dare To...

The UK Residential division of agency and property brand Knight Frank has won the ‘Best Customer Satisfaction Strategy Award’ at the UK Customer...

The property market is awash with data. A quick Google search and any prospective buyer can find property prices, listing history,...

The CEO of leading Scottish property portal ESPC, Paul Hilton shares why a discerning pricing strategy can improve the prospects of...

The Keller Williams UK (KWUK) brand is facing yet another restructure with its leadership in the country effectively removed. KWUK spent much...

Property professionals have called for the Government to allocate its promised £3m towards improving the home buying and selling process to...

The CEO of leading Scottish property portal ESPC shares why a discerning pricing strategy can improve the prospects of your property...

The Government’s proposal to introduce a new 1% deposit mortgage scheme to help young people onto the property ladder is unworkable...

Industry leaders in both real estate and PropTech view AI/Automation and Big Data as the two major gamechangers in the next...

A first-of-its-kind degree has launched that focuses on residential estate agency. The Swindon campus of the Royal Agricultural University (RAU) has launched...

The UK’s largest housebuilder has agreed a deal to acquire its rival Redrow. The £2.5bn deal, backed by both company boards, would...

UK property professionals should look to Norway when assessing how to improve the home buying process, a housing minister has claimed. Speaking...

The most successful agents are typically those who invest in self-improvement. Whether it's staying abreast of changes in social media, experimenting...

The Government’s latest attempt to bolster the property appears to be 1% deposit mortgages. Chancellor Jeremy Hunt is reported to be considering...

Like millions of others, I watched in open-mouthed astonishment as details emerged about the Post Office scandal. I knew a little bit about...

In the competitive and dynamic landscape of the property industry, where every brand vies for attention, it’s vital to distinguish yourself....

After months of negative messaging and anti-development sentiment, espoused both nationally by the Government, and locally during May’s local election campaigning,...

After a difficult 2023, the property market has been buoyed by a triple-boost in the early days of 2024.  According to the...

The liquidator of collapsed portal Boomin is investigating a sale of the portal's intellectual property to My Bespoke Room as its...

We’re now just 2 days away from the end of 2023 and what a year it’s been for the property industry....

Prime buying agency Black Brick has seen cash buyers double this year. Data from the buying agent shows 66% of clients have...

In July the Government committed to ‘a new era of regeneration, inner-city densification and housing delivery across England, with transformational plans...

OnTheMarket (OTM) can still pursue its original aims of challenging the duopoly in the property portal market, its chief executive Jason...

Go back a hundred years and property transactions were a much simpler affair. A group of people could get together in...

It’s not uncommon to see a seasonal slump around December and the Christmas period. Last year, Propertymark reported an average of...

Synergies between sport and business have long been compared, particularly in the highly competitive world of property. Athletes and those involved...

Digital transformation is now happening at a monumental pace, and dependence on technology is growing to new heights. In fact, the...

As we enter the winter months and a traditionally quieter time for the property industry - agents are still contending with...

Fine & Country is embarking on its Autumn Regional Tour this month. This events across the UK bring together industry professionals, business...

By Simon Shinerock At the time of writing, Rightmove had a market capitalisation of just under £4 billion, down almost 15% on...

A group of senior estate agency and property executives have combined to launch a free monthly marketing resource for upmarket agents. Former...

Keller Williams UK’s (KWUK) new chief executive Mark Readings has outlined a new strategy for the self-employed agency brand. Speaking at KWUK’s...

Tangible, tactile, and tested. Those are the three words that Royal Mail used to describe direct mail marketing campaigns. Despite living in...

Rightmove has unveiled its Autumnal marketing campaign, with a new advert aiming to convince potential buyers that they should have ‘belief’...

Check out some of the latest charitable endeavours from agency and property brands this week. If you have a charitable event or...

Marketing expert Simon Leadbetter has recommended that Purplebricks absorb its owner’s brand to consolidate its market position.  Leadbetter, former group marketing director...

An industry marketing expert has questioned the strategies of ‘house of brand’ agencies. Writing exclusively for Estate Agent Today, Simon Leadbetter, former...

Cluttons has moved its London office headquarters to a new prime trophy building in the City as it looks to accelerate...

Industry stalwart Paul Smith has stepped down as chief executive of Spicerhaart. The company announced yesterday that the 62-year-old is taking on...

Former Homesearch head of training and development Simon Gates has been appointed as a non executive director of Chris Buckler’s new...

Changes to consumer behaviour usually arrive in waves. Most of the time these waves are small. They drive minimal impact, with...

By Dawson Scott, CTO of Reapit. As the Chief Technology Officer of Reapit, I have always held the view that the privacy,...

After months of negative messaging and anti-development sentiment, espoused both nationally by the Government, and locally during recent local election campaigning,...

At iamproperty we are excited to share the announcement of our future innovation strategy and vision, continuing our commitment to transform...

It is no secret that our climate is getting warmer. 2022 was one of the six warmest years on record globally,...

A London-focussed agency is today launching a recruitment drive for 12 new team members as part of what it calls ”an...

Social media has moved on from being a “nice to have” to a necessity for most businesses, but how do you...

MPs have cast doubt on the Government’s ability to achieve its target of 300,000 new homes per year by the mid-2020s...

There’s a warning today that confusion over plans to transition rural properties to greener heating systems may be deterring buyers. Trade association...

Self-employed agency brand eXp has unveiled a new approach to attract recruits. Speaking at the end of the eXp UK roadshow last...

Whether you know them as sold-in-your-area campaigns, sold-on-your-road postcards or 20:20s, the practice of prospecting 20 doors up and 20 doors...

Zoopla has scheduled its latest quarterly market update for agents. Taking place on Wednesday 14 June, it will address how agents can...

Prestige and Village, the premium property agency firm, are continuing their drive to recruit more estate agents as part of their...

OnTheMarket has signed a long-term listing agreement with national housebuilder Redrow. The building firm, with a network of 14 operational divisions across...

One of the most valuable, most successful and most recognisable brands worldwide is Coca-Cola. And we have all wondered, at least...

As an estate or letting agent, you may already know that having a strong online presence is crucial for success in...

The Bank of England’s strategy to tackle inflation isn’t working, an agent has claimed, after policymakers hiked rates for the 12th...

A coalition of businesses from across the property industry have united to call on the Government to do more to speed-up...

A company aiming to “disrupt the conventional homebuying space” has raised £8m in a Series A equity funding round. Wayhome offers a...

Proptech firm iamproperty has launched a new recruitment drive across the North East. There are 10 jobs being created initially with a...

Landlords are now quite accustomed to the challenges of operating in a market where they are often perceived as the antagonist...

This article is partially based on “Plugging in to the Future”, NHBC Foundation, NF90, used by kind permission. As part of the...

LSL Property Services’ share price dipped yesterday after posting an operating loss in its 2022 annual accounts. Its results showed a group...

LSL has sold its mortgage, protection, and general insurance brokerage firms Embrace and First2Protect. The brands have been sold to Pivotal Growth,...

It has been a busy first quarter of the year for property industry job moves. If you want your jobs or appointments news...

Cutting an asking price has become a less effective selling strategy this year, research claims. Data from estate agent prospecting tool Spectre shows...

UK residential property market intelligence brand Dataloft has signalled plans to expand internationally after it was acquired by PriceHubble. As part of...

Did you know that 46% of withdrawn properties will return to the market within 24 months? Here are 3 steps showing...

The UK residential division of property consultancy Knight Frank has been awarded for its customer services. The agency brand won the ‘Best...

2023 has been coined as ‘the year of AI adoption’, and with this technology trickling down to almost every sector, its...

In this latest article from the team at Iceberg Digital, they preview Estate Agency X 8, 2023 Estate Agency X is back and better...

Having just had an appointment popped into my diary by my car as it apparently told the garage it’s due a...

We are now well into 2023 and, while there have been a huge number of steps taken towards a digital future...

Every year, those thinking about investing in property for the first time and even current landlords ask themselves whether it’s the...

OnTheMarket (OTM) has rebuffed a surprise approach from a non-shareholder in the business to overhaul the brand and let him join...

It has been a busy start to the year for job moves. If you want your jobs or appointments news to feature...

The Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) is the direct result of European Legislation. They were introduced because of the Energy Performance of...

Outbound and inbound marketing have many elements in common, but they’re still very different approaches within your marketing strategy to achieve...

Agency brand LSL has announced the sale of its new build mortgage and protection brokerage firms, Group First, which operates under...

Estate agents have the challenging job of creating relationships and trust with their customers, who will make crucial life decisions such...

Agents will need to articulate their worth in the new challenging property market but shouldn’t rush to drop fees, industry trainer...

Purplebricks’ share price hit a new low of 9.02p yesterday despite its chairman Paul Pindar surviving a crunch vote to oust him. Lecram...

What are you going to do when something unplanned, unexpected, and unpleasant hits your brand and business? There’s no point avoiding it...

As we move closer to the end of the year, we invariably begin to think of what 2023 will bring, how...

You are aware of the business benefits of digital transformation. You understand the need for your estate agency to leverage technology to...

It has been another busy month for job moves in the estate agency sector. Here are some of the latest moves that...

Inside this short article, my goal is to simply highlight the four most common mistakes l see from reviewing agents' Google Ad...

HMRC has fined estate agents over £500,000 for anti-money laundering (AML) breaches in the past two months. Yet despite property managers...

Agency reviews website allAgents has shone a spotlight on industry trainers. It claims at least one unnamed industry trainer is advocating overvaluing...

There have been plenty of new jobs being started outside of Wesminster this month. Here are some of the latest moves that...

OnTheMarket has issued 221,006 of ordinary shares to new agents who have signed up to the portal. These shares are for agents...

Conveyancing is an integral part of the house buying and selling process. But it is a slow process, with the length...

Rishi Sunak has been confirmed as the new Conservative Party leader and will become the next UK Prime Minister. He will replace...

Fine & Country has partnered with ListGlobally to feature all of their UK property listings on 106 international portals worldwide, according...